To say "no" is painful, but much better than a "yes" that brings regrets. — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“When you say yes to something nonessential, you are saying no to something essential” — Greg McKeown Copy Share Image
“An ambassador is someone who thinks twice before he says nothing” - attributed to one of India's ambassadors in Argentina at the… — Tony Leon Copy Share Image
“If you say "NO" then you deny something but if you say "YES" then you make a move. A move that will… — Pēteris Bitāns Copy Share Image
Learning to say 'NO' brings you closer to success in life adding 'HUMOR' to it make it welcoming and finally 'PATIENT' roots… — Har Sho Copy Share Image
A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Right, well I am, I was a career diplomat for 37 years from 1960 until 1997 during the early 1980s from 1981… — John Negroponte Copy Share Image
How many of you guys, in your own experience with women, have learned that no means yes if you know how to… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Part of the skill of saying no is to shut up afterward and not babble on, offering material for an argument. — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
I like to employ the power of no. We all want to say yes, because with yes comes so much opportunity, but… — Jared Leto 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
“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
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
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 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
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
to certain people there comes a day when they must say the great Yes or the great No... — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Originally I wanted to be a diplomat, and by attrition I started giving up that idea. — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
Hopeless cases: Executives who assert themselves by saying No when they should say Yes. — Malcolm Forbes Copy Share Image
When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The word 'NO' is the best motivation there is for the storyteller in you.” — A.K. Kuykendall Copy Share Image
It's good to take control of your valuable time and realize it's all right to say no. — Craig Williams Copy Share Image
“Being able to say, “No,” is a necessary ingredient in a healthy lifestyle.” — David W. Earle Copy Share Image
I thought I was going to grow up and become a diplomat and negotiate nuclear arms. — Timothy D. Snyder Copy Share Image
Most people hate to say no - but not nearly as much as other people hate to hear it. — Dianna Daniels Booher Copy Share Image
