Sentence examples for be assertive and from inspiring English sources

It tended to be assertive, and I agree with Montaigne that assertiveness provokes resistance.

"Be assertive and let them know we mean business".

That leaves the burden on caregivers to be assertive and ask for help, these experts agreed.

"We may be assertive and we may be loud, but we speak from the heart.

He just needs to be assertive and gracious and avoid stepping into a hit or looking rattled".

Democratic Arab states might converge in their policies with the West's priorities.Whereas aging autocrats cooperated easily with the West, genuine Arab democracies could be assertive and uncomfortable neighbours.

That said, knowing that many doctors have an honorable intention to minimize a patient's anxiety, I must be assertive and solicit information from my doctor.

Buyers of multiple pairs were fifty per cent more likely to be assertive and forty-seven per cent more likely to be spontaneous.

"Someone who is passive-aggressive will maintain that nothing is wrong, so be assertive and insist you believe things have changed and want to know what you can do to be a more effective collaborator," Mr. Beyer says.

For example, men are expected to be assertive and athletic; women, deferential and modest.

And be aggressive: the in-store folk are trained to maximize every dollar, so be assertive and tell them that it's their policy that allows this.