“Be calm; yet assertive. Be meek; yet courageous. Be gentle; yet bold. Be kind; yet strong.” — Charles F Glassman Copy Share Image
The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry. — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share Image
I know in the business world, some women won't speak if there are men in meetings for fear of being seen as… — Whitney Wolfe Herd Copy Share Image
Your hand has two sides. Be cautious to open your palm to a person else it will reveal your deeds. — Khurshid Alam Copy Share Image
Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature. — Sivananda Copy Share Image
Too many of us fail to fulfill our needs because we say no rather than yes, yes when we should say no. — William Glasser Copy Share Image
I really worked at becoming more assertive, and now none of my friends talk to me. — Wendy Wasserstein Copy Share Image
Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a… — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
But doubt is wily and cunning and never, as it is sometimes said to be, loud or defiant. It is unassuming and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The minute you step into a job where you have to be at all tough and assertive, that's when the mischief happens.… — Marcia Clark Copy Share Image
Successful leadership is not about being tough or soft, sensitive or assertive, but about a set of attributes. First and foremost is… — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
We have to move toward specificity, intelligence, facts, proof, and mutual affection. What I think people have to do now is be… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
I'd like to be more assertive when it comes to confrontation. I'm fine on the pitch, but off the pitch, I'm a… — Steph Houghton Copy Share Image
We needed to be assertive as women in those days - assertive and aggressive - and the degree to which we had… — Katherine Johnson Copy Share Image
“Staying silent is like a slow growing cancer to the soul and a trait of a true coward. There is nothing intelligent… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
The North American intellectual tradition began, I maintain, in the encounter of British Romanticism with assertive, pragmatic North American English - the… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
The will is not merely assertive, aggressive, and controlling. There is the accepting will, yielding will, the dedicated will. You might say… — Roberto Assagioli Copy Share Image
At sixteen I was stupid, confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self-confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I am stupid,… — Jules Feiffer Copy Share Image
If you feel inadequate to face challenges, unworthy of love or respect, untitled to happiness, and fear assertive thought, wants, or needs-… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
My work is one of my passions, so I want to treat it with great importance, whatever the project or role. As… — Danielle Cormack Copy Share Image
In the wiretapping, despite all the momentum for a more assertive Congress, you're seeing Congress backing down, because there are many Republicans… — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
The meek are positive and often colorful characters. They are not self-assertive nor self-seeking, to be sure, but rather they are unselfish… — V. Raymond Edman Copy Share Image
You may find yourself part of a group today that contains a lot of strong personalities. There may be an opportunity connected… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You must be assertive & confident to come out of your comfort zone & must do things which you think you can't do. — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
“Some people hate people who are overconfident, only because their overconfidence reminds them of their underconfidence.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
No matter how many people believe or dont believe in you, you must be the ultimate believer in yourself! — Pablo Valle Copy Share Image
Cooking is about passion, so it may look slightly temperamental in a way that it's too assertive to the naked eye. — Gordon Ramsay Copy Share Image
Women are a little more assertive in terms of our ability to express our feelings when we fall in love. — Alicia Machado Copy Share Image
Individuality is a real power inherent in all and the development and consequent expression of this power enables one to assume the… — Charles F. Haanel Copy Share Image
Soaring prices for crude oil, falling production surpluses, wild speculation in commodities, a rush into the precious metals, turmoil in the Middle… — James Buchan Copy Share Image
Of course you don't want to make outs on the bases , but there are times you have to be assertive in… — Joe Maddon Copy Share Image
Every time we speak, we choose and use one of four basic communication styles: assertive, aggressive, passive and passive-aggressive. — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
As women, we understand our bodies, and there's a blossoming that occurs. We're hungry for gourmet meals instead of the fast food.… — Sharon Stone Copy Share Image
the self-assertive tendency is the dynamic expression of the holon's wholeness, the integrative tendency, the dynamic expression of its partness. — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
I think naturally, if you're an actor, there's a high level of assertiveness that you need to have to survive this business.… — Bryan Cranston Copy Share Image
There's a massive part of me that can be bold and courageous...very strong and very assertive and independent, almost to a fault… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
you can't equate passive dependent power with assertive power because the dependent kind isn't fun, it doesn't give you a kick, it… — Marilyn French Copy Share Image
Learn to be difficult when it counts. In school as in life, having a reputation for being assertive will help you receive… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Being assertive does not mean attacking or ignoring others feelings. It means that you are willing to hold up for yourself fairly-without… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
