“I have always been the girl who is going to be up front and honest. I'm not going to be some wallflower.”— Ellen Barkin
“Self-assertiveness is the willingness to stand up for myself, to be who I am openly, to treat myself with respect in all human encounters.”— Nathaniel Branden
“Saying 'yes' doesn't mean I don't know how to say no, and saying 'please' doesn't mean I am waiting for permission.”— Amy Poehler