Caroline Polachek Quotes

I don't like saying 'no' to people, and I'm going to have to learn how to say 'no' more.

It's not that difficult to say no when you don't want to do something.

Learn to say no, so your yes has some oomph.

I was 40 before I learned that 'No' was a complete sentence.

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

I have had to learn about saying no.

I'm really good at telling people 'no.'

I have learned how to say no, and I have to check myself all the time. I'm not great at it still. Women get criticized a lot more for saying no than men do.

We have to not be afraid to say no.

Sometimes the hardest decision is to say no to something, and I think when you're less confident or when you're younger, you say yes to everything, and as you get older, you realise you don't need to.

I have a very easy time saying no to friends.

I have learned that it's OK for me to say no to things.

I say 'no' a lot. And if I knew how easy it was to say no, I would have started saying it earlier.

It's harder to say 'no' when you really mean it.

You teach people how to treat you.

No' is golden. 'No' is the kind of power the good witch wields. It's the way whole, healthy, emotionally evolved people manage to have relationships with jackasses while limiting the amount of jackass in their lives.

Truly powerful people don't explain why they want respect. They simply don't engage someone who doesn't give it to them.

There's a lot of power in the word 'no,' and a lot of people, like myself, need to know that.

Saying "yes" doesn't mean I don't know how to say no, and saying "please" doesn't mean I am waiting for permission.

Saying 'no' or even 'stop' is the hallmark of the professional you want on your team.

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

Your yes means nothing if you can't say no.

Learn to say no; it will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin.

I like a man who's going to tell me 'No!' sometimes.

I know who I am, I know what I can and can't do. I know what I will and won't do. I know what I'm capable of and I don't agree to do things that I don't think I can pull off.