In-positive / Confidence url
To a child going in for an operation
- It’ll be over before you know it.
- It’s all going to work out.
- It’s going to be alright.
- It’ll happen before you know it.
- We’ll pull you through it fine.
- It should be smooth sailing ahead.
- We’re in the best of hands.
- You don’t have to worry about a thing.
- You’ll be very well taken care of.
To a child going in for an operation
In-negative / Disappointment url
Dropping out of Law School
- I didn’t accomplish as much as I thought I would.
- So far I haven’t seen much progress.
- I’m batting zero.
- It’s nobody’s fault but my own.
- It’s not going anywhere, so why continue?
- I’m dropping out before it gets any worse.
- With my track record, I don’t think I have much of a choice.
- I’m a bit disappointed in my performance.
- I fully expected that I could have done better than I did.
- I just wasn’t good enough.
- It was just beyond my reach.
- It’s been an unmitigated disaster.
Dropping out of Law School
In-negative / Explaining url
Waking up after being drunk
- When I woke up I was so disoriented that at first I couldn’t remember where I was.
- I don’t know what to tell you.
- I’m wiped out.
- My head is pounding.
- I feel totally depleted.
- I went into a tailspin.
- I’m going to take a short walk outside just to clear my head.
- I was caught red-handed.
- I’ve been caught with my hand in the cookie jar.
- The bottom line is that I just couldn’t help it.
- Don’t remind me.
- I feel like I’ve been dragging myself around all day.
- I need more shut-eye.
- It knocked the wind knocked out of me.
Waking up after being drunk
In-negative / Doubt url
Being told a ‘foolproof’ way to not tell the truth on taxes
- It’s a prescription for disaster.
- What good would that be?
- How would that help?
- I don’t think that’s such a good idea.
- What’s the point?
- It won’t last for long before it blows up.
- Does that make sense to you?
- I doubt that very much.
- True to form, you’re up to your old tricks.
- I should have expected you to come up with a hare-brained idea like that.
- Do the ends justify the means?
- No, no, that won’t do at all.
- You’ve got another guess coming.
- The idea just smells, because honesty is the best policy.
- I’m going to look the other way, and pretend I didn’t hear that.
- I imagine you would, but don’t expect me to get caught up in your shenanigans.
Being told a ‘foolproof’ way to not tell the truth on taxes
In-negative / Doubt url
To broker who says that stock market cannot go down
- Let’s just wait and see what happens.
- Hope springs eternal.
- Do you really believe that what you don’t know can’t hurt you?
- You’d be surprised what can actually happen.
- Do you believe everything you see and everything you hear?
- I doesn’t ring true.
- That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard of in my life.
- That’s not true, not by a long shot!
- Don’t keep your head in the sand.
- You’re a flake.
- Frankly, I think that you’re mistaken.
- That’s news to me.
- You’d be surprised.
- That’s what you think.
- I don’t believe that for a minute.
- Anyone who believes that should have their head examined.
- Do you believe everything you read?
- OK, so know I know where you stand.
To broker who says that stock market cannot go down
Out-neutral / Advice url
Action-2
- Make each moment count.
- A watched pot never boils.
- Put the squeeze on him.
- Just make an appearance.
- Look straight ahead, don’t look back.
- You only live once.
- Take the money and run.
- When you get a chance, take another stab at it, maybe it will be more successful than when you tried the last time.
- Get in on the action.
- Please make up your mind already.
- It’s your best bet.
- The solution is being served to you on a silver platter.
- A word to the wise is sufficient.
- You’ve got to rise to the occasion.
Action-2
Out-positive / Encouragement url
For a friend who just got into a top business school
- You sure have come a long way.
- I’m not surprised that you succeeded, I always knew you had it in you.
- Shoot for the moon, and give it all you’ve got.
- You’re as smart as a whip.
- There’s no limit to what you can accomplish if you put your mind to it.
- What more could you ask for?
- With this under your belt, a golden future can be yours.
- I have absolute faith in you.
- It’s the opportunity of a lifetime.
- I don’t know how you accomplished so much in such a short period of time.
For a friend who just got into a top business school
In-positive / Amazed url
After seeing an amazing youtube video
- Feast your eyes on this.
- This will make your day.
- Holy smoke!
- Now I’ve seem ‘em all.
- Get a load of this.
- That’s amazing.
- Wait until you see this.
- This really takes the cake.
- Don’t you just love it?
- Can you dig it?
- That’s the craziest thing I ever saw in all my life.
- Wait till you get a hold of this.
- That’s over the top.
After seeing an amazing youtube video
In-neutral / Caution url
Thinking of entering an abandoned house
- I’m not running so fast to go there.
- It just doesn’t sit right with me.
- In my opinion I’ll be lucky if I survive by the skin of my teeth.
- I sense that this might be something I might live to regret.
- I’m going to take one step at a time.
- Something undesirable could happen at any time at the drop of the hat.
- I think I’ve gotten about as far as I’m going to get.
- I’m on the look-out.
- Hold your horses.
- I can’t chance it.
- Are you crazy, why on earth would I ever try to do something like that?
Thinking of entering an abandoned house
In-positive / Determination url
Lost in the woods
- I’m not giving up so easily.
- That’s a risk I’m just going to have to take.
- I better get out of here soon.
- I’ve got to get a handle on the situation.
- OK, let’s get the heck out of here.
- I’ll keep my eyes and ears open.
- Time is of the essence.
- Let’s get the hell out of here.
Lost in the woods
In-positive / Confidence url
After winning an election
- I must be doing something right.
- I know the ropes.
- That’s progress.
- They are behind us 100 percent.
- I deserve it.
- I like to keep tabs on things.
- And away we go.
- Everything’s coming up roses.
- Nothing succeeds like success.
- Fasten your seatbelts, because from this point on, I predict things are really going to start happening.
- I pulled victory out of the jaws of defeat.
- I’m looking forward to serving in my new position, and making a positive contribution.
- I knew I would win, hands down.
After winning an election
Out-negative / Annoyed url
You are wrong-2
- This is highway robbery.
- I think you owe me an apology.
- I think what you are doing stinks.
- You’ve got it backwards.
- You’ve got some nerve.
- How could you even think of doing this?
- There’s no excuse for it.
- That was uncalled for.
- I ought to pity you.
- That was uncalled for!
- You don’t know what you’re talking about.
You are wrong-2