Saying Yes Quotes - Page 6

• Do not be afraid of what God asks of you! It is worth saying 'yes' to God. In him we find joy.

  Pope Francis

  Joy, Asks

  "Pope Draws 3 Million to Mass as Brazil Trip Closes" by Nicole Winfield and Jenny Barchfield, www.realclearpolitics.com. July 30, 2013.

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• We now have some years of very reliable polling by Western firms in the Islamic world, in multiple Islamic countries. And invariably, the question that asks, "Do you view U.S. foreign policy as an attack on Islam and Muslims?" is maxed out. Whether it's Jordan or Indonesia or Egypt, you get 80,85 percent of people saying "Yes."

  Michael Scheuer

  Country, Islamic, Egypt

  Source: www.pbs.org

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

  Laura Benanti

  Trying, Prioritize

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• I think subconsciously or selfishly I knew that I was supposed to do something. It was like a thumping or a throbbing saying, "Yes, this what you've been waiting for." But you're a little dim to those spiritual thoughts when you're dumb like me. So I did have to get a little bit of a kick. I played it for a bunch of people and I think their reactions were warm and deep enough that they gave me the courage to get [the record] out there.

  Justin Vernon

  Spiritual, Thinking, People

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• Saying "yes" [to sexual activity] is a pretty low baseline for sexual experience and I wanted to write about what was happening to girls after "yes."

  Peggy Orenstein

  Girl, Writing, Lows

  Source: www.macleans.ca

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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

  Dating, Fans

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• There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.

  Tara Brach

  Imperfect, Messy, Liberating

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

  Paulo Coelho

  Generosity, Doe, Saying No

  "When Generosity Means Saying 'No'” by Pratibha A., www.huffingtonpost.com. June 26, 2017.

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• Saying yes, opening up, and loving: these are the keys that will unlock the prison door.

  Arnaud Desjardins

  Keys, Doors, Opening Up

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• 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.

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss

  Self, Resistance, Surrender

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss (2008). “Brokenness: The Heart God Revives”, p.51, Moody Publishers

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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

  Understanding, Way, Devotion

  Elizabeth Gilbert (2010). “The Complete Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love; Committed; The Last American Man; Stern Men & Pilgrims”, p.167, A&C Black

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• When a young person, even a gifted one, grows up without proximate living examples of what she may aspire to become--whether lawyer, scientist, artist, or leader in any realm--her goal remains abstract. Such models as appear in books or on the news, however inspiring or revered, are ultimately too remote to be real, let alone influential. But a role model in the flesh provides more than inspiration; his or her very existence is confirmation of possibilities one may have every reason to doubt, saying, 'Yes, someone like me can do this.

  Sonia Sotomayor

  Growing Up, Real, Inspiration

  Sonia Sotomayor (2013). “My Beloved World”, p.178, Vintage

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• Doing work you love is the dizzying path of saying yes to yourself and yes to a brilliant, hidden self you do not yet know.

  Tama J. Kieves

  Peace, Passion, Love Is

  Tama J. Kieves (2004). “This Time I Dance!: Trusting the Journey of Creating the Work You Love”, Tarcher

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• Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.

  John C. Maxwell

  Inspirational, Leadership, Learning

  FaceBook post by John C. Maxwell from Feb 18, 2016

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• There are only two words that will always lead you to success. Those words are yes and no. Undoubtedly, you've mastered saying yes. So start practicing saying no. Your goals depend on it!

  Jack Canfield

  Success, Spiritual, Business

  FaceBook post by Jack Canfield from Jul 16, 2013

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