Prunella Scales Quotes

I need to learn to be more assertive.

I'm actually a very shy person. You'd be surprised how many leaders are shy. They're not all extroverts by nature.

Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind.

Maybe almost 20 years ago, I was like, 'God, I need to be more direct.' And I found times that I could practice it when it was maybe not my family or friends or co-workers. It's a quality that's rarely disliked.

I didn't know how to get along with others. I didn't even know how to be in the same room with other people. Then, after a while, you learn.

I'm not aggressive enough.

I'd like to be more assertive when it comes to confrontation. I'm fine on the pitch, but off the pitch, I'm a bit of a softy.

I have that weird thing where, if someone confronts me, I just get as bold as possible.

I'm bad on passive aggression. I know that.

I'm not the greatest communicator. I kind of internalize a lot. See, I just said I need to be quiet, but that's not the kind of communication I mean. I mean expressing myself or even standing up for myself. I can sometimes be very passive.

I've always had to force myself to make friends and speak to people. My parents were quiet, and it took me a while to get used to the fact that people talk about their feelings, their problems.

Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.

There is a fine line between assertiveness and being relaxed.

I was the middle of five children, and we were five very opinionated siblings. That probably pushed me to learn to speak up for myself.

A women knows how to keep quiet when she is in the right, whereas a man, when he is in the right, will keep on talking.

We teach people how to treat us.

Maybe I was just born to argue with men.

Social interactions have always been a bit of a difficult thing for me. I think I have a natural tendency to make people not 100 percent super comfortable.

I've gotten better at not making people feel uncomfortable with my shyness.

I used to get offended by things that were said to me, or how I was seen, Now I educate. If I get pissed off, I'll educate in a sassy way.

I have had a number of less-than-enviable moments in my life when dealing with other people. I won't attempt to blunt that by saying I am not the only one.

As a young person, I wanted everyone to agree with me.

I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.

Being introverted, it doesn't mean necessarily being shy or being afraid of public speaking; it just means that it's hard for me to interact with people for too long.

I'm not a person who likes to confront.