79 Quotes About Saying-no

NO” is a complete sentence. It does not require an explanation to follow. You can truly answer someone’s request with a simple No.

Saying NO is an art, master it.

Until you learn how to confidently say NO to so many things, you shall always say YES to so many things. The real summary of a regretful life is a life that failed to balance YES and NO. Yes! A life that failed to recognize when to courageously say NO and when to confidently say YES!

Take "no" as an encouragement to redouble his efforts, so it was easier to say "yes" right away.

Information overload (on all levels) is exactly WHY you need an "ignore list". It has never been more important to be able to say "No

We must say "no" to what, in our heart, we don't want. We must say "no" to doing things out of obligation, thereby cheating those important to us of the purest expression of our love. We must say "no" to treating ourselves, our health, our needs as not as important as someone else's. We must say “no.

Sometimes "No" is the kindest word.

Silence isn't always agreement. Sometimes people no longer argue because they no longer care.

Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious.  You get to choose how you use it.  You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.