Verbal Self-Care -- Great Ways to Say "No" (*guaranteed)

"No thank you."
"I'm sorry, I can't."
"Not now."
"I'm afraid not."
"It would have been nice."
"I don’t really want to."
"Not this time."
"That won’t work for me."
"Unfortunately, I can't."
"Thank you anyway."
"I am not available."
"I wish I could."
"Not really."
"No."