Quotes About Assertiveness

But he isn't my lover, or my fiancé, or my boyfriend or anything, and I refuse to be killed with him.

I'm not going to dress in velvet robes with ermine trim when I'm spending the day hanging pictures and cleaning out the attic in the South Tower, no matter how much Willin would like it," Mendanbar said firmly.

Kazul's not my dragon," Cimorene said sharply. "I'm her princess.

Don't ever delude yourself into thinking that you should have the ability to stay serene no matter how you are treated. Your serenity comes from the knowledge that you have a fundamental right to a nurturing environment and a fundamental right to affirm your boundaries.

In general, when you respond to verbal abuse, speak firmly and clearly, stand or sit straight and tall, hold your head high, look the abuser in the eye, and breathe deeply, letting your abdomen expand with the intake of air.

Many partners, who are constantly blamed and confused by verbal abuse, are surprised to realize that they have never said, nor would they think of saying, what is frequently said to them.

Since name calling is outrageously abusive, it should be responded to with outrage.

If your mate gives you orders, he has forgotten that you are a separate person with the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, that you are a free person, and that if he wants something of you, he must make a courteous request.

her natural State of Personal Power.

I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership.

even before she charged out of her lawyer's office.

Soy Abush! ¡Hijo de un millar de reyes de la antigüedad! ¡Heredero de los sagrados montes y valles y de las gloriosas bestias que los habitan! ¿¡Qué derecho tienes a proferir tan arrogantes exigencias!? ¿¡Quién te crees que eres, niño!? -Soy Robin. Hijo de Batman. ¡Y no te hace falta saber nada más!

Being assertive is understanding that you can't control what others may do, but you can control your own behavior.

Boundaries are limits where you are not being taken advantage of in an unfair manner.

Assertiveness is asking for what you want, turning others down, and making decisions that are right for you without anger, threats, manipulation, or fear of repercussions.

Confrontation, which is often the one thing victims want to avoid most, is inevitable. Victims will have to confront their own fears, senses of obligation, and feelings of guilt. Likewise, they are going to have to confront the blackmailer. While these are daunting tasks, victims must assert themselves in order to break the cycle.

very addictive because of the payoff at the end. Let's face it; it feels amazing when someone acquiesces and says, "Yeah, you're right. I'm wrong.

When you say no firmly and with confidence, people end up putting more value on your yes.

The four styles are passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive, and assertive.

you can eff off, too," I say, except I don't say eff, I say what 'eff' stands for.

How do you like them apples, you piece of shit?

But then there's her eyes and they look at you and don't brook no arguments, don't look like they ever doubt themselves, even when they should. Maybe they're the eyes of a giant after all.

Usually when a man calls a woman a bitch," a voice calls over from a cart pulling up near us at the edge of camp, "it's because she's doing something right.

Good lord woman. If i had tits like yours I'd own half the world by now.