Quotes About Assertiveness

What am I? Let's just say I won't fetch a stick for you. I won't beg for treats. And, no matter how nicely you ask, I will not roll over and play dead.

Then he reached up and tore my shirtfront open. Not much to see, is there? I said, struggling to talk with a crushed windpipe. I know, I know, they can fix things like that these days. Call me a feminist, but I think a woman's worth should be defined not by the size of her bust, but - I rammed my fist up into his Adam's apple. He grunted and stumbled back. - by the strength of her right hook.

no' when no one answered, Derek looked from face to face, then settled his glower in me. 'absolutely not.' 'um, I was the one keeping my mouth shut' I said.

I had to take responsibility, even if it meant saying no to an authority figure, because I was the authority on me.

That's my point, you dumb f-ing Mick. You're not just letting him poach on your turf--you're opening the gate and inviting him in...Why don't you just hand him a bouquet of roses and a box of f-ing condoms while you're at it, Jacko? It's not like that, Jack said. No? Nadia is yours, and it's about time you had the balls to do something about it.

I don't doubt tall, dark, and seriously cute had a vision, but I'm still going to wait for Kit's call on this one. Did she just call me cute? Corey said. Hayley turned on Tori. Did you just flirt with my boyfriend? Boyfriend? Corey said. Are you coming? I asked Corey. Or staying to flirt back? Bossy, isn't she? Tori said. Yeah, I think it's hot, Corey said with a grin.

I'm staying here, I whispered down. I'll keep an aerial eye out for trouble. I'm coming with you, Chloe said. Derek tried to stop her. She said it made sense for her to be in the trees with me in case of a ground attack, and that convinced him. Not that it mattered, I think—she'd have done what she wanted. She obviously didn't take his crap. Still, it would drive me crazy, constantly needing to remind my boyfriend that I could handle myself just fine. My brother was bad enough.

Are you coming now? Griffin snapped. Karl glanced over at him and smiled. What's the magic word? Griffin stalked off, muttering a word under his breath. That's not it, Karl called after him.

The strong know that free will is all. What I want, I must take. I

A waiter appeared, and Gus said: "Bring coffee for my guests, please, and a plate of ham sandwiches." He deliberately did not ask them what they wanted. He had seen Woodrow Wilson act like this with people he wanted to intimidate.

What she needs,' Tom said aloud 'is a husband.' Agnes said crisply, 'Well, she can't have mine.

Just because someone asks you a question, don't you think you have to answer.

but instead of feeling ashamed she was overwhelmed by a sense of her own power. She had resolved not to let people make her a victim, and she had proved she could keep her resolution.

Le monde du pouvoir, des biens terrestres exigeait qu'un homme fût méfiant, exigeant et insistant

iba camino de correr la misma suerte. Y, de repente, alguien tenía las agallas de decirlo.

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We are the greatest power in the world. If we behave like it.

Unless someone truly has the power to say no, they never truly have the power to say yes.

I am in charge. I take my own power back.

I speak up for myself. I claim my power now.

Many women have more power than they recognize, and they're very hesitant to use it, for they fear they won't be loved.

When you have real power you don't threaten. People know what your capabilities are.

When in doubt, grab power.