“A clear rejection is always better than a fake promise”

“A clear rejection is always better than a fake promise” is a saying that has been printed on many images. “A clear rejection is better than a fake promise” was posted on Twitter on August 4, 2012. “A clear rejection is always better than a fake promise” was posted on Twitter on November 26, 2012. Authorship is unknown.
 
American author and motivational speaker Zig Ziglar (1926-2012) has been credited with the saying since at least 2013, but there is no evidence that he ever said it.
   
   
Twitter
Jigar Inamdar
‏@jigar_inamdar
a clear rejection is better than a fake promise.!
2:18 AM - 4 Aug 2012
 
Twitter
rajat
‏@rsrajatsoni313
a clear rejection is better than a fake promise…
5:23 AM - 30 Aug 2012
 
Twitter
Textile Trend Setter
‏@dress2win
A clear rejection is better
than a fake promise.
9:58 PM - 14 Sep 2012
 
Twitter
ThePassionWithin ♥
‏@orrorchid
A clear rejection is always better than a fake promise. 😊
1:45 AM - 26 Nov 2012
 
Twitter
Priti Jain
‏@pritijainn
A clear rejection is always better than a fake promise..!!!
2:58 AM - 26 Nov 2012
 
Facebook
Zig Ziglar Born To Win
December 12, 2013 ·
A clear rejection is always better than a fake promise.
 
Twitter
Bonginkosi Nkosi
‏@BpkNkosi
Zig Ziglar Born To Win shared the following link:  A clear rejection is always better than a fake promise.  http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=646755448708800&set=a.361538303897184.97633.357299850987696&type=1&relevant_count=1 …
2:07 PM - 12 Dec 2013
 
Twitter
abhishek naithani
‏@naithania
A clear rejection is always better than a fake promise. Zig Ziglar
12:28 PM - 16 Dec 2013
 
Journopreneur
Don’t fear rejection: you only need one yes
Apr 10, 2014
“A clear rejection is always better than a fake promise”, I recently read on a colourful card in a gift shop. My first thought was: who would have bought this card? And secondly: who would have received it?
 
The Redhead Riter
January 5, 2015
How To Cope With Rejection, What Rejection Feels Like, And Fake Promises
by Sherry Riter in Depression,Happiness,Motivation,Relationship,Self-Development
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“A clear rejection
is always better than
a fake promise.”
~ Unknown ~
   
Google Books
Begin to Win:
A comprehensive guide to Personality Development
By Shivanand Pandit
Chennai: Notion Press
2016
Pg. ?:
A clear rejection is always better than a fake promise.