Warren Buffett Quotes

Don't say yes to something just because it's an opportunity.

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

Investing isn't about beating others at their game. It's about controlling yourself at your own game.

The power of saying no is so much more than the power of saying yes.

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.

No one ever went broke by saying no too often.

Learn to say no, with an eye to saying yes to something else.

I've discovered that I've never had much respect for money, and that has meant that money has ended up ruling me a little bit more than it should have. So I'm trying to learn - at this late stage in life! - to actually control that.

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.

We don't manage money for anyone else. We bear responsibility only for our own risks.

The only power you have is the word no.

I have been accused of never saying no.

It's one of the most important things at the end of the day, being able to say no to an investment.

Women often come up not knowing how to make decisions. We get wishy-washy. We become great wage earners - breadwinners - but we don't know how to control empires.

I find it hard to say no to people.

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.

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

I'm so weak at saying no.

I know the struggle - trust me. I know how hard it is for us to say 'no' to a lot of things that get offered.

We have to not be afraid to say no.

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

I say 'no' a lot. And if I knew how easy it was to say no, I would have started saying it earlier.

Wall Street is littered with the bones of those who knew just what to do, but could not bring themselves to do it.

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

Learn to say no, so your yes has some oomph.