Assertive Quotes

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Am I getting nobler, better, more helpful, more humble, as I get older? Am I exhibiting the life that men take knowledge of as having… — Oswald Chambers
It is a mistake to look at someone who is self assertive and say, "It's easy for her, she has good self-esteem." One of the… — Nathaniel Branden
For the Afro-American in the 1920's being a 'New Negro' was being 'Modern'. And being an 'New Negro' meant, largely, not being an 'Old Negro',… — Nathan Huggins
The only healthy communication style is assertive communication. — Jim Rohn
Every time we speak, we choose and use one of four basic communication styles: assertive, aggressive, passive and passive-aggressive. — Jim Rohn
Modesty is related to diffidence, diffidence is related to shyness, Shyness is a synonym for timidity, timidity is a characteristic of the meek, the meek… — Dean Koontz
Writing is one of the most assertive things a person can do. — Jhumpa Lahiri
Calm assertive energy is the energy you project to show your dog you are the Pack Leader. Assertive does not mean angry or aggressive. Calm-assertive… — Cesar Millan
I've always been attracted to women who are assertive and have confidence - qualities older women possess. They've been on the Earth a little longer.… — Taye Diggs
I think naturally, if you're an actor, there's a high level of assertiveness that you need to have to survive this business. There's boldness in… — Bryan Cranston
Modern pictures are, no doubt, delightful to look at. At least, some of them are. But they are quite impossible to live with; they are… — Oscar Wilde
When the Negro was completely an underdog, he needed white spokesmen. Liberals played their parts in this period exceedingly well.... But now that the Negro… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Americans tote guns because they're assertive citizens, not docile subjects of a permanent governing class. They love their military because they think there's something contemptible… — Mark Steyn
Protestant Christianity, whether in its liberal or conservative garb, finds itself waking up each morning in bed with a deteriorating modern culture, between sheets with… — Thomas Oden
Grace Portolesi is a strong, assertive passionate young woman and she is precisely the sort of person I want in my cabinet and she will… — Jay Weatherill
Forgiving behavior is dealing with situations as they arise in an assertive manner and then letting go of any lingering resentment. As the leader, if… — James Hunter
No man is an island- he is a holon. A Janus-faced entity who, looking inward, sees himself as a self-contained unique whole, looking outward as… — Arthur Koestler
The integrative tendencies of the individual are incomparably more dangerous than his self-assertive tendencies. — Arthur Koestler
the self-assertive tendency is the dynamic expression of the holon's wholeness, the integrative tendency, the dynamic expression of its partness. — Arthur Koestler
Being assertive in the home does not produce any smiling faces, but it does bring out a few tongues. — Wes Fesler

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