Quotes About Self-assertion

But I have learned something good about myself. I can stand up to people who have more power than I do, and fight for what I believe in.

Don't be a pawn in somebody's game," she said. "Find the attitude which gives you the maximum strength and the maximum dignity, no matter what else is going on.

Don't be a pawn in somebody's game," she said. "Find the attitude which gives you the maximum strength and the maximum dignity, no matter what else is going on." "You mean strive to be perfect," he said.

Do not suffer your good nature . . . to say yes when you ought to say no

I felt brave all of a sudden. Yeah, maybe it was just a stupid and immature school yard fight. Or maybe it was the most important moment of my life. Maybe I was telling the world that I was no longer a human target.

You can be known as Val or Babycakes." His gaze darkened. "My name is Valerius and I will not answer to Val." She shrugged. "Fine then, Babycakes, have it your way.

If you're going to rattle my cage, you better make sure I'm padlocked in it.

I claimed myself and remade my life.

Don't count on others to hand your life to you.

you are your own hero. Do not wait for someone to save you, rescue you or tell you that you are ok. Be the hero of your own story and never, ever let them make you the victim.

He was the kind of guy who was always telling you what kind of guy he was.

I should not dare to call my soul my own.

No one is making me say this. No one is making me tell this story. Nobody's ever been much good at making me say anything I hadn't already made up my mind to say.

If he wants me to be a Prince, I'm not sure I can prevent it. But I'll be my own sort of Prince. I will.

You have my best wishes, Mr. Douglas; still I cannot consent to be your wife. I shall become Mrs. President, or I am the victim of false prophets, but it will not be as Mrs. Douglas.

You just stood up to your mother.... I should think now you could take on the world.

If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.

When your daddy walked through the house he was so big he filled it up. That was my first mistake. Not to make him leave room for me.

Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.

I had always been a free spirit and always gotten what I wanted.

When I was younger, I was always that person that loved to get stuck in. When my mum and grandma used to come and watch me, I used to make sure that I wouldn't let anybody push me around and not let anybody bully me.

Definitevi voi stessi prima che siano gli altri a definirvi.

I call myself a harp because I like the sound of the word - it is short, sharp, and abusive.

You have to be a brat in order to carve out your parameters, and you have to be a monster to anyone who gets in your way. But sometimes it's difficult to know when that's necessary and when you're just being a baby, throwing your rattle from the cage.