A bully hides his fears with fake bravado. That is the opposite of self-assertiveness. — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
“Some people hate people who are overconfident, only because their overconfidence reminds them of their underconfidence.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
[To Parliament, when it urged her to marry and settle the succession:] You attend to your own duties and I'll perform mine. — Elizabeth I Copy Share Image
The pursuit of art is a delicate balance between influence and self-assertiveness. As self-realized artists, we all have different levels of tolerance… — Robert Genn Copy Share Image
If you overcome your fear to ask someone for a date, a raise, or help with a project, that is an act… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
“It’s a fact that you’re going to have a different opinion or view on certain topics or issues. You need stand your… — Michael Barbarulo: Author God's Healing Hands: Allow God To Reshape Your Soul Copy Share Image
“Create boundaries. Honor your limits. Say no. Take a break. Let go. Stay grounded. Nurture your body. Love your vulnerability. And if… — Aletheia Luna Copy Share Image
If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
When there is willpower, there is firmness, decisiveness, determination, assertiveness,resolution, persistence, and the power of pushing yourself towards goals and achievements. — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
Like Rousseau, whom he resembles even more than he resembles Voltaire, Shaw never gave a social form to his assertiveness, never desired… — Jacques Barzun Copy Share Image
[After her 18-day disappearance in 1974:] I love my husband very, very much, but he didn't ask me when he ran for… — Angela Alioto Copy Share Image
“No matter how much the soul undergoes stomaching in their specific, destructive sufferings, which triggers, a more abrupt rewritten control for their… — David Barksdale Copy Share Image
“And just for the record, I think he needed to be a little more assertive with the woman he loved. That's why… — Janice Hanna Copy Share Image
The practice of assertiveness: being authentic in our dealings with others; treating our values and persons with decent respect in social contexts;… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
I've been described as a tough and noisy woman, a prize fighter, a man-hater, you name it. They call me Battling Bella,… — Bella Abzug Copy Share Image
The quote is always fascinating because it changes out of context, becomes different and sometimes more mysterious. It has a directness and… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
“If you live your life to please everyone else, you will continue to feel frustrated and powerless. This is because what others… — Beverly Engel Copy Share Image
“So many people live their lives not knowing the real and exact reasons why they live. They follow anything for something and… — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah Copy Share Image
One of the hardest expressions of self-assertiveness is challenging your limiting beliefs. — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
“Passivity will bring you short-term popularity, assertiveness will bring you respect.” — Robin Parry Copy Share Image
“If you have the bad MOJO of a situation or a person riding you down you must first remove that saddle.” — Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army 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
Assertiveness reflects mutual understanding, mutual respect & ability of right & just communication. — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
The world is full of people who are determined to be somebody or to give trouble. They want to get ahead, to… — Bruce Lee 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
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
“When fools come for a piece of you with their shenanigans and tomfoolery let them come. However, remember to give them enough… — Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army Copy Share Image
“To be passive is to let others decide for you. To be aggressive is to decide for others. To be assertive is… — Edith Eva Eger Copy Share Image
The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well being of… — Sharon Anthony Bower Copy Share Image
Inculcate assertiveness in your behavior. If your style is passive you may be shy or overly asy going. It sends wrong message… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
I fired the ball for the purpose of giving those dudes to understand upon what ground I stood, believing that those of… — Mary Edwards Walker Copy Share Image
Ever notice who's SUCCESS look better on them? The ones who accepted their success with humble appreciation, lacking all signs of pride,… — Glen Rambharack Copy Share Image
Things that I now recognise as just part of my personality - willfulness and assertiveness, maybe even a bit of aggressiveness -… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
“You must give the aggressive and hostile aspects of yourself constructive ways of expression through assertiveness, determination, self-assuredness, boldness, mental toughness, decisiveness,… — Laurence Galian Copy Share Image
It is naive to think that self-assertiveness is easy. To live self-assertively--which means to live authentically--is an act of high courage. That… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
“This is now a well-studied aspect of psychology. Social hierarchies inhibit assertiveness. We talk to those in authority in what is called… — Matthew Syed Copy Share Image
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