Quotes About Self-assertion

Every self is an argument trying to prove its identity

Her good, solid, middle-class mother had tried so hard to iron out her rough edges—and blamed herself when she realized she hadn't succeeded. Those rough edges had rubbed quite a few people the wrong way. Somehow Jo had always sensed those weren't the kind of people she wanted around her. And as she grew older, she saw that those who wanted girls to be docile and disciplined were often the same people who took advantage of them.

It takes a little practice, I think, for most females." "No, Jess, I'm a woman," she said. "Females are medical." He laughed. "So right, woman." "Don't forget it.

Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face.

I need to acknowledge that she may have controlled my past, but she doesn't have to dominate my present and my future, too

Woman?" She chuckled. "Is that meant to insult me? I would return the slap, if I took you for a man." Dany met his stare. "I am Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, the Unburnt, Mother of Dragons, khaleesi to Drogo's riders, and queen of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.

Bana Lord Kar deme.' Cüce bir ka??n? kald?rd?. 'Sana iblis denmesini mi tercih edersin? Sözleriyle seni incitebileceklerini onlara hissettirirsen alaylar?ndan asla kurtulamazs?n. E?er sana bir isim vermeye kalk?yorlarsa, ismi al ve kendine mal et. Böylece, seni bir daha onunla yaralayamazlar.

I am my own damned princess!

You create your opportunities by asking for them.

You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, or trust me, you haven't a chance.

If I trim myself to suit others I will soon whittle myself away.

You need to claim the events in your life to make yourself yours. When you truly possess all you have been and done, which may take some time, you are fierce with reality.

How do you make sure that you stand your ground and you find your place in the world, even if that place is not the place everyone else tells you it's supposed to be? For me, TV is character-driven and those are the types of characters I want to watch.

There are places you go, and they say, 'Take off your dark glasses so we can see your beautiful blue eyes.' And you just want to... you just want to... I dunno, um... thump them.

The only thing you really have to prove is yourself.

My body my mind the way I dress the way I walk the way I talk, mine all mine.

It's become easier to speak up for myself.

I have never spoken for anyone but myself.

A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away.

You are free to announce and declare Who You Are in every moment of Now. Indeed, you are doing so, without even knowing it. You are not free, however, to declare who someone else is, or who they must be.

But you know what, it's time for me to stop putting other people's emotions ahead of my own. It's time for me to be true to myself, like the popstars say. And my true self wants to blast off this rock.

I've gone places where they've told me what I need to do, what I need to say, who I need to be, what moves I need to perform. And at Impact I get to just be me. I have creative control to be me and do what I want.

I don't like defining myself. I just am.

I don't even correct people when they mispronounce my name now.