Tone is the hardest part of saying no.

If you'd blush saying something in person, don't write it.

What the market is saying is these are companies that are in a distressed state and ... may end up in Chapter 11. The market may or may not prove to be right.

He threw me under the bus in the media, saying, 'I tried to get hold of Nick and he's refused to do it', ... Why would he phone me the night before? He had four or five months to ask me. If he'd asked me earlier, I probably would have [accepted].

I understand people saying it's not fair. But nothing's fair,

If the person you're talking with continues to press you for more or can't seem to accept your answer, then you are being harassed. I know that sounds hard for people-pleasers to accept, but it's true. No means no.