Lack of Assertiveness Quotes

Karen wasn't hard, she was soft, too soft. A soft touch. Her hair was soft, her smile was soft, her voice was soft. She was so soft there was no resistance. Hard things sank into her, they went right through her, and if she made a real effort, out the other side. Then she didn't have to see them or hear them, or even touch them.

I'm so weak at saying no.

In our desire to please everyone, it's very easy to end up being invisible or mediocre.

The weak may be joked out of anything but their weakness.

As many people die from an excess of timidity as from bravery.

If I've learned one thing from my mother, my teachers, my greatest female inspirations, it's that Boundaries Are Optional.

The true source of our sufferings has been our timidity.

I don't walk into a room with an authoritative stance. I tend to be a little more submissive, even though I think I have a certain amount of strength. So, it's tough for me to play authority without feeling uncomfortable.

Man is timid and apologetic; he is no longer upright; he dares not say "I think," "I am," but quotes some saint or sage.

There are some nights when everything goes your way and some when it doesn't, and this wasn't our game. I was most disappointed with our lack of aggression as that is normally one of our characteristics.

Cowards, I believe, are people who are afraid to embrace what they want or need in a natural, honest way.

People waste more time waiting for someone to take charge of their lives than they do in any other pursuit.

We are as often duped by diffidence as by confidence.

I was more wishy-washy in the first 12 years of my career, just because that was my personality.

I don't think I could be terribly demanding even if I wanted to be.

One made the observation of the people of Asia that they were all slaves to one man, merely because they could not pronounce that syllable No.

Submit your sentiments with diffidence. A dictatorial style, though it may carry conviction, is always accompanied with disgust.

If all were gentle and contented as sheep, all would be as feeble and helpless.

Action isn’t my forte. I’m an expert on contemplation and mild regret.

Diffidence and awkwardness are antidotes to love.

Feeble and timid minds . . . consider the use of dilatory and ambiguous measures as the most admirable efforts of consummate prudence.

I have no will of my own. Never did. Limp and lily-livered, I always obey - is it possible that's attractive to women?

Diffidence is a sort of false modesty.

If I have one vice and I can call it nothing else it is not able to say 'no'.

In general, higher education does not know how to speak for its interests. It offers a stance that is defensive, cowardly and likely to be ineffective.