Quotes About Assertiveness

What an excellent horse do they lose, for want of address and boldness to manage him! ... I could manage this horse better than others do.

I don't know what your damage is, but in case you've failed to notice,we're in a bit of trouble here. Can you focus on something other than trying to get into my pants?" His lips curled. " I can multitask.

Put me down and I'll show you," said Scarlett. Rhett lowered her to her feet. His big hands closed on her shoulders, and he pulled her to him impatiently, then kissed her, briefly, firmly, and let her go. "I'd hate to be shot without getting what I came for," he said. She could hear the laughter in his voice. "Now, Scarlett, get us out of here.

A mulher que quer rejeitar responde apenas não. A mulher que explica quer que a convençam.

I do not take orders from Washington, and I suggest that no one else should either.

Don't violate your own code of values and ethics, but don't waste energy trying to make other people violate theirs.

The good thing about Curtis is he's very confident and secure in himself, so he doesn't waste his energy on any negative comments.

It's never been difficult for me to say no. I have never given excuses like I don't have dates. I have never over-quoted to avoid a project. I simply say that while the script might be good, I can't connect with it. My strategy is that while I wouldn't want anyone to waste my time, I shouldn't be doing that, either, with others.

We never waste space saying, 'On the one hand.' We just state an opinion in a Godlike voice.

I think there is a misconception that being open and honest and saying what it is you want is something we should be embarrassed about. But that's just not me. I am a very honest person. I always tell somebody what I am looking for, and I don't want people to waste my time, basically.

No boyfriends please. They are just waste of time, and frankly speaking I don't have time or energy to run after boyfriends.

When I was still settling into being a CEO, I wasted a lot of time driving initiatives designed to please others, acting as if someone wouldn't let me do what I wanted to do with Redfin.

Once, I was coming back from school, and there was this guy who was eve-teasing me and my friend. I had a Milton water bottle that I flung it at his face. My dad told me if you are in a crowded place and a guy eve-teases, you should make noise. I did exactly that and got people on the road to beat up the guy.

Have you considered that if you don't make waves, nobody including yourself will know that you are alive?

Now I have a standard for how I make sure people do not speak to me in a way that I feel uncomfortable with. When I was younger, I didn't have that. I was like, 'Try not to make waves.' I wanted everybody to like me, and so I stifled a lot of the discomfort that I had.

Something that really irritates me is when I come to a four-way stop, and I clearly have the right of way, and the other person who doesn't have the right of way waves for me to go. I'm like, 'Yeah, I know I can go.'

I won't just give up anything to anybody because they're waving a gun around.

We will not have Americans telling us what to do... We cannot be brought to our knees.

You have a right to say no. Most of us have very weak and flaccid 'no' muscles. We feel guilty for saying no. We get ostracized and challenged for saying no, so we forget it's our choice. Your 'no' muscle has to be built up to get to a place where you can say, 'I don't care if that's what you want. I don't want that. No.'

I think the Democratic Party has the chronic problem of appearing to be weak, of not standing and fighting for what it believes in, not fighting for its own.

In business, you have to be strong. If you are weak, people are going to take advantage.

I'm so weak at saying no.

I have no ability or interest to play that weak, beaten person.

I have not survived 50 years in showbusiness by being Mr. Nice. If you are weak, this business eats you up.