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Try to never say 'yes' on the phone; instead, say, 'I'll get back to you.' When you're actually speaking to someone, the desire to be accommodating is very strong, and can lead you to say 'yes' without enough consideration.

— Gretchen Rubin

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✓Similar Perspectives

Saying 'yes' to one thing means saying 'no' to another. That's why decisions can be hard sometimes.

— Sean Covey

When you arrive at a certain level it's very easy to say yes: that is the moment to learn to say no.

— Jose Carreras

Unless someone truly has the power to say no, they never truly have the power to say yes.

— Dan Millman

Saying 'no' is not hard for me; it's scarier for me to say 'yes.' I'm actually more afraid of commitment than of saying 'no.'

— Evangeline Lilly

In every place there are 100 people who can say no and only one person who can say yes. You have to get a good piece of material to the right person.

— Robert Evans

There was a period in my life when I would say no, and I didn't know why I was saying no. In most cases, it was out of fear, just trying to be safe. Because 'no' will keep you safe. 'No' won't draw attention to you. But all the cool things are on the other side of 'Yes, And.'

— Ali Farahnakian

Say 'no' more than 'yes,' and just make sure you surround yourself with good people.

— Lindsay Lohan

✗Opposing Perspectives

Just keep saying yes to everything - until you can afford to say no.

— Ransom Riggs

Always say 'yes' to the present moment... Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you.

— Eckhart Tolle

Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.

— Eleanor Roosevelt