Quotes About Assertion

No is the wildest word we consign to the language

Men conscious of inferiority are always trying to impose themselves on others, because they know that underneath they are cowards or cretins.

In Truth, none seem to have any Title to assert Human Nature to be necessarily and universally evil, but those whose own Minds afford them one Instance of this natural Depravity.

I have never allowed a gentleman to dictate to me, or to interfere with anything I do.

Nothing is my last word on anything.

It sometimes ends in uncommon elevation, indeed; but only at the gallows. And besides, when a man is elevated in that odd fashion, he has no proper foundation for his superior altitude. Hence, I conclude, that in boasting himself to be high lifted above a whaleman, in that assertion the pirate has no solid basis to stand on.

I don't wanna be yelling all my life. How loud did I have to yell to say that Jay-Z was the man and the best rapper of all time?

I know how to stand up for myself. I say no when I want to, yes when I want to, and no one can really change my mind.

I am not a 'yes' person. No matter who you are married to, you still need to lead your life.

Many young adults I have communicated with - both in-person and over email - constantly apologize before stating their idea, or finish each sentence with a question. Unfortunately, doing so in business puts you at an immediate disadvantage with your boss and work colleagues.

What modeling taught me at a young age was how to say 'no,' which is something girls - we're not always good at saying 'no.' We want to be nice, and then we forget to look out for ourselves.

I won't let any ambassador have a say about my foreign travels.

If the United States is treating Afghanistan as a sovereign country it has to prove it.

If anyone doesn't agree with you, the truth is on your side.

We're bound by our desire to be right.

To me this is not yelling. I am not yelling. I'm just passionate about my opinions and I want to tell you all of them before you start talking again.

I don't do what you people want. I Do What I Want!

I like to employ the power of no. We all want to say yes, because with yes comes so much opportunity, but with the power of no comes focus and engagement.

If people think they can elicit from me whatever terms they want, they are mistaken.

The widely disseminated picture of our human exceptionalism is grounded in the assertion that we possess a unique form of intelligence due to our unique, hypertrophic brain.

Los desacuerdos se superan, no con argumentos, ni con el beneficio de la duda, ni con la esperanza de que la razón pueda prevalecer, sino con la afirmación, la animosidad y la voluntad de recurrir a la fuerza.

Then I'm the King of the Cats!

There's nothing to tell." I gave her a brief discussion of fertilizer. She seemed unimpressed with my agricultural expertise. "Believe what you like," she said. It was good to have permission, but I resisted telling her so.

The man who establishes his argument by noise and command knows that his reason is weak.