Corey Hawkins Quotes

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.

Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.

I think it's just as important what you say no to as what you say yes to.

There are too many things I find it difficult to say 'no' to.

What we say no to is sometimes more important than what we say yes to.

I've always been of the mindset that you will be defined by the things you say 'no' to because it's so easy to say 'yes.'

Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you many second chances.

It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

When you arrive at a certain level it's very easy to say yes: that is the moment to learn to say no.

Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory.

Just being aware of what you are about to do greatly diminishes the tendency to do what you don't want to. You will pull your hand back from that pizza slice, tell the waitress that you are passing on dessert, put on your gym shoes instead of going under the comforter, and take several deep breaths instead of screaming at your daughter.

About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you're fighting temptation.

Every time I say 'no' to a small temptation, I strengthen my will to say 'no' to a greater one.

It's not easy not to play.

Refrain to-night; And that shall lend a kind of easiness To the next abstinence, the next more easy; For use almost can change the stamp of nature, And either master the devil or throw him out With wondrous potency.

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.

Chastity works better if you don't keep testing it.

I have been accused of never saying no.

We say no to lots of things that would please us. I would like to punch people every now and then, but I don't. I would like to have something for free rather than pay for it. I would like to skip to the front of the line... I don't mean to brush aside the taste of meat, which is a powerful attraction. But its power is not without limit.

What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they don't want to discourage it completely.

You oughtn't to yield to temptation. Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd.

Temptation to behave is terrible.

Once you learn how to say no, that's about the only place that you'll have control of your work and what you do.

Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces.