The Power of No Quotes

“Always say to yourself, I’d rather be healthy than right. Because the infection of someone so wounded will spread to you if you engage.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“Being grateful is the bridge between the world of nightmares and the world where we are free to say no. It's the bridge between the world of delusions and the world of creativity.
It's the power that brings death back to life, the power that turns poverty to wealth and anger to compassion.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“If coming up with ten ideas sounds too hard, then come up with twenty.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“Replace a complaint thought with one of gratitude or compassion.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“When you say yes to something you don’t want to do, here is the result: you hate what you are doing, you resent the person who asked you, and you hurt yourself.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“Luck equals (1) diversification plus (2) persistence.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“Excuses are leaks in a boat. When you cover one, another pops up, and it’s even bigger. It’s hard to keep the boat repaired and get safely to shore if you have an excuse mind-set.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“When the groundwork is done, when we ask for help, when we surround ourselves with those who will respect our time to speak up and hear what we need to share, we are let in on a huge and powerful secret: we reach God much more easily through other people’s ears.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“There is nobody you need to impress. There is nobody who is judging you. And there will be nobody who can stop you.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“g) Time it takes to reinvent yourself: five years. Here’s a description of the five years: Year One: You’re flailing and reading everything and just starting to do. Year Two: You know who you need to talk to and network with. You’re doing every day. You finally know what the Monopoly board looks like in your new endeavors. Year Three: You’re good enough to start making money. It might not be a living yet. Year Four: You’re making a good living, and you can quit your day job. Year Five: You’re making wealth. Sometimes you get frustrated in years one through four. You say, “Why isn’t it happening yet?” That’s okay. Just keep going. Or stop and pick a new field.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“is a beacon. Your honesty—saying no to the lying—is what will bring the lost ships home. It’s what will bring health, love, and money to you.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“symbolically, nobody can deliver wisdom to you except you. The being who finds peace inside himself needs nobody to tell him what to do, nobody to project their own fantasies onto him.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“Filtering the people we allow into our lives is probably the most important factor in determining whether we will live a happy life or not.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“Someone who is reinventing always has spare time. Part of reinvention is collecting little bits and pieces of time and carving them the way you want them to be. That is the Power of No in action: you say no to the superfluous distractions because you must find some time for you.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“you choose your family, your friends, your colleagues, your tribe, your life.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“One time someone wrote to us: “I’m applying all of the things you suggest, and I am coming up with a ton of ideas to improve my life. The only problem is, when I go out drinking with my friends on Friday night, they all laugh at the ideas. What should I do?” We wrote back: “Simple solution: stay home on Friday night.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“You are entitled to say NO to wearing a mask in order to get people to like you.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“I now know the key is to do what we call ABC: Acknowledge, Boundary, Close. Whenever you sense someone is about to start manipulating you, you need to go into ABC mode. First the Acknowledge. I could’ve repeated what she said. Yes, a lot of work has gone into the situation (in this case, the dinner party), and it is wonderful. Then the Boundary: “I have to leave in five minutes.” The other person may or may not approve but that is no longer your problem. The benefits from doing this in your life will far outweigh the discomfort of that moment. Just keep repeating ABC. Finally, the Close: After a few minutes, leave. ABC is a very effective way of dealing with manipulative behavior. You first need to understand what is happening (recognize the onset of manipulation) because if you act immediately, without recognizing what you are feeling, without taking”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“Traveling to the past or the future will not help you now.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“The world right now is filled with fog. Honesty is a beacon. Your honesty—saying no to the lying—is what will bring the lost ships home. It’s what will bring health, love, and money to you.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“thousands of common stories that are baked into our societal mythology and that we believe are real.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“Filtering the people we allow into our lives is probably the most important factor in determining whether we will live a happy life or not. Because if we let the wrong people in, we will be drained, and if we are drained, how can we expect to have abundance or creativity?”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“idea! Maybe your dreams are nightmares. Make a list of the things you are doing where you can avoid your worst”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“You are entitled to say NO to wearing a mask in order to get people to like you. You can trust that the way you are is fine, that your honesty is what attracts others to you, and that your truth is what lights your internal fire.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“In removing yourself temporarily from the situation, you reduce the supply of yourself. In basic economics, value is a function of supply and demand. When supply goes down, value goes up. A small delay so you can determine the best choice will likewise increase your value in any situation or relationship. But this is not really about getting something out of the situation, although it might have that effect. It is about allowing the necessary pause to notice what is actually happening and make decisions that come from a place of power in you, rather than rushing your decisions and making choices based on your preconditioning.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“Often people want answers right now! When they tell you to jump, they want you to ask, “How high?” But you have the right to think things over. The right to delay. The right to say, “Okay, give me some time to see how I feel about it.” The right to get to know the people who enter your life in either business or relationships and see if they are the right fit.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“In removing yourself temporarily from the situation, you reduce the supply of yourself. In basic economics, value is a function of supply and demand. When supply goes down, value goes up.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“we beat ourselves up in ways in which we would never beat up someone we loved.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“Your brain is a tool you use. It’s not who you are.”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness

“When you have a tiny, tiny piece of crap in your soup, it doesn’t matter how much more water you pour in and how many more spices you put on top. There’s crap in your soup. I had been saying yes to the wrong things for”
― James Altucher, The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness