Minute Message   : Saying No

Publication Date : 8/24/96



	Being able to say "No" is not easy at times. However, when

it comes to compromising values, there are those who have said

"No." One such person is Billy Zabka, an actor who appeared in

the Karate Kid I and II movies. He recently landed a part in a

movie that was about to go into production. There had been a

change in the script. He would be asked to commit a rape. The

director assured him the scene could be done tastefully. Billy

said No. He assured his director he could portray the dark side

of his character without the violence or profanity.



	Danny Wuerffel, Florida's quarterback was selected as

Playboy Magazine's All American and its national scholar athlete

of the year. He was offered an all expense paid trip to a posh

Phoenix, Arizona resort and would be in a photo shoot. In

declining the invitation he said "There's a good bit of the

population out there that think I'm silly for doing this, but

there is a good bit of the population that would understand

that's not the type of person I would want to portray myself as."



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	 Saying "No" can be hard, and sometimes you must pay the

price. But you be a better person for it.



Norman Russell

2761 Broadway

North Bend, Oregon USA  97459



* Editor's Note: A third example dealing with an adult subject

was omitted in keeping with our all-ages website certifications.

Suffice to say that the person involved said "No" at great cost,

and lived to be very happy about it. Others, sadly, did not.