"The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance in the United States and many other countries. But it did result in extensive costs and negative consequences."

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"The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance in the United States and many other countries. But it did result in extensive costs and negative consequences."

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"Let's not be narrow, nasty, and negative."

T. S. Eliot, American Poet

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"Maybe I'm being philosophical and spiritual, but I believe that if you put negative energy out there that that is what will come back."

Persis Khambatta, Indian Actress

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"Either positive or negative comments are good because it shows I am still relevant."

Justin Guarini, American Musician

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"I've come to understand that there's always something positive, even in a negative situation."

Leif Garrett, American Musician

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"Most of the Ten Commandments are negative. The purpose of law is not to mandate good behavior. That concept comes from the French Revolution."

Randall Terry, American Celebrity

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"When you act dramatically in that way it often has a consequence that is very negative."

George Woodcock, Canadian Writer

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"I hate negative songs; I won't sing them. It doesn't matter if it's sold 2 million more albums."

Ricky Skaggs, American Musician

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"Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will."

Zig Ziglar, American Author

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"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, American Director

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"The oldest theory of contract is I think negative."

Frederick Pollock, English Judge

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"Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman."

Being

"The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios... The idea that you can actually predict what's going to happen contradicts my way of looking at the market."

Creativity

"There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the Bush administration and the Sharon administration contribute to that. It's not specifically anti-Semitism, but it does manifest itself in anti-Semitism as well."

Politics

"I think there's a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but they're not sufficient because markets don't look after social needs."

Economy

"We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity."

Leadership

"An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others."

Society

"Bush's war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired our military power and undermined the morale of our armed forces. Our troops were trained to project overwhelming power. They were not trained for occupation duties."

Power

"The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely that we may be wrong and that there has to be free discussion. That it's possible to be opposed to the policies without being unpatriotic."

Society

"A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy."

Democracy

"Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. It's really a great invention and I wouldn't under-estimate the value of that, but they're not designed to take care of social needs."

Care