Yes I Can Quotes

• The most important three words you can say to yourself: Yes I can!

  Denis Waitley

  Important, Three, Three Words

  Denis Waitley (1988). “Being the best”, Pocket

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• When people tell you, "No," just smile and tell them, "Yes, I can."

  Julie Foudy

  Passion, People, Just Smile

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• You can either tell yourself, 'It's too hard, I don't think I'll be able to do it,' or 'Yes, I can do this. Let me at it!' Only a fine line separates the two. But I'll tell you one thing: if you work like crazy, you'll come to display capabilities that you never knew you had--potentials that you always possessed, but never tapped.

  Josei Toda

  Motivational, Crazy, Work

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• There is an amazing something in the American psyche which speaks about courage, and it says, 'Yes I can,' ... Yes, we will overcome it all because we have the spirit to do so.

  Maya Angelou

  Overcoming, Spirit, Speak

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• Yes, I can!
  I certainly can!
  I can have
  A gratitude-flower-heart
  That shall remain open
  At all hours.

  Sri Chinmoy

  Gratitude, Flower, Heart

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• As far as the illusion of the fame, yes, I can definitely appreciate it.

  Tyler Perry

  Appreciate, Illusion, Fame

  "Tyler Perry, Taking Madea from Stage to Page". "Talk of the Nation" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. April 12, 2006.

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• I'm just going to stay here, in the darkness under the arch. I can hear you all out there, trip-trapping, trip-trapping over my bridge. Oh yes, I can hear you. But I'm not coming out.

  Neil Gaiman

  Bridges, Darkness, Arches

  Neil Gaiman (2008). “M Is for Magic”, HarperCollins

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• Cause I am a Superwoman,
  Yes I am,
  Yes she is,
  Even when I'm a mess,
  I still put on a vest,
  With an S on my chest,
  Oh yes,
  I'm a Superwoman,
  ...
  And all my sisters,
  Coming together,
  Say yes I will,
  Yes I can

  Alicia Keys

  Together, Causes, Vests

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• Yes, I can play younger than my age. But I can play characters older than I am, too. I'm not an actor who can just play the kid.

  Leonardo DiCaprio

  Character, Kids, Play

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I'm not sure what it would mean to have "made it." Made what? Yes, I can make a decent living in show business, so if that's the criteria, then I've made it. But that doesn't feel that important to me. The stuff that matters to me are the new challenges. I know that sounds hokey, but it's true.

  Michael Ian Black

  Mean, Challenges, Important

  "Michael Ian Black on Parenting, Pop Culture and His Worst Christmas Present Ever". Interview with Sarah Thyre, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 16, 2012.

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• Yes, I can understand that a man might go to a gambling table when he sees that all that lies between him and death is his last crown.

  Honore de Balzac

  Lying, Men, Gambling

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• That world! These days it's all been erased and they've rolled it up like a scroll and put it away somewhere. Yes, I can touch it with my fingers. But where is it?

  Denis Johnson

  World, These Days, Fingers

  Denis Johnson (2009). “Jesus' Son: Stories”, p.52, Macmillan

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• When it comes time to write the book itself I'll shut the lights out, picture the scene I'm about to write then close my eyes and go at it. Yes, I can touch type.

  Jeffery Deaver

  Book, Writing, Eye

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• She is close enough to me that I can see her, because even now there is the outward sign of visible light, even at night in this parking lot on the outskirts of Algoe. After we kiss, our foreheads touch as we stare at each other. Yes, I can see her almost perfectly in this cracked darkness.

  John Green

  Kissing, Night, Light

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• The thing that I'm most proud of in my life is that if a stranger came up to me and said, 'I can't stop drinking. I can't stop drinking. Can you help me?' I can say, 'Yes, I can help you.'

  Matthew Perry

  Drinking, Proud, Helping

  "Matthew Perry Comes Clean", abcnews.go.com.

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• I, a Laconian dog, can bite again: Yes, I can make the Daunian tiger flee, Much more a bragging, foul-mouth'd whelp like thee.

  Henry Kirke White

  Dog, Mouths, Bragging

  Henry Kirke White, Robert Southey (1822). “The Remains of Henry Kirke White, of Nottingham, Late of St. John's College, Cambridge”, p.73

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• You mentioned the Free Trade Agreement and yes I can't tell you how pleased we are that Morocco is one of the countries that our country is going to begin negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with.

  Donald Evans

  Country, Agreement, Morocco

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• Agent Mom is a perfect opportunity for me to do what I love... develop characters, act and take incredible stories to my fans. So yes, I can absolutely see myself cast as Agent Mom.

  Alaina Huffman

  Mom, Character, Opportunity

  "Tony Lee and Alaina Huffman Talk the Newest MTV Comic 'Agent Mom'". Interview with Valerie Gallaher, www.mtv.com. March 28, 2011.

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• I’m tenacious, I think – I know – and I do also have a quality where if you tell me I can’t do something, if I know I can’t do it I’m the first to raise my hand and say, “I can’t do that.” But there is a big Bronx, New York Jew in me that just says, “Really? Really? You think I – yes, I can. I can do it. I can do it.

  Ellen Barkin

  New York, Thinking, Hands

  "Actress-producer Ellen Barkin". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. November 14, 2011.

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• Yes, I can talk and think at the same time. Most people can, though I suppose you wouldn't know that from personal experience. Elena (Bitten)

  Kelley Armstrong

  Thinking, People, Knows

  Kelley Armstrong (2009). “Bitten”, p.252, Vintage Canada

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• I thought [books ban] was crazy. Really my thoughts were "This is America, we don't do this here" but of course I know a lot better now. And I wasn't the only one. Norma Klein was writing at the same time. Her books were going. So many of us. When you say to me, no you can't do this I say, oh yes I can.

  Judy Blume

  Crazy, Book, Writing

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

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• Yes I can,” Curran snarled. “Listen: this is me telling you what you will not do.” I raised the cookbook and tapped him on the nose. Bad cat.

  Ilona Andrews

  Cat, Noses, This Is Me

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• They run off eckeltricity, do they?" he said knowledgeably. "Ah yes, I can see the plugs. I collect plugs," he added to Uncle Vernon. "And batteries. Got a large collection of batteries.

  J. K. Rowling

  Running, Uncles, Batteries

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• Aw, no. You’re taking us to that vegetarian place, aren’t you? It’s a coffee place. You can’t just automatically classify anything that isn’t a steak house as vegetarian. Yes, I can. This is America. You said Americans assert their own opinions as if they were facts and dismiss inconvenient facts as mere opinions.

  Kevin Hearne

  Coffee, Steak House, America

  Kevin Hearne (2012). “The Iron Druid Chronicles Starter Pack 3-Book Bundle: Hounded, Hexed, Hammered”, p.333, Del Rey

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• At least, you two have decent manners," says Effie as we're finishing the main course. "The pair last year ate everything with their hands like a couple of savages. It completely upset my digestion." ... My mother taught Prim and me to eat properly, so yes, I can handle a fork and knife. But I hate Effie Trinket's comment so much I make a point of eating the rest of my meal with my fingers. Then I wipe my hands on the tablecloth. This makes her purse her lips tightly together.

  Suzanne Collins

  Mother, Couple, Hate

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