Being Assertive Quotes:

Being assertive and somewhat really firm has to be backed up with being fair.

- Gordon Ramsay

source: Source: articles.chicagotribune.com

topic: Assertive, Firm, Being Assertive

We do not find happiness by being assertive. We don't find happiness by running over people because we see what we want and they are in the way of that happiness so we either abandon them or we smash them. The Scriptures don't teach us to be assertive. The Scriptures teach us—and this is remarkable—the Scriptures teach us to be submissive. This is not a popular idea.

- Rich Mullins

source: Seminar at LeSEA Broadcasting Studios in South Bend, Indiana, February 1993.

topic: Running, Ideas, People, Being Assertive

Assertiveness is not what you do, it's who you are!

- Shakti Gawain

topic: Confidence, Integrity, Assertive, Assertiveness, Being Assertive

There is a fine line between assertiveness and being relaxed.

- Justin Guarini

topic: Lines, Fine, Assertiveness, Assertive, Being Assertive

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 being assertive, and there's strength and confidence.

- Bryan Cranston

topic: Thinking, Needs, Actors, Assertiveness, Assertive

The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well being of others.

- Sharon Anthony Bower

topic: Compassion, Differences, Rights, Aggressiveness, Assertiveness

The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.

- William F. Buckley, Jr.

source: "WindFall: The End of the Affair". Book by William F. Buckley Jr., 1992.

topic: Freedom, Government, Democracy, Assertive, Citizenry

The practice of assertiveness: being authentic in our dealings with others; treating our values and persons with decent respect in social contexts; refusing to fake the reality of who we are or what we esteem in order to avoid disapproval; the willingness to stand up for ourselves and our ideas in appropriate ways in appropriate contexts.

- Nathaniel Branden

source: Nathaniel Branden (1999). “The Art of Living Consciously: The Power of Awareness to Transform Everyday Life”, p.169, Simon and Schuster

topic: Reality, Order, Practice, Assertiveness, Assertive

The only healthy communication style is assertive communication.

- Jim Rohn

topic: Communication, Healthy, Style, Assertiveness, Assertive

Let's build bridges, not walls.

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

topic: Wall, Bridges, Assertiveness, Assertive, Being Assertive

Women are a little more assertive in terms of our ability to express our feelings when we fall in love.

- Alicia Machado

topic: Falling In Love, Feelings, Littles, Assertive, Being Assertive

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

- V. S. Pritchett

topic: Spirit, Assertive, Cautious, Observant, Being Assertive

If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.

- Arlen Specter

topic: Country, Strong, Play, Assertiveness, Ingenuity

My generation of bossy, confident, baby-boom women were something brand new in history. Our energy and assertiveness weren't created by Betty Friedan, unknown before her 1963 book, or by Gloria Steinem, whose political activism, as even the Lifetime profile admitted, did not begin until 1969.

- Camille Paglia

topic: Baby, Book, Political, Assertiveness, Political Activism

New Yorkers, by reputation, are fast-talking, assertive and easily annoyed; I fit right in.

- Jane Pauley

topic: Talking, Annoyed, Reputation, Assertive, Being Assertive

The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.

- Tony Robbins

topic: Life, Motivational, Relationship, Assertiveness, Effective Communication

The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.

- Warren Buffett

topic: Success, Differences, People, Investment Success, Successful Investing

Being assertive does not mean attacking or ignoring others feelings. It means that you are willing to hold up for yourself fairly-without attacking others.

- Albert Ellis

topic: Attitude, Mean, Feelings, Assertive, Being Assertive

Learn to be difficult when it counts

- Tim Ferriss

topic: Inspirational, Difficult, 4 Hour Work Week, Preferential Treatment, Assertive

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

- Wes Fesler

topic: Home, Doe, Tongue, Assertiveness, Assertive

It does, Tennyson, because there’s a fine line between confidence and arrogance. There’s a fine line between being assertive and being a bully. And you’re on the wrong side of both lines.

- Neal Shusterman

source: Neal Shusterman (2010). “Bruiser”, p.21, Harper Collins

topic: Bully, Arrogance, Doe, Fine Lines, Tennyson