Quotes about Assertiveness
Then tell Wind and Fire where to stop, but don't tell me.
— Charles Dickens
You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage — pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically — to say "no" to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger "yes" burning inside.
— Stephen Covey
Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.
— Madeleine Albright
A lion does not earn its crown quarreling with sheep.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
I don't kiss nobody's butt.
— Dolly Parton
You teach people how to treat you.
— Oprah Winfrey
Every woman is a rebel.
— Oscar Wilde
leadership usually gravitates to the man who can get up and say what he thinks.
— Dale Carnegie
I wear my hat as I please, indoors or out.
— Walt Whitman
Let your barbaric yop be heard through the rooftops!
— Walt Whitman
Learn to say no. It will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin.
— Charles Spurgeon
What about all that 'turn the other cheek' stuff?" Dad's eyes narrowed. "When someone's trying to control you, you come out swinging. And keep swinging. Bible never said be a doormat.
— Charles Martin