Positive Quotes

"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, Philosopher

"At any rate, I can only see such a success having positive effects for everyone, particularly as our anticipation of the World cup would only increase further"

Franz Beckenbauer, Athlete

"But I think there was a sense amongst the House Republicans especially that we didn't just want to be opposed to Bill Clinton; that we wanted to tell the country what we were for and to brand ourselves in a more positive manner"

Ed Gillespie, Politician

"It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive"

Barry Mann, Musician

"The British system had requirements, including Latin. I'm not positive you ever had to know Greek, but there are certainly kinds of curricula where you had to know Greek too. I think in Britain there was the most mindless, repetitive sort of learning"

William Scott

"I think positive. I always think we're going to score. Two minutes is a lot of time if you have timeouts and you're throwing every down. You have to make the right decisions. I've always had great receivers, which helps. It's not just me doing it"

Dan Marino, Athlete

"It's useless to try and make rhyme or reason of it, because one guy thinks one thing and the other guy sees a whole other thing. So I try not to take them too seriously. Lately I have them screened so I only read the positive ones"

David Zucker, Director

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

Philip Emeagwali, Scientist

"Coming to terms with the fear of death is conducive to healing, positive personality transformation, and consciousness evolution"

Stanislav Grof, Psychologist

"The two things I was positive about in life were that I was going to be a teacher at a boarding school or an operative with the CIA posted abroad. I could write a book about all the things I was sure about"

Tucker Carlson, Journalist

"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, Politician

"We've certainly learned a lot of lessons from Katrina, from Rita. Rita was better than Katrina. We're doing a better job planning. We're closer - more closely aligned with the Department of Defense. These things would be positive things if we were to have another attack"

Michael Chertoff, Public Servant

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

Paul Klee, Artist

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

Knute Rockne, Coach

"I was so lucky to walk away with two Super Bowls and know that the last year was positive"

John Elway, Athlete

"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, Athlete

"The feedback that I get from my association with Gomez is heartwarming. It is very difficult for me to take anything but a positive view of the Gomez phenomenon"

John Astin, Actor

"I want to make sure that no matter how long I go through this, I don't fall into the trap of changing and modifying how I do things that aren't a positive example. I want to remain somebody that the entire family can listen to or watch"

Clay Aiken, Musician

"The most positive step is to try to expand the employment base by making it, if not economically friendly, at least not economically disastrous, for studios to take on deficits"

Dick Wolf, Producer

"If Ralph Nader runs, President Bush is going to be re-elected, and if Ralph Nader doesn't run, President Bush is going to be re-elected. We're going to run on the president's strong and principled leadership and his positive agenda for a second term"

Ed Gillespie, Politician

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

Charles Barkley, Athlete

"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, Politician

"And to me, fame is not a positive thing. The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality. It's fantastic when you go to premieres and people cheer you, but it's not real. And it's totally not my approach to get my name on a club door just because I can"

Tom Felton, Actor

"The single biggest mistake that most beginners make is putting 100% of their effort into the positive (concentric) part of the rep, while paying no attention to the negative (eccentric) segment"

Dorian Yates, Athlete

"In the annals of history, few men have left a more positive imprint on the world than Pope John Paul II"

Vito Fossella, Politician

"After I became a citizen, I felt freer to say what I thought about this country, both negative and positive. I think I had been, consciously and subconsciously, biting my tongue in the past"

Robert MacNeil, Journalist

"While only about half of the voters feel they know very much about Reagan or what he stands for, the Republicans who do have a very positive perception of him"

Robert Teeter, Politician

"Yes, but I think if you look at it with a sort of gay sensibility and want everything to be positive about gay life, it could be interpreted as antigay"

John Schlesinger, Director

"I don't know why they're doing it. I have to assume that their motives are positive, not negative. But they don't understand the severity of the problem in this state"

Gray Davis, Politician

"One positive command he gave us: You shall love and honor your emperor. In every congregation a prayer must be said for the czar's health, or the chief of police would close the synagogue"

Mary Antin, Activist

"I do not expect the white media to create positive black male images"

Huey Newton, Activist

"I try to stay positive by focusing on how much I'll appreciate my health if I get better"

Daniel Johns, Musician

"If we can produce more ethanol and bio-diesel to help fuel our vehicles, we will create jobs, boost local economies and produce cleaner burning fuels. This will keep dollars here at home where they can have a positive impact on our economy"

Rick Renzi, Politician

"More Asians need to be on television as a positive role model"

Kiana Tom, Model

"I do like to write nasty songs. It's a useful weapon to have, and it's cathartic as well, because I create art out of anger, something positive out of something negative"

Lisa Marie Presley, Musician

"That something extra, I believe, is a certain humanity that comes from upbeat and positive human interest letters and success stories. Advertisers like to be associated with those qualities"

Casey Kasem, Actor

"I'd like to feel that an advertiser gets something extra when they advertise with us - a certain humanity that comes from upbeat and positive human interest letters and success stories"

Casey Kasum

"So much money and energy is expended making a film that I think it should be used for positive ends"

David Strathairn, Actor

"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, Actor

"Well, I think the president is going to do well in terms of his influence for positive change here in the Congress, making sure that we don't overspend, making sure that we spend for only those programs that are justified"

Thad Cochran, Politician

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