Saying no Quotes · Page 3

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

Stop saying no offense,” I said, “when you say offensive things. It’s not a free pass.

— Daniel Handler

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

— Jim Rohn

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

— Faye Wattleton

Every woman knows the art of saying no with the lips and yes with the rest

— Marcello Mastroianni

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

— Seth Godin

Fat is a way of saying no to powerlessness and self-denial.

— Susie Orbach

I'm a person who's fine saying 'No.' I like saying to myself, "no gossiping," "no nagging."

— Gretchen Rubin

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

Americans are gathering the courage to just say no. We are saying no to addictive consumer lifestyles. We are saying no to…

— Cynthia McKinney

We must at all costs avoid saying no because people prefer those who say yes, and this allows us to survive in…

— Paulo Coelho

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

— Anita Hill

I'm a big believer in personal responsibility. My life wasn't always peaches and roses. Where I am today is through a belief…

— Steve Wilkos

I think one manifestation of integrity is holding a grudge. Saying no is a little different. Holding a grudge is the modern…

— Fran Lebowitz

"No" is a word that must never be negotiated, because the person who chooses not to hear it is trying to control…

— Gavin de Becker

I like what Barcelona is doing. This city almost perfectly combines its natural advantages with cultural attractions, IT parks and first-rate educational…

— Charles Landry

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

— Laurie Anderson

I've heard of many people who claim they'd as soon their children were dead as gay. What it took me a long…

— Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

I think I am at the end of a certain phase of my life. What I'm on the lookout for now is…

— Doris Lessing

For a while, I was saying 'no' way too often. I turned down 'An Officer and A Gentleman,' 'Splash' and 'Midnight Express.'…

— John Travolta

When we remember presidents who didn't fulfill their promises - for instance George H.W. Bush saying no new taxes or Barack Obama…

— Evan Osnos

A rebel is a nonconformist who is constantly saying no, and I'm not that. I'm a conformist and I believe in progress,…

— Paul Newman

If someone walked along any high street anywhere in London, and probably anywhere in the country, and looked into a letting agency,…

— Jeremy Corbyn

“Silence isn't always agreement. Sometimes people no longer argue because they no longer care.”

— Joyce Rachelle

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

— Richard Branson

Saying no to something is actually much more powerful than saying yes.

— Tom Hanks

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

— Steven Tyler

Hopeless cases: Executives who assert themselves by saying No when they should say Yes.

— Malcolm Forbes

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

— Kevin Ashton

I've spent years saying no to things. It's important to be selective with both projects and partners.

— Lauren Conrad

I need to learn how to start saying no. Like when someone says ‘please stop choking me.’

— John Mayer

The closest I've ever come to saying "no" is "Not now, we're landing."

— Sam Malone

If we say that anyone who 'moralizes' must be perfect morally then we are in effect saying no one can moralize.

— Jonah Goldberg

Choice means saying no to one thing so you can say yes to another.

— Dan Millman

The power of saying no is so much more than the power of saying yes.

— Julianna Margulies

Enjoy saying "no!" but don't make it the wellspring of your vitality. Be fueled by blood-red yeses.

— Rob Brezsny

People are afraid of failure - they don't like to work so hard and have people keep saying, 'No.' I think that's…

— Russell Simmons

There's an old saying: 'No piece of writing is ever finished, it's just abandoned.' But my own rule is: No piece of…

— Chuck Palahniuk

“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