If you believe that saying no will get you shot, well, what a fine way to go. — Peter Block Copy Share Image
Just saying yes because you can't bear the short-term pain of saying no is not going to help you do the work. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Sales people should take lessons from their kids. What does the word ‘no’ mean to a child? Almost nothing. — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
Just saying no prevents teenage pregnancy the way 'Have a nice day' cures chronic depression. — Faye Wattleton Copy Share Image
It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
Stop saying no offense,” I said, “when you say offensive things. It’s not a free pass. — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
There can't be art without risk. It's like saying No Sex, and then expecting there to be children. — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
Saying ‘No’ does not always show a lack of generosity and that saying ‘Yes’ is not always a virtue — Paulo Coelho 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
Resisting a beautiful chocolate cake or a wonderful foie gras is as difficult as (the idea of) saying no to Paul Newman. — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
My dad was a Buddhist when I was young. So, at a point when I begging become Catholic he was saying "no"… — Sean Astin Copy Share Image
I enjoy feeling fastidious and aloof. I enjoy saying no, always no, and I should be afraid of any attempt to construct… — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
I think when you're doing something cutting edge like 'The Matrix,' it might mean when everybody's saying 'no' that you're really on… — Lorenzo di Bonaventura Copy Share Image
The NFL sort of reminds me of the tobacco companies, pre-'90s, when they kept saying, 'No, there is no link between smoking… — Linda Sanchez Copy Share Image
Sometimes, it's just easier to say yes to that extra snack or dessert, because frankly, it is exhausting to keep saying no.… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Learning to "just say no" to emotional reactions isn't repression. Saying no means not engaging the frustration, anger, judgment, or blame. Without… — Doc Childre Copy Share Image
When we remember presidents who didn't fulfill their promises - for instance George H.W. Bush saying no new taxes or Barack Obama… — Evan Osnos Copy Share Image
Success depends on getting good at saying no without feeling guilty. You cannot get ahead with your own goals if you are… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
A rebel is a nonconformist who is constantly saying no, and I'm not that. I'm a conformist and I believe in progress,… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
If someone walked along any high street anywhere in London, and probably anywhere in the country, and looked into a letting agency,… — Jeremy Corbyn Copy Share Image
When asked how she knows when her writing is where she wants it to be: "I know when it's the best I… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
For most of us, the classic test of willpower is resisting temptation, whether the temptress is a doughnut, a cigarette, a clearance… — Kelly McGonigal Copy Share Image
I like what Barcelona is doing. This city almost perfectly combines its natural advantages with cultural attractions, IT parks and first-rate educational… — Charles Landry Copy Share Image
. . . I wrote a letter to Thomas Pynchon asking, Can I have your permission to try to make an [adaptation]… — Laurie Anderson Copy Share Image
You're scaring me," Jack's voice finally cut through, and I opened my eyes, barely able to see him. "okay, good, yes, breathe.… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
It only takes one mistake,' the Dan Banyan guy says, 'and nothing else you ever do will matter.' With his empty hand,… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone, and the only… — Octavio Paz Copy Share Image
“Steve Jobs gave a small private presentation about the iTunes Music Store to some independent record label people. My favorite line of… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
We have compassion because of the incredible pain and suffering which we as unenlightened beings cause to ourselves and all others through… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
The biblical authors wrote of God's sovereignty over His world, and of man's experiences within that world, using such modes of speech… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
When I said that something was going to cost a certain amount of money, I actually knew what I was talking about.… — Duncan Jones Copy Share Image
I remember George Mitchell - I was doing the Clarence Thomas hearing, and there were 48 senators declared they were not prepared… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
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