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Someone who says "I am busy" is either declaring incompetence (and lack of control of his life) or trying to get rid of you.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). “The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms”, p.29, Random House
Someone who says I am busy is either declaring incompetence (and lack of control of his life) or trying to get rid of you.