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> [Saying no”, argues the author Kevin Ashton, “has more creative power than ideas, insights and talent combined. No guards time, the thread from which we weave our creations. The math of time is simple: you have less than you think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ashton/saying-no-argues-the-author-kevin-ashton-has-more-creative-power-than/)

[Kevin Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ashton/)

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> [Saying “no” has more creative power than ideas, insights and talent combined...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ashton/saying-no-has-more-creative-power-than-ideas-insights-and-talent/)

[Kevin Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ashton/)

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## Other authors on Saying no

## More by Kevin Ashton

> [The math of time is simple: you have less than you think and need more than you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ashton/the-math-of-time-is-simple-you-have-less-than-you-think-and-need-more/)

[Kevin Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ashton/)

> [Saying no”, argues the author Kevin Ashton, “has more creative power than ideas, insights and talent combined. No guards time, the thread from which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ashton/saying-no-argues-the-author-kevin-ashton-has-more-creative-power-than/)

[Kevin Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ashton/)

> [But “no” is the button that keeps us on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ashton/but-no-is-the-button-that-keeps-us-on/)

[Kevin Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ashton/)

> [There are few overnight successes and many up-all-night successes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ashton/there-are-few-overnight-successes-and-many-up-all-night-successes/)

[Kevin Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ashton/)

> [Saying “no” has more creative power than ideas, insights and talent combined...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ashton/saying-no-has-more-creative-power-than-ideas-insights-and-talent/)

[Kevin Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ashton/)

> [Having ideas is not the same thing as being creative. Creation is execution, not inspiration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ashton/having-ideas-is-not-the-same-thing-as-being-creative-creation-is/)

[Kevin Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ashton/)

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