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The thing I encourage people to do is to be assertive. Ask for what you want and need in your relationship. So many people are just not assertive. – George James	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Animals have different personalities like we do, some people sleep with the lights on and some people like to sleep in the complete dark. One pet might have more of a protective, another more of an assertive personality. – Dana Varble	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The dollar could inch even higher if not countered by more assertive moves particularly by the European Central Bank( ECB), which meets this week to deliver a second rate hike to combat rising inflation within the The Euro. – Quincy Krosby	Found on CNN 1 year ago
China is in a position to be more assertive, to impose costs and consequences to countries that don't take China's interest into consideration in their policymaking or actions. – Drew Thompson	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I judge the Chinese through their actions, in addition to the significant increase in Chinese defense expenditures and the historic modernization of the PLA, Chinese demonstrable intent has been seen in its assertive and aggressive action – most pronounced vis-a-vis Taiwan, but also in other parts of the world. – Heino Klinck	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We abide by laws and rules. We give advice, but to grab someone's hand, to beat him up, to send them notice or to send them a warning letter, is against the Emirate's policy. If anyone has done this, it is a self-assertive act. – Mawlavi Abdullah Mohammad	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Muhammad Ali used Muhammad Ali tongue to lacerate racism and White supremacy and oppression in America, muhammad Ali became more militant, not less. Muhammad Ali became more assertive, not less. Muhammad Ali became more confrontational, not less. – Todd Boyd	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Our approach to China has to evolve and essentially meet the reality of the particularly assertive and aggressive China that we see today, i do support an aggressive stance, in a sense, to deal with the challenge that we are facing. – Avril Haines	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
( Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File) Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Zhaos tweet was utterly outrageous and a terrible slur against Australias military. It is truly repugnant. It is deeply offensive to every Australian, every Australian who has served in that uniform, he told reporters in Canberra. The Chinese government should be totally ashamed of this post. The Chinese government diminishes them in the worlds eyes. CHINESE STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA FALL VICTIM TO VIRTUAL KIDNAPPING SCAMS : Prime Minister Scott Morrison said The Chinese government had contacted Twitter asking it to take the post down. The post had a warning tag on it by Monday afternoon but could still be viewed. Zhaos account comes with a Twitter label stating that its a Chinese government account. Despite China blocking Twitter and other U.S. social media platforms within the county, Chinese diplomats and state media have established a strong presence on them. Zhao Lijian was criticized by the U.S. in March after tweeting a conspiracy theory that U.S. soldiers may have brought the coronavirus to China. Zhao Lijian is considered a leading representative of Chinas high-pitched new strain of assertive foreign relations. Prime Minister Scott Morrison acknowledged there were tensions between China and Australia. But this is not how you deal with them. – Scott Morrison	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Staying with statements that are still assertive, but placed in the subjective format can help in debate, conversations and communication. It can open as many doors for authority, while applying humility and honor for another persons views. – Loren Weisman	added by lorenweisman 3 years ago
The people who blame everything and every body else for their lack of success, tended to continue to have a lack of success. Your Proactive, problem solving minded, assertive and responsible approach is going to carry you much further than whining, blaming, pointing fingers and justifying your failures. – Loren Weisman	added by lorenweisman 3 years ago
The people who blame everything and every body else for their lack of success, tended to continue to have a lack of success. Your Proactive, problem solving minded, assertive and responsible approach is going to carry you much further than whining, blaming, pointing fingers and justifying your failures. – Loren Weisman	added by anonymous 3 years ago
When you don't have an assertive OSHA you get these creative approaches. – Michael Duff	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
I think it would be very, very helpful if the federal government could be more assertive and aggressive and more organized in helping all of us to obtain these systems. – Washington Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I am going to go on record as believing Sam Clemens handwriting to be Sam Clemens handwriting, moreover, Sam Clemens temperament was... far more egotistically assertive than those of either of Sam Clemens brothers, Orion and Henry, which makes it more likely that of the three Sam Clemens would be inclined to inscribe Sam Clemens signature on this site. – Alan Gribben	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Take some risks and be more assertive, basically, it's a hell of a thing to ask because there's one tribe on the planet that doesn't like change: it's us, it's bureaucrats. – Michael Moller	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I think we should be very concerned and I think we should be concerned about the Chinese law that makes this permissible, i think it should become a major element of State Department policy to try to straighten this out before we proceed and have real problems because Huawei has been very assertive. – United States	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I heard him, too. He was calling for it, first game ever and he screamed at me. Thats great. You want a player to be aggressive, assertive, and I was really impressed by that. – Nathan MacKinnon	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Performance models need to have a more assertive sound, with more bass. It cannot be a high pitched din, like a sewing machine. It has to be futuristic. – Frank Welsch	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It's a very delicate time for negotiations, north Korea has incentives not to alarm or shock this administration too. I think most observers expect them to avoid assertive or surprising or shocking signals along those lines. – Adam Mount	Found on CNN 5 years ago
On one hand you want to be safe but on the other hand assertive, in the future, the system will observe other drivers on the road and after a certain amount of time adapts to driving conditions ... It's not unlike a human experience. – Amnon Shashua	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Nicki Minaj has always pushed us to further our education and to be assertive and go after what we want, i look forward to continuing my education at Ohio University and will forever be grateful for Nicki Minaj making it possible for me to return to the school I love because without this help I would not have been able to return anytime soon. – Devonte Portis	Found on CNN 6 years ago
If I were one of our Sunni Arab allies watching this, I'd be encouraged that America was back in the business of being more assertive, less passive. That does not mean you are going to send in the troops every time there is a skirmish somewhere, but I thought it was very reassuring. – Mitch McConnell	Found on CNN 7 years ago
We're in a new relationship with a newly aggressive, newly assertive Russia, it's brought us back to the primacy of our initial core task: collective defense, our immediate neighborhood. – Douglas Lute	Found on Reuters 7 years ago

The thing I encourage people to do is to be assertive. Ask for what you want and need in your relationship. So many people are just not assertive.

– George James

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Animals have different personalities like we do, some people sleep with the lights on and some people like to sleep in the complete dark. One pet might have more of a protective, another more of an assertive personality.

– Dana Varble

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The dollar could inch even higher if not countered by more assertive moves particularly by the European Central Bank( ECB), which meets this week to deliver a second rate hike to combat rising inflation within the The Euro.

– Quincy Krosby

Found on CNN
1 year ago

China is in a position to be more assertive, to impose costs and consequences to countries that don't take China's interest into consideration in their policymaking or actions.

– Drew Thompson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I judge the Chinese through their actions, in addition to the significant increase in Chinese defense expenditures and the historic modernization of the PLA, Chinese demonstrable intent has been seen in its assertive and aggressive action – most pronounced vis-a-vis Taiwan, but also in other parts of the world.

– Heino Klinck

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We abide by laws and rules. We give advice, but to grab someone's hand, to beat him up, to send them notice or to send them a warning letter, is against the Emirate's policy. If anyone has done this, it is a self-assertive act.

– Mawlavi Abdullah Mohammad

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Muhammad Ali used Muhammad Ali tongue to lacerate racism and White supremacy and oppression in America, muhammad Ali became more militant, not less. Muhammad Ali became more assertive, not less. Muhammad Ali became more confrontational, not less.

– Todd Boyd

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Our approach to China has to evolve and essentially meet the reality of the particularly assertive and aggressive China that we see today, i do support an aggressive stance, in a sense, to deal with the challenge that we are facing.

– Avril Haines

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

( Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File) Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Zhaos tweet was utterly outrageous and a terrible slur against Australias military. It is truly repugnant. It is deeply offensive to every Australian, every Australian who has served in that uniform, he told reporters in Canberra. The Chinese government should be totally ashamed of this post. The Chinese government diminishes them in the worlds eyes. CHINESE STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA FALL VICTIM TO VIRTUAL KIDNAPPING SCAMS : Prime Minister Scott Morrison said The Chinese government had contacted Twitter asking it to take the post down. The post had a warning tag on it by Monday afternoon but could still be viewed. Zhaos account comes with a Twitter label stating that its a Chinese government account. Despite China blocking Twitter and other U.S. social media platforms within the county, Chinese diplomats and state media have established a strong presence on them. Zhao Lijian was criticized by the U.S. in March after tweeting a conspiracy theory that U.S. soldiers may have brought the coronavirus to China. Zhao Lijian is considered a leading representative of Chinas high-pitched new strain of assertive foreign relations. Prime Minister Scott Morrison acknowledged there were tensions between China and Australia. But this is not how you deal with them.

– Scott Morrison

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Staying with statements that are still assertive, but placed in the subjective format can help in debate, conversations and communication. It can open as many doors for authority, while applying humility and honor for another persons views.

– Loren Weisman

added by lorenweisman
3 years ago

The people who blame everything and every body else for their lack of success, tended to continue to have a lack of success. Your Proactive, problem solving minded, assertive and responsible approach is going to carry you much further than whining, blaming, pointing fingers and justifying your failures.

– Loren Weisman

added by lorenweisman
3 years ago

– Loren Weisman

added by anonymous
3 years ago

When you don't have an assertive OSHA you get these creative approaches.

– Michael Duff

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

I think it would be very, very helpful if the federal government could be more assertive and aggressive and more organized in helping all of us to obtain these systems.

– Washington Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I am going to go on record as believing Sam Clemens handwriting to be Sam Clemens handwriting, moreover, Sam Clemens temperament was... far more egotistically assertive than those of either of Sam Clemens brothers, Orion and Henry, which makes it more likely that of the three Sam Clemens would be inclined to inscribe Sam Clemens signature on this site.

– Alan Gribben

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Take some risks and be more assertive, basically, it's a hell of a thing to ask because there's one tribe on the planet that doesn't like change: it's us, it's bureaucrats.

– Michael Moller

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I think we should be very concerned and I think we should be concerned about the Chinese law that makes this permissible, i think it should become a major element of State Department policy to try to straighten this out before we proceed and have real problems because Huawei has been very assertive.

– United States

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I heard him, too. He was calling for it, first game ever and he screamed at me. Thats great. You want a player to be aggressive, assertive, and I was really impressed by that.

– Nathan MacKinnon

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Performance models need to have a more assertive sound, with more bass. It cannot be a high pitched din, like a sewing machine. It has to be futuristic.

– Frank Welsch

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

It's a very delicate time for negotiations, north Korea has incentives not to alarm or shock this administration too. I think most observers expect them to avoid assertive or surprising or shocking signals along those lines.

– Adam Mount

Found on CNN
5 years ago

On one hand you want to be safe but on the other hand assertive, in the future, the system will observe other drivers on the road and after a certain amount of time adapts to driving conditions ... It's not unlike a human experience.

– Amnon Shashua

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Nicki Minaj has always pushed us to further our education and to be assertive and go after what we want, i look forward to continuing my education at Ohio University and will forever be grateful for Nicki Minaj making it possible for me to return to the school I love because without this help I would not have been able to return anytime soon.

– Devonte Portis

Found on CNN
6 years ago

If I were one of our Sunni Arab allies watching this, I'd be encouraged that America was back in the business of being more assertive, less passive. That does not mean you are going to send in the troops every time there is a skirmish somewhere, but I thought it was very reassuring.

– Mitch McConnell

Found on CNN
7 years ago

We're in a new relationship with a newly aggressive, newly assertive Russia, it's brought us back to the primacy of our initial core task: collective defense, our immediate neighborhood.

– Douglas Lute

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

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