Diplomat Quotes · Page 5

'No' is a dynamic that you've got to master before you can ever master 'yes.'

— Christopher Voss

Your capacity to say "No" determines your capacity to say "Yes" to greater things.

— E. Stanley Jones

No is always a door-closing word; Yes is a door-opening word.

— Thomas Dreier

Between yea and nay, how much difference is there?

— Laozi

I've worked as a diplomat before I became a politician.

— David Cunliffe

A really good diplomat does not go in for victories, even when he wins them.

— Walter Lippmann

The best ideas make you want to say 'yes' and 'no' in the same breath.

— Reid Hoffman

The ability to say no is a tremendous advantage for an investor.

— Warren Buffett

I went to a very elitist, snobbish, expensive education in India, and it almost killed me. I was all set to be…

— Bunker Roy

Cynics always say no. Saying yes leads to knowledge. So for as long as you have the strength to, say yes.

— Stephen Colbert

The [Carter] administration doesn't know the difference between a diplomat and a doormat.

— Ronald Reagan

Take "no" as an encouragement to redouble his efforts, so it was easier to say "yes" right away.

— Anonymous

When you arrive at a certain level it's very easy to say yes: that is the moment to learn to say no.

— Jose Carreras

“Life is a series of saying "yes" and "no." The important part is knowing when to say which.”

— Cole NeSmith

“In truth, the degree of anyone's succes depends on how often they can say the word 'yes' and hear the word 'no.'…

— Chuck Palahniuk

Somebody tells me no, they're not going to keep telling me no, because I'm going to bother them to the point where…

— John Kasich

Find a way to say yes to things. Say yes to invitations to a new country, say yes to meet new friends,…

— Eric Schmidt

Rolf Ekeus, his appearance can deceive. He looks somewhere between an international diplomat and a mad professor. He's got that sort of…

— Barton Gellman

There are people who prefer to say ‘Yes’, and there are people who prefer to say ‘No’. Those who say ‘Yes’ are…

— Keith Johnstone

When do I say No? I say No when I feel that the intention of the play, or the spirit, or tone…

— Lisa Loomer

I'm a diplomat by nature. I help find the middle ground. I crack a joke and use humour to help resolve potentially…

— Ronnie Wood

It's really fun to say no sometimes. I just don't want to discount how fun it is to say no and exercise…

— Zooey Deschanel

You have a right to say no. Most of us have very weak and flaccid 'no' muscles. We feel guilty for saying…

— Iyanla Vanzant

You lose nothing by being polite. The answer is 'No', but please say it politely and give the reasons. ... Explain to…

— Mr. Lee

If you believe that saying no will get you shot, well, what a fine way to go.

— Peter Block

Say "NO" without guilt. Say "YES" without fear.

— Paulo Coelho

I'd like to think that the best bunker buster is a diplomat.

— Scott Ritter

One must say no to some opportunities to open the possibilities of others.

— Jim Sarbh

“You don't have to say yes to everything, you know. It's okay to say no.”

— Janet Gurtler

“But a Yes is nothing without the No that gives it boundaries and form.”

— Michael Bungay Stanier

No is the foundation that we can build our yes on.

— Seth Godin

In every NO from someone, is a YES to someone better.

— Jeigh Ilano

When you say yes to others, be sure you're not saying no to yourself.

— Karim Seddiki

You can say no and smile only when there's a bigger yes burning inside you

— Ally Mbululo

Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.

— John C. Maxwell

It's easy to say ''no!'' when there's a deeper ''yes!'' burning inside.

— Stephen Covey

If one person says No, then go another person who has the power to say Yes.

— JOHN REYES

Sometimes the most important word is no. It takes the pressure off.

— Joan Tewkesbury

Saying no to loud people gives you the resources to say yes to important opportunities.

— Seth Godin

“Saying no often means saying yes to something else that is more a priority!”

— Karen Budzinski