A soft refusal is not always taken, but a rude one is immediately believed.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.
The only true source of politeness is consideration.
I refuse to act the way someone expects me to.
Nothing is easy to the unwilling.
I knew that if I wanted to stop being a pushover I had to get comfortable with small rejections myself. That took some work, but because of it I can now say 'no' to other people with a clear conscience.
A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.
True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.
If somebody is mean or rude, I just, I don't engage - just block and say, 'Well, that's not very polite.'
It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.
Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.