Saying No Quotes

122 quotes by 103 authors

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. — Tony Blair
I do say no to lots of things, actually! I know it doesn't look like it. But I have a tendency to a) be rubbish… — Jo Brand
The film industry is about saying 'no' to people, and inherently you cannot take 'no' for an answer. — James Cameron
A man who says that no patriot should attack the war until it is over... is saying no good son should warn his mother of… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. It is easy… — Jean Anouilh
His face is so calm, He shows no sign of stress or anything. Its as if he's saying, "No problem. Relax. I'm just going to… — Dominic Roussel
If we can ... get them to understand that saying 'no' to drugs is rebelling against their parents and the generations of the past, we'd… — John Van de Kamp
Choice means saying no to one thing so you can say yes to another. — Dan Millman
On her daughter, Jessica: Kids at her school will sidle up to me and say, Does Jessica know what happens in book 4? Does Jessica… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
We believe in saying no to thousands of projects so that we can really focus on the few that are truly important and meaningful to… — Tim Cook
When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself. — Paulo Coelho
When asked how she knows when her writing is where she wants it to be: "I know when it's the best I can do. It… — Maya Angelou
Keep in mind that you are always saying "no" to something. If it isn't to the apparent and urgent things in your life, it is… — Stephen Covey
Just saying no prevents teenage pregnancy the way 'Have a nice day' cures chronic depression. — Faye Wattleton
You're saying, no, state said two kinds of marriage; the full marriage, and then this sort of skim-milk marriage. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
I mean, there are lots of people who get married who can't have children. To take a state that does allow adoption and say-there, what… — Stephen Breyer
Success depends on getting good at saying no without feeling guilty. You cannot get ahead with your own goals if you are always saying yes… — Jack Canfield
Saying no can be the ultimate self-care. — Claudia Black
I was really good at saying no. I decided I was just going to say yes to any opportunity that came, no matter how crazy.… — Mila Kunis
I've always felt that if you back down from a fear, the ghost of that fear never goes away. It diminishes people. So I've always… — Hugh Jackman

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