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title: "3 Phone Instead Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Phone Instead quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Phone Instead sayings and thoughts."
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> [Try to never say 'yes' on the phone; instead, say, 'I'll get back to you.' When you're actually speaking to someone, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/try-to-never-say-yes-on-the-phone-instead-say-i-ll-get-back-to-you/)

[Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/gretchen-rubin-867_actually_try-to-never-say-yes-on-the-phone-instea_310031.jpg)

> [It's important to look people in the eye and have direct conversations. I actually have a rule that if an issue takes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-roy/it-s-important-to-look-people-in-the-eye-and-have-direct/)

[Rachel Roy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-roy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f7/rachel-roy-8959_communication_it-s-important-to-look-people-in-the-eye_1642848.png)

> [When the iPhone was first announced, CEO Steve Jobs spewed enough BS to cover a football field full of babies 3 feet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maddox/when-the-iphone-was-first-announced-ceo-steve-jobs-spewed-enough-bs/)

[Maddox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maddox/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5f/maddox-47642_baby_when-the-iphone-was-first-announced-ceo_2138482.png)

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