Quotes about Assertiveness

In my house, you got in trouble if you didn't speak up. My mom would be furious at us if we went to school and behaved nicely if someone treated us badly. If we got in trouble because we had yelled at them or told them that they were wrong, my mother would be like, 'Good job.'

And to know how to demand - with all one's might - what one wants

When I say to you, there is nobody like me, and there never was, that is a statement I want every woman to feel and make about themselves.

I just don't want to give them my name and say, 'Do whatever you want.' I am trying to create my brand.

It is OK to be a little selfish about my priorities.

I came here to say that I do not recognize anyone's right to one minute of my life. Nor to any part of my energy. Nor to any achievement of mine. No matter who makes the claim, how large their number or how great their need. "I wished to come here and say that I am a man who does not exist for others.

You're too important for me to take no as an answer

I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.

But you have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage—pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically—to say "no" to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger "yes" burning inside. The enemy of the "best" is often the "good.

Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.

If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair

All of me, every aspect of my being, is important. I count for something. I matter. My feelings can be trusted. My thinking is appropriate. I value my wants and needs. I do not deserve and will not tolerate abuse or constant mistreatment. I have rights, and it is my responsibility to assert these rights. The decisions I make and the way I conduct myself will reflect my high self-esteem.