1000 Best Positive Quotes

I surround myself with positive, productive people of good will and decency. Ted Nugent

It's not the situation, but whether we react negative or respond positive to the situation that is important. Zig Ziglar

Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come. Henri Nouwen

In nicey-nicey land, you must be happy-clappy and positive all the time - bad news is taboo. Michael Leunig

Constructive criticism is about finding something good and positive to soften the blow to the real critique of what really went on. Paula Abdul

Positive thinking is the notion that if you think good thoughts, things will work out well. Optimism is the feeling of thinking things will be well and be hopeful. Martin Seligman

However much some journalists may criticize me, I know that I look, feel, and behave several decades younger than my actual age, and much of that is because I believe you are what you think you are. This is called positive affirmation, and it's a really strong tool. Joan Collins

Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire in your eye, adorn your person, maintain your health, your beauty and your animal spirits. William Hazlitt

I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives. Nadia Comaneci

I think a fight with David Haye, even if he is not American, is going to give positive vibes about the heavyweight division for the American fans and fans worldwide. Wladimir Klitschko

I feel equal to Mexicans, Asians, everyone. That's the kind of positive message I want to get out. Lewis Hamilton

S Club 7, in some ways, was a continuation of some of the things I'd have liked to have done with the Spice Girls. It was also a shift in tone. S Club was this equality of boys and girls, very positive, very uplifting, didn't have the edge of the Spice Girls. I didn't want to repeat it. Simon Fuller

Very gifted people, they win and they win, and they are told that they win because they are a winner. That seems like a positive thing to tell children, but ultimately, what that means is when they lose, it must make them a loser. Joshua Waitzkin

New technologies and approaches are merging the physical, digital, and biological worlds in ways that will fundamentally transform humankind. The extent to which that transformation is positive will depend on how we navigate the risks and opportunities that arise along the way. Klaus Schwab

Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics, warts and all; and, from belonging to a family that accepts you without question. Willard Scott

For to be poised against fatality, to meet adverse conditions gracefully, is more than simple endurance; it is an act of aggression, a positive triumph. Thomas Mann

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. William James

You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people. Zig Ziglar

It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts. Robert H. Schuller

I just want to focus on the positive things in my life. Davinia Taylor

I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door. Marla Gibbs

You need to be able to manage stress because hard times will come, and a positive outlook is what gets you through. Marie Osmond

College was especially sweet because of the positive, hopeful atmosphere of a college campus. Jerry Kramer

The positive and negative poles of a battery create an electrical flow. The masculine and feminine poles between people create a flow of sexual energy in motion. David Deida

I like to think of myself as a positive person. Otherwise I wouldn't have had a child. Grace Jones

I think the positive competition between states in India is one of the most positive dynamics that the country has. Bill Gates

A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success. Joyce Brothers

Positive thinking will let you use the ability which you have, and that is awesome. Zig Ziglar

Delete the negative; accentuate the positive! Donna Karan

I have done 'Sports Illustrated,' but I don't regret it because it portrayed me in a positive way - as an athlete. Alex Morgan

When I started out the videos, I was dealing with depression, and I wanted to make inspiring videos for others, which would end up inspiring me in turn. I wanted to show the world that it was possible to make a positive switch in life and start over. Lilly Singh

I was determined to share my positive approach and not let diabetes stand in the way of enjoying my life. Paula Deen

If you look at the history of Wonder Woman, you look at the iconography, the images that have kept her alive - they're not dark. The thing I think is so important to always keep in mind about her is how positive and bright and shiny she is - very much in the same way that Superman has been. Patty Jenkins

I've definitely got a lot more cautious about my lyrics - I feel I want to be a positive force in the world, and I want to uplift people. That's something that comes with age. Brandon Flowers

I think no matter how you think about your music, you're ultimately in the music 'business.' I think you have to be business-minded in some sense. And for me, the real goal... is positive intention and social change through music. It doesn't mean that can't turn a profit. Mary Lambert

I think you can be depressed and flourish, I think you can have cancer and flourish, I think you can be divorced and flourish. When we believed that happiness was only smiling and good mood, that wasn't very good for people like me, people in the lower half of positive affectivity. Martin Seligman

Growing up with three older brothers and being the youngest and the only girl, my mom always made me tough. She's taught me over the years how to be a strong, independent woman, how to carry yourself in a positive way and anything that my brothers can do, I can do. Diana Lopez

Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive. Leah LaBelle

Conservatism has had from its inception vigorously positive, intellectually rigorous agenda and thinking. That agenda should have in my three pillars: strengthen the economy, strengthen our security, and strengthen our families. Mitt Romney

A positive frame of mind will definitely enhance your travelling experience. If I'm not in a positive frame of mind then the whole thing definitely becomes more of a challenge for me. Andrea Bocelli

I have learned that champions aren't just born; champions can be made when they embrace and commit to life-changing positive habits. Lewis Howes

STAR TREK is a show that had a vision about a future that was positive. George Takei

Atoms consist of a positive nucleus and negative electrons flying around outside it. Electrons closest to the nucleus feel a strong negative-on-positive tug, and the bigger atoms get, the bigger the tug. In really big atoms, electrons whip around at speeds close to the speed of light. Sam Kean

If a girl is smiling and is bringing positive energy and she's happy, that's what I notice right away - and her teeth. Chandler Parsons

When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It's very simple. Paulo Coelho

I'm really careful about not slamming my politics home in my shows, but I don't try to hide, either. The arts can be a great way to bring people together. I don't preach from the stage. I try to stay positive on solutions. Bonnie Raitt

The true mark of professionalism is the ability to respect everyone else for their styles and always find something positive in every dining experience and highlight it in your thoughts and words. Johnny Iuzzini

Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic. Joseph B. Wirthlin

Having the positive belief that it will all be O.K. just means that you hustle and make it work because failure is not even an option in your own mind. Natalie Massenet

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world. George Eliot

There's a feeling among white Americans that there's no such thing as racial harmony, no such thing as a positive, productive relationship with people of color. Jess Row

I am conscious of my inability to grasp, in all its details and positive developments, any very large portion of human knowledge. Mikhail Bakunin

Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have an inner peace and a positive attitude, I think you attract that. Imelda Staunton

Our thoughts are mainly controlled by our subconscious, which is largely formed before the age of 6, and you cannot change the subconscious mind by just thinking about it. That's why the power of positive thinking will not work for most people. The subconscious mind is like a tape player. Until you change the tape, it will not change. Bruce Lipton

It feels bad when a film doesn't work; everyone puts in a lot of effort to make a movie. The positive side to failure - they make me work harder. Shahid Kapoor

The job numbers are positive. We've had more jobs created now than were lost during the recession. We're seeing that the creation, we're seeing those numbers not only grow but shift toward the private sector and shift toward full-time employment and these are all signs that the recovery is taking some hold but we're not out of woods. Stephen Harper

We have a positive vision of the future founded on the belief that the gap between the promise and reality of America can one day be finally closed. We believe that. Barbara Jordan

No matter who you meet in life, you take something from them, positive or negative. Gary Allan


In my books and in romance as a genre, there is a positive, uplifting feeling that leaves the reader with a sense of encouragement and hope for a brighter future - or a brighter present. Debbie Macomber

There's those young girls that I once was, looking up to Mia Hamm, Christine Lilly, all those players, and I know how much of an effect they had on me. Knowing that, I feel like I'm in a position where I can really help be a positive influence in girls' lives. Alex Morgan

My mom was a model, so she's been really good about giving me tips on how to navigate behind the scenes - like the importance of being nice to everyone on set and remembering people's names, to how to be a positive part of the photo shoot and stuff like that. Gigi Hadid

I believe if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you're grateful, you'll see God open up new doors. Joel Osteen

Today or any day that phone may ring and bring good news. Ethel Waters

I believe the continually advancing Information Revolution will lend us the wisdom and strength to address humanity's previously unsolvable problems and help us make a positive impact on all of society. Masayoshi Son

I don't want to be linked to anything negative. I don't want negative energy. I want everything positive around me. Kendra Wilkinson

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. Helen Keller

Teaching's hard! You need different skills: positive reinforcement, keeping students from getting bored, commanding their attention in a certain way. Bill Gates

When we're on stage doing a song about positive body image or another about female empowerment, everyone out there is super into it and right there with us. It's been awesome. I feel like we fit right in. Lizzo

Facing the press is not easy, but because you have to go, you have to try to take a lot of positive things for yourself from these face-to-face meetings. Jose Mourinho

It's a positive thing to talk about terrible things and make people laugh about them. Louis C. K.

A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it. Joan Lunden

If anybody has a bad day, they'll just come to my room because they know I'll bring out the positive in everything, or I'll make them laugh, or I'll be just crazy. Simone Biles

If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you'll be ineffective. If you're disciplined enough, you don't get down when you're behind, and you have a chance to create something positive. Tom Landry

The visionary, industrious, Christian, and segregated black community of the early- to mid-1960s understood and embraced the importance of a positive self-perception. It was this same recognition that drove millions of young patriotic black men throughout our nation's history to be among the first to volunteer when our nation went to war. Burgess Owens

If I just do everything the opposite of what my dad did, I think that will make things pretty easy. I can joke about it now because I'm past that stage where it used to hurt. By having a kid, it's gone. I could take all that negative energy that I had and put it in a positive way. Derrick Rose

As the tech industry continues to grow and sprout successful startups across the country, it is important that we understand our responsibility to affect positive change in our communities. Ron Conway

I'm a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments. Roger Federer

It is really important that we get more women doing exercise and being active, and those that have taken up boxing or boxing training will definitely find that it has a really positive impact on their health, fitness and well-being. Nicola Adams

People naturally want to know about what happened, about my leukemia. They ask the same questions again and again. And there have been so many positive conclusions, even through the bad times, that I don't mind at all to be reminded of my struggles. Jose Carreras

Freedom of religion is a principle that is central to our Nation's Declaration of Independence. Congress has taken this positive step to protect our freedom to express allegiance to America's flag and the ideals it represents. Ron Lewis

I love meeting people, and I know it's so difficult for people to come up to me and introduce themselves, so when they do, I'll grab them and hug them. It makes their day, you know? I love that, and I get positive energy from that. Nicola Formichetti

In the years after the expedition to Chad, I started the Honnold Foundation, a small nonprofit that was my attempt to do something positive in the world. I sought out projects that both helped the environment and improved peoples' standards of living. The more I researched, the more I gravitated toward solar. Alex Honnold

I've been blessed to be somebody that's been climbing that success mountain top for years of hard work, you know, but now it's all connecting. And now, the whole world is watching, you know what I'm saying, and it feels good 'cause it's good energy. This is all positive vibes, and good vibes and good energy, so it feels incredible. DJ Khaled

In 1987 I got dartitis, a psychological condition which means you can't let your darts go properly. For a time, I wondered what the hell I was going to do if I didn't recover. But I remained positive and, thankfully, got over it. It occurred during the Swedish Open when I found I couldn't let the darts go. Eric Bristow

Staying consistent with positive habits can be a challenge. Lewis Howes

A positive self-image has little relationship to our material circumstances. Ezra Taft Benson

It's a wonderful thing to be optimistic. It keeps you healthy and it keeps you resilient. Daniel Kahneman

I can take all the negative energy and turn it into a positive simply by purging my soul through music. That's how powerful music can be. Bow Wow

When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I really had to put my head down and stay positive. I had to fight. Peggy Fleming

This is our job as leaders: to offer positive solutions and empower people. Our duty is to tackle our problems before they tackle us. Paul Ryan

This place? Nothing positive. OK, I want to say something positive. It's positively a dump. Charles Barkley

My mother was a very positive thinker; she was always active, always doing something good. Joseph B. Wirthlin

I was raised with hippie parents, so I get down with the positive. I don't pay attention to the negative. Guy Fieri

The worst times can be the best if you think with positive energy. Domenico Dolce

I've had to deal with all different types of situations - positive and negative and extremes of both. Shia LaBeouf

I am suggesting that as we go through life, we 'accentuate the positive.' I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment and endorse virtue and effort. Gordon B. Hinckley

To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you. Tony Dorsett

I do expect a lot from myself, but it's also a balance of being... positive and also pushing yourself. Venus Williams

No, I was never one of those positive people who believes he can have whatever he sets his sights on. I just kept working at it. George Miller

When I got into the film business, my aim was to adopt a positive persona, of a guy who fights against injustice. And it saved me, because my acting was atrocious to say the least! Chuck Norris

There are plenty of studies that have shown that depression is associated with decreased immunity. So I want to harness all of the positive emotional energy I can in a patient to get better. Allan Hamilton

Leaders must exemplify integrity and earn the trust of their teams through their everyday actions. When you do this, you set high standards for everyone at your company. And when you do so with positive energy and enthusiasm for shared goals and purpose, you can deeply connect with your team and customers. Marillyn Hewson

So many reality shows are scripted and create this fake drama, and it's a bunch of bull. We wanted to do something real and something wholesome and something that's focused on positive family values. Bill Rancic

It was at the beginning of 1934 while working on the emission of these positive electrons that we noticed a fundamental difference between that transmutation and all the others so far produced; all the reactions of nuclear chemistry induced were instantaneous phenomena, explosions. Irene Joliot-Curie

Some people hate lime-green; red has all this emotional baggage. Blue seems to be overall one of the more positive colors, and a little more serious than yellow. David Carson

There's a certain darkness to Slipknot, but at the same time, there's a very strong dose of positivity. Stone Sour is the same way. There's a certain melancholy that comes with the slower stuff, but at the end of the day there's also that other side that is very positive. It's all how you deliver. Corey Taylor

It's your outlook on life that counts. If you take yourself lightly and don't take yourself too seriously, pretty soon you can find the humor in our everyday lives. And sometimes it can be a lifesaver. Betty White

When a positive exchange between a brand and customers becomes quantifiable metrics, it encourages brand to provide better service, customer service to do a better job, and consumers to actively show their gratitude. Simon Mainwaring

To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and competing. Whatever you do in cricket and in sport, enjoy it, be positive and try to win. Ian Botham

The upside to anger? Getting it out of your system. You got to express your anger. Then you have room for more positive things. If I hold something in a long time, and then I speak it, it's amazing how the light shines so much brighter. Reba McEntire

I don't even really know what it is I do for a living - the level of insecurity is very, very high. You're making a lot of money, getting a lot of accolades and positive criticism for something where you don't even know what you're doing. Shia LaBeouf

Stay positive and happy. Work hard and don't give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm and genuine people. Tena Desae

Having haters is just a part of the business, and the more haters you have, the more people like you - that's how I view it, because I try to see the positive in things. Nick Jonas

Don't look at someone else and want to be them. Search within yourself and find out who you are and be someone positive. Kelly Rowland

I come from the school who thought the Internet could be the great democratising force, that getting rid of the gatekeepers was a positive move. Beeban Kidron

Music and songs are written at different periods of time, at different times in your life. They reflect the feelings you have and to be honest, I quite like having positive emotions. Scott Ian

The science of psychology has been far more successful on the negative than on the positive side... It has revealed to us much about man's shortcomings, his illnesses, his sins, but little about his potentialities, his virtues, his achievable aspirations, or his psychological health. Abraham Maslow

My father taught my siblings and me the importance of positive values and a strong ethical compass. He showed us how to be resilient, how to deal with challenges, and how to strive for excellence in all that we do. He taught us that there's nothing that we cannot accomplish if we marry vision and passion with an enduring work ethic. Ivanka Trump

Our thoughts really do create our lives. They've done a lot of research showing if you're an optimistic, positive person you will be a healthier person than if you're a sad, depressed, negative person. Alana Stewart

I really want to emphasise this - 'Strictly' is a positive show. It's interesting that it gets cast into this, understandably, the ordinary net of reality shows, but there's no part of it which feels nihilistic or unpleasant. It's all about learning something and doing well, and you feel this overwhelming sense of people wanting you to do well. Robert Rinder

Whatever you wanna be, just, at the end of the day, if you're being a good person, which is not hard to be, and you're putting positive energy into the world, and you're appreciative and loving to the people around you that care about you and everybody in general, then it'll work out. Gnash

I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it. Michael J. Fox

When the negative thoughts come - and they will; they come to all of us - it's not enough to just not dwell on it... You've got to replace it with a positive thought. Joel Osteen

My purpose: to lift your spirit and to motivate you. Mavis Staples

I think anytime you can affect people in general, in a positive way, then you're a lucky individual. Sam Elliott

Love is a positive, symbiotic, reciprocal flow between two or more entities. Inga Muscio

Always go into meetings or negotiations with a positive attitude. Tell yourself you're going to make this the best deal for all parties. Natalie Massenet

If I knew I was positive, why would I have ever gone to PAW to take a test? Marc Wallice

You know, often films that are deemed positive, nobody wants to see them. Ava DuVernay

I want to make sure I always show off my smile and have a positive attitude the whole time, whether it's during a performance, practice, or doing an interview. Laurie Hernandez

I like video games, I like tech, I like being positive. Jimmy Fallon


In order to design a future of positive change, we must first become expert at changing our minds. Jacque Fresco

If you don't find time to meditate and get all that negative out, and if you don't have the right people being positive around you, this is a very scary job to have if you don't learn how to control your fear. Nate Diaz

I'd be hard-pressed to think of anybody who's made me laugh, who's funny, but who's also relentlessly positive. Dylan Moran

Every person gets negative things, they learn from those negative things, and you become a positive person. Kapil Dev

I do not expect the white media to create positive black male images. Huey Newton

Every day brings new choices. Martha Beck

I'm a very driven, ambitious, positive person. But I'm a spiritual person as well. Victoria Beckham

I'm all for past influences; the question is whether they are deterministic. Freud and the behaviorists argue that what we are at any given moment is billiard balls whose past determines our future course. That doesn't take into account that we are forever generating internal representations of positive futures and choosing among them. Martin Seligman

If I can lead a happy life, touch the lives of others in a positive way, win the respect of those that I care about - and make a few million along the way - then I have been successful. Bill Rancic

The basis for all human relationships and where we derive our greatest strength and power, trust is single-handedly the most powerful source of positive energy and, once in place, unlocks a freedom and peace to explore. Angela Ahrendts

Sitting there clapping and smiling... it's difficult. You're like, 'Don't worry about it, you just double faulted, you just played a really dumb point. Keep positive.' Then more clapping. That would annoy me as a player. John McEnroe

I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative. James A. Baldwin

I really wanted to do something positive on the Internet. I wanted to try to get young people talking about, thinking about, life's big questions-make it cool and OK to wonder about the heart, the soul and free will and God and death and big topics like that, big human topics. Rainn Wilson

There are positive things that come of social media as well as negative. Millie Bobby Brown

I learned about being positive from my parents. They're the most positive people I've ever known. Brendon Urie

When we try to make a car that drives itself, we believe - whether we're right or not - we believe that there would be strong net positive benefit to the world if cars could drive themselves safer than people could. Astro Teller

Positive energy knows no boundaries. If everyone were to spread positive energy on the Internet, the world would be a much better place. Lu Wei

Positive market incentives operating in the public interest are too few and far between, and are also up against a seemingly never-ending expansion of perverse incentives and lobbying. Mo Ibrahim

You must stand for something! It does not have to be grand, but it must be a positive that brings light to someone else's darkness. Anthony Carmona

I'm a big believer in the power of visualizations. And so are neuroscientists. Numerous studies have proven how merely imagining positive circumstances sends blood flowing from negative brain regions to positive ones. Karen Salmansohn

If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person's life in a positive light, and that's what I want to do. That's what it's all about. Tiger Woods

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will. Zig Ziglar

I really am into crystals. I'm a real positive thinker. I believe in creative visualisation. Victoria Beckham

Everything has positive and negative consequences. Farrah Fawcett

When you stand out in a small town or at work,or in your peer group, whatever it is, it feels really awful. Certainly, when you're growing up, you want to be normal. You just want to fit in. Then you realize that maybe fitting in is, in some respects, quite ordinary. I think it's good to put a positive spin on being slightly unique. Katherine Ryan

President Trump has a magnetic personality and exudes positive energy, which is infectious to those around him. Hope Hicks

People who talk about revolution and class struggle without referring explicitly to everyday life, without understanding what is subversive about love and what is positive in the refusal of constraints, such people have a corpse in their mouth. Raoul Vaneigem

When children are very young, you read them books that are positive to help them go to sleep. But there comes a moment when they begin to understand the difficulties of the world. They know there are problems and the books they read should reflect that, not gloss over them. Michael Morpurgo

I think that giving mindless praise is ridiculous. But I understand why parents do it. They want their kids to feel good about themselves. But parents are never going to teach their children true, positive self esteem by praising everything they do. Rosalind Wiseman

I've gotten nothing but warmth from the Black community and positive feedback. Misty Copeland

A stereotype may be negative or positive, but even positive stereotypes present two problems: They are cliches, and they present a human being as far more simple and uniform than any human being actually is. Nancy Kress

Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you. Les Brown

One tech-related concern with religion is that it appears to be a positive feedback loop to the accelerating rich-poor gap, as the disenfranchised opt out of modernity. Steve Jurvetson

Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It's the best part of the day. George Allen, Sr.

There's a lot of talk about the positive aspects of love. We as a society downplay the danger, the anxiety, and the disappointment. We romanticize romance. Helen Fisher

Say and do something positive that will help the situation; it doesn't take any brains to complain. Robert A. Cook

For me, life is about being positive and hopeful, choosing to be joyful, choosing to be encouraging, choosing to be empowering. Billy Porter

Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity. Khalil Gibran

I don't think anyone would look at Colombia today and say that it is failing. This positive outcome is an example of the effective application of smart power - it is succeeding. James G. Stavridis

I think for any small business that's bootstrapped, the overwhelming challenge initially is getting to positive cash flow. John Mackey

How nice it would be to breeze through life and just brush things off. I never read reviews because I hate to lose more than I like to win; I experience negative emotions far greater than positive ones. Catherine Tate

If you have a negative thought - 'I can't stand my boss' - it perpetuates a negative worldview. But if you supplant each negative thought with three positive ones, you begin to restructure your brain. Goldie Hawn

The thing is, I don't do these things for recognition, being a good teammate, being a positive member of the community. I do them because those things make me whole and complete. Dwyane Wade

I don't think I could, with a straight face, describe myself as a completely positive person, but I'm not overly negative, either. On the whole, most writers think plots through to their consequences, and it's not always a sunny place. I have an occupational temperament for anxiety. James Lasdun

I believe all positive things and negative things are valuable because they shape you. Natalie Massenet

I think being negative is being positive. You can't improve without stating the problem. Mike Yaconelli

I have a very positive attitude in life. My insecurity, fear and need to know about tomorrow has fortunately eased. What is going to happen will happen anyway. So why break my head over it? Katrina Kaif

As a tennis player, you have to get used to losing every week. Unless you win the tournament, you always go home as a loser. But you have to take the positive out of a defeat and go back to work. Improve to fail better. Stanislas Wawrinka

My father... gave me a positive connection with men because he is a gentleman. Iman


Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference is, I presume, that one comes a little more expensive, but is more durable; the other is a cheaper thing, but the moths get into it. Stephen Leacock

Those churches have closed down or have been merged with a church that has a more positive vision. Bill Hybels

I'm usually always very happy and funny and positive. It's only when I'm tired that I get a little low energy. Nargis Fakhri

Baking has always been one of my many hobbies. After I uploaded my first baking tutorial video, I got a really positive response from the online community, and they started to demand more videos like that. Rosanna Pansino

Many persons swear by positive thinking, and quite a few have been helped by it. Nevertheless, it is not a very effective tool and can be downright harmful in some cases. Srikumar Rao

I've learned that to survive, you need a positive state of mind. Thalia

I truly believe that the people who have a negative view of Trump will be pleasantly surprised when he becomes the leader of our country. I also believe he will make positive changes that will benefit the people who need it most. Chuck Norris

I think a lot of times we don't pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume they are naive or stupid or unschooled. Amy Adams

I've always had God, but now I want to go back to church for the sense of community and that feeling of positive thinking, a place where I can think about being a better person. Julianne Hough

Modern Orthodoxy has a highly positive attitude toward the State of Israel. Our Ultra-Orthodox brethren recognize only the Holy Land, but not the state. Norman Lamm

An investigator starts research in a new field with faith, a foggy idea, and a few wild experiments. Eventually the interplay of negative and positive results guides the work. By the time the research is completed, he or she knows how it should have been started and conducted. Donald Cram

The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being. Lech Walesa

Inspiration comes from within yourself. One has to be positive. When you're positive, good things happen. Deep Roy

Conserving energy and thus saving money, reducing consumption of unnecessary products and packaging and shifting to a clean-energy economy would likely hurt the bottom line of polluting industries, but would undoubtedly have positive effects for most of us. David Suzuki

Guilt is just as powerful, but its influence is positive, while shame's is destructive. Shame erodes our courage and fuels disengagement. Brene Brown

The more you are positive and say, 'I want to have a good life,' the more you build that reality for yourself by creating the life that you want. Chris Pine

Positive emotion alienated from the exercise of character leads to emptiness, to inauthenticity, to depression, and, as we age, to the gnawing realization that we are fidgeting until we die. Martin Seligman

I have good and bad days like everyone else. I just try to be positive and surround myself with great people. When I think about all the great things and people I have had in my life, that gives me confidence. Jessica White

Good things are associated with blue, like clear days, more than singing the blues. Just the word 'blue' in the singular is full of optimism and positive connotation to most people. David Carson

I get so many big ideas while I'm running and such clarity while I'm lifting weights. And staying fit keeps me happy and positive. Robin S. Sharma

Anything that's not positive, I don't have the energy to focus on it. Anything that's not going in the right direction, I don't have the time or the energy. DMX

What I've learned from my own journey, and from my family's experience with cancer, is how important it is to stay positive and move forward. Not every day is going to be perfect; that's life. But staying positive is going to get you to the next day. Bonnie Blair

The object of my relationship with Vietnam has been to heal the wounds that exist, particularly among our veterans, and to move forward with a positive relationship,... Apparently some in the Vietnamese government don't want to do that and that's their decision. Ho Chi Minh

No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel and it may seem hard to get to it but you can do it and just keep working towards it and you'll find the positive side of things. Demi Lovato

There's sadness to anyone that dies before their time, and specifically ones that seem to affect people in a positive way. It doesn't matter if it's Whitney Houston or a nameless, faceless person on the street. That's just as big of a tragedy for me. Chris Cornell

European nations began World War I with a glamorous vision of war, only to be psychologically shattered by the realities of the trenches. The experience changed the way people referred to the glamour of battle; they treated it no longer as a positive quality but as a dangerous illusion. Virginia Postrel

It's about not having doubt in your mind and staying focused and not having any preconceived notion about failure. It's just looking forward and staying positive. Freya Tingley

You have to train your brain to be positive just like you work out your body. Shawn Achor

In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact. Les Brown

Your best creative assets do not occur unless you do a mental shift. You have to be in a positive frame of mind because inspiration is fleeting. I walk to work for inspiration and to clear my mind. Ron Ben-Israel

Positive and engaged brains are a company's greatest assets. More than time and even more than productivity, people must be happy. Shawn Achor

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge. Albert Einstein

That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle. Linus Torvalds

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do. Kobe Bryant

It is questionless desirable in all ordinary cases, wherever positive law is established, to restrain ourselves within the letter of that law and to allow the criminal all the benefit, if benefit to him shall result, of any evasion or escape that the law shall afford him. William Godwin

I am not a big fan of positive thinking. The term suggests that there is something negative that you have to counteract by being positive. That is an artificial duality. Srikumar Rao


As a goalie, you must stay positive. And if you do make a mistake, well, those things happen when you play my position. Henrik Lundqvist

John Edwards makes us all proud to be Americans, and those of us from North Carolina are even more proud to claim him, for he represents the best that we can offer America at a time when strong, positive leadership is needed. Harvey Gantt

Resist your fear; fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe. T. D. Jakes

Positive, healthy, loving relationships in your twenties... I don't know if anyone would disagree with it: I think they're the exception, not the norm. People are either playing house really aggressively because they're scared of what an uncertain time it is, or they're avoiding commitment altogether. Lena Dunham

If we're stuck with having expectations, there's a very good reason to embrace positive ones: It's that we often create what we anticipate. Martha Beck

Magic to me is you make a movie and it's all great and it clicks, and at the end of the day you feel like you're having an experience that is positive and that you're learning from. Julia Roberts

We're right to say that a culture that can't tolerate free speech is... there are a wide range of positive human experiences that are not available in that culture. And we're right to want those experiences. Sam Harris

I was raised in the church, and there's still a fire burning inside me. I definitely don't ever want to be preachy. But less and less young people are religious. The thing is, I see so many positive things about religion, so I'm happy to talk about it. Brandon Flowers

To be positive is to be mistaken at the top of one's voice. Ambrose Bierce

I would be delighted if the United States could have a positive relationship with Russia, and I would be thrilled if the Russian people, who are so capable, had a normal country that they could chart a different future. Hillary Clinton

Money is a very important tool to make a big difference in people's life. It is positive or negative depending on the values. Shiv Khera

I had confidence in my quality, so I was always positive and had good objectivity. Riyad Mahrez

To be candid, some people have given positive thinking a bad name. I can't stand to hear some gung-ho individual say that with positive thinking you can just do 'anything.' If you think about that one for a moment, you recognize the absurdity of it. Zig Ziglar

Exercise, prayer, and meditation are examples of calming rituals. They have been shown to induce a happier mood and provide a positive pathway through life's daily frustrations. Chuck Norris

I have played on many teams throughout my career, and I know when a team has the tools, and the right positive attitude towards winning. Boomer Esiason

When you're put in a position to really affect young people who are going to run the world one day, if you're able to be in their life at a young age and make a positive impact, I think that's a beautiful thing. Zendaya

One out of every 100 American men is HIV positive. The rate of infection has reached epidemic proportions in 40 developing nations. Philip Emeagwali

A people without a positive history is like a vehicle without an engine. Steven Biko


I don't think of myself as a role model for others, but I like to live my life by my own integrity. So, in that sense, I might be a positive influence. I do believe you should get over your insecurities and just try to be the best you can. Lily Cole

Numerous things that go on such as the way Houston interacts with my family; we're treated in a first-class way. They helped us when my wife lost our baby daughter in a miscarriage. They help with anything you ask of them because they are a very caring organization with positive attitudes about its players. Johnathan Joseph

It is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves' virtue - something that people do to con themselves about the burden and change being placed upon them. James Bovard

Fan Luv is a powerful positive movement. All over the world they come. It's a force of luv. DJ Khaled

You'll see that the strong, the affirmative, the positive voice in any of the plays I've written is that of a woman. My men are, well, not quite worthless, but they are certainly weak, and that reflects the reality I grew up with and what I think has in a sense shaped me. Athol Fugard

You hear certain things, negative things, all the time that aren't true, but you never hear about the positive. Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

I had many teachers that were great, positive role models and taught me to be a good person and stand up and be a good man. A lot of the principals they taught me still affect how I act sometimes and it's 30 years later. Kevin James

I think the Internet is a huge positive. Jason Bateman

For me to go to America - which I find such a positive place - well, I took to it like a duck to water. Victoria Beckham

I was always really proud of the fact that I had a very positive influence as a role model. David Cassidy

The majority of people who get in the sport of gymnastics do not go to the Olympics or get a Division 1 scholarship, but it doesn't mean that they can't get something positive from the sport. Dominique Dawes

I have a positive mental attitude, and I think I'm divine, but I also think it takes a heck of a lot of blood, sweat and tears. Steve Prefontaine

As long as you as an individual... can convince yourself that in order to move forward as best you can you have to be optimistic, you can be described as 'one of the faithful,' one of those people who can say, 'Well, look, something's going to happen! Let's just keep trying. Let's not give up. Tom Hanks

Every video I make, I want to make sure that it's doing something entertaining or hopefully inspiring or maybe teaching somebody something or sharing my mistakes so that they can learn from them or anything that will make a positive impact in the world. Tyler Oakley

Indeed, our particular concept of private property, which deters us from exhausting the positive resources of the earth, favors pollution. Garrett Hardin

No matter how bad any situation, cynicism has no positive impact. Watching the news, you might notice that cynicism and victimhood often seem to go hand-in-hand, but not for veterans. James Mattis

What kind of influence did my parents have on my life? Well, they had the most influence. These are the people who are closest to me. My parents are very positive people. They've been supportive. They're always there. Derek Jeter

I have my team. Like if you see everyone around me - I have my hair and makeup girl, my assistant. They're very calm, they're all about positive energy. There're no drama queens. Everyone wants everyone else to have a positive experience. There are no agendas. I think it creates a healthy environment and there are no boundaries to cross. Fergie

All my life, I have been a positive thinker... I have always been able to survive by telling myself that no matter how bad things are, they will one day be better. And that out of every event - no matter how tragic - one can always find a way to survive and even, perhaps, to be a little bit happy. Zsa Zsa Gabor

I always have a positive reaction to Times Square - you've got so many people passing through here, so many cultures, and so many people merging into the central community of New York City. This is the hub of America. Dhani Jones

I had to come from something, come from a place that was negative and positive but the majority of it is a negative place. Kendrick Lamar

I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts. Mike Krzyzewski

One thing that hasn't changed, though, is that we still have to hear the new ad 2 or 3 times before it begins to affect us, even when we're already familiar with the advertiser in question and have a positive opinion of them. Roy H. Williams

More brands are waking up to their social responsibility and doing good work through cause marketing campaigns. Yet too many still go about it the wrong way. I mean 'wrong' in two senses. Firstly, they are marketing ineffectively, and secondly, as a consequence their positive social impact is not maximized. Simon Mainwaring

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. Henry David Thoreau

It's all positive energy from me, man. Swizz Beatz

My mother taught me to be honest, to be selfless, and to touch people in a positive way. Scott Eastwood

I'm extremely positive about investment in Africa. Africa has a wonderful climate, wonderful people, and amazing possibilities. Africa has been called dark and hopeless, but today it is neither of these. Africa is awakening. It's a huge market of almost a billion people with huge resources and a young population. It's the best place to invest. Christoffel Wiese

Kids need role models, whether it's baseball players, actors or musicians: people to bring a little positive light into their hearts and minds. We need to be a little kinder to those people because it's not easy being that role model, looked upon as something we are all incapable of being - too perfect. David Cassidy

The stereoscopic panoramic videos that we're showing on Samsung VR are getting a lot of positive traction. It's exciting when you see creative types - whether from the music, film, or video industries - look at this stuff. The gears are turning in their head almost immediately about how they can use it as a new medium. John Carmack

Is everything funny? For me, yes. There's a positive to every negative. Even my divorce? For me, yes. If you go back and look at it, why it happened or how it happened, there's something in there that'll make you laugh. Kevin Hart

Question: Why are we Masters of our Fate, the captains of our souls? Because we have the power to control our thoughts, our attitudes. That is why many people live in the withering negative world. That is why many people live in the Positive Faith world. Alfred A. Montapert

Most of us start out with a positive attitude and a plan to do our best. Marilu Henner

I always figure from the cradle to the grave, we all have our individual journeys, and maybe my journey was a positive one and I accomplished certain things without stepping on too many toes. Robert Duvall

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. William James

Good is positive. Evil is merely privative, not absolute: it is like cold, which is the privation of heat. All evil is so much death or nonentity. Benevolence is absolute and real. So much benevolence as a man hath, so much life hath he. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Injustice, poverty, slavery, ignorance - these may be cured by reform or revolution. But men do not live only by fighting evils. They live by positive goals, individual and collective, a vast variety of them, seldom predictable, at times incompatible. Isaiah Berlin


I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude. Michael Jordan

Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it; better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen. Thomas Carlyle

The customer reaction to Dell going private has been a lot more positive than I would have ever imagined. Customers see it as - 'You don't have to be distracted. Now you can totally focus on your business.' So they see it as a positive. Michael Dell

Being positive may be a character defect of mine. Quentin Blake

The only reason we make good role models is because you guys look up to athletes and we can influence you in positive ways. But the real role models should be your parents and teachers! Dante Hall

Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done. Bo Bennett

Positive rights are the right to shelter, the right to education, the right to health care, the right to a living wage. These things are - these are, I would call them, more properly, political rights rather than positive rights. And they are extremely tricky, because now we are dealing with things that are zero sum. P. J. O'Rourke

I try to stay positive and be very, very active. Goldie Hawn

I've been singing for six years. I've been in and out of the studios with top producers, but it wasn't something I was ready to express to the public or to the press. I wasn't ready to come out. I wanted to perfect my voice and be 100 percent positive that I could come out right. Tyra Banks

When you show deep empathy toward others, their defensive energy goes down, and positive energy replaces it. That's when you can get more creative in solving problems. Stephen Covey

It's amazing what one positive role model in your life can do in five minutes. Catherine Oxenberg

While positive mental states may be associated with less stress and more resilience to infection, positive well-being might also be accompanied by a healthy lifestyle. Michael Greger

In this world, you can choose to be positive, or you can choose to be negative. You can choose to see things through a set of eyes that sees good, or you can choose to see things in life that aren't so good. Jack Harbaugh

My mom is positive and optimistic. Lindsey Vonn

I'm not sure what the future holds but I do know that I'm going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate. As my dad said 'Nic, it is what it is, it's not what it should have been, not what it could have been, it is what it is.' Nicole Kidman

I think anything is possible if you have the mindset and the will and desire to do it and put the time in. Roger Clemens

The people are rejecting so-called free trade and globalization that the elites presented as a positive thing. Marine Le Pen

Positive psychology is not remotely intended to replace therapy or pharmacology. So when depressed, anxious or in panic or post-traumatic stress disorder, I am all for therapies that will work. Positive psychology is another arrow in the quiver of public policy and psychology through which we can raise wellbeing above zero. Martin Seligman

I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well. Yannick Noah

The Universal Zulu Nation stands to acknowledge wisdom, understanding, freedom, justice, and equality, peace, unity, love, and having fun, work, overcoming the negative through the positive, science, mathematics, faith, facts, and the wonders of God, whether we call him Allah, Jehovah, Yahweh, or Jah. Afrika Bambaataa

I am happy to say that everyone that I have met in my life, I have gained something from them; be it negative or positive, it has enforced and reinforced my life in some aspect. Walter Payton

I want to do what I love, which is act, and hopefully through that, leave a positive impact somehow, someway, with somebody. Justin Lee

I have certain things that I stand for, certain things that I believe in, and if you don't like it and you tell me to go to hell, I think that's your God-given right as a fan. It's one of those deals where I'm that one guy who is outside of that realm of good guy, bad guy. I'm just me, and it elicits a response both positive and negative. John Cena

Although our inattention can contribute to our lack of total well-being, we also have the power to choose positive behaviors and responses. In that choice we change our every experience of life! Greg Anderson

So there was a fire inside me. And that fire inside you, it can be turned into a negative form or a positive form. And I gradually realised that I had this fire and that it had to be used in a positive way. John Newcombe

We should be the pro-legal immigration party. A party that has a positive platform and agenda on how we can create a legal immigration system that works for immigrants and works for America. Marco Rubio

I feel ups and downs are a part of one's career, and this totally depends on how you take it. You can either be knocked down by the negative things, or you can take it in a positive way and learn from it. Deepika Padukone

There are certain things about me that I will never tell to anyone because I am a very private person. But basically, what you see is who I am. I'm independent, I do like to be liked, I do look for the good side of life and people. I'm positive, I'm disciplined, I like my life in order, and I'm neat as a pin. Mary Tyler Moore

I am positive that I would see the end of child labour around the world in my lifetime, as the poorest of the poor have realised that education is a tool that can empower them. Kailash Satyarthi

I don't know if the term 'liberation theology,' which can be interpreted in a very positive sense, will help us much. What's important is the common rationality to which the church offers a fundamental contribution, and which must always help in the education of conscience, both for public and for private life. Pope Benedict XVI

I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so. Zig Ziglar

From its very inception, Lenny Letter set out to create a supportive, positive, inclusive space on the Internet that does not shy away from complexity and nuance. Jenny Zhang

A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug. Patricia Neal

To me, success is making a positive difference through art - making art that affects the world and that changes the way people feel about themselves and the world. Kat Graham

I know that I came into the world with what I call 'big dharma' - with a blueprint to teach self-reliance and a positive loving approach to large numbers of people all over the globe. I am ever so grateful for the circumstances of my life that allowed me to be pretty much left alone and to develop as I was so intended in this incarnation. Wayne Dyer


I've always been motivated more by negative comments than by positive ones. I know what I do well. Tell me what I don't do well. Abby Wambach

Design can have such a positive impact on the way people live and on their relationships and moods. Genevieve Gorder

People had an idea of what R&B artists or pop artists usually say, which was like, 'Talk about sex, talk about partying, and be positive; don't be too much of a downer.' Gallant

I think the best advice came from Drew Barrymore, about always finding love in everything you do and keeping a positive attitude and being thankful. Bella Thorne

I don't have much positive to say about motor neurone disease. But it taught me not to pity myself because others were worse off, and to get on with what I could still do. Stephen Hawking

It's extremely important just to keep things positive and happy as much as we can... I think it's important that singers, actors, or whatever use our voice to spread positive messages as much as we possibly can. Shawn Mendes

I'm a positive man. Mariano Rivera

We achieved our mission to the moon. Let's look home from that lofty perch and reimagine our mission on Earth - that is what we need to do here. Together, we can upcycle everything. The world will be better for our positive visions and actions. William McDonough

You win football games by first getting possession and then running 3- and 5-yard plays. Not by Hail Mary passes. Common sense, elbow grease, and keeping a positive attitude. Greg Gianforte

Don't focus on negative things; focus on the positive, and you will flourish. Alek Wek

Stubbornness is a positive quality of presidential leadership - if you're right about what you're stubborn about. Douglas Brinkley

But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like everything that is positive, while the other is infinite. Honore de Balzac

I have great friends around me that are positive and I think that's the key to life is making your own path. Set your own rules because there is no set rule, there is no set look, there is no set anything. You make your own rules in your life. You make your own decisions. Amber Riley

The positive aspects of modernity are to be acknowledged unreservedly: we are all grateful for the marvellous possibilities that it has opened up for mankind and for the progress in humanity that has been granted to us. Pope Benedict XVI

'Do What You Gotta Do' is a positive, inspirational song that says no matter what it is; whether you're up against challenges or trying to get your dreams and aspirations met, you should do what whatever you have to do shy of killing yourself or someone else. Angie Stone

People like to be around those who give off positive energy. Erin Heatherton

I love being a mother. I think it's the best thing I've ever done, and I personally feel that it's had a very positive effect on my work. I think it's an encouraging force for creativity, it feeds creativity - it did for me, certainly. Kate Bush

Don't let people disrespect you. My mom says don't open the door to the devil. Surround yourself with positive people. Cuba Gooding, Jr.

I would absolutely recommend against excessive positivity and optimism. Any positive emotion that you're infusing into a workplace needs to be grounded in reality. If it's not realistic, sincere, meaningful, and individualized, it won't do much good. Tom Rath

All one needs to do is read - books, magazines, research the Internet - and pay attention to the influencers in their lives to discover the myriad people of strong moral character who have and still are making positive, meaningful contributions and differences in our world. Zig Ziglar

Don't give up, be positive and if you know someone who knows someone at a record company don't stop beating down their door till you get heard. Don't ever say it'll never happen or it'll never happen. Mary J. Blige

We are happy to see China prospering; we are happy to see China playing a constructive and positive role in the region. Lee Hsien Loong

But in fact if you look at film as a metaphor, only through the negative can you have the positive print. What I'm trying to get to is the positive value of negation. Godfrey Reggio

My favourite moments at Dreamforce are when people come up and thank me randomly. It's a selfish time for me, as I get lots of positive feedback. Parker Harris

Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event. Brian Tracy

In Hollywood, there is one dominant voice. It is a white, male, straight gaze. When I talk about positive portrayals of black people and women, I'm saying complexity. I'm not saying goody-two-shoes, everything's okay. No. The positive view of me is to see me as I am: the 'good,' the 'bad,' the gray. That is a positive portrayal. Ava DuVernay

If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me. Bill Parcells

To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that only concerns itself with positive numbers. Paul Klee

You have a lot of ups and downs in coaching, especially, but I can't remember any bad times at this point. I mean, they're all good. A lot of tears when you lose, a lot of down times, but I can't remember any of them. They're all positive now. Even the bad times were good. Don Nelson

What really interests me is how a woman who has had a bad experience with a man comes through it and gets a new life. I feel you have to be positive. You have to say, 'Look, okay, he's ditched you, but there's life after.' Kate O'Mara

Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation. Michael Jordan

There's a way that you can throw negativity out there that seems rebellious. But I've always taken pleasure in a different kind of rebellion, which is putting a positive spin on everything, trying to enjoy myself at all times. Zac Efron

I'm not the 'chosen one.' I'm just one of many who have been given gifts. I can write. I can bloviate on TV. So I'm trying to use the gifts in a positive way. And I believe that's all directed. And that's why I'm here on the planet. Bill O'Reilly

True health infuses positive energy in the mind, body and spirit; it is a main focus in my life. Maximillian Degenerez

I hope to make a positive, productive contribution, as cheesy as that may sound. Chelsea Clinton

I try to make the good days great and take something positive from the days I'm not feeling good - work on technique or something like that. Katie Ledecky

Your destiny is to fulfill those things upon which you focus most intently. So choose to keep your focus on that which is truly magnificent, beautiful, uplifting and joyful. Your life is always moving toward something. Ralph Marston

I don't really remember, but I'm positive that whenever I cried, my mother gave me something to eat. I'm sure that whenever I had a fight with the little girl next door, or it was raining and I couldn't go out, or I wasn't invited to a birthday party, my mother gave me a piece of candy to make me feel better. Jean Nidetch

I want to own a network. I want to own a network where you can turn it on with your family all day long and get positive reinforcement. Tyler Perry

I actually think that I'm a rather optimistic and happy person; it's just that I'm not a very positive person, if you see the difference. Linus Torvalds

I hope that others can turn their negative thoughts into positive thoughts and improve their own lives. Farrah Abraham

The power of women in the politics is a soft power. It is a positive change that our country and other countries in the region... are making by giving a chance to women. Atifete Jahjaga

Doing and making positive programming for young people is so important to me, and I will keep doing it. Zendaya

I'm a positive person, and I try to look at the good side of everything. Leona Lewis

When I was working at the Sprint store, I got laid off. I was bummed out, but I stayed positive. I used the money I had earned while working there to make my first album. Without that job, maybe 'Corazon Sin Cara' would never had been made. It's a very inspirational story. Prince Royce

Social distance makes it all the easier to focus on small differences between groups and to put a negative spin on the ways of others and a positive spin on our own. Daniel Goleman

What I really like is an intelligent review. It doesn't have to be positive. A review that has some kind of insight, and sometimes people say something that's startling or is so poignant. Patti Smith

All this stuff doesn't happen to you for your own sake. It doesn't happen to you so you can fill your shelves with trophies or line your pockets with cash; it happens so you can have a positive influence and encourage other people. David Robinson

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. Lyndon B. Johnson

When I was eight, my piano teacher played seven or eight notes, and I sang them. She stopped and looked at me in shock! That was the first time I'd gotten that reaction. I'd had looks of horror, but never shock in a positive way. Chris Cornell

I have never talked publicly or privately about the Jewish people, including conversations with President Nixon, except in the most positive terms. Billy Graham

I think it's high time that we had a woman president. But I don't want to elect someone just because she's a woman; I want the best candidate to be elected. I think that any woman who is elected to the highest office in the land would clearly have positive role model effects for other young women. Linda McMahon

Do I feel any pressure as the most decorated Winter Olympian in American history? None at all. The only pressures that I know I face are those of how to pay it forward: How can I continually make a positive impact in people's lives, help others achieve their dreams, create their own Olympic mindset, creating champions within themselves? Apolo Ohno

Sometimes, we find ourselves as conservatives being angry when we should be joyful, finding ourselves being negative when we should be positive, because we have a positive message to send... We ought to be the most compassionate people in the world. Kevin Cramer

Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth. John Ruskin


I am, on principle, opposed to war and in favor of peace because I regard peace as a positive good and war as a positive evil. John C. Calhoun

Dedicating some time to meditation is a meaningful expression of caring for yourself that can help you move through the mire of feeling unworthy of recovery. As your mind grows quieter and more spacious, you can begin to see self-defeating thought patterns for what they are, and open up to other, more positive options. Sharon Salzberg

Is truth always positive? Of course. Once the truth comes out, you know, it's all right. We're scared that if the truth comes out that it's not all right. It's the other way around. Yoko Ono

Whatever you do to gain success, you have to hang in there and hope good things happen. Always think positive. Don Rickles

Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay. William Cowper

You can't take it on that you're responsible for somebody else's well-being, but you can be positive and bring them up. Jonah Marais

Senator Tester is wise enough to make sure his voice is heard in a positive manner to get things done. Ryan Zinke

Whatever role I play is a positive role; it's a strong role. Never negative. Mr. T

Food culture is like listening to the Beatles - it's international, it's very positive, it's inventive and creative. Alice Waters

No matter what nationalities became a part of our country in the future, they would have to assimilate into the Han nationality. The nationalism our party supports is a positive nationalism. Do not forget that. Sun Yat-sen

I can't envision an honest war novel that left war in a positive light. Kevin Powers

The positive and negative states of being bring about action. They cause the loss of balance and of happiness. They cause the eternal revolutions - the changes that follow one upon the other. They explain why happiness cannot be achieved in time. Piet Mondrian

To be in any way a positive contribution, that's all anybody wants to be. It's all I've ever wanted to be. I wanted to be an artist, be a mother. You want to feel that in your life you've been of use, in whatever way that comes out. Angelina Jolie

All the evidence, experimental and even a little theoretical, seems to indicate that it is the energy content which is involved in gravitation, and therefore, since matter and antimatter both represent positive energies, gravitation makes no distinction. Richard P. Feynman

Those minutes that I'm on stage are the best! Being there and looking at the crowd and seeing their faces, hearing them sing the positive words from the songs. Miley Cyrus

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. Lee Iacocca

Those at the top would do better with a smaller share of a booming economy that elicits a positive politics than they will do with an ever-larger share of an anemic economy that fuels the politics of anger. Robert Reich

I think even if you haven't been divorced, you can hopefully relate to having to navigate through a really difficult time and see how you can get through to the other side and how you can stay positive, even if there's some really bad stuff happening. Isabel Gillies

If I hadn't spent many years trying to be as compassionate as Mother Teresa, as positive a thinker as W. Clement Stone, as prolific a writer as Stephen King, and as good a speaker as many of the legends I have studied, I would not be as successful as I am today. Jack Canfield

There's nothing that sells good about Allen Iverson if it's something positive about Allen Iverson. Allen Iverson

My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience. Jack Kevorkian

It is true that as people, we tend to remember only the positive. With time, the grim details fade away, and as a species we survive on this notion. In our desire to gloss over the undeniable macabre parts of our American history, we forget. That amnesia manifests itself, especially when dealing with the plight of black men. Colman Domingo

If there is even one woman out there who went and got checked and found that she had cancer or she was positive and she caught something in time, and if in any small way I was a part of that, it makes me very emotional. Angelina Jolie

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results. William James

I would like to make a building as intellectually driven as it is sculptural and as positive as it would be acceptable to hope. Frank Gehry

I don't have a very positive attitude towards rappers. Miriam Margolyes

My father's music gives hope to people and also inspires them to break the bonds of injustice and to be positive in life. I've seen that everywhere I go, especially in poor countries and poor neighborhoods. Ziggy Marley

I had a sense when I took the job that the 1976-77 Trail Blazers could be very good. We had made a lot of positive roster changes, but it wasn't until I had the team in training camp that I realized that this team could be special. Midway through that season, I felt we had a chance to win it all. Jack Ramsay

I came from a happy family with loving parents, so my associations with marriage and children were all happy, positive things that brought me comfort as a child, which I wanted in my life. David Furnish

It is a weird feeling to have people go, 'Hey Chris' like they know me. But, number one, 99 percent of my experiences have been really cool. People couldn't be nicer and more positive. Christopher Meloni

It is a blessing to have pretty people around me. I like people who are sparky, positive. Evil, dark people are repelled by me: 'Oooh no! Too much sunlight.' Geri Halliwell

My dad's gay experiences really had a very positive influence on me and my straight relationships - how to better accept all the weirdness and ambiguity and ups and downs and paradoxes. I knew from the beginning I was writing about love. Mike Mills

That's my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck's back. If it's not positive, I didn't hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy. George Foreman

I'm living on this positive mind frame where I'm only attracting positive things. I'm controlling my energy, I'm eating right, I'm meditating, I'm in the gym, I'm doing all this stuff I'm supposed to be doing. I'm past that young, immature way of thinking. I just want to be great. Shameik Moore

I just try to stay positive and focused on the tennis, not let anything get to me, like crazy questions. But I'm tough, let me tell you, tough as nails. Venus Williams

We have shown that it is possible to create a radioactivity characterized by the emission of positive or negative electrons in boron and magnesium by bombardment with alpha rays. Irene Joliot-Curie

Perhaps trying to move away from my problems and focus on the positive is the best I can do. Jenni Rivera

You can't fight the fact that Detroit is a de-industrializing market and it isn't facing dramatic, positive transformation. Dan Gilbert

My advice to young wrestlers is that your surroundings really make a difference. You want to put yourself in good, positive surroundings. Dan Gable


Flexible working is not just for women with children. It is necessary at the other end of the scale. If people can move into part-time work, instead of retirement, then that will be a huge help. If people can fit their work around caring responsibilities for the elderly, the disabled, then again that's very positive. Theresa May

And I have to work so hard at talking positively to myself. If I don't, it's just real hard to get through the day, and I'll get really down, and just want to cry. My whole body language changes. I get more slumped over. Delta Burke

Negative freedom is freedom from - freedom from oppression, whether it's a colonial power or addiction to alcohol oppressing you. You need to be freed from negative freedom. Positive freedom is freedom for, freedom to be. And that's what's routinely ignored today. Os Guinness

I truly believe the intention of creating positive change is so important to the collective consciousness. When you have a group of people that have the intention and the capacity, talent, and intelligence to actualize those intentions, then you have something really powerful. Jimmy Chin

My style motto is pretty classic: you give off a positive energy when you wear what you're most comfortable in. Petra Collins

If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force. Manuel Puig

Making great strides without a well-defined purpose will not bring positive results. John Rampton

To have the chance to see your music be elevated and to have almost universally positive response to that music, makes me feel better every day. I feel more confident and inspired, and that's fun. John Legend

Women watch and say, 'I like watching you control your own space. It's motivated me to do better, to go back to college, to even try law school. My daughter's been watching you since she's 10 - I love the fact that she's watching a strong woman who's in control.' All of those things are good, positive things. Judy Sheindlin

America, you're sending girls a mixed message. On one hand, you're saying to have positive body image and love who we are; on the other, we're being marketed makeup and clothing that obviously turns us into someone different. Adora Svitak

I believe in entrepreneurs. I believe in their ability to make positive change in the world. Jessica Jackley

You can't make positive choices for the rest of your life without an environment that makes those choices easy, natural, and enjoyable. Deepak Chopra

I want to be a positive influence. I want to be someone who they want to call in and want here consistently, regardless of my role. Landon Donovan

Hamdi Ulukaya and Chobani have made the decision to feed 250,000 victims of the Somali famine. Their compassion speaks for itself, and is a shining example of how the business community can have an enormous positive impact on the world. Amanda Lindhout

We can bring positive energy into our daily lives by smiling more, talking to strangers in line, replacing handshakes with hugs, and calling our friends just to tell them we love them. Brandon Jenner

You should also appreciate the goodness around you, and surround yourself with positive people. Nadia Comaneci

To understand a word, we need to learn where it was born, what paths it took to reach where it is today, and how it has changed along the way. The word 'nice' is a positive word today, but hundreds of years ago, it meant 'stupid.' Anu Garg

Explosion of positive rights started in 1932 with the election of Roosevelt. P. J. O'Rourke

I'm totally into new age and self-help books. I used to work in a bookstore and that's the section they gave me, and I got way into it. I just loved the power of positive thinking, letting yourself go. Jason Mraz

What if you threw a protest and no one showed up? The lack of angst and anger and emotion is a big positive. Jay Alan Sekulow

Players should know that if you can't make the contribution of the winning shot, that your attitude every day when you come to practice, or the positive contribution you make through cheering and keeping up team morale, is just as important in the overall picture. Sue Wicks


Making the Australian team is the hardest part, and going to the Olympics is the easy part. You're there representing your country - you're representing every single person in it, strangers you don't know - and there's a lot of positive energy, but you have to know to channel it the right way. Ken Wallace

People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom? Nhat Hanh

It's easy to get negative because you get beat down. You go through a few disappointments and it's easy to stay in that negative frame of mind. Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is a whole cliche, but your attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life. Joel Osteen

I try to give positive energy in all my shows. Curtis Jones

The ferment and viability in any society is directly proportionate to the number of people actively living their ideas. This is not positive thinking - it is positive action: the spirit of experiment. Marilyn Ferguson

I think there's a danger in how we can get addicted to the things that reaffirm to us who we are. For example, Facebook; people who make these Facebook posts about what's happening to them, just so people will chime in and give them positive reinforcement. Carrie Coon

You fight, you try your best, but if you lose, you don't have to break five racquets and smash up the locker room. You can do those things, but when you've finished, nothing's changed. You've still lost. If something positive came from that, I probably would do it. But I see only negativity. Rafael Nadal

Go see 'Hidden Figures,' and take a young person! It will give a more positive outlook on what is possible if you work hard, do your best, and are prepared. Katherine Johnson

For me, reinstating the ban on transgenders in the military was a very positive step. Tomi Lahren

Positive culture comes from being mindful, and respecting your coworkers, and being empathetic. Biz Stone

There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast. Brian Koslow

In 'Chappie,' you see this sort of young robot that's learning through maybe 'deep learning' how to see the world really, look out into the world, and learn step by step. What's so interesting is that with 'Chappie,' you're getting to see how human behavior reacts to artificial intelligence, and I don't think it's always going to be positive. Gray Scott

We have found a direct correlation between grit and positive emotions, but the fact that I have no evidence that grit is bad for you doesn't mean it's not. It's always a possibility that in the future researchers will discover a downside to grit. Angela Duckworth

The '80s seem a real positive force. The '70s were deadening, in a lot of ways. Paul Kantner

I like being upbeat, positive, happy, enjoying family. Jamie-Lynn Sigler

A sour corporate culture can actually make an entire society unhappy. This means that a strong corporate culture can have a positive impact on a society. Simon Sinek

You can choose not to sit on the fence. You can choose not to criticise. You must stand as guard at the door of your own mind and choose to be positive. Gail Kelly

Resilience isn't a single skill. It's a variety of skills and coping mechanisms. To bounce back from bumps in the road as well as failures, you should focus on emphasizing the positive. Jean Chatzky

When a person listens to a good song, and they can look out at the world and their lives and see the dark and the light, the negative and the positive, all the different elements, all come together in one holistic poem, that is a very healing and very reductive thing, and that's what my music is about. Matisyahu

If you so choose, even the unexpected setbacks can bring new and positive possibilities. If you so choose, you can find value and fulfillment in every circumstance. Ralph Marston

Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you're going to be a success, whether you're in sports, in business or, as in my case, anthropology. Donald Johanson

It's human nature that if you get 20 positive comments and one negative one, you're going to focus on the negative. We all do that. It can be something that drags you down. It's easy to get bogged down with it, but I try to concentrate on the good things. Bindi Irwin

There are powers inside of you which, if you could discover and use, would make of you everything you ever dreamed or imagined you could become. Orison Swett Marden

All I would say is that when I've been very down or having kind of a tough time in my life, certain films or pieces of music or books have changed that. They've taken me out of a dark place and put me into a more positive one. And I think that if we can do that for people, then it's certainly worth doing. Rupert Friend

Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave. And I firmly believe that when I am positive, it not only makes me better, but it also makes those around me better. Harvey Mackay

A lot of people are really excited to see the continuation of Cory and Topanga and 'Boy Meets World'. I was getting a lot of positive feedback, which I was really happy about. Rowan Blanchard

If you tell your own story to your children - that includes your positive moments and your negative moments, and how you overcame them - you give your children the skills and the confidence they need to feel like they can overcome some hardship that they've felt. Bruce Feiler

I've tried to take the opportunity to be as positive a person as I can be, as positive role model as I can be. Kyan Douglas

I have long recognized a link between fitness and mental health and I think we need to encourage young people to take part in sports and team activities because we know it has such positive results. Tipper Gore

Financial institutions, the corporate world and civil society - all must uphold high standards of probity in their working. Only a genuine partnership between the Government and its people can bring about positive change to create a just society. Pratibha Patil

When I first ran, being a woman in politics was seen as both a negative and also a positive. You could attract more women voters, but on the other hand, a lot of men wouldn't vote for you. Tammy Duckworth

Something I've noticed as I get older is that I do think about the future more. It's all positive thinking. Abbie Cornish

For the liberal state to accommodate a diversity of beliefs while having few positive convictions is one of the more admirable achievements of civilization. Terry Eagleton


Long ago made it a principle of my life to cultivate a positive frame of mind, to strive to project it and to share it with those I meet. It is a principle that has served me well. Chuck Norris

I've always followed my heart and pursued my dreams, and I imagine that people find that inspiring. I hope that is the effect I have on my fans and people in general. I definitely want to project a positive energy out into the world. Britney Spears

I'm a huge reggae fan. I want to go to Jamaica and make, like, Bob Marley 'One Love' positive songs. That's what the world needs. Jenny Lewis

You have to enjoy life. Always be surrounded by people that you like, people who have a nice conversation. There are so many positive things to think about. Sophia Loren

I'm a big advocate of the power of positive thinking, particularly for small businesses. Kevin Plank

When you assume negative intent, you're angry. If you take away that anger and assume positive intent, you will be amazed. Your emotional quotient goes up because you are no longer almost random in your response. Indra Nooyi

Engaging in social business is beneficial to a company because it leverages on business competencies to address social issues, involves one-time investment with sustainable results, and produces other positive effects such as employee motivation and improved organizational culture. Muhammad Yunus

I truly believe in positive synergy, that your positive mindset gives you a more hopeful outlook, and belief that you can do something great means you will do something great. Russell Wilson

If I send out positive messages, it will set a chain of healthy thought processes. Persis Khambatta

I'm not afraid of having an agenda. I do have an agenda. It's a positive agenda. Rush Limbaugh

As far as vanity and wrinkles and things like that, that's a part of life I don't worry about. I put on creams, you know, but don't go mad, and I don't have any kind of treatments. I just live a healthy lifestyle. And staying happy, not getting negative and angry, I think that helps, looking at the positive of everything. Jerry Hall

My dear friend, clear your mind of cant. Samuel Johnson

It would be good for us Africans to accept ourselves as we are and recapture some of the positive aspects of our culture. Wangari Maathai

I am a positive person. I am not cynical. If you are born in this world, no matter who you are, negative things will happen. If you aren't positive as a person, you'll be very unhappy. It's extremely important to be positive, to laugh, to be happy, to accept life as it comes. Bipasha Basu

When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or ever will compare with, or effectively substitute for, the home's potential for positive influence. Stephen Covey

Women of worth are those who want positive change for themselves, their families, community or society, which I think is important. For me, a woman of worth is someone who has self -espect, who believes that she can change things in society. Sonam Kapoor

I am not embarrassed to tell you that I believe in miracles. Corazon Aquino

The Commonwealth is a vital and positive partnership between countries striving to develop trade relations and promote democracy and human rights, united by shared values. Douglas Alexander

Putting good energy into your body and raising your serotonin will lead to a positive mood, exuding a more attractive glow. Dylan Lauren

I used to hear people say nobody can prepare you for fame, and it's actually very true. But there is such beauty that comes with it when you're able to use your platform in a positive way. Jussie Smollett

At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents. Jane D. Hull

It's also a question of finding good material and interesting roles. I'm not the only actress out there, and good parts just don't fall into your lap that easily. But I like most of the films I've made recently and so I'm pretty positive about the future. Winona Ryder

Each day, I come in with a positive attitude, trying to get better. Stefon Diggs

A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me. David Bailey

Stop saying these negative things about yourself. Look in the mirror and find something about yourself that's positive and celebrate that! Tyra Banks

You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind. Emmet Fox

I think of feedback as constructive, not positive or negative. You choose to do what you want with it. Denise Morrison

I think it's important to get your surroundings as well as yourself into a positive state - meaning surround yourself with positive people, not the kind who are negative and jealous of everything you do. Heidi Klum

How much do you as a consumer value a positive experience with a brand or its customer service department? How willing are you to share that with your friends? How inclined are you to let that person know that you're interaction with them was positive? Simon Mainwaring

Properly used, positive reinforcement is extremely powerful. B. F. Skinner

More Americans own their home than ever before. Nearly 70 percent of American's are homeowners. So it is a good time for us to asses the positive impacts of homeownership on families, communities and on the nation's economy. Randy Neugebauer

And I'm a pretty positive person - I don't put a lot of energy into worrying, and I'm not a person who lives in a great deal of fear. Rachel Hunter

God never ends anything on a negative; God always ends on a positive. Edwin Louis Cole

Listening is a positive act: you have to put yourself out to do it. David Hockney


If there is one positive takeaway from the collapse of Mt.Gox, it is the willingness of a new generation of Bitcoin companies to work together to ensure the future of Bitcoin and the security of customer funds. Brian Armstrong

A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can't do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do. Chuck Norris

Sometimes negative news does come out, but it is often exaggerated and manipulated to spread scandal. Journalists sometimes risk becoming ill from coprophilia and thus fomenting coprophagia: which is a sin that taints all men and women, that is, the tendency to focus on the negative rather than the positive aspects. Pope Francis

I really believe that's one of the many reasons that God had put me right in the middle of the Backstreet Boys. There are so many stars today that don't realize the impact they have on young people. Being a superstar is great, as long as you can be a positive role model. Brian Littrell

Women need opportunity and encouragement. If a girl can climb mountains, she can do anything positive within her field of work. Samina Baig

You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind. Joyce Meyer

Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the Lord. Be positive. Gordon B. Hinckley

I do believe we're all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe in the power of prayer. I do believe in putting good out into the world. And I believe in taking care of each other. Harvey Fierstein

You might think the thinner version of yourself is going to be the most positive or confident, but that's not how it is for me. When I'm over 200 pounds, that's when I'm the most confident version of myself. Garrett Hedlund

It was a very emotional dinner... Everyone shared personal stories about her and gave her words of encouragement and inspiration. Everyone tried to remain positive. Lil' Kim

Kissinger was surely one of the very few statesmen to try to do something positive to break the log jam of the Cold War; to try to end the war in Vietnam; to bring a halt to the cycle of war in the Middle East. Alistair Horne

I've never followed a vegan or vegetarian diet in the past, but I think I could do it. It would not be easy. I have worked with nutritionists who have said a vegan diet is not necessarily all positive for your health, because you need nutrients you only find in meats. I believe in a balanced diet. Joel Robuchon

Strong women, when respected, make the whole society stronger. One must be careful with such rapid changes, though, and make an effort to preserve, at the same time, the positive traditions of Indian culture. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

If we want children to learn to tend the land and nourish themselves and have conversations at the table, we need to communicate with them in ways that are positive. Alice Waters

Well, you know, a lot of people look at the negative things, the things that they did wrong and - which I do. But I like to stress on the things I did right, because there are certain things that I like to look at from a positive standpoint that are just positive reinforcement. Tiger Woods

Even out of severe difficulty, some positive things come. Jose Carreras

A good part of my leadership skills is crafted from learning from experiences early in my career that were not positive experiences. John Lasseter

I'm all about your mindset, being focused, staying positive, being optimistic, and knowing that these are all aspects of my life that I love and enjoy. Kyla Pratt

If war occurs, that positive adult contact in every shape is needed more than ever. It will be a matter of emotional life and death. There's not a handy one-minute way of talking to your kid about war. Richard Louv

To be happy when you are travelling, you need to be happy inside before you leave. A positive frame of mind will definitely enhance your travelling experience. If I'm not in a positive frame of mind then the whole thing definitely becomes more of a challenge for me. Andrea Bocelli

No one thinks of the lab-testing experience as positive. It should be! One way to create that is to help people engage with the data once their physicians release it. You can't do that if you don't really understand why you're getting certain tests done and when you don't know what the results mean when you get them back. Elizabeth Holmes

As a football team, you head into the season the same way with confidence and a positive mindset that you are going to win a bunch of football games. Matthew Stafford

We need a bold, new, positive vision for the future of our country. Theresa May

The key thing about wealth in a capitalist economy is that it reproduces itself and usually earns a positive net return. Robert Solow

It's our responsibility for the village to say, 'Hey we're going to create these programs,' whether it's sports, creative arts, music, we need some things to give young people positive things to do, and that's including jobs. Common

Sometimes, it's best to let the kids take control - and it's never too early to instill positive eating habits or self-confidence in the kitchen. Adam Mansbach

What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Washington State has a strong tradition of a positive relationship - positive working relationship between labor and management, whether in the private sector or the public sector. It needs to continue to be that way. Rob McKenna

I just believe in the goodwill of people, the power of people to do something positive. Eddie Izzard

I've specifically decided to say no to projects that weren't advancing Latinos, that weren't showing us in a positive light, roles that were gratuitous and spreading untruths. Gina Rodriguez

I was blessed with certain gifts and talents and God gave them to me to be the best person I can be and to have a positive impact on other people. Bryan Clay

You have to listen to the people who have a negative opinion as well as those who have positive opinion. Just to make sure that you are blending all these opinions in your mind before a decision is made. Carlos Ghosn

Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life. Arthur Schopenhauer

Living life at a young age is like being a sponge thrust into the ocean. You absorb what's around you. If you're around people who are supportive and positive, that's how you look at the world. Freddie Prinze, Jr.


My whole thing is just to put out positive messages in the music, give people something that can change their lives. Kid Cudi

Personally, I had a close friend with cystic fibrosis. I won't ever forget how he handled himself. In the face of extreme challenges and very harrowing circumstances, he maintained a positive outlook and was just very dignified, even in his suffering. Max Carver

I think fitness is important. I think a healthy lifestyle is important. I think putting positive energy out there is important and just staying connected with the people. LL Cool J

Oftentimes, when we think of 3D, we think of things coming out of the screen, but actually, you've got this zero, this negative space, what they call the negative space, which is the scene, what's being filmed in the positive space of the audience. As you can have things come out, you can have all of this depth. Keanu Reeves

The battle against cancer has made me strong. It's like winning a war! When I was diagnosed, I was told by doctors my kidney, liver and other organs could fail. It was tough. I didn't know if I could save my life. But I was positive, and because of that, the doctor told me that I would be a man who would never have cancer. Yuvraj Singh

I want always to be positive. Gianni Versace

I'm not actually a mom in real life, so it's fun to pretend to be one. I like to approach things the same in art as in life. You can choose to look on the positive side and enjoy whatever roles you're given. You can find the silver lining in anything. Heather Graham

I don't have much positive to say about motor neuron disease, but it taught me not to pity myself because others were worse off, and to get on with what I still could do. I'm happier now than before I developed the condition. Stephen Hawking

Intelligence is the source of technology. If we can use technology to improve intelligence, that closes the loop and potentially creates a positive feedback cycle. Eliezer Yudkowsky

The Middle East is the tinder box of the world, and to be able to remove a nuclear threat of any kind out of Iran, that would have been a big deal, very positive step forward. Douglas Brinkley

You have to stay true to yourself and where you're coming from, and sometimes people see you in a different light, but you have to take it in and try to be positive about anything. McKayla Maroney

Hope is not just... out in the sky, or accepting the facts or reality. Hope is having optimistic, positive expectations. Craig Sager

In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision. Dalai Lama

Some people can be president, some people can speak, some people, you know, anything that's positive, man - a dentist, a doctor. Just hang in there and never give up, and find out what is your talent. First you got to find your talent and just stick with your talent, and I guarantee you'll get there, man. Juicy J

Directing a movie is a little bit like being back in student government and putting on the homecoming dance. You're like, 'You put up the streamers, and you hire the DJ, and you get the punch bowl.' Some people are just like, 'This dance sucks.' And you're like, 'No no, this dance is awesome!' You have to be really positive. Mike Birbiglia

I was brought up by a single mom in a poor town in Arkansas and while some aspects of small-town life were really positive - like the fact that everyone there is really sweet and hospitable - there is also this close-minded mentality, and that naturally made me want to rebel. Beth Ditto

You shall always find what you created in your mind, for instance, a benevolent God or an evil Devil. Between them are countless facets. Therefore, concentrate on the depth of your consciousness and on what you consider to be positive and good. Hans Bender

'Yes' is the mother of all positive words, next to 'love.' Maybe 'love' is the father of all positive words. Jason Mraz

At the end of the day the question comes, what are you doing for the world? You have to try to do something that's going to add something positive. Paul Feig

To transcend limitations and form positive new patterns of life based on who you know you can be rather than who you were yesterday, you must give up the modes of thinking, feeling and behaving that only keep you chained to your past. Debbie Ford

Anytime you get an opportunity to put more fun into the game, that's good. I've got a lot of positive energy. Antonio Brown

I don't think of myself as a role model. I do try to live in a compassionate, considerate and positive way. The only advice I can offer is to find what you love to do, find the joy in it, and express yourself through your passion. Barry Williams

If you look just at the decades after 1934, you know it's hard to point to really inspired and positive support from outside of Haiti, to Haiti, and much easier to point to either small-minded or downright mean-spirited policies. Paul Farmer

In everyday things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive duty. James Anthony Froude

The ability to remain calm and focused in stressful situations is central to making positive decisions. Goldie Hawn

Having those positive friends around can really make a difference in how you view yourself. It's helped me realize that there's no such thing as having a perfect body, and just because I'm not shaped the same way as another girl is, it doesn't mean I'm not pretty. It just means that no two girls are alike. Lauren Jauregui

The beautiful thing about the NFL season is to see a team come together after they get to know each other in the spring and summer. You then go through adversity together and see how you respond. The teams that can respond in a positive way are the teams that are going to be there in the end. Aaron Rodgers

Without the materials needed to manufacture new technologies, our future innovators will not have the resources necessary to tackle the biggest challenges we face in today's society. I strongly believe in being a positive and creative force in the protection and enhancement of the local and global environment. Paul E. Jacobs

Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people. Queen Latifah

'Utopia' is a positive and constructive program that gives people the opportunity, if you can start all over again, start from scratch and create laws and make decisions, will you be able to build a society that is better than the one we have; will it be chaos or happiness. John de Mol, Jr.

New tech explosions create winners and losers, but overall are remarkably positive for the country, middle-class folks, the economy, jobs, and wages. Lawrence Kudlow

People worry that gas prices are high and how they are affecting their pocket book. But they want to know about renewable energy. People are really starting to question things, and that's made people look to the future in a positive way. Michael Franti

I think the general public's response to my projects is very strong. You can be an intellectual and say that popularity detracts from architectural quality. On the other hand, you can see in the public's identification something very positive. Moshe Safdie

But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that I am grateful. Elizabeth Edwards


I feel that sin and evil are the negative part of you, and I think it's like a battery: you've got to have the negative and the positive in order to be a complete person. Dolly Parton

I've been fortunate in my life. It hasn't been easy, but there has been a focus on the positive, and it has reverberated. Eventually, the outlook mirrors itself back to you in the friends you have, in the partner that you choose. Leslie Odom, Jr.

Take your mind off the problems for a moment, and focus on the positive possibilities. Consider how very much you are able to do. Ralph Marston

An important priority for me is a business must get their own house in order. Be or become an agent of positive change in your own enterprise and adopt responsible practices to eliminate the risks that often lie at the root of inequality and poverty. Richard Branson

When did the word 'compromise' get compromised? When did the negative connotations of 'He was caught in a compromising position' or 'She compromised her ethics' replace the positive connotations of 'They reached a compromise'? Deborah Tannen

When push comes to shove, it ain't the science that's going to lift you up - it's the belief, the spiritual side of life, that's going to lift you up, no matter what religion you are. Kirstie Alley

Positive thinking is the key to success in business, education, pro football, anything that you can mention. I go out there thinking that I'm going to complete every pass. Ron Jaworski

Waking up sober is a good day. I love being able to wake up and do positive things, to go to the gym. Rodney King

You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it. Norman Schwarzkopf

Coming together should be considered something positive for people and communities. When thoughts come together, that can be more positive than an individual thought. Amitabh Bachchan

Positive anything is better than negative nothing. Elbert Hubbard

I surf more now for other people than myself. I feel a lot of support from people wanting me to do well, and I feed off that. I can send a positive message to people from what I do. Kelly Slater

People say you make your best work when you're in despair and all that, and at your lowest - but for me, I think happiness makes you positive, and I think that's a good creative place to write from. Paul Weller

Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better. Yao Ming

The only reason to have a positive mental attitude is that it makes life better. It doesn't cure cancer. Molly Ivins

I'm getting positive feedback for my acting so we'll see if any other interesting parts come up. Johnny Vegas

Positive energy is meant to give people confidence and hope, encourage people to love their country, society and life, as well as to pursue nice things. Everything we do is ultimately for the sake of spreading positive energy. Lu Wei

Positive characterizations are complex characterizations. That's all we need to know. They shouldn't be saccharine. They shouldn't feel like medicine. Ava DuVernay

I think if you just look at life in a positive way, positive things will happen. Jake Owen

If I write a book where all I've ever experienced is success, people won't take a positive lesson from it. In being candid, I have to own up to my own failures, both in my marriage and in my work environment. Sonia Sotomayor

When you go through a negative situation, don't think about it. Make it positive. Yoko Ono

I believe in the imperative to explore, so any project that I can be involved with that celebrates that, and expands people's imagination around that idea of pushing out, is one of the most positive things that I think I could be involved with. Ron Howard


My whole thing is I want to affect history in a positive way. I want the timeline to be, 100 years from now, when we look back, it's going to be like, the world was like this, and then Shameik Moore hit the world, and everything changed for the better. It was a new light. Something special. Shameik Moore

Everybody thinks when I say a guy is a good game manager, that's a negative, but I think it's a real positive. You have the ball in your hand every time when you're a quarterback. Whether you're handing it off or throwing to somebody, I think that's extremely important. Nick Saban

Kids who are poor often have families that have not really been kept informed about... how important it is to read to your child, to reduce stresses in their life, to use positive incentives and words. Geoffrey Canada

Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima. Pablo Picasso

I have moments where I feel incredibly ugly or fat, and it sucks, you know? I'll usually try to keep a positive attitude because I'm really so grateful for where I am and the life I get to live, but I definitely have to work hard not to feel insecure. Charlotte McKinney

Dallas is a positive, get-it done city. Laura Miller

Monopolies are bad and deserve their reputation when things are static and the monopolies function as toll collectors... But I think they're quite positive when they're dynamic and do something new. Peter Thiel

Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love. The real miracle is the love that inspires them. In this sense everything that comes from love is a miracle. Marianne Williamson

I can't be told life is beautiful through a normal positive thinking book or a Hallmark movie; that language doesn't work for me. James Gunn

A focus on regulatory overreach, things that the benefit doesn't outweigh the cost, is probably the single greatest opportunity we have for having a positive impact on job creation. Thom Tillis

I work so hard to make that sure I'm successful. If you're positive and really excited and enthusiastic about what you're doing, it's going to happen, and it's going to happen big time. Shawn Mendes

When a person tests positive for HIV, it is not a test for the virus itself but for antibodies to the virus, and the test is not able to distinguish between HIV antibodies and a multitude of other antibodies. Many conditions can lead to a false positive result, including flu shots, hepatitis, and pregnancy. Nate Mendel

My incarceration was actually a positive thing from the beginning. I needed a gimmick to get my act going again, it gave me material. Tommy Chong

I'm a big cockeyed optimist. I try to accentuate the positive as opposed to the negative. Betty White

I found this deer toy that poops out candy. And so if I say, 'Cree, you have to go to bed right now. You will get a candy.' We've named the pooping deer 'Gus.'... He gets a jelly bean. And it works. Positive reinforcement is the way to go. I'm learning things like that which help me be a better parent. Tia Mowry

Every child's taste is different. Don't worry if they're not reading 'War and Peace' at age 12. First, build a good foundation and a positive attitude about reading by letting them pick the stories they enjoy. Make friends with a bookseller or librarian. They are a wealth of information on finding books that kids enjoy. Rick Riordan

I'm a person who watches TV all the time - all the time; I love TV. And I really think that the media heavily influences how we as a society behave towards each other. And one of the things that I find to be lacking on television are positive images of diversity. Maysoon Zayid

I work extremely hard to stay positive and happy. But I get sad and anxious, too, just like everyone. Rachel Platten

Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success. Bo Bennett

If we just wanted positive emotions, our species would have died out a long time ago. Martin Seligman

I loved all the princess films, and I grew up with them, and I think it's really cool how they've changed over the years - how the princesses have become more positive role models right up until 'Frozen.' Lily James

Self-love, it is obvious, remains always positive and active in our natures. Gordon W. Allport

What manner of thing this 'public opinion' is, should be best known to those who have its name forever in their mouths and erect the regard for it into a positive article of religion. Its self-styled organ in our times is the 'Press.' Richard Wagner

I found that being with happy positive people annoys me. Karl Pilkington

The research says that being successful doesn't automatically make you happier, but being happier - being more positive - makes you more successful. Shawn Achor

Some people can act Hollywood and others don't. I just try to live my life as a normal, everyday man. At times, fame does get to you. But you must stay positive and remember two things: It's easier to be happy, and without all those fans, life wouldn't be as good as it is. Chumlee

I am positive - determined to move forward with my life, bring up my babies, and do the best job I can as a mother, entertainer, and person. Jennifer Lopez

For, to be a stranger is naturally a very positive relation; it is a specific form of interaction. Georg Simmel

There is something in even the darkest situations that we can make a positive in our lives. Deborah Norville

More Asians need to be on television as a positive role model. Kiana Tom


Suppose you could be hooked up to a hypothetical 'experience machine' that, for the rest of your life, would stimulate your brain and give you any positive feelings you desire. Most people to whom I offer this imaginary choice refuse the machine. It is not just positive feelings we want: we want to be entitled to our positive feelings. Martin Seligman

The first thing successful people do is view failure as a positive signal to success. Brendon Burchard

Faith Words aren't just mere positive affirmations; they open your life up to the supernatural power of God. Bo Sanchez

It's actually cool to be positive and optimistic and idealistic. It's cool to see yourself doing beautiful, great things. Tom DeLonge

There are very few things that I love more than being on stage and performing, but more than anything, I want to be a positive role model for teenage girls. Lindsey Stirling

Like many young people, I believe I have potential to make a positive impact in the world. Cameron Russell

Two famous happy warriors - Reagan and his political soulmate, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher - knew they were fighting their own ideological and external wars. But they did so with the sunny dispositions and positive outlooks of those who knew they were on the right side of history. Monica Crowley

Since turning professional at 18, I have travelled the world playing the game that I love and consider myself a global player. As the World No.1 right now, I wish to be a positive role model and a sportsperson that people respect, and enjoy watching. Rory McIlroy

No matter what else is going on, Christmas is my all-time favorite period in the year. It has a positive effect on me like very little else does, seasonally, that is. Rush Limbaugh

You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive. Maya Angelou

Your Heavenly Father will help you find the right path as you seek His guidance. Remember though, after you pray you must get off your knees and start doing something positive; head in the right direction! He will send people along the way who will assist you, but you must be doing your part as well. Margaret D. Nadauld

When the mind is empty, silent, when it is in a state of complete negation - which is not blankness, nor the opposite of being positive, but a totally different state in which all thought has ceased - only then is it possible for that which is unnameable to come into being. Jiddu Krishnamurti

And we can see the positive impacts right here at Solyndra. Less than a year ago, we were standing on what was an empty lot. But through the Recovery Act, this company received a loan to expand its operations. This new factory is the result of those loans. Barack Obama

Doing Good is a simple and universal vision. A vision to which each and every one of us can connect and contribute to its realisation. A vision based on the belief that by doing good deeds, positive thinking and affirmative choice of words, feelings and actions, we can enhance goodness in the world. Shari Arison

Research shows that when women are empowered as political leaders, countries often experience higher standards of living with positive developments in education, infrastructure, and health care. Miriam Defensor-Santiago

I'm a very positive person. My grandmother taught me that happiness is both a skill and a decision, and you are responsible for the outcome. Helen McCrory

Good news doesn't necessarily have to be a positive thing. Bringing good news is imparting hope to one's fellow man. Patti Smith

I'm taking all the negatives in my life, and turning them into a positive. Pitbull

The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed. Bennett Cerf

For many years when I was younger, I let negative things that people said about me affect my life. What I've learned is that it's really important to find the right support network, focus on the positive things in your life and quiet that negative voice in your head. Brittany Snow

In a position of utter desolation, when man cannot express himself in positive action, when his only achievement may consist in enduring his sufferings in the right way - an honorable way - in such a position man can, through loving contemplation of the image he carries of his beloved, achieve fulfillment. Viktor E. Frankl

When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy. Samuel Goldwyn

Al Gore has all of the positive attributes of Bill Clinton but is saddled with none of his negatives. He's a great big teddy bear of a political figure - Teflon coated, road tested, and everyone's nice guy. Peter Navarro

Play like you're positive on the victory, even though they're leading big now. Knute Rockne

I'm an algebra liar. I figure two good lies make a positive. Tim Allen

My mother has had breast cancer twice. And my mother has always been this very positive human being: a glass-half-full type. Like, when she was in treatment and feeling really bad, she would always talk about some nurse that was particularly nice to her. Susanne Bier

To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman. George Santayana

Only fools are positive. Moe Howard

The genius of Rachel Dolezal's transracial achievement is that it has nearly limitless applications. Rachel is taking 'the power of positive thinking' to a whole new level. Tom Tancredo

I am fascinated by what is beautiful, strong, healthy, what is living. I seek harmony. Leni Riefenstahl

At the core of 'Star Trek' is Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future. So much of science-fiction is about a dystopian society with human civilization having crumbled. He had an affirmative, shining, positive view of the future. George Takei

I've been on both sides: the victim and the villain. I was the victimised model, and everything from my weight to my fertility was held up for discussion. And then I was the person that could garner some kind of positive outcome, by taking on the role of vice chairman of the British Fashion Council and becoming an activist of body image. Erin O'Connor


Reggae has a philosophy, you know? It's not just entertainment. There's an idea behind it, a way of life behind the music, which is a positive way of life, which is a progressive way of life for better people. Ziggy Marley

Virtue is a positive quality developed by taking a firm stand for the right in temptation, or by the suffering endured in consequence of wrongdoing. Max Heindel

I think that politics could be a positive thing. My beef is that people focus on the personal aspect of a politician too much. They should focus on the results. LL Cool J

A President cannot always be popular. Harry S Truman

There is slow growth, but it is positive slow growth. At the same time, ratios of debt-to-incomes go down. That's a beautiful deleveraging. Ray Dalio

Anything negative that happens to you in life can be turned into a positive as far as acting is concerned. You can draw on your experiences - it's far better than any research. Kierston Wareing

The thing that helped me come to terms with performing was an anxiety, a desperation for acceptance. There was never enough positive motivation in my life. Phoebe Snow

When you think positive, good things happen. Matt Kemp

A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results. Wade Boggs

I think the environmental movement has failed in that it's used the stick too much; it's used the apocalyptic tone too much; it hasn't sold the positive aspects of being environmentally concerned and trying to pull us out. Edward Burtynsky

Stop being a critic and be a light; don't be a judge, be a model. I think we are far too critical. I think the best way to correct behavior is to accentuate and affirm positive behavior and to ignore negative behavior. Generally speaking, there is a time to correct, of course; but my biggest advice would be, 'Affirm your child.' Sean Covey

I'm always angry. I wake up angry. There is a lot to be angry about. Anger is a positive energy. Thandie Newton

I believe I have a personal responsibility to make a positive impact on society. Anthony Fauci

Hoping they'd been inspired by the examples of Anne Frank and other teens who had turned negative experiences into something positive by writing about them, I handed out notebooks for my students to journal about their lives. There was some initial resistance. But then the stories poured out of them, full of anger and sadness. Erin Gruwell

Museums are managers of consciousness. They give us an interpretation of history, of how to view the world and locate ourselves in it. They are, if you want to put it in positive terms, great educational institutions. If you want to put it in negative terms, they are propaganda machines. Hans Haacke

I invite people to read the hundreds of positive articles instead of getting affected by the occasional outburst from a troll. Walter O'Brien

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud. Henry Rollins

I like to write sad songs. They're much easier to write and you get a lot more emotion into them. But people don't want to hear them as much. And radio definitely doesn't; they want that positive, uptempo thing. Alan Jackson

You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination. Ralph Marston

Optimists are usually wrong. But all the great change in history, positive change, was done by optimists. Thomas Friedman

Love yourself. It is important to stay positive because beauty comes from the inside out. Jenn Proske

It's unhealthy for people to never express any kind of negativity or doubt. To have balance, you need to address that side of your thoughts as well as the positive. Otherwise, you tend toward crazy. Shirley Manson

And I'm a believer that you take a negative and turn it into a positive, and as it turned out, it was one of the best things that ever happened to me. And so I do appreciate the Ranger staff and the Ranger organization for giving me that opportunity. Nolan Ryan

Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize, in positive ways to help society. Bill Gates

I've read that the ancient Chinese art of feng shui can bring a sense of peace, well-being, and positive energy to a home - same as beer. W. Bruce Cameron

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. Vincent Van Gogh

I don't think the world focuses on the positive things enough. Dwyane Wade

I think 'Heroes of Cosplay' will show a lot of the positive things, like how much effort it takes to make a costume. These people on the show aren't taking shortcuts. As long as that effort gets through to the viewers, we will be inspirational. Then there will be people who watch the show that want to get in and hands-on make outfits. Yaya Han


Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life. Joel Osteen

I think of myself as a positive agnostic. I don't know, therefore I'm open. I don't know, therefore I'm interested. Grace Slick

Love is a positive effect. Love can never have a negative effect, only a positive effect. Ziggy Marley

A positive attitude is not going to save you. What it's going to do is, everyday, between now and the day you die, whether that's a short time from now or a long time from now, that every day, you're going to actually live. Elizabeth Edwards

I love everybody. One of the great things about me is that I have a very positive attitude. Imelda Marcos

His tenacity is unmatched in my opinion. Incredible how someone could have suffered that long and come back out of prison with such a good heart and positive things to say and do. Maurice Ashley

Positive social emotions like compassion and empathy are generally good for us, and we want to encourage them. But do we know how to most reliably raise children to care about the suffering of other people? I'm not sure we do. Sam Harris

I know there's millions of problems in the world, but if you dwell on those, then you're going to be miserable. I think my meditation helps me to transcend and get beyond the grip of all the negativity and regenerate from within a more positive attitude, which comes in very handy when you're going to do 150 concerts a year. Mike Love

Positive thinking is so firmly enshrined in our culture that knocking it is a little like attacking motherhood or apple pie. Srikumar Rao

I lived in the projects and the ghetto, and turned the negative into a positive. Wyclef Jean

People just want to watch people live their authentic lives and share the good and the bad. You can have fun and be a positive influence and have a good impact. And it can still be entertaining. Tyler Oakley

When I was nominated for the Oscar, I was absolutely positive that Judy Garland would win for 'Judgment at Nuremberg,' and then they call my name, and I was absolutely paralyzed. And I remember walking down to the stage and saying to myself, 'Don't run. It's not dignified.' Rita Moreno

Be true to yourself and surround yourself with positive, supportive people. Payal Kadakia

I don't like to see projects that are all black or all white. It's how life is. I do like to make sure that I do a nice black family film; that's like keeping my home base. I do other things, but I like to always come back to a positive family film, because of all the negative influences today. Vivica A. Fox

We might want to figure out what are the positive effects of autism - mild cases. George M. Church

I've always kind of lived my life to be as much as possible a positive role model for children. Corey Feldman

People shouldn't look at me and think life is one big piece of glamour. That's the marketing, the spin. Life is challenging. But I have courage, strength, and enough good health to see the positive. Carmen Dell'Orefice

Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain. Joseph Campbell

Putting forward your positive energy connects you back to basic human values which we all share. Good Deeds Day shows that no matter the size of the gesture, a smile that brightens someone else's day or volunteering in your community, we can all take active part in making a difference. Shari Arison

Sexism is part of every industry and must be addressed. But I try not to focus on the negative but the positive side of what we can bring. Angelina Jolie

I feel that I've got the opportunity to set a great role model for girls to look up to a strong, active, compassionate, loving, positive woman, and I think it's so important. Gal Gadot

Failure is enriching. It's also important to accept that you'll make mistakes - it's how you build your expertise. The trick is to learn a positive lesson from all of life's negative moments. Alain Ducasse

I'm a really, really optimistic and really, really positive person. My main thing is, 'Enjoy life. Celebrate life.' Luke Bryan

The best thing to do when you find yourself in a hurting or vulnerable place is to surround yourself with the strongest, finest, most positive people you know. Kristin Armstrong

The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. Christopher McCandless

The power of pop culture stories should not be underestimated, and there is an enormous potential for inspirational stories that can have a positive, transformative effect on our lives. Anita Sarkeesian

Sometimes you can win, but you are not building something positive for your future. Antonio Conte

A lot of people love to do affirmations first thing in the morning - to keep themselves feeling peppy and positive. Karen Salmansohn

My grandmother, she's been the positive portion of my life the entire time. Curtis Jackson

I think there are some folks who don't particularly like what I have to say, but on the whole, the reaction has been very positive. Daniel Woodrell

One of the things I do is try to get a positive message out there in the local schools and tell my story. I also do a lot of faith-based speaking, sharing my story and testimony, to help show what God has done in my life and what he can do in others' lives. Lex Luger


I have always viewed the mission of Wikipedia to be much bigger than just creating a killer website. We're doing that of course, and having a lot of fun doing it, but a big part of what motivates us is our larger mission to affect the world in a positive way. Jimmy Wales

There were aspects of stardom I didn't like, which were of no consequence, really, but the positive things far outweighed the negative. By the time I came to write 'Setting Sons,' I felt my writing was more like prose, set to music. Paul Weller

Obviously social media has had a massive impact on the fame game, but not in a positive way. But it can be for some. Margot Robbie

I think it is important for young people to see other young people on television doing something positive with their life, making positive changes and growing. I don't think there is enough of that on TV. I mean, we've got 'Jersey Shore,' and I don't know what that teaches young kids. Johnny Weir

But you see, our society is still trapped in this binary, black/white logic and that has had some very positive implications for our generation. It's had some very negative ones as well and one of the negative ones is that it creates enormous identity problems for people who have one black ancestor and all white ancestors for example. Henry Louis Gates

There are no plans that always work in life. For me, the secret to happiness is being positive and looking at the brighter side of my life. Karisma Kapoor

I've felt that if you dwell too much on your errors, you're dealing in the negativity of things. I don't like that. I'd rather work on the positive reinforcement, the things I did well. Hale Irwin

I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive. Yoko Ono

So long as you've got your friends about you, and a good positive attitude, you don't really have to care what everyone else thinks. Gail Porter

Slavery, if it can be legalized at all, can be legalized only by positive legislation. Natural law gives it no aid. Custom imparts to it no legal sanction. Lysander Spooner

Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive. Matt Cameron

Rising incomes and positive demographics will provide opportunities for retail financial services in India. Chanda Kochhar

I think honest communication, no matter where it comes from, is positive for a relationship. Ron White

Men are liars. We'll lie about lying if we have to. I'm an algebra liar. I figure two good lies make a positive. Tim Allen

I realize I will always be the poster child for police brutality, but I can try to use that as a positive force for healing and restraint. Rodney King

Looking back, I clearly understand that seeing a 'chain of command' approach in my house was a positive thing for me. My father provided a strong point of view on life and was a leader. Boys, especially, need that. Bill O'Reilly

There was always a feeling for me that it would work. That's what keeps me going. You go in with a positive attitude and stay there, and that's a big part of what does make it work. Shelley Long

I really struggle with that feeling of helplessness. That's why I really try to get my blogs, and even myself, to point to the positive and look at all the inspiring things that are happening. Daryl Hannah

All of us profit from being corrected - if we're corrected in a positive way. Sam Walton

It's great to be somewhat of a role model. I want to be a positive and good role model and lead by example and try to do the best I can. Playing good golf definitely draws attention, but I want to have a good attitude on the course and do the right things. Rickie Fowler

Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a long time. Steven Biko

There will be a huge, huge positive impact for society when driverless cars become a thing. Travis Kalanick

I've never really been aware of what is said about me, whether it's positive or negative. I ignore it. I've always had the mind-set: 'No one can challenge me better than myself.' Troy Polamalu

I'm not one to think of burying my head in the sand - I've always been a positive person and still am now. Bastian Schweinsteiger

In every relationship, the work is never just in the positive actions we do for each other, but in the follow up. Yehuda Berg

You know, the standard state for people is 'mildly pleasant.' Negative emotions are quite rare, and extremely positive emotions are rare. But people are mildly pleased most of the time, they're mildly tired a lot of the time, and they wish they were somewhere else a substantial part of the time - but mostly they're mildly pleased. Daniel Kahneman

I think it's important to keep things positive. Sometimes you don't win, and that sucks, and you work on improving. Alex Morgan

I'm a very positive person, but this whole concept of having to always be nice, always smiling, always happy, that's not real. It was like I was wearing a mask. I was becoming this perfectly chiselled sculpture, and that was bad. That took a long time to understand. Alicia Keys

I have only had positive interactions in relation to my impressions of people, which I'm happy because I do them with love, and I hope that the people who I do them of really like them. Kate McKinnon

We expect all our businesses to have a positive impact on our top and bottom lines. Profitability is very important to us or we wouldn't be in this business. Jeff Bezos


I have often been struck by the fact that most parents who are experiencing positive and rewarding relationships with their pre-adolescent children are, nevertheless, waiting apprehensively and bracing themselves for the stormy adolescent period. Albert Bandura

Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world. Camryn Manheim

You prevent kids from joining gangs by offering after-school programs, sports, mentoring, and positive engagement with adults. You intervene with gang members by offering alternatives and employment to help redirect their lives. You deal with areas of high gang crime activity with real community policing. We know what works. Greg Boyle

I think there can be a positive sort of futurism even in a presentist society. But I think it's a kind of futurism that envisions augmenting human ability and intellect rather than creating some artificial machine intelligence that displaces us. Douglas Rushkoff

It is possible to think that the Internet will be a net positive for society while admitting that there are significant downsides - after all, it's not a revolution if nobody loses. Clay Shirky

I believe many people feel like God is mad at them. One day I put a post on Facebook that said, 'God is not mad at you.' Within a few hours, we literally had thousands of positive responses from people saying things like, 'That is exactly what I needed to hear today.' Obviously, this is a message we need to hear. Joyce Meyer

Life is measured in love and positive contributions and moments of grace. Carly Fiorina

By nature, I'm a very positive person, and because I'm happy in myself, and in my life, and I've got a great husband, and beautiful children, and I have a job that I love that calls for a certain amount of emotional expression, I get to realise a lot of my dreams and aspirations. Kate Winslet

A lot of the problems I had with fame I was bringing on myself. A lot of self-loathing, a lot of woe-is-me. Now I'm learning to see the positive side of things, instead of, like, 'I can't go to Kmart. I can't take my kids to the haunted house.' Eminem

Try to always stay focused on the objectives that are possible and the positive - and on having fun outside of the stuff that's going on in Washington. Rush Limbaugh

When you get out of the car after the feeling that you have after leading the race, and the car fails, it's pretty hard to say positive things all the time. Lewis Hamilton

Man, I'm 31 years old and a husband with four kids; I hope I'm no thug. I hear all those negative things and don't hear anything positive. I think that's all those people feel... that way that's all they hear about when you hear Allen Iverson did something negative or something. Allen Iverson

Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one. Hans Selye

I think people are so immersed in the anti-Scientology mindset by consuming tabloid media and stories about space aliens. It's baffling. When I say I want to see a more positive side of the church, all I'm saying is I want to get past these headlines that talk about aliens and Tom Cruise jumping on a sofa. Louis Theroux

Mostly I want to talk positive; I wanna talk about a bunch of great kids that I coached and made me look good and the university that I've seen grow from a cow college, which it was, only 12,000 people, and when I came here, we weren't at Pennsylvania State University, we were at Penn State College. Joe Paterno

We are constituted so that simple acts of kindness, such as giving to charity or expressing gratitude, have a positive effect on our long-term moods. The key to the happy life, it seems, is the good life: a life with sustained relationships, challenging work, and connections to community. Paul Bloom

As an artist, the more experience, the better the creation. I'm a very positive person. Psy

Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up. Allen Klein

If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes. John Wooden

In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure. Mike Krzyzewski

There is a sense that things, if you keep positive and optimistic about what can be done, do work out. Hillary Clinton

Being positive is like going up a mountain. Being negative is like sliding down a hill. A lot of times, people want to take the easy way out, because it's basically what they've understood throughout their lives. Chuck D

I try to be positive. I speak to my players about how we have to play, respect the rules. What I have done is always be positive. Pep Guardiola

I don't know why people don't feel like being positive is much more powerful than being negative. Shonda Rhimes

I will keep smiling, be positive and never give up! I will give 100 percent each time I play. These are always my goals and my attitude. Yani Tseng

I haven't gotten a lot of feedback about, 'Oh, you helped me in this way.' But on social media, people are like, 'Thank you for your positive posts,' or 'It's fun to see you grow and your character. I feel like I'm growing with you.' Taylour Paige

People always accuse me of being motivational in a way, like it was a bad thing, but that's just how I was raised. My mom raised me in a positive environment, with lots of love in my heart, and that reflects in my music. Lenny Kravitz

Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life. Naveen Jain

Instead of drifting along like a leaf in a river, understand who you are and how you come across to people and what kind of an impact you have on the people around you and the community around you and the world, so that when you go out, you can feel you have made a positive difference. Jane Fonda

When people ask me about my story, I just go through the positive stuff: the tent-pole moments, the big landmark checkpoints. Shia LaBeouf

Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice. Ambrose Bierce

It makes me very happy when I create goals or score goals myself, but the most important thing is that the team reaches its goal and plays positive football. Mesut Ozil

A lot of people deal with things that are bad. Once you've been through something, you grow from it and you take a lot in. You can always turn it into something positive. Chino Moreno

Correction does much, but encouragement does more. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I learned early in sports that to be effective - for a player to play the best he can play - is a matter of concentration and being unaware of distractions, positive or negative. Tom Landry

I have incredibly positive associations with the military. Cheryl Mills

As we think of power in the 21st century, we want to get away from the idea that power's always zero sum - my gain is your loss and vice versa. Power can also be positive sum, where your gain can be my gain. Joseph Nye

If we could get your subconscious mind to agree with your conscious mind about being happy, that's when your positive thoughts work. Bruce Lipton

I am a positive person and do not allow things to get on top of me. Jamie Redknapp

The real metric of success isn't the size of your bank account. It's the number of lives in whom you might be able to make a positive difference. Naveen Jain

We don't have enough support for maternal leave and the kinds of things that some of the European countries do. So we still make it hard on women to go into the work force and feel that they can be good at work but then doing the most important job, which is raising your children in a responsible and positive way. Hillary Clinton

My father was an absolutely wonderful human being. From him I learned to always assume positive intent. Whatever anybody says or does, assume positive intent. Indra Nooyi

Sexy in India is not considered positive. But, with today's crop of fresh faces in the modelling arena, being sexy is an asset. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

I'm trying to broaden the scope of positive psychology well beyond the smiley face. Happiness is just one-fifth of what human beings choose to do. Martin Seligman

I have a lot of younger fans, obviously the choices I make often influence them. But having said that, it's kind of the best motivation in the world to stay positive and make good choices. James Maslow

I love Snoop. I worked with him on 'Old School,' and he's very accessible. He's very kind. He's always nice to everyone, to the crew. He's always got something positive to say. He's very childlike and loves to come and play. So, I had fun working with him. Vince Vaughn

I believe one of the best things about managing people is that we can influence lives in a positive way. That's basically what a manager is about. When I can do that, I am very happy. Arsene Wenger

Where educators are raising and combining their voices, the seeds of positive change have emerged. Collective voice, exercised through the union, is power - the power to drive real change for our kids, families and communities. Randi Weingarten

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. Walt Disney

I've struggled with depression before. For me, music was always a very positive way to will myself out of that situation. Washed Out

When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I had never had a positive leading character - somebody that wasn't an antihero, or who wasn't more of a guy that you're supposed to be on the side of. Gus Van Sant

Hosting the Olympic Games of course guarantees the world's attention, but there is more to it than simply bathing in the global spotlight. Most importantly, host cities can use the opportunity to create a positive and lasting legacy, resulting in both tangible and intangible returns to local communities. Eduardo Paes

And what we've lost sight of is that performing manual labor with your hands is one of the most incredibly satisfying and positive things you can do. Nick Offerman


Education should learn from the positive side of gaming - reward, accomplishment, and fun. Sebastian Thrun

Live your days on the positive side of life, in tune with your most treasured values. And in each moment you'll have much to live for. Ralph Marston

I have to read something positive every single day. I have to have faith that the day is unfolding in a way that is going to be useful to somebody else... For me, living every day in gratitude has been profound for me. Lea Thompson

Getting sober just exploded my life. Now I have a much clearer sense of myself and what I can and can't do. I am more successful than I have ever been. I feel very positive where I never did before, and I think that's all a direct result of getting sober. Jamie Lee Curtis

On the field, aggression can sometimes be a positive emotion. It boosts performance and can lift your game. But over the years, I have learnt that restrained aggression is a better animal. That way, you will conserve your energy and won't spend yourself quickly. Virat Kohli

My dad was a very quiet person, and unbelievably tough. But my grandmother gave me my first look at negative thinking to bring about positive results. When I was just a little guy, anytime I came to my grandmother and said I wish for this or that, Grandma would say, 'If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.' Bobby Knight

Surround yourself with positive people. Melanie Fiona

How do you nurture a positive attitude when all the statistics say you're a dead man? You go to work. Patrick Swayze

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough. Richard M. DeVos

Like success, failure is many things to many people. With Positive Mental Attitude, failure is a learning experience, a rung on the ladder, a plateau at which to get your thoughts in order and prepare to try again. W. Clement Stone

I am a very positive and optimistic person. Rita Moreno

I've always been able to transform happiness and pain and sorrow and tears into positive energy. Thalia

Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret. Don Miguel Ruiz

Religion is supposed to be a positive thing when you look at the true religions around the world, not the fundamentalists. You always have to go with what your spirit tells you, not what people advise you. I'm a man that will always follow my own path. Anthony Joshua

Better to be called something positive and inspirational than something negative. Donnie Yen

Her beauty didn't do her any good and she couldn't use it in any positive way or manipulative way. I just hope that people will look and see and believe in that hope of love, that hope of freedom, even if it was just for a limited time. Diane Kruger

Sometimes a good love song can change the world and create positive energy more than any political song can. Serj Tankian

Dream small dreams. If you make them too big, you get overwhelmed and you don't do anything. If you make small goals and accomplish them, it gives you the confidence to go on to higher goals. John H. Johnson

Nothing will be beyond our reach when we make the flames of creating positive deeds flare up across the country with the virtues of the young vanguard as the initial spark and bring into full play the mounting vigour of the millions of young people. Kim Jong-un

The world is a slightly better place for having improvisation in it than it was before. There's something about it that says something positive about the human spirit, that a bunch of people can get together and by following a few simple traffic rules can create art and can entertain an audience and can thrill and exalt each other. Del Close

Natural ability is important, but you can go far without it if you have the focus, drive, desire and positive attitude. Kirsten Sweetland

I collect crystals and gemstones, and I've been collecting them since I was a little girl. They give me positive energy and strength. They make me feel connected to the earth. I cherish them. Isabel Lucas

In the end, the whole Internet thing kills me, because you can use it as a positive thing or you can read into all the negativity. And I think you've gotta put out positive energy, put out cool viral stuff, and then just stay out of people's opinions. Nikki Sixx

Making YouTube videos while I was in school, I was fortunate enough not to really have any negative repercussions from it. I had a lot of positive feedback from my friends, who thought they were great and thought they were funny and that what I was doing was really cool. Connor Franta

I always knew I wanted to play golf and go to college. I try hard to be a positive role model, especially on the golf course. I try to carry myself well, and don't do anything outrageous. I try to play the game like a gentleman and give everyone respect. That's how the game should be played. Dustin Johnson

I like when a man has a positive self-image, no matter what he looks like. I'm not into rock-hard abs. Jessica Parker Kennedy

You can have meaning, accomplishment, engagement and good relationships, even if you are dull on the positive affect side. Martin Seligman

I'm very naturally happy, quirky and positive. Kiesza

I take any opportunity I can to raise our country's flag really high and get some shining positive light on things over there. Kirsty Coventry

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity. Tom Peters

First of all, I try to be a positive role model. Caitlyn Jenner

My favorite parable for living a positive and influential life is the Golden Rule: 'Do unto others what you would have them do unto you.' Tony Oller

You have to be positive, and I'm not just talking about athletics, this also applies to life. Sheryl Swoopes

If my leg falls off, I'll get a prosthetic. There'd be no deep sadness about. I'd just get on with it! It's called life, and I love life. You have to be positive, and you have to crack on no matter what. John Lydon

The reason most of the children are having problems in any inner-city neighborhood is because they don't see enough positive role models in their own environment. Marla Gibbs

I'll never forget one of those things that my father said to me. My father said: 'You know what? We have had so many amazingly positive experiences that we would have never had because you're famous. We can stand to have a couple negatives ones, too.' Rob Lowe

I tend to regard the Coase theorem as a stepping stone on the way to an analysis of an economy with positive transaction costs. Ronald Coase

The greatest gift of all time is that you can make creation infectious because people spend less time being negative... If you log all the time with negativity in the while world, I wonder how much better the world would be if people sat down and did something positive. It spirals. Skrillex

There are a lot of perks that come with fame, and with every positive there's a negative, and then it all kind of balances out. Ashton Kutcher

I have rules about eating, exercising and rules about staying positive. And these rules are sacred to me. Richard Simmons

Being famous is having the power to really implement positive change in the world, and it gives you the power to do what you want. I'm really grateful for it because I can play music and people will listen. Sean Lennon

I do a good job of staying positive and just moving on. Katie Taylor

If you don't like me, if you like me; both are equally cool. I send love and positive energy to all those people in their lives. I hope they find where they're meant to be. Willow Smith

I like to post positive content, and I like to try and make people smile. That's why those videos are popular. I don't fake it. Cameron Dallas

I'm positive and I smile a lot, and I'm kind of a banana, but serious work just seems to find me, so I'm not going to argue with it. Mireille Enos

I get nostalgic for British negativity. There is an inherent hope and positive drive to New Yorkers. When you go back to Britain, everybody is just running everything down. It's like whatever the opposite of a hug is. John Oliver

So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one. Sidney Poitier


I presume that nobody will deny the positive aspects of the North American cultural world. These are well known to all. But these aspects do not make one forget the disastrous effects of the industrial and commercial process of 'cultural lamination' that the USA is perpetrating on the planet. Jose Saramago

I have had positive experiences with cameras. When I have been asked to join experiments using cameras in the courtroom, I have participated; I have volunteered. Sonia Sotomayor

You see, you learn from all your bad experiences, so they're really positive. It's all part of the cosmic knowing. Nina Hagen

Ya gotta think positive. Craig Sager

I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift. Mos Def

Negative attitude is nine times more powerful than positive attitude. Bikram Choudhury

'The Fault in Our Stars' is a beautiful film that's really positive. The second half gets sad, but it's always positive. Ansel Elgort

Good debt accrues assets that generate positive returns and externalities. Anthony Scaramucci

I just want to put some positive stuff out there. If it works, great. If it doesn't, no problem. Kevin James

I'm one of five sisters. I'm the younger of twins, and we're the youngest of five girls, and we've always been very close. We were pretty much a gang. I take after my mother a lot in terms of personality and character. She was very positive; always looked on the bright side of things. She had a tough time of it with my dad but did her best. Jerry Hall

It is as if my life were magically run by two electric currents: joyous positive and despairing negative - whichever is running at the moment dominates my life, floods it. Sylvia Plath

Whence it follows that God is absolutely perfect, since perfection is nothing but magnitude of positive reality, in the strict sense, setting aside the limits or bounds in things which are limited. Gottfried Leibniz

Everything that's bad for you catches on too quickly in America, because that's the easiest thing to get people to invest in, the pursuits that are easy and destructive, the ones that bring out the least positive aspects of people. Gil Scott-Heron

Surround yourself with positive people and you'll be a positive person. Kellie Pickler

Kids go to school and college and get through, but they don't seem to really care about using their minds. School doesn't have the kind of long term positive impact that it should. Howard Gardner

I believe to be a leader is to enable others to embrace a vision, initiative or assignment in a way that they feel a sense of purpose, ownership, personal engagement, and common cause. I was very affected as a child by my father's positive example as a civic leader who inspired others to share his commitment to improving our community. Melanne Verveer

Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself; never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet. Edward VIII

I know everything that I do is going to be more powerful and touch more people in a positive way than if I go out there and cause havoc. Trevor Jackson

The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society. Noam Chomsky

Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success. Shiv Khera

Even when bad things happen you have to try to use those bad things in a positive manner and really just take the positive out of it. Natalie du Toit

The positive news is that the British economy is continuing to grow and is creating jobs. And it is positive news too that at a time of real international instability we are a safe haven in the storm. George Osborne

A good laugh is sunshine in the house. William Makepeace Thackeray

So, we have choice, and sometimes it seems very hard, but the best way to heal physically or emotionally is to keep positive. Petra Nemcova

You will always have ups and downs in your life and your career, but just stay positive and go for it. Angelique Kerber

I'm very positive - music-wise, production-wise and life-wise. Martin Garrix

I come from a family of strong women, who have been positive role models for me. Laura Harrier

The travel, the amazing work I have had the chance to do, the meetings with different people are all very inspiring and give me lots of positive energy. Saskia de Brauw

I would say it's human nature to be ignorant and go straight to war, but 'Sense8' tries to illuminate the positive side of humanity. Max Riemelt

The Bible does not oppose or forbid interracial marriages but sees them as a positive good for the glory of Christ. John Piper

We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects. Alexis de Tocqueville

A year or so ago I went through all the people in my life and asked myself: does this person inspire me, genuinely love me and support me unconditionally? I wanted nothing but positive influences in my life. Mena Suvari

In a spiritual sense, a positive attitude may help you get through chemotherapy and surgery and radiation and what have you. But a positive mental attitude does not cure cancer - any more than a negative mental attitude causes cancer. Siddhartha Mukherjee

I've never seen myself as a celebrity, but I see it in a positive way, the fact that people are still interested in most parts of my life. David Beckham

I think regardless of what your religion is or what you believe, you try to treat people in a positive way, and that's all you can do in life. Scott Eastwood

There is an inherent hope and positive drive to New Yorkers. John Oliver

We all go through sad times, but I was brought up to be positive. Jess Glynne

For the people to hear directly from their president, no matter what format that is in - whether it's through social-media platforms, whether it's through speeches, whether it's through interviews - that's always a positive. Sarah Huckabee Sanders

I've always been about the power of a woman - accentuating the positive, deleting the negative, whether you're talking her body, her voice or her leadership. Donna Karan

When I've had hard times in my life, the one thing about being in TV is that it's positive. I withdrew to 'Cheers,' it was familiar in that it was family. It had a kind of realistic positiveness to it. Bruno Heller

As an entrepreneur, I've come across countless articles and quotes proudly telling me that I should accept failure, smile, and keep my head up. In other words, I've been told to stay positive. The thing is, when you're forced to shut down a business and let really awesome people you care about go, staying positive is the last thing on your mind. John Rampton

Healthy children are born from healthy, respected, well-nourished and educated mothers and it is imperative that they have a voice in the decisions which affect them. If you empower a mother and let her have her say towards a poverty-free future, the positive impact this would have on ending hunger will be immense. Dionne Warwick

When families are strong and stable, so are children - showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But when things go wrong - either through family breakdown or a damaged parental relationship - the impact on a child's later life can be devastating. Iain Duncan Smith

If you look at the history of technology over a couple hundred years, it's all about time compression and making the globe smaller. It's had positive effects, all the ones that we know. So we're much less likely to have the kind of terrible misunderstandings that led to World War I, for example. Eric Schmidt

I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive. Sonia Sotomayor

My album is very uplifting and positive and fun. That was my mission - to get people up on their feet and escape the seriousness of life. Fleur East

The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount. B. F. Skinner

I know that I do have influence over the people who watch me, and it's quite a pressure. I have to stay positive, and while I would never use the words 'role model', I am mindful of the responsibilities that come with a substantial viewership. Zoe Sugg

Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude. Lou Holtz

It's so essential to happiness to speak your truth out loud - because this sharing of your core pain is what creates a necessary healing shift - from negative beliefs about the world - to positive beliefs - and frees you up to be able to fully view life with meaning, purpose and connection with others. Karen Salmansohn

Confidence isn't optimism or pessimism, and it's not a character attribute. It's the expectation of a positive outcome. Rosabeth Moss Kanter

I had to develop the mentality and stay positive about making my comeback. Alonzo Mourning


UKIP believe that immigration can be an extremely positive thing. But it has to be controlled. Nigel Farage

Take stock of your thoughts and behavior. Each night ask yourself, when were you negative when you could have been positive? When did you withhold love when you might have given it? When did you play a neurotic game instead of behaving in a powerful way? Use this process to self-correct. Marianne Williamson

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results. Willie Nelson

People dwell so much on the little things, but why should they hold you back when you have the big things to look forward to? By exuding positive energy when dealing with your problems, you will exude it in your being in general. Treat yourself with love and you will exude love to others. Hayley Hasselhoff

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. Colin Powell

If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges. Pat Riley

I am not trendy. I am not 'in fashion.' I am simply a positive human being who has a positive outlook on life. Thierry Mugler

I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical. Valentino Rossi

Too often, women are waiting for someone to recognise their great work and tap them on the shoulder and say, 'Here - this is the next thing we want you to do,' and that may happen. But I feel you need to take more ownership of telling your story, advocating for yourself. You can do it in a way that's positive and that your leaders will appreciate. Lynne Doughtie

Because a person has to be either working or looking for work to be counted as part of the labor force, an increase in the number of people too discouraged to continue their search for work would reduce the unemployment rate, all else being equal - but not for a positive reason. Ben Bernanke

I've never gone into business to make money. Every Virgin product and service has been made into a reality to make a positive difference in people's lives. And by focusing on the happiness of our customers, we have been able to build a successful group of companies. Richard Branson

I always see everything in a positive light. Karishma Tanna

I got a lot of positive people around me. Dave Chappelle

I think the rise of China is one of the great events of all economic and human history, and I think this will be overwhelmingly a positive thing for the region and the world. Paul Keating

It can literally change someone's life; it's very positive for young teenagers to get into cosplay if they do it with their friends or with supervision from their parents - it can really foster their social skills. Yaya Han

I have a huge breakfast every morning because I never know if I'll have time for lunch, especially during Fashion Week. It keeps my mood positive all day. And my parents taught me to have tons of fruit and vegetables, which I think helps my skin. Constance Jablonski

Adopting a really positive attitude can work wonders to adding years to your life, a spring to your step, a sparkle to your eye, and all of that. Christie Brinkley

Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to the fulfillment of their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents to them. Jack Canfield

I think it takes a strong man to be in a relationship with a strong woman. A lot of people hear the word 'diva' and think of it as a negative. I see it as a positive. I want somebody who knows what they want out of life and isn't afraid to show it. Nick Cannon

Character is the ability of a person to see a positive end of things. This is the hope that a man of character has. Tom Landry

I like to think my dad was easygoing and kind, and I think some of those things have been passed down. I am like him in a sense of being positive and hopeful. He was compassionate, and I've got a lot of that in me as well. Joel Osteen

I believe in karma, and I believe if you put out positive vibes to everybody, that's all you're going to get back. Kesha

Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis. Michael Porter

Every man ultimately falls into the company with which he affiliates. And he is the strongest who draws men to himself, who creates the company; and this is through having a positive quality - courage and physical prowess. Orison Swett Marden

Social media websites are no longer performing an envisaged function of creating a positive communication link among friends, family and professionals. It is a veritable battleground, where insults fly from the human quiver, damaging lives, destroying self-esteem and a person's sense of self-worth. Anthony Carmona

I just want to start conversations. I want to do films that prompt conversations - whether that is positive, negative, indifferent - just ones that you leave the theater wanting to know more, wanting to watch the film over and over again. Lily Collins

Liberals will continue to put forward positive solutions that will help our economy grow and give all Canadians a real and fair chance at success. Justin Trudeau

Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise. Patricia Richardson

I think we all suffer from guilt at some point in our lives, but for the most part, I never really regret, and I try to always remain positive. Channing Tatum

Wanting a more positive environment isn't enough. You need to do something, and it doesn't require a great deal of effort or some huge change in the way you approach things at work. Tom Rath

It is surprising how little most small business values the customers. A positive feedback from the customer is critical to your business, and what's more important is their referral. Fabrizio Moreira

The negative is just as important as the positive. Ellsworth Kelly

I'm on JetBlue and United. So I spend a lot of time on airplanes with other people and in terminals or just traveling around and going to restaurants or whatever. The interaction I get on a daily basis is always positive. I've never had a negative interaction. Lance Armstrong

Really you just gotta keep chugging along and keep a positive attitude and get through all the problems. You gotta face them, otherwise you don't get through. Lesley Gore

Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between this world and the positive. Franz Kafka

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one. Mary Kay Ash

Yes, I do believe that there is a cause and effect and a ripple effect upon everything everybody does, and they have positive consequences and negative consequences. If you start to focus on the kind of minutia of that, it's really quite extraordinary. Kiefer Sutherland

I can't let time move on without fighting tooth and nail and hopefully being a part of a revolution that is positive. Ian Somerhalder

In this life, I'm always going to choose the positive. Gloria Estefan

Why should conservationists have a positive interest in... farming? There are lots of reasons, but the plainest is: Conservationists eat. Wendell Berry

Send out a cheerful, positive greeting, and most of the time you will get back a cheerful, positive greeting. It's also true that if you send out a negative greeting, you will, in most cases, get back a negative greeting. Zig Ziglar

While you're going through this process of trying to find the satisfaction in your work, pretend you feel satisfied. Tell yourself you had a good day. Walk through the corridors with a smile rather than a scowl. Your positive energy will radiate. If you act like you're having fun, you'll find you are having fun. Jean Chatzky

I think sometimes in life we want to ignore the problems of society and just think about the good. I believe in positive thinking and affirmative living, I also think it's really important to remember all of our disenfranchised members of society. Kerry Washington

I appreciate the 'Surreal Life.' I had a really positive experience on that show, and with those people. I found some love in my heart for religion again, and had the support of a new family of friends. I wouldn't have had the pleasure of meeting those people, if we were not all placed in that fishbowl. Vince Neil

If we give something positive to others, it will return to us. If we give negative, that negativity will be returned. Allu Arjun

We have been blessed with a healthy, growing economy, with more Americans going back to work, and with our Nation acting as a positive force for good in the world. Jim DeMint

It is good medicine to go to a concert hall and forget the harshness of what's going on. It can be a very positive thing. Itzhak Perlman

In our music, in our everyday life, there are so many negative things. Why not have something positive and stamp it with blackness? Jamie Foxx

People ask if I feel pigeon-holed by always doing the same kind of humorous role. But my tool has always been humor because it's the most entertaining way to put any ideology across, and it's fun, and it's positive, and it's a healer. Laughter is God's gift. I feel privileged to be able to do it. Goldie Hawn

I never think of yesterday. Can't do anything about it. I'm a positive guy. When you really deep down look at it, we go to bed every night, get up every morning, stay here for 70 or 80 years, and then we die. Lee Trevino

There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative. W. Clement Stone

Nature isn't positive in that way. It doesn't aim itself at you. It's not being unkind to you. David Attenborough

I learned to take those experiences that were difficult in my life and in the adversity that I had overcome to use it for a positive change. Dominique Moceanu

For me, being tall was very positive because I thought my mom was the most beautiful person ever. Lisa Leslie

All religions must be made child-proof. Our teachers' unions have done good work in this field, K through 12. Delaying first communions and bar mitzvahs until age 21 would be another positive step. P. J. O'Rourke

I think we pursue positive relationships whether or not they bring us engagement or happiness. Martin Seligman

I live to leave somebody with a positive experience when they've met me, and make someone smile for the day. Dolph Ziggler

Talking is always positive. That's why I talk too much. Louis C. K.

I think that, as an actor, you have to break out eventually, and if you do it properly, it can be something that's positive. Aly Michalka

It's almost always possible to be honest and positive. Naval Ravikant

I feel blessed to be here representing our country and carrying out th research of scientists around the world... I hope you could feel the positive energy that beamed to the whole planet as we glided over. Laurel Clark

Contrary to popular mythology, the best and most durable relationships are based not on vulnerability or passion but on a conjugation of positive attributes, a meeting of mind, body and soul that is all the more powerful as it is not weighed down with neediness and unreasonable expectation. Mariella Frostrup

Having achieved my own dreams, I want to give to kids who are less fortunate, who struggle with everyday obstacles. I want to give them something positive in their lives: support. Kristi Yamaguchi

I believe the only thing that we really have control over is our attitude. If we focus on the positive things in our lives and learn how to cope with all the surprises, we will be happier people. Brandon Jenner

There's a fine line between stubbornness and the positive side of that, which is dogged determination. Jeb Bush


When I learn something new - and it happens every day - I feel a little more at home in this universe, a little more comfortable in the nest. Bill Moyers

If you have an ongoing relationship with a person, think of everything positive about that person that you possibly can and enter your interaction from that space. Ignore all the crap that used to drive you up the wall before. You will be amazed at what a change this attitude shift brings about. Srikumar Rao

I'm looking forward to influencing others in a positive way. My message is you can do anything if you just put your mind to it. Justin Bieber

I have a very positive attitude to anyone who is protecting the environment, but it's inadmissible when people are using it as a means of promoting themselves, using it as a source of self-enrichment. I don't want to name any specific examples... but often, environmentalism is used to blackmail companies. Vladimir Putin

P is positive emotion, E is engagement, R is relationships, M is meaning and A is accomplishment. Those are the five elements of what free people chose to do. Pretty much everything else is in service of one of or more of these goals. That's the human dashboard. Martin Seligman

Some people never contribute anything positive to society, they may even drain our resources, but most of us try to do something better, to give back. Martin Yan

There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our level best right where we are every day of our lives; To use our best judgment, and then to trust the rest to that Power which holds the forces of the universe in his hands. Orison Swett Marden

For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio. Ken Blanchard

Solidarity and interdependence, a sense of worth, a pride and hope in the future: these are positive gains for those who believe in progressive politics and the beneficial role of government, rather than a detriment. David Blunkett

My wife was the first romantic partner who understood both American and native parts of me - not so much the positive stuff, but the damage. Sherman Alexie

Just imagine, the thousands and thousands of concerts that take place every single day, all over the world. And the positive effect that they would have on the people listening. Now imagine a world without this. This void... it is unthinkable. Zubin Mehta

I'm part of the mushball middle. I consider 'confused' the majority position because, thankfully, most people would rather be uncertain some of the time than 100% positive all the time - even when they're wrong. Al Franken

We must not constantly talk about tackling obesity and warning people about the negative consequences of obesity. Instead we must be positive - positive about the fun and benefits to be had from healthy living, trying to get rid of people's excuses for being obese by tackling the issue in a positive way. Andrew Lansley

People don't really understand, but having people stare, and point, and take pictures, even if it is in a positive framework, is quite isolating; there's no two ways about it. You feel a little bit, you know, freakish. Emma Watson

When you wake up every day, you have two choices. You can either be positive or negative; an optimist or a pessimist. I choose to be an optimist. It's all a matter of perspective. Harvey Mackay

In everyday life, I use positive thoughts, sense of humor, Taekwondo, running, and yoga to make me stronger. Pom Klementieff

I don't think lying has any ultimate justification. I don't think it ever leads to anything positive. The good fight to have is not to lie. That's one of the challenges in a way. Andy Garcia

Propaganda has a negative connotation, which it partially deserves, but I think there is some propaganda that is very positive. I feel that if you can do something that gets people's attention, then maybe they'll go and find out more about the person. Shepard Fairey

You wish to put a positive construction on your deeds and words. Nigel Rees

Since God is the foundation of my life, anything that streams from that can only be positive. Ving Rhames

You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events. Joel Osteen

Being able to jump off a swing is actually a useful and meaningful thing for a child to do... those are the tests that help us understand the limits of our body. That's a positive learning experience that we deny children on a regular basis. Gever Tulley

Sometimes the most positive thing you can be in a boring society is absolutely negative. John Lydon

I remember when I was a kid, I could never find anything positive about chubby girls. If a girl was pudgy in books, she wasn't okay. She couldn't be happy or make friends unless she lost weight. Ann Aguirre

You don't want to love - your eternal and abnormal craving is to be loved. You aren't positive, you're negative. You absorb, absorb, as if you must fill yourself up with love, because you've got a shortage somewhere. D. H. Lawrence

I'm not happy not doing anything. When positive things are rolling in, you've got to take them when you can get them. Tori Spelling

You should tell yourself frequently 'I will only react to constructive suggestions.' This gives you positive ammunition against your own negative thoughts and those of others. Jane Roberts

I'm not concerned that my stuff isn't extreme. I don't want to be heavy. I can't think of another attitude to have toward an audience than a hopeful and a positive one. And if that includes such unfashionable things as sentimentality, well, I can afford it. Robert Palmer

People have to work to maintain happiness. It's easy to be miserable. It's easy to stay miserable. It's easy to live in a place where nothing's working and not being able to work your way out of it. It's much harder to choose happiness, to choose laughter, to choose a positive. Tituss Burgess

Clearly, there aren't enough positive moments or interactions happening in the workplace. As a result, our economy suffers, companies suffer, and individual relationships suffer. Tom Rath

There must be a positive and negative in everything in the universe in order to complete a circuit or circle, without which there would be no activity, no motion. John McDonald

Christians were instructed to serve others, and the thanksgiving was for the grace of God and the fact that God offered a way for man to return to a positive relationship with Him. John Clayton

It's amazing. Life changes very quickly, in a very positive way, if you let it. Lindsey Vonn

I made it a point not to graduate. I thought that was a positive, independent kind of statement. Harry Dean Stanton

Publishers like a good buzz, and negative responses sell books just as well as positive ones. Richard Dawkins

I don't want to use the term 'plus-size,' because, to me, what the hell is that? It just doesn't have a positive connotation to it. I tend to not use it. Tyra Banks

I am able to really enjoy the positive attention I receive. Doutzen Kroes

Loneliness is such an omnipotent and painful threat to many persons that they have little conception of the positive values of solitude and even, at times, are frightened at the prospect of being alone. Rollo May

The most positive men are the most credulous. Alexander Pope

I think working hard at anything when you're young and getting positive results, it's always an incredible feeling to see that. Jessica Springsteen

Being body positive is really important to your overall happiness. It's hard to see someone with a 'perfect' body and be like, 'Why can't I be like her?' But that person was born to be who she is, and you're born to be who you are. Sabrina Carpenter

Life is short, youth is finite, and opportunities endless. Have you found the intersection of your passion and the potential for world-shaping positive impact? If you don't have a great idea of your own, there are plenty of great teams that need you - unknown startups and established teams in giant companies alike. Justin Rosenstein

As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note. Seamus Heaney

That's all I could ever hope for, to have a positive effect on women. 'Cos women are powerful, powerful beings. But they're also the most doubtful beings. They'll never know - we'll never know - how powerful we are. Rihanna

You can do everything you can to try to stop bad things from happening to you, but eventually things will happen, so the best prevention is a positive attitude. Marie Osmond

I always try to think of positive things to say about the people I portray, as it's more helpful for me. Sophie Okonedo

My personality can be extreme in all ways, even in positive ways; I've learned that. Albert Hammond, Jr.

It's important to think good, speak good, and do good. If we want to see positive change in the world, then we need to connect to goodness. I try in everything I do, both in business and philanthropy, to make a positive change and do that by doing good. Shari Arison

I try to be a positive person, but I'm also always looking and wondering, 'Maybe this could be done differently.' As soon as your mind is in a critical mode, you're halfway through designing; as soon as you start thinking about whether something could be better, you're already halfway through a solution. Thomas Heatherwick

Among many of my friends and acquaintances, I seem to be one of the very few individuals who felt or feels no ambivalence about my mother. All my feelings for my mother were positive, very strong and abiding. Joyce Carol Oates

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. Ralph Waldo Emerson

You can't live a positive life with a negative mind and if you have a positive outcome you have a positive income and just to have more positivity and just to kind of laugh it off. Miley Cyrus