13 Quotes on the Power of Saying NO

Click here for a summary for a very important video by Gabor Mate where he talks about how the body will start saying NO if you don’t.

“No” is a complete sentence. – Shonda Rhimes

So the idea is that your body knows when there’s a no, when there’s a yes, and when there’s what I’m going to call a subtle no, and we say ANYTHING OTHER THAN A WHOLE-BODY YES IS A NO. – Diana Chapman

You have one failing you must overcome. One thing you must learn if you are to be a completely happy man/woman, maybe the most important lesson in living. You must learn to say no. You do not know how to say no and that’s a serious deficiency. It was very difficult for me to but once I did, life became much easier. – Charlie Chaplin (unconfirmed as I can’t find it anywhere).

It’s only by saying ‘no’ that you can concentrate on the things that are really important. – Steve Jobs

Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough. – Josh Billings

If you want more time, freedom, and energy, start saying no. – Anonymous

When you say yes to others, make sure you are not saying no to yourself. – Paulo Coelho

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Freedom comes when you learn to let go, creation comes when you learn to say no. – Madonna Ciccone

I refuse to please others at the expense of my emotional well-being. Even if it means saying no to people who are used to hearing yes. – Anonymous

It takes true courage and real humility to say no. – Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

No is a complete sentence. It does not require an explanation to follow. You can truly answer someone’s request with a simple no. – Sharon E. Rainey

Don’t say maybe if you want to say no. – Paulo Coelho

If I’m forced to make a decision the answer is always ‘no’ – Tim Ferriss

(I read a valuable quote that goes along the lines of teaching your kids to learn how to hear the word ‘no’. If you say no to your children you and them have to be ok with it. Maybe Jordan B. Peterson or Dr. Paul Dobransky)