I was always really proud of the fact that I had a very positive influence as a role model.
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.
Correction does much, but encouragement does more.
I am incredibly cynical, and I don’t think that’s something people would guess. People think I’m all positive, but I’m a skeptic.
I’m a big cockeyed optimist. I try to accentuate the positive as opposed to the negative.
One day, I will tell my story… where I came from and where I am now and how I remained positive.
I have to stay positive and try to find time to do what I want to do while working at the same time.
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.
My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.
I wanted to be positive. I have good sportsmanship. You leave everything on a good note, you just smile and shake hands.
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.
There have been some positive things that have happened for the tribes, but it’s a constant, vigilant fight about protecting what resources we have in terms of land and rights.
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.’
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.
Whatever I do, I want to impact people’s lives in a positive way.
I want people to get positive energy from our music.
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.’
I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive.
I’d be hard-pressed to think of anybody who’s made me laugh, who’s funny, but who’s also relentlessly positive.
The power of positive thinking can change your life.
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.
When I published my first novel, ‘Slammed,’ I included lyrics at the beginning of each chapter from one of my favorite bands, The Avett Brothers. The overwhelmingly positive response from readers to those lyrics really surprised me.
I think that when you rally powerful voices around powerful issues, what you get are positive results.
When you see people getting involved in Comic Relief, especially in tough times or times of recession, that’s very positive.
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.
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.
I like to live in a world of unicorns and rainbows where I don’t pay attention to anything unless it’s positive.
Exceptional businesses sustain bottom-line results, which they invest to create meaningful, positive impact for their stakeholders.
We see leaders in social media starting fights. I’m on the other team who likes to inspire, to leave a positive message.
I don’t do anything malicious or anything in a negative manner. I’m all about positivity and making people smile is positive.
You have to train your brain to be positive just like you work out your body.
I like to keep my world positive. There’s enough negativity kicking around.
Running was great for me, but there are so many positive and awesome sports out there that can help you recover.
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.
Whatever you do to gain success, you have to hang in there and hope good things happen. Always think positive.
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.
All systems in Pakistan appear to be in a haste to achieve something, which can have both positive and negative implications. Let us take a pause and examine the two fundamental questions: One, are we promoting the rule of law and the Constitution? Two, are we strengthening or weakening the institutions?
There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast.
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.
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.
My dadi was hospitalized because of COVID, and my chacha, a doctor, and brother, also tested positive.
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.
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.
Be positive and laugh at everything.
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.
I’m a really, really optimistic and really, really positive person. My main thing is, ‘Enjoy life. Celebrate life.’
I have to take the positives from 2012 and the negatives as well because you learn more than you do from the positives. It has been a great season last year, a lot of learning, and now it’s another approach. The way I will approach this year is totally different, so we are ready to fight for it.
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.
A lot of things are going to happen that you can’t necessarily control all the time, but you can control what you do after it happens. So that’s what I try to do, keep my head up, keep moving forward, stay positive and just work hard.
Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It’s the best part of the day.
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.
I like being upbeat, positive, happy, enjoying family.
In every relationship, the work is never just in the positive actions we do for each other, but in the follow up.
Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.
I’m not one to think of burying my head in the sand – I’ve always been a positive person and still am now.
When I was younger I wish there had been more opportunities to just go out and enjoy myself. So, now that I am in a privileged position I want to try and be a positive influence if I can.
I love Instagram. I find it to be one of the truly positive social media things that exist.
Positive attitude plus effort equals performance.
I think life is there for you to grab it and be positive. Just look for the good everywhere.
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.
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.
There are a lot of ways to make a positive impact on the community without necessarily being a politician.
For collaborations, I’m always on the lookout for people who reflect similar energies, with a positive state of mind, and who make and understand quality good music.
