Refuse Quotes

“This is the hardest of all: to close the open hand out of love, and keep modest as a giver.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“A man who refuses light will remain in the darkness even by the side of light!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Refuse to become a victim of your circumstances and give a lift to your potentials each and every day against the wish of any obstacle you encounter!”
― Israelmore Ayivor, The Great Hand Book of Quotes

“It's your way of fighting. You refuse to engage and then you can't lose.”
― Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire

“Faith means I chose not to know, which is different than ignorance which refuses to know.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“...You won't even see what is put right on the table before you. Men. If it was raining soup you'd be out there with a fork.”
― Robin Hobb, Golden Fool

“Your Plan B may seem like an imposed consequence since it is you who are the key actor. But remember what your Plan B is—your best alternative should the other refuse to respect your interests. It is not a punishment for the other, but simply the logical path for you to follow in pursuit of your legitimate needs. It is an alternative path to success. Let your Plan B speak for itself. Through your quiet tone and confidence, let the other know you are serious about carrying out your Plan B with its attendant logical consequences.”
― William Ury, The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes

“We should be able to refuse enchanting proposals and opportunities, if they contradict God’s principles”
― Sunday Adelaja

“An equally compelling point regarding the power of reciprocity comes from an account of a woman who saved her life not by giving a gift as did the captured soldier, but by refusing a gift and the powerful obligations that went with it.”
― Robert Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

“STRATEGY 4: REFUSE TO ANSWER CERTAIN QUESTIONS. You do not need to answer every question that your counterpart asks. If he asks you to reveal your reservation value, for example, you should not feel compelled to answer. Suppose that the other party asks, “What’s the lowest price you will accept for this shipment?” One way to respond, and to defuse the awkward moment with humor, is to say: “I think you already know the answer—it happens to be the most you are willing to pay for it!” More generally, it is often acceptable to respond to a question that you do not wish to answer with one of the following remarks: • “This is a discussion that we can have later on, once we have both committed to the deal. I don’t feel comfortable divulging this information at the moment.” • “As you undoubtedly understand, we cannot share that information for strategic reasons.” • “The answer to your question depends on many other factors that we need to discuss.”
― Deepak Malhotra, Negotiation Genius: How to Overcome Obstacles and Achieve Brilliant Results at the Bargaining Table and Beyond

“If you feel uncomfortable about refusing to answer a direct question, you can mitigate your unease by offering to answer a different, related question. Here, the idea is to be up front about your inability or unwillingness to respond to the specific question, then to offer a concession by providing other useful information.”
― Deepak Malhotra, Negotiation Genius: How to Overcome Obstacles and Achieve Brilliant Results at the Bargaining Table and Beyond

“You need confidence to stand up for yourself in the face of the other’s reaction. You need power to be able to follow through on your No if the other refuses to respect it.”
― William Ury, The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes

“If you are refusing an alcoholic drink, for instance, you don’t need to justify your refusal. A simple respectful “No thanks” will do. You know your Yes—that is essential—but sometimes you keep it to yourself, because it is your business and not theirs.”
― William Ury, The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes

“If the other refuses to respect your No, you may see only two choices: submission and outright war. Yet there is a third choice, highlighted by Gandhi: to underscore your Positive No. Don’t overreact, underscore. To underscore means to emphasize patiently and persistently that No in fact means No. It means continuing to stand up for what is important to you without destroying the possibility of a deal or a healthy relationship.”
― William Ury, The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes

“By refusing to respect you and your needs, the other is bringing about a certain set of natural consequences, which themselves can become the other’s teacher. Your job is to simply facilitate the learning process, beginning by asking reality-testing questions, and proceeding to warnings.”
― William Ury, The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes

“As Gandhi recognized and demonstrated, perhaps the chief positive power we have in a world of relationships is the ability to withdraw our cooperation if the other refuses to respect our legitimate interests.”
― William Ury, The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes

“Political dissidents draw on Warrior fortitude to speak out, lead the opposition, and withstand attacks. Mahatma Gandhi famously won independence for India through nonviolent tools of protest, actions like boycotts, hunger strikes, and the Salt March to the sea. “Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind,” Gandhi said. “It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.” Think of Aung San Suu Kyi, known by many in her native country as “the Lady.” She withstood house arrest for fifteen years to fight for democratic principles in her society. She was offered freedom if she left the country but she refused in order to maintain her stand for true political freedom.”
― Erica Ariel Fox, Winning From Within: A Breakthough Method For Leading, Living, And Lasting Change

“There may be a time when the most graceful way to say no is to simply say a blunt no. But whether it’s “I am flattered that you thought of me but I’m afraid I don’t have the bandwidth” or “I would very much like to but I’m overcommitted,” there are a variety of ways of refusing someone clearly and politely without actually using the word no.”
― Greg McKeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

“The hardness of the fall will be determined by the hardness of the questions that we refused to ask.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“The only time that I really lost a war was when I refused to fight the next one.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Do not harden your heart towards your relatives nor refuse to help your friends.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Having researched the biological toxicity of utility solar photovoltaic power plants, I now refuse to work with them.”
― Steven Magee

“Having worked at a large electrical utility site, I now refuse to work with electrical utility companies due to the extensive negative experiences I had there.”
― Steven Magee

“Police harassment? Maintain reasonable compliance with what they are saying, video record everything, refuse to go into confined or private spaces on the grounds of maintaining personal safety and place a 911 call for a police supervisor at the first opportunity.”
― Steven Magee

“I am not the demon that you refuse to see in yourself.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“I refuse to sleep on your fucking floor like some kind of guard dog.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“Who are you to refuse yourself?”
― Kamand Kojouri

“Your scars are beautiful,' he said, and there was a swift, swelling motion in my chest that couldn't be deflated no matter what my brain yelled at it. 'But I refuse to allow your body to be scarred again.'

My heart started thumping once more. 'You say that like you mean it.'

'Because I do.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“I'm a muckin' gem in the refuse even when the world's ending - what the F is your excuse?”
― Aesop Rock

“In all that I achieve, I want to be given credit for the fact that I refused to take any credit.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough