Saying Quotes

Farewell has a sweet sound of reluctance. Good-by is short and final, a word with teeth sharp to bite through the string that ties past to the future.

I'm always tempted to say, 'Nah, that won't work.' But I think you should be willing to try ideas out before saying no. Be open-minded.

To the old saying that man built the house but woman made of it a 'home' might be added the modern supplement that woman accepted cooking as a chore but man has made of it a recreation.

He had a massive stroke. He died with his tie on. Do you think that could be our generation's equivalent of that old saying about dying with your boots on?

Love is saying yes to belonging.

I have an old saying that the harder I work, the luckier I get.

Let's be the kind of people that do good for others whether we get paid back or not, whether they say thank you or not.

But as I was saying, from my experiences, I think men tend to be more timid in expressing their feelings for you. Regardless, I always prefer a friendship first and foremost.

I've always been fond of the saying that when it comes to oversight and reform, the federal government does two things well: nothing and overreact.

They were saying computers deal with numbers. This was absolutely nonsense. Computers deal with arbitrary information of any kind.

To say more while saying less is the secret of being simple.

Do not expect too much from the world. We are here to give not to take.

There was no question of generation change or saying goodbye to the past or modernizing sloganising.

Say Goodnight Gracie.

For as the old saying is, When house and land are gone and spent Then learning is most excellent.

I have a superstition about saying too much about what I want to happen, just in case it all disappears, or someone else comes along and beats me to it.

I'm just saying that at least for the foreseeable future there won't be any more touring

Why waste a sentence saying nothing?

Saying 'no' or even 'stop' is the hallmark of the professional you want on your team.

The film industry is about saying 'no' to people, and inherently you cannot take 'no' for an answer.

When I diagnose my depression now, I think it was partially about saying goodbye to these kids that I always expected to have but already knew that I wouldn't.

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.

May we always say thank you to God, especially for his patience and mercy.

Although there are real hazards in saying yes to life, they are inconsequential when compared to the regrets that come with saying "no".

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

I took it all for granted, I'm sorry to say.

The old saying that "success breeds success" has something to it. It's that feeling of confidence that can banish negativity and procrastination and get you going the right way.

There is an old saying that the course of civilization is a race between catastrophe and education. In a democracy such as ours, we must make sure that education wins the race.

You know the old saying: "History is written by the winners. And also, the team of hand-picked historians that the winner keeps hidden away in an underground bunker".

I do know of these That therefore only are reputed wise For saying nothing.

Dogs - putting the lie to the age-old saying, I could never love anyone who ate a diaper.

If you wonder what the difference between them and me is, I'll break the news: you never heard of them. Most of them ... can fight almost as good as I can. I'm just saying you never heard of them.

You know the old saying kill him with kindness that's the way you shut me up. With a compliment, I have nothing to prove.

It is in this power of saying everything, and yet saying nothing too plainly, that the perfection of art consists.

When you learn to say thank you, you see the world anew.

I think actions really do define how you feel, as opposed to just saying, "I care about you" or "I want to be with you."

This country is about, in my judgment, aggressive, open debate. There is an old saying: When everyone is thinking the same thing, no one is thinking very much.

I'm just saying that if you understand how the economic machine works, it just works like a machine. There are cause-effect relationships.

February... Now more than ever one must remind oneself that it is wasteful folly to wish that time would pass, or - as the puritanical old saying used to have it - to kill time until it kills you.

On doing what you want to do.

The inhibitor of creativity isn't potential it's fear. We worry about saying the wrong thing or looking foolish so we govern our imagination.

When I meet my fans, it's not like meeting a stranger. It's like saying hello to someone that I already know.

I don't remember saying nothing about me crossing over. I did R&B collaborations but I never tried to do no pop stuff.

The power of saying no is so much more than the power of saying yes.

When she packed up to leave, she knew that she was saying goodbye to something important, which was not that bad, in a way, because it meant that at least you had said hello to it to begin with.

Courage is saying maybe what I'm doing isn't working, maybe I should try something else.

It feels right. But it's emotional. Saying goodbye to anything you've done that long is hard.

I have enjoyed life a lot more by saying "yes" than by sayings "no".

The true value of a gift is the sentiment behind the gifting.

Love is God, and the one that believes in love, believes in God.