I've always been afraid of saying no to people because I don't want them to be disappointed and dislike me. — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
It's only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that really matter. — Scott Belsky Copy Share Image
Part of the skill of saying no is to shut up afterward and not babble on, offering material for an argument. — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
Some people started to call me "the King of No" because with Daft Punk we were saying "no" to everything. — Pedro Winter Copy Share Image
Stop saying no offense,” I said, “when you say offensive things. It’s not a free pass. — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
If you believe that saying no will get you shot, well, what a fine way to go. — Peter Block Copy Share Image
Saying no to loud people gives you the resources to say yes to important opportunities. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Americans are gathering the courage to just say no. We are saying no to addictive consumer lifestyles. We are saying no to… — Cynthia McKinney Copy Share Image
In the immortal words of Roberto Duran, we are saying, 'No mas!' We will educate students and then promote them, not the… — Joel Klein Copy Share Image
“It takes valor to identify your breaking points and refuse to allow people/circumstances use them to force you say/do things you don’t… — Assegid Habtewold Copy Share Image
That's really just the worst part of life really, you get bracketed somewhere and the next thing you know people are saying,… — Morgan Freeman Copy Share Image
Of course they were saying: No doping! But as a rider, it's difficult to believe that things can really change from one… — Patrik Sinkewitz Copy Share Image
We conservatives don't have a corner on saying 'no'. We're just the ones who say it when it's the right thing to… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
I know you have 1000 great ideas for things that iTunes could do. And we have 1000 more. But innovation is not… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
I'm not saying no to anything, at least as far as reading scripts. I don't care if it's television or films but,… — Michael B. Jordan Copy Share Image
I tend to not speak up as much, so saying no is rather difficult for me. The biggest step of being an… — Selena Gomez Copy Share Image
The traditional view of purpose says it comes from on high, from God, from the Creator. Darwin's idea of natural selection makes… — Daniel Dennett Copy Share Image
Many of us, utterly overcome by Tamas, the dark and heavy demon of inertia, are saying nowadays that it is impossible, that… — Sri Aurobindo Copy Share Image
I think that the best approach would be if the American people ever insist that we cut down on the massive amounts… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Saying no isn't easy, but it's a required skill if you wish to have any degree of focus in your life. If… — Steve Pavlina Copy Share Image
We are the most focused company that I know of or have read of or have any knowledge of. We say no… — Tim Cook Copy Share Image
In a language as idiomatically stressed as English, opportunities for misreadings are bound to arise. By a mere backward movement of stress,… — Ian Mcewan Copy Share Image
I needed to do a lot of saying no. I had a lot of [interest] from people who I just didn't think… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone, and the only… — Octavio Paz Copy Share Image
When I said that something was going to cost a certain amount of money, I actually knew what I was talking about.… — Duncan Jones Copy Share Image
The biblical authors wrote of God's sovereignty over His world, and of man's experiences within that world, using such modes of speech… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
We have compassion because of the incredible pain and suffering which we as unenlightened beings cause to ourselves and all others through… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
“Steve Jobs gave a small private presentation about the iTunes Music Store to some independent record label people. My favorite line of… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
It only takes one mistake,' the Dan Banyan guy says, 'and nothing else you ever do will matter.' With his empty hand,… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
You're scaring me," Jack's voice finally cut through, and I opened my eyes, barely able to see him. "okay, good, yes, breathe.… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
There is nothing everyone is so afraid of as being told how vastly much he is capable of. You are capable of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
![“I needed to do a lot of saying no. I had a lot of [interest] from people who I just didn't think were quite right for it. And I didn't want a bad film to be made of the book, either a sentimental one or a creepy one, so I did a lot of, "No thank you." Then when the right filmmaker came along, yes…” quote by Emma Donoghue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d91/emma-donoghue-1499_book_i-needed-to-do-a-lot-of-saying-no-i-had_1728911.jpg)
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![“Steve Jobs gave a small private presentation about the iTunes Music Store to some independent record label people. My favorite line of the day was when people kept raising their hand saying, "Does it do [x]?", "Do you plan to add [y]?". Finally Jobs said, "Wait wait — put your hands down. Listen…” quote by Derek Sivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dfa/derek-sivers-9939_add_steve-jobs-gave-a-small-private-presenta_1859604.jpg)
