I encourage people to remember that "no" is a complete sentence.

When dreaded outcomes are actually imminent we don't worry about themwe take action. Seeing lava from the local volcano make its way down the street toward our house does not cause worry it causes running. Also we don't usually choose imminent events as subjects for our worrying and thus emerges an ironic truth: Often the very fact that you are worrying about something means that it isn't likely to happen.

Most men fear getting laughed at or humiliated by a romantic prospect while most women fear rape and death.

intuition is always right in at least two important ways;
It is always in response to something.
it always has your best interest at heart

At their core, women fear that men will kill them. At their core, men fear that women will laugh at them.

Naturally, Olivia Newton-John is extremely concerned about the whereabouts of Patrick McDermott, her very dear friend of many years.