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Quotes About Assertion

You see, Mr. Phillips, the truth of it is, I am so very American." She slapped the pen down on the onerous paper and slid them both toward her boss. "And that is precisely why I can't—no, why I refuse to sign this.
~ Libba Bray
To share your spiritual self or grounding with anyone brings about a reality that must assert itself.
~ Roger A. Kaufman
It's not bragging if you can back it up.
~ Muhammad Ali
I have never used steroids. Period.
~ Rafael Palmeiro
I've been very clear. I won. I didn't commit the crime.
~ O. J. Simpson
I didn't kill that man and if you say I did I'll deny everything.
~ Albert Einstein
Liberties aren't given, they are taken.
~ Aldous Huxley
Ebbene, si disse il Selvaggio in tono di sfida io reclamo il diritto d'essere infelice
~ Aldous Huxley
The more necessary anything appears to my mind, the most certain it is that I only assert a limitation.
~ Aleister Crowley
Let me tell you something: I am a man.
~ Alex Haley
Our research into human strengths does not support the extreme, and extremely misleading, assertion that 'you can play any role you set your mind to,' but it does lead us to this truth: Whatever you set your mind to, you will be most successful when you craft your role to play to your signature talents most of the time.
~ Donald O. Clifton
All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected.
~ Donald Trump
Once you've gotten comfortable with "no," "yes" is usually easier. Try it, in all its variations: "Yes, please." "Yes, when?" "Yes, but I have some limits I want to tell you about first." "Yes, but I need you to talk to my partner first." "Yes, but not tonight; how does next Tuesday look for you?" "Hell, yes!
~ Dossie Easton
Empowered by her strong sense of mission, Cumming was undaunted by male opposition. "It is useless," she proclaimed, "to say the surgeons will not allow us; we have our rights, and if asserted properly will get them. This is our right and ours alone.
~ Drew Gilpin Faust
Psychology is action, not thinking about oneself. We continue to shape our personality all our life. To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
~ Albert Camus
You don't want to spend your life explaining yourself.
~ Peter Garrett
The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
~ Jiddu Krishnamurti
Even a little dog can piss on a big building.
~ Jim Hightower
Now, either you remove your hand, or you shall discover what a girl can learn from five brothers.
~ Jo Barrett
I fuck you, nobody else does. Which hole I fuck is up for negotiation.
~ Joanna Wylde
Pull down your fucking pants," I repeated, reaching down to grab my cock. "I want in. Now.
~ Joanna Wylde
This isn't about getting laid, Randi. I just want it clear – I'm staking my claim. I missed out the first time we met. I won't let it happen again.
~ Joanna Wylde
I'm not cs747," she whispered defiantly as she shifted on her cot in order to lean back against the wall. "My name is Jean.
~ Anne Bishop
You need to claim the events of your life to make yourself yours.
~ Anne Wilson Schaef