Bossy Quotes

Keeping a feminine approach is vital - men hate bossy females. (Ida Lupino)
Am I bossy? Absolutely. I don't like to lose, and if I'm told 'no', then I find another way to get my 'yes.' View quote
Naomi Campbell
I'm not bossy - I just happen to be more capable than most everyone else. View quote
Shannon Hale
We call our little girls bossy. Go to a playground; little girls get called bossy all the time - a word that's almost never used for boys - and that leads directly to the problems women face in the workforce. View quote
Sheryl Sandberg
In real life, I tend to yell at people a lot. Not because I'm bossy or mean, but because I'm frustrated. View quote
Jen Lancaster
My twin sister, my cousin, and I used to write and perform plays for my family. We raided the closets for costumes and fought over parts. I'm sure I was the bossiest one. View quote
Connie Britton
I have this idea of myself as this quiet, observant, thoughtful child, which my parents roundly contradict. They claim that I was loud and bossy and dancing all the time. View quote
Carrie Coon
I'm the oldest of three girls. My sisters say I can be bossy. View quote
Gayle King
I'm completely in charge of my own life now. Sometimes there's no one there to slap me on the hand and say: 'Stop being so bullish and bossy,' and things like that. View quote
Kiri Te Kanawa
I was an optimistic person, really bossy, gregarious and outspoken. View quote
Mamie Gummer
No, you're not allowed to be bossy when you're married. You have to learn compromise, and compassion and patience. (Star Jones)
I mean, on the television, I've got to continue to be Star Jones Reynolds. And I enjoy that. But in my real life, I'm a wife now. You can't really be bossy when you're married. View quote
Star Jones
Yes, you are nosy. You're a dreadfully nosy, horribly bossy, appallingly clean old woman. Control yourself. You're victimizing us all. View quote
Diana Wynne Jones
Like most loners,” said Moddik, "you carry the seeds of violent authority. Loners need to be bossy. They quickly learn it's the only method they have of shoving people off their backs. View quote
Tanith Lee
I started questioning gender-based assumptions a long time ago. When I was eight, I was confused at being called "bossy,” because I wanted to direct the plays that we would put on for our parents - but the boys were not. View quote
Emma Watson
I swear I'm not bossy in any other aspect of my life - it's just on set. View quote
Margot Robbie
... a full moon shimmered over central Louisiana. This was no rinky-dink moon. This was a moon you had to curtsy to. A big, heavy, mysterious, beautiful, bossy moon. The kind you want to serve things to on a silver platter. View quote
Rebecca Wells
'Bossy' is someone who bosses people around without reason. View quote
Stefanie Powers
Women have made tons of progress. But we still have a small percentage of the top jobs in any industry, in any nation in the world. I think that's partly because from a very young age, we encourage our boys to lead and we call our girls bossy. View quote
Sheryl Sandberg
I would hate people to think bossy is all I can do. View quote
Judi Dench
Never underestimate the power of a bossy woman. (Karen Hawkins)
My older sister is bossy, my brother is a stirrer and me - well, I am perfect! View quote
Jenny Eclair
For me, saying 'I'm bossy' is a cute, tongue-in-cheek way of saying that I'm in control of my life. View quote
Kelis
My mom had an audition for a commercial when I was about two and a half, and I ran in crying and interrupted her. They thought I was cute so they offered me a commercial role. My mom was skeptical and a bit nervous about the child actor thing, but I was extremely bossy and convinced them I wanted to try it. View quote
Mae Whitman
I was always bossy as a kid. I made my friends do shows that I wrote and would take them on tour from house to house. View quote
Casey Nicholaw