Rosabeth Moss Kanter Quotes

No is easier to do. Yes is easier to say.

No is the foundation that we can build our yes on.

What's the difference between yes and no?

When people ask for time, it's always for time to say no. Yes has one more letter in it, but it doesn't take half as long to say.

'No' is a dynamic that you've got to master before you can ever master 'yes.'

Saying no to something is actually much more powerful than saying yes.

REFUSAL, n. Denial of something desired; Refusals are graded in a descending scale of finality thus: the refusal absolute, the refusal condition, the refusal tentative and the refusal feminine. The last is called by some casuists the refusal assentive.

It's really fun to say no sometimes. I just don't want to discount how fun it is to say no and exercise your right to say no, and - as a girl - it's important to know how to say no... and that no means no!

We also get thousands of suggestions. The default answer is always no.

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.'

I have learned that it's OK for me to say no to things.

No, I don't want to coach. I don't want to coach.

If I don't like anything I say no to it.

I have been offered thrice to participate in 'Bigg Boss' and I rejected it everytime.

Let me clear it once and for all: I was never offered 'Befikre.' But had I been offered, I wouldn't have done it.

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.

One of the toughest things about life is making choices. I had a hard time saying 'no' to a bunch of other excellent possibilities.

Saying no to a project is not easy. I'm always under the impression that I might end up upsetting the director or producer of a film.

Rejecting offers has not been easy for me, especially when the movies involve some of my favourite actors and directors.

Saying no is so heartbreaking.

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

Hopeless cases: Executives who assert themselves by saying No when they should say Yes.

No, no, no to Tallyho.

No is no negative in a woman's mouth.

Sometimes, in order to say yes to what matters most, I must say no to good things.