Foundation Quote by Arthur Helps

it isn't good tactics to ask for something that you know will be refused.

— Patricia Wentworth

To refuse has so many more consequences than submitting.

— Gillian Flynn

Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful.

— Ric Ocasek

If a favour is asked of you, grant it if you can. If not, refuse it in such a manner as that one denial…

— James Burgh

If you are forced to give someone an opportunity when you don't want to, that's going to turn you even more against it.

— John Barnes

“You can’t ask authentically and gracefully without truly being able to accept “No” for an answer. Because if you’re not truly willing to accept…

— Amanda Palmer

Question the motives of those who make requests of you. Discover what they really want. You may not want to give it.

— Vernon Howard

The really important thing is not to reject anything.

— Susan Sontag

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

— Paulo Coelho

I refused to take no for an answer.

— Bessie Coleman

No one expects you to deny and no one accepts your reasons why. You cling to the ways of my name when you touch…

— Brandon Flowers

An objection is not a rejection; it is simply a request for more information

— Bo Bennett