“I like saying ‘No.’ It lowers their enthusiasm.”— Aisha Muharrar, Ron Swanson, Nick Offerman, imdb.com
“Freedom is control in your own life. I have more control now than in the past, and I'm learning the value of saying no. That's very important.”— Willie Nelson, esquire.com
“No more pandering. No more feeling guilty about hurting someone’s feelings when something doesn’t feel right for me. I have made a promise to myself to be responsible to my self, that in order to trust my instincts I must first respect them.”— Scarlett Johansson, nydailynews.com
“I would love to live in a world where women feel safe saying NO, loudly & clearly every time they feel uncomfortable but that’s something that is often impossible for women. After all, the word no hasn’t been taught to us. We haven’t been given the freedom to say no all the time.”— Arnesa, twitter.com
“There is this idea that the only way to turn down sex is by saying “Stop”. Men are conditioned to believe that as long as you don’t hear that ONE WORD IN THE ENTIRE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, it means that she’s just playing hard to get, and is looking for you to convince her. Which does happen, don’t get me…”— Jack Uzcategui, medium.com
“That’s it. That’s all. We need to raise the bar. “Take me as I am” does not cut it anymore, we need to be better. We need to learn how to ask the yes or no questions and we need to read the damn signs. Cause for some people it’s just bad sex, but for others it’s a night where they felt their agency…”— Jack Uzcategui, medium.com
“'no' might make them angry, but it will make you free. - if no one has ever told you, your freedom is more important than their anger”— Nayyirah Waheed, amazon.com
“I had to learn how to say no to others and yes to myself, and today I no longer feel ashamed for not being 'fun' and being down for every draining activity I'm asked to do.”— Whitney Cummings, amazon.com
“Your ability to say ‘no’ to unacceptable behavior will help you to become a happier, more compassionate person.”— Jordan Bach, twitter.com
“You have to learn to say no without feeling guilty. Setting boundaries is healthy. You need to learn to respect and take care of yourself.”— Anonymous, huffingtonpost.com
“Get comfortable saying no. Once a people-pleaser realizes the world won’t crumble into smithereens if she says no or changes her mind, it’s a new day.”— Martine Thompson, vogue.com
“You don't have to come up with an excuse for something you don't want to do or can't afford to do.”— Chelsea Fagan, youtube.com
“I like saying ‘No,’ it lowers their enthusiasm.”— Greg Daniels, Ron Swanson, Nick Offerman, imdb.com
“You know what? I don’t wanna do it. And it’s very liberating to say no to shit you hate. So you go ahead live your truth, I’ll be here living my truth.”— Hannah Horvath, Hannah Horvath, Lena Dunham, amazon.com
“Each time you avoid saying no to something you really don’t want, you give away your power.”— Amy Morin, amazon.com