Quotes About Assertive

I would cry out and make a fuss until I got what I wanted. I remember well how my mother asked me why I couldn't be a nice boy like Wilfred; but I would think to myself that Wilfred, for being so nice and quiet, often stayed hungry. So early in life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.

Every time we speak, we choose and use one of four basic communication styles: assertive, aggressive, passive and passive-aggressive.

A man told me that for a woman, I was very opinionated. I said, 'for a man you're kind of ignorant'.

She is a person of most decided opinions—which is not a criticism. I cannot bear wishy-washy people who agree with whoever spoke to them last

Now breathe or I'll do it for you.

Alright, macho babe boy, I'm not some little ditz to bat my eyelashes at the buff stud in black leather. Don't try your he-man tactics with me. I'll have you know, in my office, I'm known as the ball-breaker. (Amanda)

As a person who is not confrontational by disposition I tend to see that the quality of being confrontational is a positive attribute.

When I came into politics, I remember reading these scorecards of my performance, and I would routinely have these comments about not being assertive enough.

You can't take me for granted!

I loved having a fan appreciate my style of play, but nothing in the world is more gratifying than having 24 guys gaze at you adoringly for quite assertively scoring a run at the expense of a member of the other team.

Great leaders are not proverbial fence sitters. They judge. They opine. They challenge. They fight for their vision.

I usually play grounded, has-their-head-on-straight kind of sassy girls.

I'm just very confident at all times. I've always been like that, no matter who's guarding me or who I'm on the court with.

I'm pretty confident, I guess I would say.

You know you can be a real bitch sometimes. I can be a perfect cunt.

I'm never satisfied unless I get the last word.

I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.

Sometimes I'm overly blunt. I don't like to mince words. I like to get things done. That's the only difference between Chris Christie and I - he's a little shy.

I need a man that's comfortable in his skin and not threatened by a woman with a big personality.

I don't operate under threats. Full stop. I don't. I don't buckle to pressure.

I have always been a guy who is aggressive in throwing the ball.

Oddly enough, I'm not a particularly judgmental person. I just don't have a lot of filtering when I'm in 'tiger mother' mode. I say what comes into my head.

The principle of neuroplasticity means that you have the ability to change how you respond to situations. Past experiences may shape your behaviour, but they need not determine it. you have the power to become more precise, more intentional, more present, more assertive, more autonomous, more at ease exercising authority, more confident setting boundaries, and a more effective advocate for yourself.

Good men and good women have fire in the belly. We are fierce. Don't mess with us if you're looking for someone who will always be 'nice' to you. Nice gets you a C+ in life. We don't always smile, talk in a soft voice, or engage in indiscriminate hugs. In the loving struggle between the sexes we thrust and parry.