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If you don't want to do something,don't impose on others
Elegance is refusal.
No is a complete sentence and so often we forget that.
When we don't want to do something we can simply smile and say no.
We don't have to explain ourselves, we can just say 'No.'
It's only when ye ken ye can say no that it takes courage.
If you think the most courageous and difficult thing you can do is stubbornly stand your ground, try graciously giving in.
Resisting a beautiful chocolate cake or a wonderful foie gras is as difficult as (the idea of) saying no to Paul Newman.
A soft refusal is not always taken, but a rude one is immediately believed.
It takes a strong character for a person to say, 'I can't do it.'
Learn graceful ways of saying no and of pointing out that this pressure to do something is not in line with most people's wishes.
The old ploy of the powerful: never refuse when you can confuse. Distraction and delay are always better than obstruction.
All possibility of understanding is rooted in the ability to say no.
You tell me that yes, I can do it. I know.
And I may do it, if I so choose.
You tell me that no, I cannot. I say, Oh?
I shall do it, since you refuse!
I'm a very, very stubborn man.
time to assert one's right is when it's denied!" "I'm sorry,
The power of saying no is so much more than the power of saying yes.
It is kindness immediately to refuse what you intend to deny.
In some circumstances, the refusal to be defeated is a refusal to be educated.
In the face of severe injustice, a refusal to dissent is the sign of a character flaw or moral failure.
Resisting is worth doing.
How clerks love refusing. It salves them for being clerks.
He didn't want to believe it, couldn't force
Reality is what resists.
Always resent, never relent.
You cannot just be stubborn against something, you need to be stubborn for something as well
Learning how to say no is an important skill in life, but I've always thought that every time you refuse something, you end up dying a little.
I said, you know they refused Jesus, too. He said, you're not him.
Don't reject a shoe because you can't run in it. It's OK not to run.
When someone forces me to do something I don't do it.
Against the odds, they refuse to succeed.
The prompter the refusal, the less the disappointment.
Never take no from somebody who cannot say yes.-- Adam Braun
Reject me and I don't know how to give up. Accept me and I will still continue.
When children want something they can't have, adults usually respond with logical explanations of why they can't have it. Often, the harder we explain, the harder they protest.
him." "I'm not allowed
He who tenders doubtful safety to those in trouble refuses it.
Resist much, obey little.
When you say yes to something, it's imperative that you understand what you're saying no to.
For usually people resist as long as they can to dismiss the fool they harbor in their bosom, they resist to confess a major mistake or to admit a truth that makes them despair.
Do NOT say you "can't"! You can say, "I don't want to". You can say, "I'm not willing to put forth the effort". But DO NOT say you CAN'T!
A favor is half granted, when graciously refused.
I'm pretty stubborn.
REFUSAL
When you refuse
to tell your weight
and age,
people know
you're fat and old.
To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.
What you resist, persists
People that say "I can't" should try saying "I choose not to.
Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus.
Slaves are not allowed to say no. Laborers may be hesitant to say no. But
professionals are expected to say no. Indeed, good managers crave someone who
has the guts to say no. It's the only way you can really get anything done.
I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying
One picture is worth 1,000 denials.
They say you shouldn't equivocate; They say you should be direct and firm. They say that's "no" is one-word sentence. They say to use it with force.. They say you should never elaborate on "no".
A running theme in my life is my inability to say no to anything.
Sometimes God's refusals are His mercies.
If you have a very commanding argument that you cannot refute, not to accept the argument is to act irrationally.
These demands are not open to negotiation or discussion.
In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.
He refused tea, but Mrs. Crowley poured out a cup and handed it to him. 'You need not drink it, but I insist on your hoding it in your hand. I hat people who habitually deny themselves things.
When it comes to making commitments to other people, sometimes one of the hardest things to learn to say is no when we mean no.
Saying No Is Actually Saying Yes To Other Things
However often you may have done them a favour, if you once refuse they forget everything except your refusal.
Yet, you were going to let me ... ?" "I told you I'm not very good at saying no.
Whatever you resist will persist.
Whatever you resist, persists.
Refusal to listen isn't enough of a response.
I love getting told no 'cause then I fight even more.
We sometimes have to make decisions we don't want to.
A man cannot make statues without rejecting stone.
Some people will make nonsense excuses to avoid things they have no interest in doing.
she refused to feel what he wanted her to feel. Was
Freedom to reject is the only freedom.
The problem most people have is the inability to say 'NO'.
You must not balk whatever is asked of you.
i know the difference between what i can't do and what i refuse to do!
But, being unable to decide yes, she decided no.
A man convinced against his will is not convinced.
You could not claim for yourself that which you were not prepared to grant others.
Say no, then negotiate.
hypocrisy; rejecting what you firmly have in your fist
What you reject cannot be effective for you
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a great evil, as well as a misfortune, to be unable to utter a prompt and decided 'no'.
You make it a production. Slam doors. Knock things over. Scream. But I just leave. Even if I'm still standing there, I leave. I am refusing you. I am denying you. I am an adjective that is quickly turning into a noun.
what it feels like to resist without seeming to resist, to absent yourself while seeming respectful and attentive.
Trying simply provides an excuse for not doing.
Sometimes the things we have to do are objectionable in the eyes of others.
And when someone's asking you to do something in such a pleading way, everything goes against saying no. I
To determine to deny is to settle for violation
In another illustration of reactance, children (and adults too) may refuse all proposals about how to spend the day, even the one they prefer, because they do not want to feel imposed upon.
Some people refuse to accept the limits given to them by others.
You cannot deny the struggle; the struggle denies you.
Exchange the words 'have to' with 'get to.' Exchange the word 'can't' with 'unwilling.
When a person boldly declares 'You can't' he might as well add on 'Can you?' knowing that this spoken roadblock only serves to fuel a challenge in naturally stubborn souls.
I DON'T WANT TO GO.
The worthy always refuse power when first offered.
Decide not rashly. The decision made
Can never be recalled. The gods implore not,
Plead not, solicit not; they only offer
Choice and occasion, which once being passed
Return no more. Dost thou accept the gift?
I can resist everything except temptation.
Nothing so stubborn could change until it became more painful to avoid than to confront.
The discouragement masquerades as the impossibility.
Do not suffer your good nature [ ... ] to say yes when you ought to say no; remember that it is a public not a private cause that is to be injured or benefitted by your choice
You cannot change what you refuse to confront.
He who wills to reject nothing, wills the destruction of will; for will is not only the choice of something, but the rejection of almost everything.