Ryan Holiday - Say no

When someone wants a yes, they don’t hear maybe as a no.

They hear it as “So what you’re telling me is that I have a chance?”

The attempt to get out of it by being less than direct only entangles you in it more.

— Ryan Holiday

http://thoughtcatalog.com/ryan-holiday/2016/03/dont-say-maybe-if-you-want-to-say-no/