Saying No Quotes - Page 5

• Si le preguntas a mi mujer, el mayor defecto es mi incapacidad en casa. Ella dice que lo único práctico de mí es que estoy cerca. Y, tengo una memoria terrible. Se me da mal decir que no. A menudo hago doble reserva. Hay muchas cosas.

  Hugh Jackman

  Recuerdos, Libro, Esposa

  "Entrevista con Hugh Jackman REAL STEEL". Entrevista con Christina Radish, collider.com. 4 de octubre de 2011.

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• The moment my doctor told me, I went silent. My mum and dad were with me, then we all went to pieces. I was saying, No, I've got my flight to Sydney in two hours. I'm getting on a plane.

  Kylie Minogue

  Dad, Doctors, Two

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• Stop saying no offense,” I said, “when you say offensive things. It’s not a free pass.

  Daniel Handler

  Offensive, Said, Offense

  Daniel Handler (2012). “Why We Broke Up”, p.34, Egmont UK

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• I have been accused of never saying no.

  William Shatner

  Accused, Has Beens

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• I do say no to lots of things, actually! I know it doesn't look like it. But I have a tendency to a) be rubbish at saying no, and b) be pushed by some kind of Protestant work ethic.

  Jo Brand

  Work Ethic, Looks, Rubbish

  "Jo Brand: '¿Tesoro nacional? Prefiero mantener una mancha de desgracia nacional'". Entrevista con Euan Ferguson, www.theguardian.com. 10 de septiembre de 2011.

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• You're scaring me," Jack's voice finally cut through, and I opened my eyes, barely able to see him. "okay, good, yes, breathe. Breathing helps one stay alive,I've found.What on earth is so bad about a stupid school saying no?" "My life"-I gasped-"is over.It's over. Everything." He frowned dubiously. "Who would want to go to a place called Georgetown, anyhow? Ridiculous. Now,I could understand your devastation if it had a distinguished name like, say, Jacktown, but as it is,you're overreacting. Why do you want to go to more school? I went once for a few hours and nearly lost my mind.

  Kiersten White

  Stupid, School, Eye

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• It only takes one mistake,' the Dan Banyan guy says, 'and nothing else you ever do will matter.' With his empty hand, he takes one of my hands. His fingers feel hot, fever-hot, and pounding with his heartbeats. He turns my hand palm-up saying, 'No matter how hard you work or how smart you become, you'll always be known for that one poor choice.' He sets the blue pill on my palm, saying, 'Do that one wrong thing- and you'll be dead for the rest of your life.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  Mistake, Smart, Blue

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• but you could also look at it the other way. Like you’re saying no matter how bad things are for you, I can still relate.

  Sarah Dessen

  Looks, Matter, Way

  Sarah Dessen (2008). “Just Listen”, p.155, Penguin

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• Kaeleigh, queen of passive, all the time saying no, but not strong enough to mean it.

  Ellen Hopkins

  Strong, Queens, Mean

  Ellen Hopkins (2008). “Identical”, p.45, Simon and Schuster

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• In a language as idiomatically stressed as English, opportunities for misreadings are bound to arise. By a mere backward movement of stress, a verb can become a noun, an act a thing. To refuse, to insist on saying no to what you believe is wrong, becomes at a stroke refuse, an insurmountable pile of garbage.

  Ian Mcewan

  Stress, Believe, Opportunity

  Ian McEwan (1999). “Amsterdam”

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• His face is so calm, He shows no sign of stress or anything. Its as if he's saying, "No problem. Relax. I'm just going to beat you now. It's not going to hurt a bit."

  Dominic Roussel

  Hurt, Stress, Hockey

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• Decir no a la gente ruidosa te da recursos para decir sí a las oportunidades importantes.

  Seth Godin

  Business, Opportunity, People

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• Siempre he tenido miedo de decir que no a la gente porque no quiero decepcionarles y que no les guste.

  Elizabeth Gilbert

  Dislike Me, People, Want

  "Qué suerte tengo". Entrevista con Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. 9 de enero de 2009.

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• Paso el 90% de mi tiempo diciendo que no, y mi contable me grita por ello, pero cuando empecé en este negocio, quería que mi carrera tuviera piernas.

  Omar Epps

  Careers, Legs, Wanted

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• As peacemakers, we must resist all the powers of war and destruction and proclaim that peace is the divine gift offered to all who affirm life. Resistance means saying 'No' to all the forces of death, wherever they may be.

  Henri Nouwen

  War, Mean, Resistance

  Henri J. M. Nouwen (2005). “Peacework: Prayer, Resistance, Community”, Edicoes Loyola

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• Fat is a way of saying no to powerlessness and self-denial.

  Susie Orbach

  Self, Denial, Way

  Susie Orbach (1997). “Fat is a Feminist Issue: The Anti-diet Guide for Women”, Bbs Publishing Corporation

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• During the time I was on The Hardy Boys, I was also watching other people's careers. I thought the next step was to be a movie star. I kept saying no to projects, and offers stopped coming in. I was no longer hot

  Parker Stevenson

  Stars, Boys, Careers

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• When a manager asks for hard data, that's usually just his way of saying no.

  Ward Cunningham

  Data, Way, Managers

  Talk at MS Research, November 2004.

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• Somos la empresa más centrada que conozco, he leído o conozco. Decimos no a las buenas ideas todos los días. Decimos que no a grandes ideas para que el número de cosas en las que nos centramos sea muy reducido, de modo que podamos dedicar una enorme energía a las que elegimos...... No se trata solo de decir que sí a los productos adecuados, sino de decir que no a muchos productos que son buenas ideas, pero no tan buenas como las demás.

  Tim Cook

  Order, Ideas, Numbers

  "Apple COO Tim Cook: 'We Have No Interest In Being In The TV Market'" by Dan Frommer, www.businessinsider.com. February 23, 2010.

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• We in Africa are always on the receiving end. We have had human slavery, political slavery, economic slavery and now religious slavery. We in the church are saying no. We are prepared to live by what God says, not what you say. Man shall not sleep with man, woman shall not sleep with woman.

  Peter Akinola

  Religious, Sleep, Men

  Associated Press Interview, December 2003.

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• If we tackle corruption, no child would sleep hungry, there would be no injustice, every child would be in school.

  Strive Masiyiwa

  Children, Powerful, School

  "Zimbabwe tycoon says he refused massive bribe demands in building his African business empire". www.foxnews.com. October 21, 2013.

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• By my monastic life and vows I am saying no to all the concentration camps, the aerial bombardments, the staged political trials, the judicial murders, the racial injustices, the economic tyrannies, and the whole socioeconomic apparatus which seems geared for nothing but global destruction in spite of all its fair words in favor of peace.

  Thomas Merton

  Political, Trials, Favors

  Thomas Merton (2015). “Choosing to Love the World: On Contemplation”, p.134, Sounds True

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• Pensé que diciéndole que no y explicándole mis razones, mi jefe abandonaría sus sugerencias sociales. Sin embargo, muy a mi pesar, en las semanas siguientes siguió invitándome a salir en varias ocasiones

  Anita Hill

  Regret, Suggestions, Week

  Opening Statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered 11 October 1991, Washington, D.C.

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• I think 2012 is the year when consumers all around the world start saying no to feature phones and start saying yes to smartphones.

  Marc Andreessen

  Pensar, Teléfonos, Años

  "Marc Andreessen: Predictions for 2012 (and beyond)". Interview with Paul Sloan, www.cnet.com. December 19, 2011.

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• Un hombre que dice que ningún patriota debería atacar la Guerra de los Boers hasta que no haya terminado no merece una respuesta inteligente; es como decir que ningún buen hijo debería advertir a su madre de que se tire por un acantilado hasta que no se haya caído por él.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Mother, Peace, War

  "The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton". Vol.I: Non-Fiction,

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