Assertiveness Quote by Nathaniel Branden Download Open image “A bully hides his fears with fake bravado. That is the opposite of self-assertiveness.” — Nathaniel Branden ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Assertiveness Bravado Bully Bully Hides Bullying Fake Fake Bravado Fear Hides Fears Opposites Self Self Assertiveness
Bullies often act out by marshaling aggression to cover up for insecurity. — Amy Dickinson Copy Share Image
Boasting and bravado may exist in the breast even of the coward, if he is successful through a mere lucky hit; but a just… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
“There is something very interesting about bullies that make them special. You see, a bully is a coward; the bully is terribly afraid of… — Robin Sacredfire Copy Share Image
A bully is fighting out of a need to dominate. And is usually unwilling to take the consequences. — Keith Olbermann Copy Share Image
“May you refuse to be bullied by your fears or diminished by your insecurities.” — Susie Larson Copy Share Image
“Bullies are only scared of two things. People who aren’t scared of them . . . and people who won’t tolerate them.” Tom” — Robert Bailey Copy Share Image
The integrative tendencies of the individual are incomparably more dangerous than his self-assertive tendencies. — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
“Bystanders who do nothing give bullies permission inadvertently to go on being bullies. Most are afraid they’ll lose friends or be bullied themselves if… — Megan Kelley Hall Copy Share Image
Bullies are always cowards at heart and may be credited with a pretty safe instinct in scenting their prey. — Anna Julia Cooper Copy Share Image
To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it is not… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
A commitment to lifelong learning is a natural expression of the practice of living consciously. — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
What a great teacher, a great parent, a great psychotherapist and a great coach have in common is a deep belief in the potential… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
If we are happy within ourselves, we don't accept or demand that our partner should fulfill every need. We need to be comfortable with… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health, self-esteem, not its cause — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
Faith is the commitment of one's consciousness to beliefs for which one has no sensory evidence or rational proof. When man rejects reason as… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
In the nature of our existence, we must act to achieve values. And in order to act appropriately, we need to value the beneficiary… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
I cannot remember a time when the question of why people behave as they do was not intensely interesting to me. The desire to… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
Suppose you feel you cannot accept some fact about yourself. Then own your refusal to accept. Own the block. Embrace it fully. And watch… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
“Out of fear, out of the desire for approval, out of misguided notions of duty, people surrender themselves--their convictions and their aspirations--every day. There… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
“Be calm; yet assertive. Be meek; yet courageous. Be gentle; yet bold. Be kind; yet strong.” — Charles F Glassman Copy Share Image
Being assertive in the home does not produce any smiling faces, but it does bring out a few tongues. — Wes Fesler 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. There's boldness… — Bryan Cranston 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 ground by… — Michael Barbarulo: Author God's Healing Hands: Allow God To Reshape Your Soul Copy Share Image
I had received my first establishment grants in response to applications filed the year before. To the pages of baffling forms I had simply… — Twyla Tharp 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 mayor and… — Angela Alioto 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 intelligence which… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
“Some people’s self-esteem was secretly improved when they discovered that their then-lovers had killed themselves over them.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Once you have a major success with assertiveness, you learn that it's a much healthier path than being a doormat to the insensitive folks.… — Doreen Virtue Copy Share Image