Yes, risk-taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking. Votes: 3
Jim McMahonAnd will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed! Votes: 3
Dr. SeussYes, the audience is so important to Negro music, especially the element of call and response. Votes: 3
Archie SheppYes, for my undergrad I majored in Criminal Justice and minored in Political Science and English. Votes: 3
Matthew McGroryJ.D. nodded. Yes, yes, fine, thank you. Nice attitude, by the way. Like boss, like secretary. Votes: 3
Julie JamesYes, it's quite amazing how I continue to shock my mother even after all these years together Votes: 3
Eloisa JamesYes, a cheeseburger and fries is probably my favourite meal. But I don't eat ground beef anymore. Votes: 3
Eric SchlosserObama killed Osama. Yes, President Barack Obama gets to crow about the killing of Osama bin Laden. Votes: 3
Mark McKinnonOh gosh. I mean, I love Saxon. Yes I do. *slaps forehead* *runs fingers despairingly through hair*" Votes: 3
MYes, I have loved, Ms. Lane, and although it's none of your business, I have lost. Many things. Votes: 3
Karen Marie MoningYes, my works... are enshrined in museums, but I don't care if the pieces fall apart in 20 years. Votes: 3
Sigmar PolkeYes, they mean well, but the only good that an absence of malice guarantees is a clear conscience. Votes: 3
Zia Haider RahmanYes, influences are enriching, and they can be found in every work of art, even the most original. Votes: 3
Lukas FossYes, threadbare seem his songs, to lettered ken - they were worn threadbare next the hearts of men. Votes: 3
William WatsonYes, we are fortunate because as a band we've always been on the up, always getting more successful. Votes: 3
Glenn TiptonYes, I think that when the Bible refers to a horse or a horseman, that's exactly what it means. Votes: 3
Tim LaHayeYes, peace can and must be won, to save the world from the terrible destruction of World War III. Votes: 3
Paul RobesonYes and no are very powerful words. Mean them when you say them. Respect them when you hear them. Votes: 3
Michael JosephsonI fell in love with Shakespeare when I was 12, and I read the whole works. Yes, I was precocious. Votes: 3
Claire TomalinYes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to the growth of art. Votes: 3
Oscar WildeYes, I tried to change the classical style in a way that people who don't understand it can enjoy. Votes: 3
Nusrat Fateh Ali KhanYes, I co-wrote a song on the album called "Good Friend To Me" with Annie Roboff and Bekka Bramlett. Votes: 3
Jessica AndrewsIn the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times. Votes: 3
Bertolt BrechtYes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me. Votes: 3
Alice WalkerYes, I was in love with my husband at first sight and still am. We have the most solid relationship. Votes: 3
Catherine Zeta-JonesYes, I have cancer and it might not go away, but I can still have a future because life goes on. Votes: 3
Kris CarrYes, I am complimented on my work in Kids in the Hall once or twice a week. It's a nice feeling. Votes: 3
Thomas LennonYes I'm grown and sexy, and I'm worth the wait. Girls act like I'm the only dude on earth to date. Votes: 3
Donald GloverWe ought to thank God for that. Yes, the man who tills the land is more worthy of respect than any. Votes: 3
Nikolai GogolWhen I play a song for someone the first time, if I make 'em laugh, I think, 'Yes, I've succeeded.' Votes: 3
Tove LoI love all Yes music and love to play it live, but I'm most interested in making new music with Yes. Votes: 3
Billy SherwoodIf I'm within reach and can be helpful, I have a tendency to say 'Yes.' It's hard to say 'No.' Votes: 3
Marvin HamlischI'm a workaholic. I also go to the gym a lot - it's my new thing. Yes, I am a compulsive person. Votes: 3
Jonathan Rhys MeyersYes, OK, farty is a silly word. I wish I'd never used it. I'm 34. Perhaps it was a word for my 20s. Votes: 3
Ben EltonI'm a books person. Yes, I have a Kindle. I used it for an hour and a half and put it in the closet. Votes: 3
Andrew WylieThere's one way to find out if a man is honest - ask him. If he says, 'Yes,' you know he is a crook. Votes: 3
Groucho MarxYes, I can play. I can play. I can't play as long as I did and as hard, but I don't think I have to. Votes: 3
Freddie HubbardIf you define eccentricity as creativity, then yes, creativity is eccentricity. Votes: 0
Russell SmithNever question another man's motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives. Votes: 0
Dwight D. EisenhowerIntelligent people surround themselves with people who challenge them, not yes people. Votes: 0
Hamza YusufResisting overreaching by the federal government is appropriate and, yes, even patriotic. Votes: 0
Russ FeingoldThere's nothing better when something comes and hits you and you think 'YES'! Votes: 0
J. K. RowlingI care about public perception, yes. I don't care about my enemies' perception. Votes: 0
George GallowayIf the universe is infinite, then every possibility must exist in reality, yes? Votes: 0
Zachary RawlinsSurrender is the inner transition from resistance to acceptance, from no to yes. Votes: 0
Eckhart TollePartake of some of life's sweet pleasures. And yes, get comfortable with yourself. Votes: 0
Oprah WinfreyChildren are very cruel, yes. Of course. Children are extraordinarily cruel little creatures. Votes: 0
Dennis PotterThou makest the man, O Sorrow!--yes, the whole man,--as the crucible gold. Votes: 0
Alphonse de LamartineA 'no' does not hide anything, but a 'yes' very easily becomes a deception. Votes: 0
Soren KierkegaardThe courage to say no, the courage to say yes. Decisions do determine Destiny. Votes: 0
Thomas S. MonsonOne of my favorite days, yes. All day, massaging Harrison Ford. That was rough. Votes: 0
Jacqueline Obradorsyour tranquil yes to the changing over into the formless void of the unlimited. Votes: 0
Hermann HesseMutual commitment to ideals - yes; the stifling of all dissenting notions - no. Votes: 0
Norman LammMy first husband, yes, I eloped with him from Hungary against my mother's wishes. Votes: 0
Eva GaborThey have vilified me, they have crucified me; yes, they have even criticized me. Votes: 0
Richard J. Daley...your tranquil yes to the changing over into the formless void of the unlimited. Votes: 0
Hermann HesseAh, yes, superstition: it would appear to be cowardice in face of the supernatural. Votes: 0
TheophrastusAny time an opportunity scares you that much, you should seriously consider saying yes. Votes: 0
Rob LoweOur business is about technology, yes. But it's also about operations and customer relationships. Votes: 0
Michael DellI would be willing, yes glad, to see a battle every day during my life. Votes: 0
George Armstrong CusterLove is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same. Votes: 0
George R. R. MartinSexual freedom is about choice. It's the freedom to say no as well as yes. Votes: 0
Lillian B. RubinAsk not the elves for advice, because they will tell you both 'yes' and 'no'. Votes: 0
J. R. R. Tolkienam i insane" asked alice"yes, but all the best people are" replied her father Votes: 0
Lewis CarrollFaith is the 'yes' of the heart, a conviction on which one stakes one's life. Votes: 0
Martin LutherThe dog is a yes-animal. Very popular with people who can't afford a yes man. Votes: 0
Robertson DaviesWhen it comes to politics, there's never a certain yes or no to any situation. Votes: 0
Riteish DeshmukhBallet is important and significant - yes. But first of all, it is a pleasure. Votes: 0
George BalanchineThe key to having an interesting life is to always say "yes" to anything crazy. Votes: 0
Freeman DysonPeople aren't hiring me to be a 'yes' man. They have their girlfriends for that. Votes: 0
Brad GoreskiIn pop culture news, Lady Gaga got married. And yes, she was wearing white meat. Votes: 0
David LettermanCharm is getting people to say "yes" without ever having to ask them a question. Votes: 0
Connie BrockwayIn one aspect, yes, I believe in ghosts, but we create them. We haunt ourselves. Votes: 0
Laurie Halse AndersonDon't take 'no' for an answer. Keep knocking down walls until someone says 'yes.' Votes: 0
Chelsea HandlerSo you'll just kill anyone who frightens you. Who could hurt you." "Well"¦yes. Votes: 0
Rachel CaineIssues are important, yes, but issues come and go. America as an ideal is timeless. Votes: 0
Paul KengorYou have to [go outside your comfort zone]. Andy Warhol said 'say yes to everything'. Votes: 0
Cynthia RowleyI believe that there is an explanation for everything, so, yes, I believe in miracles. Votes: 0
Robert BreaultNothing can replace the excitement, the magic, and yes the glamour of a Ziegfeld show. Votes: 0
Irene DunneWe speak of peace, yes, but whose peace? Poland's? Bulgaria's? The peace of the grave? Votes: 0
Margaret ThatcherNever say 'no' to adventures. Always say 'yes', otherwise you'll lead a very dull life. Votes: 0
Ian FlemingSaying no to loud people gives you the resources to say yes to important opportunities. Votes: 0
Seth GodinI enjoy tennis, though don't play very often nowadays, and skiing... oh yes and swimming. Votes: 0
Roger MooreSo, yes, there's nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies. Votes: 0
Jodie FosterFamily responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no. Votes: 0
Barbara MikulskiWhen receiving an order, many servants repeat their "yes" numerous times, especially the lazy ones. Votes: 0
Franz GrillparzerNever allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes. Votes: 0
Eleanor RooseveltEvery woman knows the art of saying no with the lips and yes with the rest Votes: 0
Marcello MastroianniHave faith in yourself. Think yes not no. Live life to the full. Never give up. Votes: 0
Richard BransonThat's the kinda dude I was lookin fo & yes you'll get slapped if you lookin hoe Votes: 0
Nicki MinajAfter the final no there comes a yes / And on that yes the future world depends. Votes: 0
Wallace StevensMadness is never that far away. It's as close as saying yes to the wrong impulse. Votes: 0
Jim CarreyShe laughed enough to migrate an entire flock of birds. That was how she said yes Votes: 0
Jonathan Safran FoerLife is fleeting, yes, but also eternal; it will always find a way to begin again. Votes: 0
Kelseyleigh ReberThe energy and daring is to resist the noes, until the final yes has been achieved. Votes: 0
Jeffrey D. SachsI believe we best say yes to God's glory and sovereignty by saying no to Calvinism. Votes: 0
Austin FischerIndiana,' he said. "They steal the land from the Indians and leave the name, yes? Votes: 0
John GreenNo, Mom. I said fine." "It's just your tone." Ah, yes- the tone. The nasty traitor. Votes: 0
Deb CalettiSay 'no' more than 'yes,' and just make sure you surround yourself with good people. Votes: 0
Lindsay LohanSay 'no' more than 'yes,' and just make sure you surround yourself with good people." Votes: 0
Lindsay LohanIf you want to produce really horrible, obnoxious kids, say yes to them all the time. Votes: 0
Ewan McGregorOnce I was, yes. But now I have turned my direction away from anything that's racist. Votes: 0
Malcolm XIn my garden, after a rainfall, you can faintly, yes, hear the breaking of new blooms. Votes: 0
Truman CapoteI was very troubled, yes. Me and my brother both - we were troubled and troublemakers. Votes: 0
Chloe SevignyOh, yes, we were on location with Another Man's Poison, which I wrote for Bette Davis. Votes: 0
Val GuestThe oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought. Votes: 0
PythagorasSaying yes, opening up, and loving: these are the keys that will unlock the prison door. Votes: 0
Arnaud DesjardinsA spiritual man is happy with the whole existence. He says "yes" to the whole existence. Votes: 0
Swami Dhyan GitenI am not being overly harsh. Overtly hostile, yes, but exactly the right amount of harsh. Votes: 0
Jennifer HarrisonIs sending the Harlem Globetrotters and Dennis Rodman to the DPRK strange? In a word, yes, Votes: 0
Dennis RodmanAny sufficiently crisp question can be answered by a single binary digit-0 or 1, yes or no. Votes: 0
Carl SaganYevgeny Yevtushenko: 'You atheist?' "Kingsley Amis: 'Well, yes, but it's more that I hate him. Votes: 0
Kingsley AmisIn a way, yes, because I was starting something fresh, and it was something totally independent. Votes: 0
Skitch HendersonDeficits must be cut, yes, but the rush to austerity risks undermining the fragile global recovery. Votes: 0
Alistair DarlingIn dialogue, there is opposition, yes, but no head-on collision. Smashing heads does not open minds. Votes: 0
Deborah TannenDo not be afraid to say 'yes' to Jesus: to find your joy in doing His will Votes: 0
Pope Benedict XVIWell, you know, I look at myself in the morning and yes, yeah I-I am a God. Votes: 0
Billie Joe ArmstrongTell him to live by yes and no - yes to everything good, no to everything bad. Votes: 0
William JamesSometimes, in order to say yes to what matters most, I must say no to good things. Votes: 0
Sue Monk KiddI know that you should always say yes to adventures or you'll lead a very dull life. Votes: 0
A. J. JacobsOh, yes, thy sins Do run before thee to fetch fire from hell, To light thee thither. Votes: 0
John WebsterAm I accurately reporting what I see in such a blossom? The answer is no ... and yes. Votes: 0
Allen LacyThe magic moment is the moment when a 'yes' or a 'no' can change our whole existence. Votes: 0
Paulo CoelhoTwo months later at a party, Bernard pulled me into a closet and proposed. I said yes. Votes: 0
Shelley DuvallThere are people out there who want to say yes. That gave me confidence to keep asking. Votes: 0
Debbi FieldsI am afraid of dying-but being dead, oh yes, that to me is often an appealing prospect. Votes: 0
Kathe KollwitzIf one man is representing India in cricket, then yes, blame that person when things go wrong. Votes: 0
Sachin Tendulkar...yes, I am your priest, your magician, your lover - I make charms to incant your presence..." Votes: 0
John GeddesAh, yes, divorce... from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet. Votes: 0
Robin WilliamsObedience is the gateway through which knowledge, yes, and love, too, enter the mind of the child. Votes: 0
Anne Sullivan MacySaying 'yes' to one thing means saying 'no' to another. That's why decisions can be hard sometimes. Votes: 0
Sean CoveyNo one needs to be reminded of racism in soccer: the xenophobia, the nativism and, yes, nationalism. Votes: 0
Rabih AlameddineThe purpose of life is to reach a point where you can say 'yes' to all of it. Votes: 0
Eric Micha'el LeventhalI put myself in front of people who can say yes to me, and I deliver value first. Votes: 0
Jeffrey GitomerFor me, to be a feminist is to answer the question 'Are women human?' with a yes. Votes: 0
Katha PollittAfter the final no there comes a yes and on that yes the future of the world hangs. Votes: 0
Wallace StevensWhy a ghost story? Well, I love them. They're fun to read - and, yes, fun to write. Votes: 0
Chris BohjalianI believe in love - yes, I'm one of those girls. Most of my friends believe in love. Votes: 0
Selena GomezAfter the final no there comes a yes and on that yes the future of the world depends Votes: 0
Wallace StevensSaying yes all the time won't make me Wonder Woman. It will make me a worn out woman. Votes: 0
Lysa TerKeurstThat's my curse, I see the politics within these things and so I don't say yes to them. Votes: 0
Alex CoxWhenever I see your smiling face, I have to smile myself, because I love you, yes I do. Votes: 0
James TaylorFour!" I call out. Why am I calling a number? Oh yes. Because that's his name. Tris. Votes: 0
Veronica RothI am still married, yes - no children. I have Benzo, though; he's my dog, a Lhasa apso. Votes: 0
Archie PanjabiGod was in control, and I was just pliable enough to say yes to wherever He would lead. Votes: 0
Gloria GaynorA little quiet reflection will remind me that yes to God always leads in the end to joy. Votes: 0
Elisabeth ElliotHappiness has a bad rap. People say it shouldn't be your goal in life. Oh, yes it should. Votes: 0
Richard DreyfussWell, no, not married as such, but yes, there is a specific girl that I'm not married to. Votes: 0
Douglas AdamsUnless someone truly has the power to say no, they never truly have the power to say yes. Votes: 0
Dan MillmanWhat is our destiny? Does it matter? Is it bound up with 'our' planet? In my opinion, yes. Votes: 0
Roy HarperI have been called the human jukebox, yes. But karaoke is not meant for people who can sing! Votes: 0
Carrie UnderwoodI was afraid of being rejected, yes. I was also afraid of being accepted for the wrong reasons. Votes: 0
Erich SegalI got into theatre very early, so yes I was surrounded by gay people quite early and frequently. Votes: 0
Judith LightIt's pathetic to have regrets about fashion. Things to do with my life, yes, I have regrets there. Votes: 0
Simon Le BonAll true leaders have learned to say no to the good in order to say yes to the best. Votes: 0
John MaxwellA few yes men may be born, but mostly they are made. Fear is a great breeder of them. Votes: 0
William Wrigley, Jr.A character is what he does, yes - but even more, a character is what he means to do. Votes: 0
Orson Scott CardWhat if I say no?""I keep asking till the only option is yes. I always win, Ms. Payne. Votes: 0
Mercy CortezIf it's anything I can't stand, it's yes-men. When I say no, I want you to say no, too. Votes: 0
Jack WarnerWhen you learn to say yes to yourself, you will be able to say no to others, with love. Votes: 0
Alan CohenI hope the fathers and mothers of little girls will look at them and say 'yes, women can.' Votes: 0
Dilma RousseffThe big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure. Votes: 0
Joseph CampbellDo I belong in the conversation about the best artists in the world? My answer is yes, I do. Votes: 0
Billy CorganAnd yes, again, that was it exactly. A retyper and not a writer. A prodigy and not a genius. Votes: 0
John GreenMy mother used to tell me, No matter what they ask you, always say yes. You can learn later. Votes: 0
Natalie WoodI love technology - yes, I have fallen in love with older cars, but I'm all for new technology. Votes: 0
Mario AndrettiI am a little bit of a softie, yes. Actually I don't think it's softness, I think it's kindness. Votes: 0
Len GoodmanAnd I said, yes, if you think that I avoid bloodshed by standing aside, then I will stand aside. Votes: 0
Kamisese MaraI see my boys about 10 days every month. And, yes, they are the most important people in my life. Votes: 0
Arpad BussonDiscipline means choices. Every time you say yes to a goal or objective, you say no to many more. Votes: 0
Sybil StantonIf you're asking if my breasts are natural, yes, this is how I've looked since I was 13 years old. Votes: 0
Sofia VergaraDid you wake him?" "If I say yes, will you spank me?" Syn rolled his eyes. "You're horrible, Mari. Votes: 0
Sherrilyn KenyonI didn't have any doubts about my choice of career, but I had constant doubts about my ability, yes. Votes: 0
Suzanne FarrellYou don't need to go all deep and meaningful and start talking about Daddies. It's yes or no answer. Votes: 0
Carl FrochIt is a big problem and so I don't know for sure if I say yes or no to Ferrari. Votes: 0
Valentino RossiIt is a big problem and so I don't know for sure if I say yes or no to Ferrari. Votes: 0
Valentino GaravaniYou have to say no to the old ways before you can begin to find the new yes you need. Votes: 0
Betty FriedanIf you must say yes, say it with an open heart. If you must say no, say it without fear. Votes: 0
Paulo CoelhoAh! yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look too intelligent to keep it. Votes: 0
Jean-Paul SartreI say yes, turn the other cheek, and let me slap your butt again. Forgiveness can be oh so naughty. Votes: 0
Jarod KintzI have a tendency to say yes to a script or no to a script. Not yes based on a rewrite. Votes: 0
William H. MacyYou may need courage to say "NO", But you must be brave enough to say "YES" and not to do it Votes: 0
RDFocus is the ability to say no to the GOOD so you can fulfill the yes you said to the GREAT. Votes: 0
Orrin WoodwardOh yes, things get me mad. But the thing is, I get mad, and then I turn around and I forget. Votes: 0
Sofia VergaraThere's one way to find out if a man is honest: ask him; if he says yes, you know he's crooked. Votes: 0
Mark TwainI grew up in Baltimore. And yes, I am a big sports fan, especially when it comes to my local teams. Votes: 0
Josh CharlesYou'd be teary, too, yes you would be," he said, "if a girl and her bed had crashed into your head. Votes: 0
Renata BowersI hate a man who always says yes to me. When I say no I like a man who also says no. Votes: 0
Samuel GoldwynStill when I'm a mess I still put on a vest With an 'S' on my chest Oh yes, I'm a Superwoman Votes: 0
Alicia KeysDo not be afraid of what God asks of you! It is worth saying `yes' to God. In him we find joy. Votes: 0
Pope FrancisA nation is a detour of nature to arrive at five or six great men- yes, and then to get around them. Votes: 0
Friedrich NietzscheWhen you arrive at a certain level it's very easy to say yes: that is the moment to learn to say no. Votes: 0
Jose CarrerasI hate a man who always says 'yes' to me. When I say 'no' I like a man who also says 'no.' Votes: 0
Samuel Goldwyn