Richard Simmons Quotes

Some people don't realize that a straight 'No' can be the kindest answer in the world.

I issued a number of denials to people I thought needed to hear them

You learn, right, a lot of people's problems - why they get upset, why they get down, why they turn to drink - is because they can't say one word and it's N-O, no.

When people are wrong, you've got to let them know it.

It is a great evil, as well as a misfortune, to be unable to utter a prompt and decided 'no'.

I have had to learn about saying no.

I'm really good at telling people 'no.'

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

People seem to think of me as a goody-goody who never curses, but I can be very nasty if I'm pushed. Cross me too many times, and I'll never talk to you again.

When I speak, I speak facts, and if you're getting mad, it's because you know it's the truth.

I have to prioritize and learn how to sometimes say 'no,' even when there might be a good opportunity. That means turning down a check or a potential relationship, or sometimes letting someone down who you are close with.

It's not that difficult to say no when you don't want to do something.

Sir, with no intention to take offence, I deny your right to put words into my mouth.

There's a lot of power in the word 'no,' and a lot of people, like myself, need to know that.

Your yes means nothing if you can't say no.

I have two rules for living in the world. I never say anything negative about anyone, because that won't get you anywhere. And two, if people confront me with certain questions, if they are not right, I will not answer them.

You don't have to yell at me Schiavone. I'm not blind!

If you can't say yes, it's no. Don't sugarcoat it. Don't talk yourself into yes just to seem like a nice guy. No one ever went broke because he or she said "NO" too often.

I finally learned that it was all right to say something wasn’t working for me when it wasn’t working. The world doesn’t come crashing down when you speak the truth.

People who are most interested in telling the truth about others are generally the least interested in having the truth told about themselves.

Why do people not listen when you say no? Why do they think you are too stupid or too young to understand? Why do they think you are too shy to reply? Why do they keep badgering you until you will say yes?

Don't push me I've got a corner at my back I've nowhere to go except over you.

Do we really have the right to take care of ourselves? Do we really have the right to set boundaries? Do we really have the right to be direct and say what we need to say? You bet we do.

I respect my boundaries, and I insist that others respect them, too.

Sometimes people need to be told to sit down and shut up.