Tamora Pierce Quotes

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

I was taught not to confront and interrupt people, but that's what I do every day on 'The View.'

Sometimes you get yourselves in situations where you don't realize people are actually testing you. People are actually provoking you.

I'm only confrontational with my friends.

I believe that it's important to not just shy away from confrontation.

You're asking for trouble, Hannagan," he growls. "And you would be....?" Janie asks. She giggles. "Trouble.

As to how you'll help me," he says. "Well, we have met the Answer, have we not?" He turns back to look at us, his eyes glinting. "It's time for them to meet the Ask.

I can cope with nine of them, so they ought to be able to stand one of me. They could end the tiresomeness and stubbornness by giving me what I want.

I wasn’t going to argue with you. Why ever would you think that? I never argue." Lucian smiled at her. She was so small, it amazed him she was such a strong person. "Of course you do not argue. What was I thinking? Go to sleep, honey, and allow my poor body to rest." I’m already asleep. You’re the one gabbing.

Engagement is not appeasement. Engagement is not surrender.

My dad always told me to stand up to bullies, and Bill O'Reilly is kind of a bully, and he's the kind of kid who hits other kids on the playground. And when you hit him, he runs to the teacher and says, 'Teacher, sue him.'

If someone criticizes me, I strike back.

Talking back and being quite aggressive about stuff and not giving a care in the world about anyone. So it was more, I think, that way and I think that's what happened in that party when I stood in between two people.

I did not deal well with the politicians. I tend to tell people that when they are full of crap, that they are full of crap.

Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.

Over the years, during television interviews, whenever the host or the reviewer or whoever gets cynical and nasty with me, I will behave accordingly. I will defend myself.

A lot of times, you had to beat the bullies at their own game. But the difficulty is not becoming the bully yourself.

I think confrontation is healthy, because it clears the air very quickly.

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

I started to fight with the men. I raised my voice, and they started listening to me.

Rod's not very good at confrontations; he would rather walk away and avoid something rather than go into it.

I'm not a person who likes to confront.

Honestly, I don't talk; I just like to fight. I'm not a good talker.

I think what I learned is that just because somebody says you can't talk to them or just because somebody says they don't have an answer for you, you don't stop.

If I have a problem with somebody, I go ahead and say what's on my mind.