Quotes About Assertiveness

Asking that woman to take a sideline seat is like asking Johnny Depp to stop being hot.

sure you're right.

There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.

I'm a very brave person. I can go to North Vietnam, I can challenge my government, but I can't challenge the man I'm with if means I'm going to end up alone.

PMS? You're damned right I have PMS! It stands for Pass My Shotgun, which means you'd better sleep with one eye open, buster.

You don't have to wait for someone to treat you bad repeatedly. All it takes is once, and if they get away with it that once, if they know they can treat you like that, then it sets the pattern for the future.

you don't have to wait for someone to treat you bad repeatedly. All it takes is once, and if they get away with it that once, if they know they can treat you like that, then it sets the pattern for the future.

Taste my lash.

This may sound funny, but as much as the 'Today' show matured me, it also was something of a cocoon. I'd been happy there. I never went into the boss's office and pounded my fist on the desk, saying, 'Give me more money! Give me a prime-time show!'

Don't live to please others. Don't think everyone else knows what's right or true. Listen to yourself, and be true to yourself. That way, no matter what else happens in life, you will always have your self-respect.

I'd like to show you who's the boss, but I'm afraid it would only confirm that you are.

You cannot do everything at once, so find people you trust to help you. And don't be afraid to say no.

People are only taken seriously as they take themselves.

I don't want to spend my time rescuing you from awkward situations.

If you let that tempestuous girl order you around or insult you again, I'll turn you over my knees and spank you. If she's going to treat my wife like that, then she'd best get the hell out of my home. The first time she ordered you out of your own kitchen, you should have flung a skillet at her, preferably a hot one." -Lynx

Grab reality by the balls and squeeze.

And just for the record, I think he needed to be a little more assertive with the woman he loved. That's why he lost her to Lancelot, you know. Lack of assertiveness. A man needs to be ready to lay down his life for the woman he loves. But first he's got to let her know that she's adored.

Sanoin ihmisille totuuden, aina, sain itselleni lisänimen: Riidanhaastaja.

Sa?l?kl? öfkeye verilebilecek güzel bir örnek, bir ?ekilde sayg?s?zl?k ya da taciz içeren bir olay meydana geldi?inde, öfkenin gelip, "Bu do?ru de?il," demesidir. Öfke bunun icin vard?r - yani gerekli olan s?n?rlar? yaratmak için.

If you are currently in a relationship in which you are also willing to 'do anything to make him happy,' even at your own expense, I want you to stop reading our book. Mark this page, close the book, and hit yourself over the head with it. Then continue reading.

If no one's upset by what you're saying, you're probably not pushing hard enough. (And you're probably boring, too.)

no one's upset by what you're saying, you're probably not pushing hard enough. (And you're probably boring, too.)

Strong opinions aren't free. You'll turn some people off. They'll accuse you of being arrogant and aloof. That's life. For everyone who loves you, there will be others who hate you. If no one's upset by what you're saying, you're probably not pushing hard enough. (And you're probably boring, too.)

It's so easy to say yes. Yes to another feature, yes to an overly optimistic deadline, yes to a mediocre design. Soon, the stack of things you've said yes to grows so tall you can't even see the things you should really be doing. Start getting into the habit of saying no—even to many of your best ideas. Use the power of no to get your priorities straight. You rarely regret saying no. But you often wind up regretting saying yes.