Robert Vaughn Quotes

You have to demand things and believe you're worth more. And once you do demand them, you're usually going to get them. The players who first came in were very humble because we came from obscurity. Today's players, on the other hand, have a sense of entitlement.

Never take what's offered, always ask for more.

I once heard an exec say, "If you don't ask for it, we can't give it to you." We can't go through our lives just being grateful for everything.

Never. Never ask for what ought to be offered.

Learn to ask for what you want. The worst people can do is not give you what you ask for which is precisely where you were before you asked.

The most you get is what you ask for.

I have always believed that I should have had no difficulty in causing my rights to be respected.

Asking what I considered an impossible salary when I didn't want to work for someone has boosted my pay again and again.

As an actor - and I say actor, but actress or actor, whatever - I've had to learn to be very open about what I want. I ask for it, even if I may not get it. I feel like it's worth the ask.

If you see the kids now they have attitude and a strong character. They play one or two games and demand they are involved. I didn't have that. I was too polite. It is not maybe always good to have fight, but gives a stamp - it shows directly that 'I am here. I mean business.'

You don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

I know what I bring to the table, I know my work. That's why I'm able to push for what I want.

You never get what you deserve; only what you have the leverage to negotiate.

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.

The key to success is not purely who's the smartest, who's the best, but also who can say with conviction, "I deserve it." The entire concept is wrapped up in one phrase: "Why not me?

I think the most important thing is to, without belligerence, stand up for what want. Argue compellingly if someone tries to change your script.

No matter what, I'm going to ask for more.

Don't apologize for asking for what you deserve.

You must want! You have the right to ask! You must desire.

I think as long as you're going out and treating everything with respect - you're not going in there acting like a helpless girl - as long as you don't go in there demanding special treatment, I think you won't receive any special treatment.

No matter what stage of life you are graduating from or entering, learning how to build and state your case is something every person in the world should know how to do.

I can stand up for myself.

I was always the captain of every club I played for, so I would expect to be somebody who put themselves forward.

Men will treat you the way you let them. There is no such thing as 'deserving' respect; you get what you demand from people.

If you want your girls to feel strong and intelligent and be outspoken and fight for what they think is right, then I want to be that type of role model.