Bossy Quotes

68 quotes by 60 authors

Being young and trying to catch a glimpse of the depths, of the true self, of the soul, or whatever human beings have called it… — David Whyte
I'll be bossy and damn proud! Banning words, please. Try banning the system that produces polices that promote inequity. — Rosa Clemente
My, aren't we bossy today. Give a girl an army and it goes straight to her head. — Julie Kagawa
Despite popular opinion, there are no important parallels between Madonna and Monroe, who was a virtuoso comedienne but who was in secure, depressive, passive-aggressive, and… — Camille Paglia
I mean, on the television, I've got to continue to be Star Jones Reynolds. And I enjoy that. But in my real life, I'm a… — Star Jones
Who are the people, for example, to whom you go for advice? Not to the hard, practical ones who can tell you exactly what to… — Brenda Ueland
Go to a playground: Little girls get called 'bossy' all the time, a word that's almost never used for boys. And that leads directly to… — Sheryl Sandberg
Next time you're about to call your daughter bossy, take a deep breath and say, 'My daughter has executive leadership skills.' — Sheryl Sandberg
I like bossy girls. I don't like girls who just do whatever they think you want them to do, and follow you around trying to… — Jarvis Cocker
Girls are twice as likely as boys to avoid leadership roles for fear of being deemed â€˜bossyâ€™ by their peers, — Anna Maria Chavez
I like bossy girls. I always have. I like people filled with life. — Amy Poehler
I am not bossy, I am the boss. — Beyonce Knowles
I want girls to feel that they can be sassy and full and weird and geeky and smart and independent, and not so withered and… — Amy Poehler
I would hate people to think bossy is all I can do. — Judi Dench
Am I bossy? Absolutely. I don't like to lose, and if I'm told 'no', then I find another way to get my 'yes.' — Naomi Campbell
In real life, I tend to yell at people a lot. Not because I'm bossy or mean, but because I'm frustrated. — Jen Lancaster
My mom had an audition for a commercial when I was about two and a half, and I ran in crying and interrupted her. They… — Mae Whitman
I'm the oldest of three girls. My sisters say I can be bossy. — Gayle King
In your standard-issue family, of which few remain, but on which our expectations are still based, there are parents and there are children. The way… — Delia Ephron
I'm completely in charge of my own life now. Sometimes there's no one there to slap me on the hand and say: 'Stop being so… — Kiri Te Kanawa

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