Quotes About Assertiveness

You cannot spend your life worrying about the petty feelings of others.

Inter action with boldness

Boldness ... is outer directed ... and makes others feel more at ease because it's less self-conscious.

Robby wasn't sure what beef stroganoff looked like, but he took grim pleasure in being called a mean and nasty dude.

At this point, you could be tempted to water down your content—"You know it's really not that big a deal." Don't give into the temptation. Don't take back what you've said. Instead, put your remarks in context.

Provide individuals who have been disappointed or poorly treated with something to say and a way to say it that leads to the result they want, and their mental math changes.

Cover: None. I work here, bitches.

You bet your Grannie's Panties I will.

You are the devil to talk to, Rachel, he said curtly. Will you shut up and listen?

Tell me where you want it," I said. Minias drew back, his purple robes shifting about his ankles. "You're asking me?" "Well, unless you want a big R on your forehead.

I'm not going anywhere with you, you little shoemaker," I said (Rachel to Trent)

She's not much of a team player, more of a team yeller.

Edden called the church first," she said by way of greeting, her thin eyebrows high as she spotted Ford's arm linked in mine. "Hi, Ford." The man reddened at the lilt she'd put in her last words, but I wouldn't let him take his arm back. I liked being needed. "He's having trouble with the background emotion," I said. "And he'd rather be abused by yours?" Nice. (Ivy, Rachel and Ford)

You're big enough to bite now, mosquito, so shut up.

In a smooth, unhurried motion, Jenks reached out and slapped him. "Seems to me you should pull the brains out of your ass.

Keep your vampire mitts off me. I'm not your friggin' blood toy.

She's a wolf. Get it right, crap for brains. Tink's knickers, you have got to be the stupidest lunker I've ever lit on.

All right, all right! Don't lose your panties. No, wait. You don't have any, do you?

My name is Rachel Morgan," Al said, mimicking my voice perfectly. "I like black panties, action movies, and being on top.

Look," I said, my finger jabbing out to point at him. "I don't like you. Jenks doesn't like you. And Ivy wants to eat you. Start talking.

Hysterics won't help." "Don't tell me what to do!" I exclaimed, my knees starting to shake. "I think best when I'm having hysterics. Just shut up and let me have them!

I don't allow people of your sort to stand in my way. That's what you're leaving out of account. I'm having Christine because it's my right. Do you understand that? If I'm after something, I don't care what I do to make sure that I get it. That's the only law I abide by; it's the only was to get things in this world...With me you just haven't a hope in hell.

Dattebayo! (Do you get what I am saying?!)

I would be beholden to no man, not even for a blanket.