“Nope, nope, nope”

“At the beginning of my career, I always said no.” she said. “ ‘Nope, nope, nope.’ That was my secret weapon. Once I started to eliminate the things that didn’t feel in line with where I was trying to go, and that could potentially pigeonhole me from having that freedom as an artist, it was very helpful.” -Janelle Monáe via The Cut and Roxane Gay.

People tend to view “No” as negative. I am not one of those people.