Positive Quotes

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

Paula Abdul, Musician

"You should also appreciate the goodness around you, and surround yourself with positive people"

Nadia Comaneci, Athlete

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

Camryn Manheim, Actress

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

Charles Barkley, Athlete

"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, Astronaut

"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

"I want my music to have a positive impact on people's lives, and I hope that it can help them overcome their challenges and feel better about themselves"

Alan Walker, Musician

"I have long been a supporter of the Head Start program because each and every year I witness the dramatic positive impact that early intervention services have on children's lives in my congressional district"

Lucille Roybal-Allard

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

Jamie Redknapp, Athlete

"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

"Aside from sales, the letters from readers have been primarily positive"

Jean M. Auel, Writer

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

Huey Newton, Activist

"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

"A guy as great as Brett Favre has been for the length of time he's been, you would hope that he would be able to leave the game with a positive flavor in his mouth"

John Elway, Athlete

"The World Cup tournament overall and, naturally, the new stadiums at its heart, are the ideal platform to portray Germany as a positive and exceptional location, and above all of course, as a highly capable economic location"

Franz Beckenbauer, Athlete

"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

"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

"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

"Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results"

Willie Nelson, Musician

"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

"It's an important thing to have a relationship with the director, and have it be a positive one"

Trevor Rabin, Musician

"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

"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, Actress

"By doing something positive in this world, you're helping people and the future. We're all trying to help the world... make it a better place to live. We're actually still changing the world, aren't we?"

Rick Danko, Musician

"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

"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, Musician

"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 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, Writer

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

Johnny Vegas, Comedian

"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

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

Georg Simmel, Sociologist

"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

"There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. That little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative"

Robert Collier, Publisher

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