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

    Tony Robbins (2012). “Unlimited Power: The New Science of Personal Achievement”, p.34, Simon and Schuster
  • 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.

    Bully   Arrogance   Doe  
    Neal Shusterman (2010). “Bruiser”, p.21, Harper Collins
  • Being assertive in the home does not produce any smiling faces, but it does bring out a few tongues.

    Home   Doe   Tongue  
  • Assertiveness is not what you do, it's who you are!

  • Learn to be difficult when it counts. In school as in life, having a reputation for being assertive will help you receive preferential treatment without having to beg or fight for it every time.

  • 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.

    Running   Ideas   People  
    Seminar at LeSEA Broadcasting Studios in South Bend, Indiana, February 1993.
  • New Yorkers, by reputation, are fast-talking, assertive and easily annoyed; I fit right in.

    Jane Pauley (2004). “Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue”, p.22, Random House
  • The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.

  • 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.

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

  • 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 (1999). “The Art of Living Consciously: The Power of Awareness to Transform Everyday Life”, p.169, Simon and Schuster
  • The only healthy communication style is assertive communication.

  • There's boldness in being assertive; there's strength and confidence.

  • 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.

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

  • Let's build bridges, not walls.

  • The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.

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

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

    Source: articles.chicagotribune.com
  • 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.

    Thinking   Needs   Actors  
    "Bryan Cranston Answers Fan Questions (Part I)". www.amc.com.
  • The Canadian spirit is cautious, observant and critical where the American is assertive.

  • There is a fine line between assertiveness and being relaxed.

    Lines   Fine   Assertive  
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