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Quotes About Assertiveness

Oh kid, it's all about confidence. That's the whole shebang right there. Whatever you do, do it with your nuts. That's how Ruth swung a bat-with his nuts. Court a girl, rob a bank, brush your teeth, do it with and from your God-given nuts or don't do it at all.
~ Unknown
Take off your coat." "Excuse me?" "Take it off." "No." "I want it off." "Then I suggest you hold your breath. Won't affect me in the slightest, but at least the suffocation will help pass the time for you. [Vishous to Jane]
~ J.R. Ward
What y'all ladies got to share? Hmmm, what you bitches got?" Aunt Georgia sighed and squinted at the boy. She said, "The Lord loves a cheerful giver, but I'm just not in the mood." The thug moved his hand from his crotch to his scalp, still scratching. "What in the hell's that supposed to mean?" Mrs. Cleveland raised and pumped her walking stick, which, it turned out, was a double-barreled shotgun. "It means take one more step," she said, "and I'll blast you to hell, you ignorant-ass bastard.
~ Unknown
She made a good point. So did her nipples.
~ Jaci Burton
She could say 'no' quicker than any woman I ever knew, and none of them ever meant 'yes'.
~ Jack Black
People who ask confidently get more than those who are hesitant and uncertain. When you've figured out what you want to ask for, do it with certainty, boldness and confidence. Don't be shy or feel intimidated by the experience. You may face some unexpected criticism, but be prepared for it with confidence.
~ Jack Canfield
When you push people where they don't want to be pushed, you will face even more resistance.
~ Jack Canfield
Not being clear about what you want and making other people's needs and desires more important than your own is simply a habit. You can break it by practicing the opposite habit.
~ Jack Canfield
People who ask confidently get more than those who are hesitant and uncertain. When you've figured out what you want to ask for, do it with certainty, boldness and confidence.
~ Jack Canfield
Give a woman a job and she grows balls.
~ Unknown
Good ol' boys could be pushed. Wolves could be made to snap. It was time he started pushing.
~ Jack Ketchum
But I am I. And I won't subordinate my taste to the unanimous judgment of mankind
~ Jack London
No women allowed.' 'I'm not a woman. I'm the boss.
~ Jackie French
A woman of a certain age must learn to hear what suits her purpose," Theodora said with a naughty smile. "Old women and cats do as they please.
~ Unknown
Old women and cats do as they please.
~ Unknown
Popular self-help teaches you to ask for help, accept help, set boundaries, say no. So you ask for help and the person you ask politely refuses. Because he or she has learned to set boundaries and say no.
~ Jaclyn Moriarty
Or get the gun!
~ Jaclyn Moriarty
Emily: YOU CAN'T SPEAK AND TYPE AT THE SAME TIME, BINDY! Bindy: Watch me.
~ Jaclyn Moriarty
Do not let people put you down. Believe in yourself and stand for yourself and trust yourself.
~ Jacob Neusner
Once you can express yourself, you can tell the world what you want from it.
~ Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
What would Bob think? That's the question. I need to get you a bumper sticker that says WHAT WOULD BOB THINK?" "I don't need the bumper sticker because it's already stamped on my brain and I wish it wasn't. It shouldn't matter so much what he thinks. This is my life without him," she said.
~ Unknown
Never let anyone shame you into doing anything you don't choose to do. Keep your identity.
~ Jacqueline Susann
Shy bairnes get nay toffee
~ Jade Thirlwall
By then I already knew that I wanted to have a powerful odor and would not care if it gave offense.
~ Jamaica Kincaid