Bradley Wright-Phillips Quotes

I've never been good at getting on people's nerves, and from the little quotes I read, it's like, 'You're not doing enough in your life if you're not making someone angry.' And I'm like, 'Man. But my life - I seem to help people get somewhere, so am I not? Should I be more aggressive?' That's the way my inside voice sounds.

By nature I can be a confrontational person. I don't feel like there's anything wrong with that.

I don't think anything can help me socially, to be honest: I have this terrible personality. I don't really know how to describe it... maybe I'll go with surly.

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

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 thought I had a talent for alienating people, but I have no idea what it is that doesn't go over.

For me, becoming a man had a lot to do with learning communication, and I learned about that by acting.

I need to learn to be more assertive.

I think I am aggressive, I think I am critical when it's necessary.

Are you intimidated by me? Because if you're intimidated by me, that's something you'll have to deal with.

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

Don't be your own worst critic. If you're not confident in what you're saying, no one else will be either.

I've never been that confident. I don't tend to think, swaggeringly, 'I'm going to ace this.' It's just not who I am.

I'm not that interesting of a person.

Cognitive therapy is based on the idea that when you change the way you think, you can change the way you feel and behave. In other words, if we can learn to think about other people in a more positive and realistic way, it will be far easier to resolve conflicts and develop rewarding personal and professional relationships.

I don't always feel comfortable being outwardly aggressive.

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 must make decisions every five minutes and give the impression of being sure of myself! Sincerely, this is the cause of my verbal violence.

I don't think I'm a good dancer.

You always try to prove yourself.

I was raised by a strong mother who always taught me to speak up, I never had difficulty leaving an uncomfortable situation or cutting eye contact; people used to call me cold.

I'm not a very assertive person.

I should just keep me mouth shut, I just upset people.

I'm not insecure, but I'm not like, 'Hi, I'm confident.'

I have several times made a poor choice by avoiding a necessary confrontation.