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"Injustice, poverty, slavery, ignorance - these may be cured by reform or revolution. But men do not live only by fighting evils. They live by positive goals, individual and collective, a vast variety of them, seldom predictable, at times incompatible."

"Injustice, poverty, slavery, ignorance - these may be cured by reform or revolution. But men do not live only by fighting evils. They live by positive goals, individual and collective, a vast variety of them, seldom predictable, at times incompatible."

Isaiah Berlin, Russian Philosopher

Positive, Men, Goals, Fighting

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"We have used the presence of UNMIK, as well as other European and American agencies to establish a legal framework compatible with the European Union and that is already an advantage. We have seen the positive effects of this and our parliament will continue to go this way."

"We have used the presence of UNMIK, as well as other European and American agencies to establish a legal framework compatible with the European Union and that is already an advantage. We have seen the positive effects of this and our parliament will continue to go this way."

Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovar Statesman

Positive, Legal, American, Parliament

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"I'm looking forward to influencing others in a positive way. My message is you can do anything if you just put your mind to it."

"I'm looking forward to influencing others in a positive way. My message is you can do anything if you just put your mind to it."

Justin Bieber, Canadian Musician

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"To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that only concerns itself with positive numbers."

"To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that only concerns itself with positive numbers."

Paul Klee, Swiss Artist

Positive, Numbers

56

"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."

"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, Portuguese Writer

Positive, American, Forget, Will

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"People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?"

"People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?"

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Positive, People, Negative, Wrong

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"Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all."

"Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all."

Nelson Mandela, South African Statesman

Positive, Work, Water

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"My grandmother always told me you must keep to your old roads and stick to your original friends and just go through smooth, be careful and stay positive."

"My grandmother always told me you must keep to your old roads and stick to your original friends and just go through smooth, be careful and stay positive."

Wayne Wonder, Jamaican Musician

Positive, Friends, Old

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"We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse."

"We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

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"Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you."

"Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you."

Les Brown, American Businessman

Positive, People, Smile, Will

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

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

Trevor Rabin, South African Musician

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"How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!"

"How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!"

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Positive, Heroes

32

"Positive anything is better than negative nothing."

"Positive anything is better than negative nothing."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

Positive, Negative, Nothing

28

"I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life."

"I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Positive, Life, Heart, Purpose, Man

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"Together, often by unanimous vote, the council has worked quickly to get positive results."

"Together, often by unanimous vote, the council has worked quickly to get positive results."

Laura Miller, American Politician

Positive, Results, Vote

26

"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."

"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."

John Wooden, American Coach

Positive, Day, Will

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"Nobody could've ever known I was positive because I didn't know."

"Nobody could've ever known I was positive because I didn't know."

Marc Wallice, American Actor

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"When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden."

"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, American Athlete

Positive, People, Burden

25

"The best way of removing negativity is to laugh and be joyous."

"The best way of removing negativity is to laugh and be joyous."

David Icke, English Athlete

Positive, Negativity

24

"I'm concentrating on the positive, on all the wonderful things I'm doing now."

"I'm concentrating on the positive, on all the wonderful things I'm doing now."

Tia Carrere, American Actress

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"I'm a very driven, ambitious, positive person. But I'm a spiritual person as well. I believe in creative visualization. So for me to go to America - which I find such a positive place - well, I took to it like a duck to water."

"I'm a very driven, ambitious, positive person. But I'm a spiritual person as well. I believe in creative visualization. So for me to go to America - which I find such a positive place - well, I took to it like a duck to water."

Victoria Beckham, English Musician

Positive, America, Spiritual, Visualization

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"Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted."

"Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Positive, Lies, Salvation

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"Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event."

"Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event."

Brian Tracy, American Author

Positive, Habit, Expectations, Manufacturing

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"I'm not here to discuss the past... I'm here to be positive."

"I'm not here to discuss the past... I'm here to be positive."

Mark McGwire, American Athlete

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"It's not too late at all. You just don't yet know what you are capable of."

"It's not too late at all. You just don't yet know what you are capable of."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

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"Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay."

"Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay."

William Cowper, English Poet

Positive, Men, Judgment

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"A true man hates no one."

"A true man hates no one."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

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"There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast."

"There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast."

Brian Koslow, American Author

Positive, Reputation, Traveling

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"Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed."

"Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Positive, Nothing, Public, Sentiment, Succeed

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"Youth has no age."

"Youth has no age."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Positive, Age, Youth

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"The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom."

"The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Positive, Men, Thought, Freedom

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"It comes down to building your own world out here on the road. It's who you surround yourself with. My band and crew are really positive guys."

"It comes down to building your own world out here on the road. It's who you surround yourself with. My band and crew are really positive guys."

Brad Paisley, American Musician

Positive, Building, Road, World

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"The Wreckoning is a darker song. But the record is positive."

"The Wreckoning is a darker song. But the record is positive."

Taryn Manning, American Actress

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"The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure."

"The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

Positive, Art, Giving, Pleasure

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

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

Camryn Manheim, American Actress

Positive, Energy, World

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"If I knew I was positive, why would I have ever gone to PAW to take a test?"

"If I knew I was positive, why would I have ever gone to PAW to take a test?"

Marc Wallice, American Actor

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"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."

"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, American Painter

Positive, Learning

19

"I have always viewed the mission of Wikipedia to be much bigger than just creating a killer website. We're doing that of course, and having a lot of fun doing it, but a big part of what motivates us is our larger mission to affect the world in a positive way."

"I have always viewed the mission of Wikipedia to be much bigger than just creating a killer website. We're doing that of course, and having a lot of fun doing it, but a big part of what motivates us is our larger mission to affect the world in a positive way."

Jimmy Wales, American Businessman

Positive, Fun, Mission, World

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"First of all, I try to be a positive role model."

"First of all, I try to be a positive role model."

Bruce Jenner, American Athlete

Positive, First

19

"It has been argued that British girls are incapable of deep feeling or brilliant acting owing to their lack of temperament. This, I am positive, is not true."

"It has been argued that British girls are incapable of deep feeling or brilliant acting owing to their lack of temperament. This, I am positive, is not true."

Ivor Novello, Welsh Musician

Positive, Acting, Deep, Feeling

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"I hate banks. They do nothing positive for anybody except take care of themselves. They're first in with their fees and first out when there's trouble."

"I hate banks. They do nothing positive for anybody except take care of themselves. They're first in with their fees and first out when there's trouble."

Earl Warren, American Judge

Positive, Banks, Care, First

19

"The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies."

"The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies."

Imre Lakatos, Hungarian Philosopher

Positive, Ocean

19

"From what we've heard about George W., he has a lot issues that he wants to run on. They're positive. They're good. He thinks he's got a good vision for America."

"From what we've heard about George W., he has a lot issues that he wants to run on. They're positive. They're good. He thinks he's got a good vision for America."

Barbara Olson, American Journalist

Positive, Vision, America

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"I had a great first year and Mr. MacDonald was my biggest supporter. He gave me the encouragement I needed that first year to get my career started on a positive note."

"I had a great first year and Mr. MacDonald was my biggest supporter. He gave me the encouragement I needed that first year to get my career started on a positive note."

Jim Evans, American Athlete

Positive, Career, Encouragement, First

18

"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God."

"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God."

George Washington, American President

Positive, God, Rest

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"Facing the press is not easy, but because you have to go, you have to try to take a lot of positive things for yourself from these face-to-face meetings."

"Facing the press is not easy, but because you have to go, you have to try to take a lot of positive things for yourself from these face-to-face meetings."

Jose Mourinho, Portuguese Coach

Positive, Meetings, Press

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"You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own."

"You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own."

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., American Author

Positive, Man, Pretty

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"Americans are far more remarkable than we give ourselves credit for. We've been so busy damning ourselves for years. We've done it all, and yet we don't take credit for it."

"Americans are far more remarkable than we give ourselves credit for. We've been so busy damning ourselves for years. We've done it all, and yet we don't take credit for it."

Ray Bradbury, American Writer

Positive, Americans, Credit, Remarkable, Years

18

"Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic."

"Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

Positive, Act, Will

18

"It's never paid to bet against America. We come through things, but its not always a smooth ride."

"It's never paid to bet against America. We come through things, but its not always a smooth ride."

Warren Buffett, American Businessman

Positive, America

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