Say it and mean it.
Say it and look your man in the eye.
Say it and don’t hesitate.
A good round No is the most effective of known shells from the human howitzer.
In the great parliament of life the Noes have it.
The value of any Yes you utter is measured by the number of Noes banked behind it.
Live your own life. Make your own resolutions. Mark out your own program. Aim at your own work. Determine your own conduct. And plant all around those an impregnable hedge of Noes, with the jaggedest, sharpest thorns that grow.
The No-man progresses under his own steam. He is not led about and pushed around by officious tugboats.
The woman who can say No carries the very best insurance against the fires, tornadoes, earthquakes, and accidents that threaten womankind.
Be soft and gentle as you please outwardly, but let the centre of your soul be a No, as hard as steel.