“At some moment I did answer ‘Yes’ to someone or something. And from that hour on I was certain that existence is meaningful.” ~ Dag Hammarskjöld

“Surround yourself with ‘yay-sayers,’ not ‘naysayers.’” ~ Lynn A. Robinson

“All the mistakes I ever made were when I wanted to say ‘No’ and said ‘Yes.’” ~ Moss Hart

“Say ‘yes’ to life! ‘Yes’ to wonder, to joy, to despair. ‘Yes’ to pain, ‘yes’ to what you don’t understand. Try ‘yes.’ Try ‘always.’ Try ‘possible.’ Try ‘hopeful.’ Try ‘I will.’ And try ‘I can.’” ~ Leo Buscaglia, Living, Loving & Learning

“Cynics always say no. But saying yes begins things. Saying yes is how things grow. Saying yes leads to knowledge. Yes is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say yes.” ~ Stephen Colbert, Knox College Address, June 3, 2006

“When you say Yes, say it quickly. But always take a half hour to say No, so you can understand the other fellow’s side.” ~ Francis Spellman

“To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. It is easy to say no, even if saying no means death.” ~ Jean Anouilh

“Say yes when nobody asked.” ~ Lao Proverb

“Life is a helluva lot more fun if you say yes rather than no.” ~ Richard Branson, Time, December 20, 2007

“The word ‘no’ denotes a shutting of the door. It means failure, defeat, delay. But spell it backwards and take new hope, for backwards it spells ‘on.’” ~ Norman Vincent Peale