Saying no Quotes · Page 5

“If you really want to be an effective time manager, you will have to learn to say no to other people and…

— Sunday Adelaja

I had to take responsibility, even if it meant saying no to an authority figure, because I was the authority on me.

— Kelley Armstrong

I spend 90 percent of my time saying no, and my accountant yells at me for it, but when I started in…

— Omar Epps

Just saying no prevents teenage pregnancy the way 'Have a nice day' cures chronic depression.

— Faye Wattleton

Sales people should take lessons from their kids. What does the word ‘no’ mean to a child? Almost nothing.

— Jim Rohn

Just saying yes because you can't bear the short-term pain of saying no is not going to help you do the work.

— Seth Godin

Although there are real hazards in saying yes to life, they are inconsequential when compared to the regrets that come with saying…

— Eda LeShan

I try to combine my work with my family, that's what I aspire to. I don't say that's the only thing. It's…

— Connie Nielsen

As peacemakers, we must resist all the powers of war and destruction and proclaim that peace is the divine gift offered to…

— Henri Nouwen

What is deemed "unlikeable" in Washington is actually standing up to Washington and saying no, saying "The emperor has no clothes," saying…

— Ted Cruz

I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his social suggestions. However, to my regret, in…

— Anita Hill

For us, not cooperating in the monopoly regimes of intellectual property rights and patents and biodiversity - saying "no" to patents on…

— Vandana Shiva

During the time I was on The Hardy Boys, I was also watching other people's careers. I thought the next step was…

— Parker Stevenson

We in Africa are always on the receiving end. We have had human slavery, political slavery, economic slavery and now religious slavery.…

— Peter Akinola

I remember saying to someone when I got one of those 'don't do it' comments - I just remember hearing my voice…

— T. R. Knight

Oh, see then, the Simi is not in trouble. I just kill the Greek god and all’s fine. (Simi) You can’t kill…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

For hours she danced and sang and flirted and did this thing that's-she did Marilyn Monroe. And then there was the inevitable…

— Richard Avedon

I remember George Mitchell - I was doing the Clarence Thomas hearing, and there were 48 senators declared they were not prepared…

— Joe Biden

. . . I wrote a letter to Thomas Pynchon asking, Can I have your permission to try to make an [adaptation]…

— Laurie Anderson

The saying "no self, no problem" probably comes from Zen. In their cultures, where Buddhism is kind of taken for granted, as…

— Robert Thurman

One of the things I talk a lot about in my work that I try to practice - which is really hard…

— Brené Brown

Women should feel more liberated to say you know what? I can't bake the cookies for the school bake sale because I…

— Debora Spar

...There are also those who inadvertently grant power to another man's words by continuously trying to spite him. If a man gets…

— Criss Jami

Saying “no” has more creative power than ideas, insights and talent combined...

— Kevin Ashton

Just saying no to drugs is like just saying cheer up to a manic depressant

— Steven Tyler

'No' puts distance between you and the wrong influence.

— Jim Rohn

Focus does not mean saying yes, it means saying no.

— Steve Jobs

I'm a great believer that saying yes is a lot more fun than saying no.

— Richard Branson

“Real freedom is saying 'no' without giving a reason.”

— Amit Kalantri

Kaeleigh, queen of passive, all the time saying no, but not strong enough to mean it.

— Ellen Hopkins

“Information overload (on all levels) is exactly WHY you need an "ignore list". It has never been more important to be able…

— Mani S. Sivasubramanian

Saying 'no' or even 'stop' is the hallmark of the professional you want on your team.

— Seth Godin

If we tackle corruption, no child would sleep hungry, there would be no injustice, every child would be in school.

— Strive Masiyiwa

I'm as proud of many of the things we haven't done as the things we have done. Innovation is saying no to…

— Steve Jobs

I was really good at saying no. I decided I was just going to say yes to any opportunity that came, no…

— Mila Kunis

By doing that [ saying no boots on the ground], she [Hillary Clinton] has empowered the enemy, she's empowered the enemy.

— Donald Trump

Peoples of the Americas are rising once again, saying no to imperialism, saying no to fascism, saying no to intervention - and…

— Hugo Chavez

Focus. Focus. Focus...on your burning priorities. Say no to everything else. Life's short. You only get one shot at great.

— Robin Sharma

Here's a vice: I say yes to too many things. I wish I had the guilty pleasure of saying no. My goal…

— Sigourney Weaver

I think every job that you do gives you the opportunity to learn something new. As hokey as that sounds, that's why…

— Busy Philipps