"Dignity grows with the ability to say 'no' to oneself."

"Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself."

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

"What America needs . . . is one great healthy ability to say 'No.'  To rest a minute and realize that many of the things being sought are unnecessary to a happy life.  We are suffering in our cities, from a need of simple things."

Carl Gustav Jung

Photo: Juniper berries with sandstone monolith.  Needles District, Canyonlands National Park, UT, November 27, 2011