Instead of focusing on arguing with people who say no, it might be easier to get near the people who like to… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Richard Holbrooke is known for many things, but I will remember him as an impressive, sometimes even intimidating diplomat who understood the… — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
“The word 'yes' is just a sound. It's nothing without context. It can signal the end of a life, an exultation after… — Josh Hanagarne Copy Share Image
My career was always about working with people, and understanding issues and problems and helping them to solve those issues and problems.… — John Roos Copy Share Image
All you have to do is say "yes." Don't make some big project out of it. Don't make some big deal out… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
My father was the Prime Minister of Pakistan. My grandfather had been in politics, too; however, my own inclination was for a… — Benazir Bhutto Copy Share Image
No' is golden. 'No' is the kind of power the good witch wields. It's the way whole, healthy, emotionally evolved people manage… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
When you work for the C.I.A. or as a diplomat, or serve in the military, you're not serving as a Democrat or… — Valerie Plame Copy Share Image
“If we are not able to say no in the first place, we’ve set ourselves up for failure and burnout. When we… — Jessica Ortner Copy Share Image
You cannot say 'no' to the people you love, not often. That's the secret. And then when you do, it has to… — Mario Puzo Copy Share Image
Saying No gains you respect. When you say No, the other person may feel disappointed. But ultimately, they will respect you for… — Doreen Virtue Copy Share Image
It's an old - and true - cliche that VCs rarely actually say 'no' - more often they say 'maybe', or 'not… — Marc Andreessen Copy Share Image
Having the courage to say no when all your friends are saying yes is one of the most difficult things you'll ever… — Sean Covey Copy Share Image
“It is human nature to think that saying “no” will cause you to miss out on something great. In truth, saying “yes”… — FastReads Copy Share Image
“He asked Ribbentrop if he knew what a ‘yes-man’ was. Yes, said Ribbentrop, in German it means ‘a man who obeys orders… — Ann Tusa Copy Share Image
I was bashing Israel in the past because nobody else was exposing its true record. Many people are doing it now, so… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
When a diplomat says yes, he means perhaps. When he says perhaps, he means no. When he says no, he is not… — Alfred Denning, Baron Denning Copy Share Image
There are three kinds of yeses. There's commitment, confirmation, and counterfeit. People are most used to giving the counterfeit yes because they've… — Christopher Voss Copy Share Image
I've learned, I think, to be able to distinguish between the necessary and the unnecessary as far as my limited outside time… — Richard Chamberlain Copy Share Image
There was a period in my life when I would say no, and I didn't know why I was saying no. In… — Ali Farahnakian Copy Share Image
