No Saying Quotes

My dad was not good at saying no. I'm trying to be better at saying no.

You have to be very strong and headstrong to make your place. You have to know how to say no. Patience is very important.

People are effective because they say 'no,' because they say, 'this isn't for me.'

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

I think it's the actor's job - when you think of being typecast or getting out of the shadow of whatever you've had success in - it's up to you as an actor. The industry will always want to hire you for what you were successful in last and what made money. But you can say no to that and look for other parts.

I think that's part of my evolution: realizing that I can say 'no' to things, even when I'm faced with that lull that comes between projects, and I get anxious because I feel like I need to be constantly working.

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.

Learn how to say no. Don't let your mouth overload your back.

I know the consequences of my decisions. I've said no to the biggest of brands. So when I say no to something, I know how much business I will lose out on.

I have had many successes and many failures in my life. My successes have always been for different reasons, but my failures have always been for the same reason: I said yes when I meant no.

I spent 90 percent of every day saying no to dopey ideas.

I don't know how to say no, and that's a weakness.

If anything gets in the way of me being a good mom or wife, I simply say no.

He was wondering if there was some cryptic, cultish mark on his door that told all the crazy people he'd have trouble saying no.

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

I just work hard and do things as they come along. But it has been a challenge to learn that I have to say 'no' to things and to know how and what to prioritize.

I know people are saying they like you. I'm not being insulted or pushed around or anything. People are coming up because they like me. Nevertheless, I can't be everybody's...none of us can. I hate saying no to people.

I don't think I've necessarily been able to pick and choose in my career; I don't know how many people do. But I'll tell you what I've been able to do: I've been able to say no. It is the only thing you can hold on to sometimes, is that ability to say 'no.' And I think that in that way, you can create some kind of career.