Quotes about Assertiveness
Don't beg anybody for anything, especially love.
— Toni Morrison
Only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
Learn to say no; it will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin.
— Charles Spurgeon
I shall not stand to be laughed at. I shall not bear it!
— Emily Bronte
I'll not do anything, though you should swear your tongue out, except what I please!
— Emily Bronte
I'm going to be a more vocal leader.
— Mike Evans
A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That's where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It's having backbone.
— Robert Kiyosaki
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is better to be the thorn in the side of your friend than his echo
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
We must learn to say no and not fear the loss of relationships. I have come to the conclusion that if I lose a relationship because I tell someone no, then I really never had a true relationship at all.
— Joyce Meyer
don't be overly concerned about what other people think of you and your decisions. Most of them are not thinking about you as much as you might imagine that they are anyway.
— Joyce Meyer
We don't wait for things to happen to us; we happen to things.
— Joyce Meyer