Jose Carreras Quotes

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

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

I'm pretty good at saying no to things, at discerning between what I'm supposed to do and what I'm not supposed to do.

I could be working 300 hours a week. I just say 'no.' The power of slow is the power of no. I can't go to every party I get invited to. I can't do every work thing.

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 a very easy time saying no to friends.

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

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

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.

My limits will be better marked. Both the limits I will set, and my own limits.

I am incredibly, incredibly fortunate about the opportunities I've had. But at the same time, I've had plenty of opportunities to screw it up, too. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is 'No...' and not feel the need to do everything. It's about doing what rings true to me.

Sometimes we need to tell ourselves that we're not going to do certain things, just in order to stay sane.

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

Before the heart attack, I used to do a lot of work - what's needed and what's not needed. I used to sing songs that leave an impact and those that didn't. I could never say 'No.' Now, I have learnt to say it, though, and believe me, it has not been easy to do so.

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.

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.

I think the New Bohemians' inability to say no was a big part of our problem.

From time to time I might push a little bit too hard and I have got to be a bit more careful.

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

I've gotten myself into some difficult situations because I couldn't say no.

I never refused an autograph, never refused to buy someone a drink. Now I'm learning to say I've got other things on, instead of doing it and wondering why.

I do say no to things that I think are completely gratuitous.

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

I've said no to a lot of things I'd like to have done. My agent has never seen anything like it.

I'm so weak at saying no.