Quotes About Assertiveness

Robin: I'm sure you've learnt to bake, but you have not learned to handle Much. The phrases that you need my lady, are No, No you can't, and No, get out of here before I throw something at you.

I'm not a goddam invalid!" I howled at Charlie. "I don't need to be treated with gloves and—and bedpans! Will you please tell me I'm being a miserable bitch and you'd like to upend a garbage bin over my head!" There was a pause. "Well, the idea had crossed my mind," said Charlie. I stood there, buttery fists clenched, breathing hard. "Thank you," I said.

It was truly his way or the highway.

Having the courage to say no to the little things in life will give you the power to say yes to the big things.

who cares what others think when you know that what you are doing is the right thing to do.

Tänan, ütlesin [Merlin]. Nüüd olen ma kõigeks valmis. Sa võid nii enesekindluse huvides väita, ütles Vialle, aga ära seda kunagi usu.

The young Washington could be alternately fawning and assertive, appealingly modest and distressingly pushy.

I'm twenty-nine, yes really, I'm from Aspen, Colorado, I'm six feet one, yes really, I've been at Quantico two years, yes I date guys, no I dress like this just because I like it, no I'm not married, no I don't currently have a boyfriend, and no I don't want to have dinner with you tonight.

Some officers of his acquaintance had barked and yelled and shouted. He had always found it more effective to speak low and quiet, enunciating clearly and precisely as if to an idiot child, bearing down with an icy stare. That way he had found the implied menace to be unmistakable.

Reacher had no patience for people who claimed that y was a vowel.

Lukas grinned at me. I didn't know how badass you are. That's kind of hot.

Train your body to act confidently so your mind follows suit. This is what the experts recommend. It's a lot easier to whip your body into shape than your brain. You know all the basic stuff: Stand tall, look people in the eye, smile and speak up. Start practising your CONFIDENCE BOOSTERs on the least intimidating people. Work your way up to the most difficult.

Just give 'em great posture, a heads-up look, a confident smile, and a direct gaze.' It's the ideal image for somebody who's a Somebody.

Just give 'em great posture, a heads-up look, a confident smile, and a direct gaze. It's the ideal image for somebody who's a Somebody.

Pe parcursul recuper?rii, îngrijitorii trebuie s? continue s? cear? în mod direct s? li se împlineasc? nevoile È™i dorinÈ›ele È™i s? nu mai aÈ™tepte de la ceilalÈ›i s? ghiceasc? la fix care sunt aceste nevoi.

Boys don't make passes at female smart asses.

I've a right to think, said Alice sharply. Just about as much right, said the Duchess, as pigs have to fly. ~ Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865 ~

I am no longer content to be the scared, obedient schoolgirl. Who are you, a stranger, to tell me what I can and cannot do?

You have a steady fella?" Sam asked after a bit. "No fella can hold me for long." Sam gave her a sideways glance. "That a challenge?" "No. A statement of fact.

I invited myself. Thought this table needed some class.

And if I talk too loud, its just that I'm trying to be heard.

That's it," Mabel said, getting up. She tossed her napkin on the table. "No. That is not right. I don't know what you just said, but whatever it was, I'm pretty certain it was pure hokum. I don't want to dance. I don't want to hear about your plans for a summer house. I am not your sister. And if I were your sister, I'd have to tell people you'd been adopted as an act of charity. Please, don't get up.

I should like to make my mark. To venture opinions that may not be polite or even correct but are mine nonetheless. If I am to be hanged for anything, I should like to feel that I go to the gallows on my own strength.

my mom's al like sparkle sparkle sparkle and I'm all like sparkle yourself