Quotes About Assertion

You can't say as much as you can in writing, but you can say what you say with great conviction.

For other brain types who may be hesitant to speak up because they fear they may offend others or their ideas won't be well-received, practice speaking up and sharing your opinions. You may be surprised to find that others respond more positively to you when you say what's on your mind.

The answer to an unasked question is always no,

Just because she sends you guilt doen't mean you have to accept delivery.

Self-assertion more often than not is vulgar, but a live and vulgar dog who keeps on barking is better than a dead lion, however dignified.

the fact that maybe men think if they just name everything, everything'll be okay, the fact that it's like dogs marking their territory

Everything that exists has value, is a being of distinction … [H]ence it asserts, maintains itself.

males conspicuously leaving their mark to let others know where they weren't welcome.

A man ought to avow his opinions and defend them with boldness.

Silence Gives Consent

1. Self-image disturbance. 2. Difficulty identifying and expressing one's individuated thoughts, wishes and feelings and autonomously regulating self-esteem. 3. Difficulty with self-assertion.

By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you blocked and deleted. You may now kiss my ass.

The 'I'm a lesbian!' outburst when a guy won't leave you alone...

The fact that someone says something doesn't mean it's true. Doesn't mean they're lying, but it doesn't mean it's true.

Just leave me alone at 154. I'm the man.

I don't want just attitude and loud opinion.

I was a kid and a little pedantic but I still maintain I had a point.

You heard me, I would take the oil.

The key here is to be direct. You don't want to be passive, because being passive communicates weakness. In this e-mail you are clearly making an offer. The formula might look like this:

All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's good to be expected.

Popular self-help teaches you to ask for help, accept help, set boundaries, say no. So you ask for help and the person you ask politely refuses. Because he or she has learned to set boundaries and say no.

Once you can express yourself, you can tell the world what you want from it.

Il y a deux mensonges fondamentaux: celui qui proclame 'je dis la vérité' et celui qui affirme 'je ne peux pas dire.

Devenir autonome, c'est prendre le risque de s'affirmer en renonçant à l'approbation de ceux qui prétendent nous aimer.