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Negative Quotes

"Laughter relieves us of superfluous energy, which, if it remained unused, might become negative, that is, poison. Laughter is the antidote."

"Laughter relieves us of superfluous energy, which, if it remained unused, might become negative, that is, poison. Laughter is the antidote."

George Gurdjieff, Armenian Philosopher

Negative, Energy, Laughter, Poison

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

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

Willie Nelson, American Musician

Negative, Positive, Thoughts, Results

54

"Dull would be the man who should merely tolerate this plan of social industry. Weak would be the position of him who should take an apologetic tone in defending it, or present its claims in a merely negative way, by exposing the evils and perils of the socialistic plan."

"Dull would be the man who should merely tolerate this plan of social industry. Weak would be the position of him who should take an apologetic tone in defending it, or present its claims in a merely negative way, by exposing the evils and perils of the socialistic plan."

John Bates Clark, American Economist

Negative, Man, Present

51

"Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof."

"Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof."

Mary McCarthy, American Author

Negative, America, Europe, Proof

48

"Strict conservation of energy in the elementary process had thus been confirmed also by a negative experiment."

"Strict conservation of energy in the elementary process had thus been confirmed also by a negative experiment."

Walther Bothe, German Physicist

Negative, Conservation, Energy

48

"I think sometimes negative campaigning, like so much, is in the eye of the beholder, and I don't think we'll ever get rid of it."

"I think sometimes negative campaigning, like so much, is in the eye of the beholder, and I don't think we'll ever get rid of it."

Peter Jennings, Canadian Journalist

45

"An external electric field, meeting it and passing through it, affects the negative as much as the positive quanta of the atom, and pushes the former to one side, and the latter in the other direction."

"An external electric field, meeting it and passing through it, affects the negative as much as the positive quanta of the atom, and pushes the former to one side, and the latter in the other direction."

Johannes Stark, German Physicist

Negative, Positive, Direction, Meeting

43

"Research programmes, besides their negative heuristic, are also characterized by their positive heuristic."

"Research programmes, besides their negative heuristic, are also characterized by their positive heuristic."

Imre Lakatos, Hungarian Philosopher

Negative, Positive, Research

42

"Never make negative comments or spread rumors about anyone. It depreciates their reputation and yours."

"Never make negative comments or spread rumors about anyone. It depreciates their reputation and yours."

Brian Koslow, American Author

Negative, Reputation, Rumors

41

"None can be more negative in its impact than the limitation on human resource capacity."

"None can be more negative in its impact than the limitation on human resource capacity."

Said Musa, Belizean Statesman

41

"The stubbornness I had as a child has been transmitted into perseverance. I can let go but I don't give up. I don't beat myself up about negative things."

"The stubbornness I had as a child has been transmitted into perseverance. I can let go but I don't give up. I don't beat myself up about negative things."

Phylicia Rashad, American Actress

Negative, Perseverance

40

"I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative."

"I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative."

James A. Baldwin, American Author

Negative, Positive

40

"The negative side to globalization is that it wipes out entire economic systems and in doing so wipes out the accompanying culture."

"The negative side to globalization is that it wipes out entire economic systems and in doing so wipes out the accompanying culture."

Peter L. Berger, Austrian Sociologist

Negative, Culture, Globalization

39

"I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify."

"I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete

Negative, Actions, Students, Teachers

39

"A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy."

"A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy."

Jean Baudrillard, French Sociologist

Negative, Jealousy, Judgment, Praise

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"A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them."

"A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them."

Vernon Howard, American Author

Negative, Emotions, Understanding

39

"The negative is the equivalent of the composer's score, and the print the performance."

"The negative is the equivalent of the composer's score, and the print the performance."

Ansel Adams, American Photographer

Negative, Performance

39

"I don't want to talk about negative, dark things. The only thing I've got against stuff like Marilyn Manson is, they make unbelievable videos and unbelievable images."

"I don't want to talk about negative, dark things. The only thing I've got against stuff like Marilyn Manson is, they make unbelievable videos and unbelievable images."

Sammy Hagar, American Musician

Negative, Talk, Want

38

"Diva has a negative connotation."

"Diva has a negative connotation."

Glenn Close, American Actress

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"Measurements of the specific ionization of both the positive and negative particles, by counting the number of droplets per unit length along the tracks, showed the great majority of both the positive and negative particles to possess unit electric charge."

"Measurements of the specific ionization of both the positive and negative particles, by counting the number of droplets per unit length along the tracks, showed the great majority of both the positive and negative particles to possess unit electric charge."

Carl D. Anderson, American Scientist

Negative, Positive, Majority

38

"Kant introduced the concept of the negative into philosophy. Would it not also be worthwhile to try to introduce the concept of the positive into philosophy?"

"Kant introduced the concept of the negative into philosophy. Would it not also be worthwhile to try to introduce the concept of the positive into philosophy?"

Karl Schlegel, German Philosopher

Negative, Positive, Philosophy

38

"Negative feedback effected amplifier performance significantly."

"Negative feedback effected amplifier performance significantly."

Harold Stephen Black, American Inventor

Negative, Performance

38

"Negative feedback is better that none. I would rather have a man hate me than overlook me. As long as he hates me I make a difference."

"Negative feedback is better that none. I would rather have a man hate me than overlook me. As long as he hates me I make a difference."

Hugh Prather, American Author

Negative, Difference, Hate, Man

38

"Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation."

"Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation."

Michael Jordan, American Athlete

Negative, Positive

37

"I think if you go beyond a year - if this continues into the system in the out years, I think there is a risk and that - that we could have a negative reaction in the bond market and that will offset the good that was attempted to be done."

"I think if you go beyond a year - if this continues into the system in the out years, I think there is a risk and that - that we could have a negative reaction in the bond market and that will offset the good that was attempted to be done."

Franklin Raines, American Businessman

Negative, Risk, Will, Years

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"Man is lost and is wandering in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values can have meaning to man only when he steps on to the spiritual path, a path where negative emotions have no use."

"Man is lost and is wandering in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values can have meaning to man only when he steps on to the spiritual path, a path where negative emotions have no use."

Sai Baba, Indian Leader

Negative, Values, Emotions, Jungle

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"But with a rate of return of 1.6 percent or less, or a negative rate of return, our children and our grandchildren, if we do not make changes, will in fact not have a secure retirement. Indeed, they will not have the funds when they go to retire to even minimally get by."

"But with a rate of return of 1.6 percent or less, or a negative rate of return, our children and our grandchildren, if we do not make changes, will in fact not have a secure retirement. Indeed, they will not have the funds when they go to retire to even minimally get by."

John Shadegg, American Politician

Negative, Children, Fact, Retirement

36

"It's a clique that I've never been a part of. It's not like I identify them in a negative way."

"It's a clique that I've never been a part of. It's not like I identify them in a negative way."

Randy Harrison, American Actor

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"It just happened that the course of the campaign went negative we actually went positive for a little over a week and you do the tracking of poll numbers and it hurt us. So the public responded to those type of ads."

"It just happened that the course of the campaign went negative we actually went positive for a little over a week and you do the tracking of poll numbers and it hurt us. So the public responded to those type of ads."

Scott McCallum, American Politician

Negative, Positive, Hurt, Numbers

36

"Accent your positive and delete your negative."

"Accent your positive and delete your negative."

Donna Karan, American Designer

Negative, Positive

36

"The name 'reservation' has a negative connotation among Native Americans - an intern camp of sorts."

"The name 'reservation' has a negative connotation among Native Americans - an intern camp of sorts."

John Russell, American Actor

Negative, Americans, Name, Native Americans

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"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."

"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, Australian Athlete

Negative, Positive, Fire

35

"The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways."

"The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways."

Ansel Adams, American Photographer

Negative, Performance

35

"Most performers don't admit this, because it sounds negative and performers are not supposed to be negative, but when I was on the road, I was lonely."

"Most performers don't admit this, because it sounds negative and performers are not supposed to be negative, but when I was on the road, I was lonely."

Tom Glazer, American Musician

Negative, Lonely, Road

35

"I think that the majority of messages are validating messages to confirm the survival of conscious. And many times that validation message is negative or sad."

"I think that the majority of messages are validating messages to confirm the survival of conscious. And many times that validation message is negative or sad."

John Edward, American Entertainer

Negative, Survival, Majority

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"No tools have yet been met with in any of the gravels occurring at the higher levels of the valley of the Seine; but no importance can be attached to this negative fact, as so little search has yet been made for them."

"No tools have yet been met with in any of the gravels occurring at the higher levels of the valley of the Seine; but no importance can be attached to this negative fact, as so little search has yet been made for them."

Charles Lyell, British Lawyer

Negative, Fact, Importance, Tools

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"I would say this is not negative this is h, a hard part in gymnastics. You can't eat, whatever you want to eat. And what kind of meal you're supposed to have, you can't."

"I would say this is not negative this is h, a hard part in gymnastics. You can't eat, whatever you want to eat. And what kind of meal you're supposed to have, you can't."

Olga Korbut, Russian Athlete

34

"Foods high in bad fats, sugar and chemicals are directly linked to many negative emotions, whereas whole, natural foods rich in nutrients - foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes - contribute to greater energy and positive emotions."

"Foods high in bad fats, sugar and chemicals are directly linked to many negative emotions, whereas whole, natural foods rich in nutrients - foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes - contribute to greater energy and positive emotions."

Marilu Henner, American Actress

Negative, Positive, Emotions, Energy

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"No, I try not to be a negative thinker."

"No, I try not to be a negative thinker."

Earl Butz, American Civil Servant

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"I've never responded well to entrenched negative thinking."

"I've never responded well to entrenched negative thinking."

David Bowie, English Musician

Negative, Thinking

34

"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."

"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."

George Soros, Hungarian Businessman

Negative, Consequences, Countries, Result

32

"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."

"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, Canadian Leader

Negative, Positive, Order, Universe

31

"Information: the negative reciprocal value of probability."

"Information: the negative reciprocal value of probability."

Claude Shannon, American Mathematician

Negative, Value

31

"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."

"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, American Politician

Negative, Positive, Motives, State

31

"The news is what it is. It's going to be good, it's going to be positive, it's going to be negative. It's going to have all sorts of effects on candidates always."

"The news is what it is. It's going to be good, it's going to be positive, it's going to be negative. It's going to have all sorts of effects on candidates always."

Mark E. Hyman, American Celebrity

Negative, Positive, News

31

"But poets were not considered dangerous and they were advised to exercise self-censorship. At most, poets were requested not to write at all. I took advantage of this negative liberty."

"But poets were not considered dangerous and they were advised to exercise self-censorship. At most, poets were requested not to write at all. I took advantage of this negative liberty."

Eugenio Montale, Italian Poet

Negative, Exercise, Liberty, Poets

30

"Photography is about light and what it does and how it is captured on a piece of negative."

"Photography is about light and what it does and how it is captured on a piece of negative."

Matthew Modine, American Actor

Negative, Light, Photography

29

"I think we typically, as Northerners, stereotype what the South is in so many negative ways. We kind of forget all the beautiful things that they contribute to make this country a country."

"I think we typically, as Northerners, stereotype what the South is in so many negative ways. We kind of forget all the beautiful things that they contribute to make this country a country."

Genevieve Gorder, American Designer

Negative, Country, Forget

29

"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."

"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, American Author

Negative, Positive, Thoughts, Will

29

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

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

Zig Ziglar, American Author

Negative, Positive, Positivethinking, Will

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