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«My wife Mary and I have been married for forty-seven years and not once have we had an argument serious enough to consider divorce; murder, yes, but divorce, never.»
«Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.»
«It's easy to say ''no!'' when there's a deeper ''yes!'' burning inside.»
Author: Stephen R. Covey | Keywords: burning, deeper, yes
«The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.»
«I wish that for just one time / you could stand inside my shoes / and just for that one moment / I could be you. / Yes, I wish that for just one time / You could stand inside my shoes / You'd know what a drag it is / to see you.»
«Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.»
«There is one way to find out if a man is honest; ask him! If he says yes you know he's crooked.»
«I only have 'yes' men around me. Who needs 'no' men?»
Author: Mae West (Actress) | Keywords: needs, yes
«Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no.»
«How sad it is! I shall grow old, and horrid, and dreadful. But this picture will remain always young. It will never be older than this particular day of June. . . . If it was only the other way! If it was I who were to be always young, and the picture that were to grow old! For this--for this--I would give everything! Yes, there is nothing in the whole world I would not give!»

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