Charles Simmons Quotes

I'm self-opinionated, and I have a sense of self. I can be brutal with agents and have been.

I will talk and act, not on my knees, but with prudence.

A man without decision can never be said to belong to himself.

You have a right to say no. Most of us have very weak and flaccid 'no' muscles. We feel guilty for saying no. We get ostracized and challenged for saying no, so we forget it's our choice. Your 'no' muscle has to be built up to get to a place where you can say, 'I don't care if that's what you want. I don't want that. No.'

I didn't hold back.

Not 100 percent of the time, but I feel like I'm good at being direct. I know what I want, and I feel like I can tell people, 'I want this; I don't want this. I want you; I don't want you. I hope for this, and this is right, and this is wrong for me.'

I'm so weak at saying no.

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

We have to not be afraid to say no.

I have a very easy time saying no to friends.

I sometimes should be more decisive.

Sometimes you have to say, 'I don't have to do everything that comes my way.'

No" is a complete sentence.

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'm one of those women who's not to be messed with. I'm very opinionated and boisterous at times. I'm also kind and humble. I know when to fold and when to hold, and that's important. If my edge scares you, then you have a choice to remove yourself.

Maybe you could call me a little controlling or I like things to be my way, but since I was a little girl, I've known what I wanted. I'm very rootsy, but it really hadn't ever caused me too much strife. I really know when to say when. I'm not too outward but I'm very honest.

I've had to learn how to say 'no' to offers.

You cannot let people come up in your face and stop you.

I think I have a very nice demeanor, but at the same time, when pushed, I will freak out. I have a backbone, but I don't feel like I'm terrible about it.

I love men who know when to put their foot down and when not to.

I learned the power of 'no.' No is really important. Entrepreneurs are told to say 'yes, yes, more, more.'

You have to be a brat in order to carve out your parameters, and you have to be a monster to anyone who gets in your way. But sometimes it's difficult to know when that's necessary and when you're just being a baby, throwing your rattle from the cage.

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.

I'm not strong-willed enough or unkind enough... or maybe simply not wise enough to tell a journalist that a subject is out of bounds.

I'm a pretty tough guy, you know. I'm a pretty hard man. I've got a lot of compassion, but I don't waste time with people.