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Negative Quotes


"The negative aspects of Scottish Nationalism are a kind of aggressive complacency, that sort of boasting; but that's an expression of insecurity, I think, of a lack of confidence."


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


"They ended up spending a total, their campaign plus the independent, about 1.3 million. I only ended up spending about - not only, but I spent about 2 million. But I had no intention of doing that until I was attacked with a negative ad by an independent group."


"I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result."


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


"Consumption may be regarded as negative production."


"My tastes lean toward the more negative, angry and eclectic."


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


"There exist thousands of Americans who have AIDS-defining diseases but are HIV negative."


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


"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 oldest theory of contract is I think negative."


"I don't like to read about myself, whether it be positive or negative."


"I think there's an enormous value to being negative. The world we live in today, negativity is not permitted."


"I had a couple come in with a negative amortization mortgage on a house that costs way too much relative to their income. They're consuming real estate, not investing in it."


"A moment's reflection shows that Liberalism is entirely negative. It is not a formative force, but always and only a disintegrating force."


"Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes."


"We were working with this lousy print and it just wasn't going to be good enough. I said that we should get the original negative and do it from that. Well, a couple guys pointed out that the negative was locked up over at Deluxe."


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



"Tax increases appear to have a very large sustained and highly significant negative impact on output."


"When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations."


"You never know with politicians what they are really saying. And I don't say that in a negative way-they have an appalling job."
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