Quotes and Sayings About Saying Yes
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Destiny is saying yes to the calling we were born with.
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How often in your life have you been criticized for having the feelings you do?. Did this make you feel invalidated?. How often do you simply stuff your feelings and agree with others, saying yes, when you really mean no.
-- Catherine CardinalSource : Catherine Cardinal (1998). “The Ten Commandments of Self-Esteem”, Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Yes, I totally would date a fan! I get this question a lot, but I'm always saying yes.
-- Cody Simpson -
I was saying yes because when you're in love, the world is full of possibilities, and when you're in love, you want to take every single one of them.
-- Danny WallaceSource : Danny Wallace (2010). “Yes Man”, p.279, Simon and Schuster
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Love is saying yes to belonging.
-- David Steindl-RastSource : Fritjof Capra, David Steindl-Rast, Thomas Matus (1991). “Belonging to the universe: explorations on the frontiers of science and spirituality”, Harper San Francisco
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Enlightenment means choosing to dwell in a state of presence rather than in time. It means saying yes to what is.
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Devotion is diligence without assurance. Faith is a way of saying "Yes, I pre-accept the terms of the universe and I embrace in advance what I am presently incapable of understanding.
-- Elizabeth Gilbert -
Every choice moves us closer to or farther away from something. Where are your choices taking your life? What do your behaviors demonstrate that you are saying yes or no to in life?
-- Eric Allen -
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Essentialism: only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make your highest contribution towards the things that really matter.
-- Greg McKeownSource : "Other Side of the Camera: Jill Eikenberry & Michael Tucker". Interview with Eugene Lovendusky, www.broadwayworld.com. June 5, 2007.
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There is no misery in art. All art is about saying yes, and all art is about its own making.
-- John CurrinSource : "Lifting the Veil". www.newyorker.com. January 28, 2008.
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The power of saying no is so much more than the power of saying yes.
-- Julianna Margulies -
The very nature of marriage means saying yes before you know what it will cost. Though you may say the “I do†of the wedding ritual in all sincerity, it is the testing of that vow over time that makes you married.
-- Kathleen Norris -
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Paradoxically, the toddler's "No" is also a preliminary to his saying yes. It is a sign that he is getting ready to convert his mother's restrictions and prohibitions into the rules for behavior that will belong to him.
-- Louise J. KaplanSource : Louise J. Kaplan (1978). “Oneness and separateness: from infant to individual”, Touchstone
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No matter your age, stage of life, or circumstances, don't forget to dare to dream with God. You don't have to figure anything out. Just keep saying yes to Him, in big ways and small, and watch what He does.
-- Lysa TerKeurstSource : FaceBook post by Lysa TerKeurst from Apr 06, 2016
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Learn to say no, with an eye to saying yes to something else.
-- Mireille Guiliano -
Brokenness is the shattering of my self-will - the absolute surrender of my will to the will of God. It is saying “Yes, Lord!†- no resistance, no chafing, no stubbornness - simply submitting myself to His direction and will in my life.
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Creativity in life is about saying yes to new ideas.
-- Nolan Bushnell -
My unanticipated success as a sportscaster is a perfect example of the importance of saying yes to yourself, even when you are uncertain.
-- Phyllis GeorgeSource : Phyllis George (2002). “Never Say Never: 10 Lessons to Turn You Can't Into Yes I Can”, McGraw Hill Professional
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Do not be afraid of what God asks of you! It is worth saying `yes' to God. In him we find joy.
-- Pope Francis -
I'm a great believer that saying yes is a lot more fun than saying no.
-- Richard Branson -
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I have enjoyed life a lot more by saying "yes" than by sayings "no".
-- Richard Branson -
I've never really done anything to create what has happened. It creates itself. I'm here because it happened. But I didn't do anything to make it happen apart from saying 'Yes'
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Any time an opportunity scares you that much, you should seriously consider saying yes.
-- Rob LoweSource : Rob Lowe (2014). “Love Life”, p.174, Simon and Schuster
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To sustain love, a man and a woman must continually be marrying and divorcing, moving with, against, away from, and beyond each other, saying 'yes' and 'no'.
-- Sam Keen -
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Cynics always say no. Saying yes leads to knowledge. So for as long as you have the strength to, say yes.
-- Stephen Colbert -
There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.
-- Tara Brach -
I was completely broke, so I started saying yes to everything. I said yes to a woman who approached me about shooting the Dracula ballet, even though I felt like I was probably going to sabotage it.
-- Guy MaddinSource : Source: www.avclub.com
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I was always getting my way. I was always the guy saying yes or no.
-- Richard Patrick -
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When you're not confident as a young woman in saying "no" or even saying "yes" necessarily, you don't know which one you're more afraid of in some way. That happens a lot.
-- Ry Russo-Young -
You don't get anywhere without saying yes.
-- Joel SteinSource : Source: therumpus.net