If somebody says what they want or what they need it gives the person the chance to say yes or no, instead… — David Duchovny Copy Share Image
One key to successful relationships is learning to say "no" without guilt, so that you can say "yes" without resentment. — Bill Crawford Copy Share Image
Hmmm! and there is a Yes to every No and a No to every No if you have something that is being… — Sardar Hyder Abbas Copy Share Image
Saying 'no' is not hard for me; it's scarier for me to say 'yes.' I'm actually more afraid of commitment than of… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
“Having the courage to say no to the little things in life will give you the power to say yes to the… — Robin S. Sharma Copy Share Image
In truth, the degree of anyone's success depends on how often they can say the word yes and hear the word no. — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Yes" actually means "No" 100% of the time, when the question is "Can I give you some advice? — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age. — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
“Rule #1.When responding to any adult, you must answer by saying “Yes ma’am” or “No sir.” Just nodding your head or saying… — Ron Clark Copy Share Image
My family moved - first to Washington, D.C., and then, in the spring of 1975, to Lebanon, where my father worked as… — Greg Kinnear Copy Share Image
Find a way to say “Yes” to things. Say yes to invitations to a new country, say yes to meet new friends,… — Eric Schmidt Copy Share Image
How can you say no to something that you would like to do? How can you evade the moment that you would… — Marilou De La Rosa Copy Share Image
"No" is a word that must never be negotiated, because the person who chooses not to hear it is trying to control… — Gavin de Becker Copy Share Image
I'm a career diplomat. I spent 30 years as a diplomat, out of which seven years as foreign minister. I've always believed… — Miroslav Lajcak Copy Share Image
“every “No” answer just gets you closer to another “No” answer because you are saying the wrong words. If the words you… — Tom "Big Al" Schreiter Copy Share Image
I think my father thought I might be president of the United States. I think he would've been satisfied with secretary of… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
Diplomat: A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip. — Nikhil Saluja Copy Share Image
One of the most painfully inauthentic ways we show up in our lives sometimes is saying "yes" when we mean "no," and… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
My father was a diplomatic officer. As a diplomat's daughter, you have to learn to present yourself very early on. — Kathleen Turner Copy Share Image
“It takes effort to say no when our heart and brains and guts and, most important, pride are yearning to say yes.… — Cole Harmonson Copy Share Image
You dare your Yes - and experience a meaning...You repeat your Yes - and all things acquire a meaning...When everything has a… — Dag Hammarskjold Copy Share Image
I know firsthand from my experience working counterintelligence investigations for the FBI that kicking a diplomat out of the country is no… — Asha Rangappa Copy Share Image
Saying 'yes' to one thing means saying 'no' to another. That's why decisions can be hard sometimes. — Sean Covey Copy Share Image
“A well-trained diplomat is supposed to write French, for example, like an angel, but to speak it with the peculiar gutlessness of… — Geoffrey Household Copy Share Image
“Most men like "no." We tend to like "yes" a whole lot better, But frequently we are happy enough with just a… — José N. Harris Copy Share Image
In the bedroom, she'll have a million different ways of saying 'Yes'. But when she says 'No', it means no. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Always remember no matter how many people say no, all you need to find is one single person to say yes. Just… — Hannah Storm Copy Share Image
Saying yes to happiness means learning to say no to things and people that stress you out. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Although there are real hazards in saying yes to life, they are inconsequential when compared to the regrets that come with saying… — Eda LeShan Copy Share Image
It might be easy to say no to someone but when you give yes a try it might make the outcome that… — Kevin McCarty Copy Share Image
“we do need to learn how to say no, but only so we are able to say yes to God when he… — Joanna Weaver Copy Share Image
Having been raised overseas, I wanted to become a diplomat. But the State Department thought I was too 'liberal' to be happy… — Thelma Schoonmaker Copy Share Image
Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference. — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
Whenever you say 'yes' to anything, there is less of you for something else. Make sure your 'yes' is worth the less. — Louie Giglio Copy Share Image
To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows.… — Jean Anouilh Copy Share Image
America needs a diplomat at the United Nations who fully comprehends the diplomatic, economic, technological, military, and moral dimensions of China's challenge. — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
Be aware that the more often a child hears the word no, the greater his need to say no himself. — Cathy Rindner Tempelsman Copy Share Image
You aren't going to be successful as a diplomat if you don't understand the strategic context in which you are actually negotiating.… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
“What happens if you need a diplomat who can also practice philosophy fight with a lightsaber and levitate small objects Who else… — Walter Jon Williams Copy Share Image
“What is 'no'? Either you have asked the wrong question or you have asked the wrong person. Find a way to get… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
