Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best. — John C. Maxwell
Learn how to say no. Don't let your mouth overload your back. — Jim Rohn
Learn to say no… executives must learn to say no to inferior products and ideas; no to those who seem to be making a mistake. — Estee Lauder
You need to learn how to start saying no to things you do want to do, with the recognition that you have only one life. — Oliver Burkeman
If you can learn how to say No skillfully and wisely, you can create what you want, protect what you value, and change what doesn’t work. — William Ury
Don't allow people to suck up all your time with their questions or problems. Learn to say 'no' more often. — Lewis Howes
Your capacity to say "No" determines your capacity to say "Yes" to greater things. — E. Stanley Jones
The word ‘no’ is a great time-saver. Say no to anything that is not the highest and best use of your time. — Brian Tracy
Too many of us fail to fulfill our needs because we say no rather than yes, yes when we should say no. — William Glasser
Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough. — Josh Billings
Don't say maybe if you want to say no. — Paulo Coelho
Very successful people say no to almost everything. — Warren Buffett
You’ve gotta keep control of your time, and you can’t unless you say no. You can’t let people set your agenda in life. — Warren Buffett
The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything. — Warren Buffett
Here's a vice: I say yes to too many things. I wish I had the guilty pleasure of saying no. My goal is to try to do less, but more fully. — Sigourney Weaver
Short Learn To Say No Quotes
In short: just say NO TO DRUGS, and maybe you won't end up like the Hurd people. — Linus Torvalds
Teach your tongue to say “I don’t know” instead of to make up something. — Jewish Proverbs
No' is a dynamic that you've got to master before you can ever master 'yes.' — Chris Voss
Just saying no prevents teenage pregnancy the way 'Have a nice day' cures chronic depression. — Faye Wattleton
You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance. — Ray Bradbury
How do you say no when a little kid is asking you for ice cream? I know I can't say no to it myself. — Jimmie Johnson
Yes and no are very powerful words. Mean them when you say them. Respect them when you hear them. — Michael Josephson
Strategy is choice. Strategy means saying no to certain kinds of things. — Michael Porter
Learn to say No without explaining yourself.
When You Learn To Say No Quotes
When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself. — Paulo Coelho
When you arrive at a certain level it's very easy to say yes: that is the moment to learn to say no. — Jose Carreras
Lesson learned? When people say, "You really, really must" do something, it means you don't really have to. No one ever says, "You really, really must deliver the baby during labor." When it's true, it doesn't need to be said. — Tina Fey
If someone offers you an amazing opportunity and you're not sure you can do it, say yes - then learn how to do it later.
It seems obvious that there comes period in your life when you have to learn to say no to things you don't want to do. But the biggest trickiest lesson in holding on the stalwart committment to your creativity is learning how to say no to the things you do want to do. — Elizabeth Gilbert
Then as everything, like I say, things started to come together, when things started to go our way, that's when you results started to come. I was no different driver. I was certainly learning every time I went in the car. — Dan Wheldon
When your thoughts come and you're trying to stop them, simply say "No". Learn the mantra "No". Every time a thought comes in your mind ... just say no. — Frederick Lenz
I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.
When you learn to say yes to yourself, you will be able to say no to others, with love. — Alan Cohen
Freedom comes when you learn to let go, creation comes when you learn to say 'no' — Madonna Ciccone
Balancing your budget is like protecting your virtue. You have to learn when to say no. — Ronald Reagan
Learn to say No—and to be rude about it when necessary. Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty, or to do your own work, and certainly no time for love and happiness. The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you. — Robert A. Heinlein
I Will Learn To Say No Quotes
No relationship would be successful without a little compromise. If you can't learn to do that then I'm sorry to say your relationship will never survive. Love is about giving and taking, it's not just about smiles and kind words. Compromise is key. — Glennon Melton
Let the master praise him, and say, "Here ye do well." For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit, and encourage a will to learning, as is praise. — Roger Ascham
One lesson I have learned the hard way, and there will not be any such thing in the White House. Although, I am quick to add, there's no evidence that it was ever hacked. And unfortunately, you can't say that for a lot of the government. — Hillary Clinton
If someone offers you and amazing opportunity and you're not sure you can do it, say yes - then learn how to do it later.
When a young woman tells me that she wants to become and actor, I say, 'No, be a writer. Or go to business school and learn how to run a studio.' The only real change will come from behind the scenes. — Halle Berry
I learn from my mistakes. It’s a very painful way to learn, but without pain, the old saying is, there’s no gain. — Johnny Cash
Learn how to say no. Don't let your mouth overload your back.
Looking back, I've learned the most from the bad coaches, really, how not to act, how not to coach, how not to treat people. So I always say no matter what situations you're faced with, how bad it is, you can always walk away and learn. You can always rise above it. — Jennie Finch
In 1949, Washington led the formation of NATO and with it effectively assumed command of the Western world’s surviving military might. The civilian head may well be a Belgian one year, a Brit the next, but the military commander is always an American, and by far the greatest firepower within NATO is American. No matter what the treaty says, NATO’s Supreme Commander ultimately answers to Washington. The UK and France would learn this at their expense during the Suez Crisis of 1956 — when they were compelled by American pressure to cease their occupation of the canal zone, losing most of their influence in the Middle East as a result — that a NATO country does not hold a strategic naval policy without first asking Washington. — Tim Marshall
Just be you. I've learned the hard way and in the end, some people are just so full of hate that no matter what you say or do, they'll always have something to say. — Megan Fox
To young men who are looking for an opportunity and who complain there is no opening for them, permit me to say this: 'Go where the poor and the under-privileged are. They will be glad to hear you. When you have learned to bless them, others will be calling for your services. Don't wait for opportunity to come walking up to you. Go to meet it.' — James Gordon Lindsay
Knowledge can be acquired by a suitable and complete study, no matter what the starting point is. Only one must know how to "learn." What is nearest to us is man; and you are the nearest of all men to yourself. Begin with the study of yourself; remember the saying "Know thyself." — G. I. Gurdjieff
If we say I love you, it may be received with doubt, for there are times when it is hard to believe. Say I hate you, and the one spoken to believes it instantly, once for all. ... Love must be learned, and learned again and again; there is no end to it. Hate needs no instruction, but waits only to be provoked. — Katherine Anne Porter
If we are to say no to covetousness, we must learn to say yes to contentment. This involves learning to be content with what we have (Hebrews 13:5). Much of our discontentment may be traced to expectations that are essentially selfish and more often than not completely unrealistic. — Alistair Begg
One of the things that I truly have had to learn, sometimes the hard way, but that I'd like to share with you is to trust your own instincts no matter what people might say about you, no matter what criticism or what negativity might come your way for just being who you are, and just being yourself, it's so important. Tonight is your night. — Christina Aguilera
My mother used to tell me, No matter what they ask you, always say yes. You can learn later. — Natalie Wood
Always be eager to learn, no matter how successful you might already be. In the Millionaires' Club, we sometimes invite a billionaire to come talk to us. He says, 'You're doing okay, but come on. How about if you really poured it on!' — Jim Rohn
I've learned... That you should never say no to a gift from a child. — Andy Rooney
Learning to "just say no" to emotional reactions isn't repression. Saying no means not engaging the frustration, anger, judgment, or blame. Without engagement, you won't have anything to repress. — Doc Childre
Learn to say no in situations where saying no can be difficult, where it could mean getting fired. Say no anyway, because it could lead you to greater opportunities. — Sam Dash
If there's one thing I've learned in this life, it's that you never say no to an old gypsy woman with a blind eye and leprous fingernails. — Roger Ebert
I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don't want to do, I say no. I have to trust that. And I'm not afraid to talk money. — Diana Ross
I'd like to start off by saying that every experience no matter what it is, good or bad, you'll learn from it. That's just life. But something I've done I've regretted is probably picking on my siblings growing up, because you appreciate them so much more as you grow older. — Olivia Culpo
The most important lesson I've learned in this business is how to say no. I have said no to a lot of temptations, and I am glad I did. — Penelope Cruz
I'm a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no. — Nujood Ali
There is just something that people taught me in general for self-care, would just be to spend some time alone and to protect yourself. Learning to say no is something that helps in that, and what you're comfortable with and what you're not comfortable with, and finding the line. That's it. Otherwise it's just going to be really hard. — Rowan Blanchard
Don't take on things you don't believe in and that you yourself are not good at. Learn to say no. Effective leaders match the objective needs of their company with the subjective competencies. As a result, they get an enormous amount of things done fast. — Peter Drucker
Learn to say no, so your yes has some oomph. — Kristin Armstrong
Learn to say no; it will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin. — Charles Spurgeon
Be more concerned with being interested than being interesting. — Chris French
I might have had too many friends in my twenties. I probably said yes too much, and then I had to learn how to say no. How to get away in order to work on stuff. — Chadwick Boseman
Getting to know ourselves and learning to control ourselves are the two great tasks of life. Don't make up strange and exotic 'penances.' Simply say no to yourself once a day, and you will be on the road to sanctity for the rest of your life. — Joan D. Chittister
For a while, I was saying 'no' way too often. I turned down 'An Officer and A Gentleman,' 'Splash' and 'Midnight Express.' I could name you tons more. I would go off and experience life instead of working - I was learning to fly jets, went on an African safari, sailed the Caribbean - which wasn't necessarily bad. — John Travolta
I've learned not to take things personally. We can get offended by anything if we want to. It's not hard to hurt someone's feelings; all they have to do is believe what the offender is saying to be true. No one knows me like I know me, and therefore, no one can hurt me. — Melanie Iglesias
I have no ego. There is no way you can have a big ego and survive in this [show]business. You can't learn if you think no one else has anything to say that's of value. — Jennifer Lopez
One key to successful relationships is learning to say "no" without guilt, so that you can say "yes" without resentment. — Bill Crawford
I just try and learn to be a good husband and be a good father before I am a good rock star. That means saying no to certain things that go with the business. — Alan Cooper
One of the hardest obstacles I've had to overcome in my life was not understanding how to draw healthy boundaries. I finally learned it's perfectly OK to say no. — Maria Canals Barrera
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