Saying yes Quotes

I built my career more by saying no than saying yes.

— Mirella Freni

Creativity in life is about saying yes to new ideas.

— Nolan Bushnell

“ONE PERSON saying yes to God can change everything!”

— Joe Joe Dawson

“love is the only argument you can win by saying yes.”

— Patricia Lockwood

Destiny is saying yes to the calling we were born with.

— Alberto Villoldo

I am saying yes to criticism, but no to insults.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

You can only get more in life by saying YES.

— Marshall Sylver

Learn to say no, with an eye to saying yes to something else.

— Mireille Guiliano

If sexuality means saying yes to life, then you should be able to remain sexual until the day you die.

— Susan Sarandon

I learned to stop saying yes because I then have to back out. I've been trying to prioritize my health.

— Laura Benanti

I'm a great believer in life to saying yes and not saying no, and hopefully making people smile and just having fun…

— Richard Branson

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

— Karen Budzinski

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.

— Tony Blair

May we all soon go about as our real selves and take joy in it, saying, yes, yes, to whatever we are.

— Carol Emshwiller

Saying ‘No’ does not always show a lack of generosity and that saying ‘Yes’ is not always a virtue

— Paulo Coelho

“When we focus, we are saying “Yes” to what we think is important and “No” to what we choose to make irrelevant.”

— Jeffrey A. Barnes

There are some stories I really want to tell. I feel ready now to develop some projects that I feel particularly passionate…

— Asher Keddie

My unanticipated success as a sportscaster is a perfect example of the importance of saying yes to yourself, even when you are…

— Phyllis George

We'll see if we ever do another Ministry gig again or not. I'm not saying yes or no yet. All I'm saying…

— Al Jourgensen

“Am I the right guy? I don't know, but I'm the guy being asked, and the last thing I want to do…

— Bob Goff

“Today you are lifted higher. Understand that you can go further and be better than you ever thought possible. Start by saying…

— Amaka Imani Nkosazana

It was immediately apparent that it was full of tricky ingredients to balance. In fact, I found it very intriguing. What held…

— Peter Weir

Love means setting aside walls, fences, and unlocking doors and saying 'Yes.' One can be in paradise by simply saying 'yes' to…

— Anonymous

I'm not going to let fear rule my life. I'd rather be able to know that I've made a choice that's right…

— Heather Matarazzo

“He’s babbling about getting dinner before the movie. I already regret saying yes. I’m going to have to listen to him for…

— Sarah Daltry

“Survivors often develop an exaggerated need for control in their adult relationships. It’s the only way they feel safe. They also struggle…

— Laura Davis

“I hardly saw Osbert that week because he went to school, unlike Isaac and Edmond and Piper, who were supposed to be…

— Meg Rosoff

“What saves us is Jesus, and the way we lay hold of that salvation is by faith. And faith is something that,…

— Robert Farrar Capon

What gets me back to church, I think, is thinking maybe this time that question "Is it true?" will be answered, not…

— Frederick Buechner

“This is how the wild calls you: in an impulsive moment of joy, in a timeless connection to awe, in a rebellious…

— Kris Franken

I received Christ into my heart and my life began to change. But it was a gradual change. And I didn't see…

— Billy Graham

“Self-care isn’t selfish. It’s necessary. The problem is, if you’re constantly saying yes to other people, putting their priorities ahead of your…

— Damon Zahariades

“What gets us into trouble is how quickly we commit, without fully understanding what we’re getting ourselves into or even why we’re…

— Michael Bungay Stanier

“Elizabeth snapped awake in a terrified instant as the door to her bed chamber was flung open near dawn, and Ian stalked…

— Judith McNaught

Are you the type of person you would want to wake up to each morning? Are you the type of person you…

— Tammi

Do not be critics, you people, I beg you. I was a critic and I wish I could take it all back…

— Dave Eggers

“She told everything as quickly as she could, stringing sentences together the way she had when she was a little girl. By…

— Stephanie Grace Whitson

“Lysandra put her hands on her hips. “Any other tasks for me before I retrieve Evangeline tomorrow?” Aelin owed Lysandra more than…

— Sarah J. Maas

“Purity culture often functions by shaming us for seeking knowledge about our own bodies. Studying even the scientific elements of sexual intercourse…

— Dianna Anderson

“A woman saying yes to a date with a man is literally insane and ill-advised, and the whole species' existence counts on…

— Louis C. K