Assertive Quotes · Page 2

“Nothing is as irritating to a shy man as a confident girl.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

A mind that fast is like an expensive pet.

— Anonymous

I'm not a very assertive person.

— Prunella Scales

You need to receive the ball and be assertive with it.

— Joachim Low

Writing is one of the most assertive things a person can do.

— Jhumpa Lahiri

Being assertive means you communicate yourself with authority, in clear way & which does not hurt other.

— DrAnil Kr Sinha

Being assertive in the home does not produce any smiling faces, but it does bring out a few tongues.

— Wes Fesler

I think that Rachel Maddow is probably the most assertive, politically motivated and accurate voice of my generation.

— Mehcad Brooks

The Canadian spirit is cautious, observant and critical where the American is assertive.

— V. S. Pritchett

To be assertive isn't to say you are mean or rude. It just means that you say the truth and get things…

— Senoraroy

Be wise in choosing your path, for today is the beginning to the rest of your life.

— Anonymous

Being assertive means you are communicating your mind with authority.

— DrAnil Kr Sinha

“Be calm; yet assertive. Be meek; yet courageous. Be gentle; yet bold. Be kind; yet strong.”

— Charles F Glassman

Calm assertive energy is the energy you project to show your dog you are the Pack Leader. Assertive does not mean angry…

— Cesar Millan

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

In the postindustrial age, labor is seen as essentially uninvolved in the social process because there is no need for assertive labor.

— Herbert Schiller

Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a…

— Bruce Lee

But doubt is wily and cunning and never, as it is sometimes said to be, loud or defiant. It is unassuming and…

— Anonymous

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

We have to move toward specificity, intelligence, facts, proof, and mutual affection. What I think people have to do now is be…

— George Saunders

We needed to be assertive as women in those days - assertive and aggressive - and the degree to which we had…

— Katherine Johnson

“When I am assertive, I’m a bitch. When a man is assertive, he’s a boss. He bossed up. No negative connotation behind…

— Nicki Minaj

The North American intellectual tradition began, I maintain, in the encounter of British Romanticism with assertive, pragmatic North American English - the…

— Camille Paglia

The will is not merely assertive, aggressive, and controlling. There is the accepting will, yielding will, the dedicated will. You might say…

— Roberto Assagioli

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

Assertive communication makes sense because you're willing to stand up for just cause and express your thoughts and feelings. It also demonstrates…

— DrAnil Kr Sinha

“But then a tiny worm of a voice begins in her ear. You’ll never get ahead if you’re not willing to take…

— Lisa Medved

I think it's dangerous to look at every Muslim woman the same and to assume that every experience within the religion is…

— Nia Long

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

“Your antivictimization stance will involve a great deal more than simply memorizing some assertive techniques and then taking a few risks when…

— Wayne W. Dyer

The word itself has another color. It’s not a word with any resonance, although the e was once pronounced. There is only…

— Anonymous

Eurasia is home to most of the world's politically assertive and dynamic states.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The only healthy communication style is assertive communication.

— Jim Rohn

The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.

— William F. Buckley, Jr

Your hand has two sides. Be cautious to open your palm to a person else it will reveal your deeds.

— Khurshid Alam

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

Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.

— Sivananda

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

I really worked at becoming more assertive, and now none of my friends talk to me.

— Wendy Wasserstein

Cooking is about passion, so it may look slightly temperamental in a way that it's too assertive to the naked eye.

— Gordon Ramsay