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Positive Quotes

"Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble."

"Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble."

George Washington, American President

Positive, Interest, Trouble, Worry

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"The large ensemble cast and the fact that it was being shot in New York, combined with a lot of strong positive images as far as African Americans are concerned, really turned me on to The Best Man."

"The large ensemble cast and the fact that it was being shot in New York, combined with a lot of strong positive images as far as African Americans are concerned, really turned me on to The Best Man."

Taye Diggs, American Actor

Positive, African, Americans, Being

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"The most positive men are the most credulous."

"The most positive men are the most credulous."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

5

"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

5

"But, I would be naive not to recognize the number of musicians who tell me they have been influenced by me and sight me - as well as Alex and Neil - as a musician who has been a positive influence on their playing."

"But, I would be naive not to recognize the number of musicians who tell me they have been influenced by me and sight me - as well as Alex and Neil - as a musician who has been a positive influence on their playing."

Geddy Lee, Canadian Musician

Positive, Influence, Musicians, Sight

5

"You should also appreciate the goodness around you, and surround yourself with positive people."

"You should also appreciate the goodness around you, and surround yourself with positive people."

Nadia Comaneci, Romanian Athlete

Positive, People, Goodness

5

"You know I think that going into therapy is a very positive thing, and talking about it is really helpful, because the more you talk the more your fears fade, because you get it out."

"You know I think that going into therapy is a very positive thing, and talking about it is really helpful, because the more you talk the more your fears fade, because you get it out."

Fran Drescher, American Actress

Positive, Talk, Talking, Therapy

4

"College was especially sweet because of the positive, hopeful atmosphere of a college campus."

"College was especially sweet because of the positive, hopeful atmosphere of a college campus."

Jerry Kramer, American Athlete

Positive, College

4

"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

4

"Thus at the beginning of 1906 it seemed to be established that the emitters of the spectral series of chemical elements are their positive atomic ions."

"Thus at the beginning of 1906 it seemed to be established that the emitters of the spectral series of chemical elements are their positive atomic ions."

Johannes Stark, German Physicist

Positive, Beginning

4

"I really struggle with that feeling of helplessness. That's why I really try to get my blogs, and even myself, to point to the positive and look at all the inspiring things that are happening."

"I really struggle with that feeling of helplessness. That's why I really try to get my blogs, and even myself, to point to the positive and look at all the inspiring things that are happening."

Daryl Hannah, American Actress

Positive, Feeling, Inspiring, Struggle

4

"When the audience leaves, I'd like them to feel positive when they go."

"When the audience leaves, I'd like them to feel positive when they go."

Juice Newton, American Musician

4

"But nobody is listening to those points. They are just listening to the gossip which is saying that I knew I was positive for all these years because I had a faked test a few years ago."

"But nobody is listening to those points. They are just listening to the gossip which is saying that I knew I was positive for all these years because I had a faked test a few years ago."

Marc Wallice, American Actor

Positive, Gossip, Listening, Saying

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"But I think there was a sense amongst the House Republicans especially that we didn't just want to be opposed to Bill Clinton; that we wanted to tell the country what we were for and to brand ourselves in a more positive manner."

Ed Gillespie, American Politician

Positive, Country, Republicans, Sense

4

"You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination."

"You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination."

Ralph Marston, American Writer

Positive, Determination, Energy, Frustration

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"Only fools are positive."

"Only fools are positive."

Moe Howard, American Actor

Positive, Fools

4

"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

4

"I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself."

"I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself."

Nelson Mandela, South African Statesman

Positive, Peace, Dream

4

"The only reason we make good role models is because you guys look up to athletes and we can influence you in positive ways. But the real role models should be your parents and teachers!"

"The only reason we make good role models is because you guys look up to athletes and we can influence you in positive ways. But the real role models should be your parents and teachers!"

Dante Hall, American Athlete

Positive, Athletes, Influence, Parents

4

"By allowing the positive ions to pass through an electric field and thus giving them a certain velocity, it is possible to distinguish them from the neutral, stationary atoms."

"By allowing the positive ions to pass through an electric field and thus giving them a certain velocity, it is possible to distinguish them from the neutral, stationary atoms."

Johannes Stark, German Physicist

Positive, Atoms, Giving

4

"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

4

"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

4

"When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I'm trying to determine who's leaving the legacy, and if the legacy that is being left is a positive one."

"When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I'm trying to determine who's leaving the legacy, and if the legacy that is being left is a positive one."

Tim Reid, American Actor

Positive, Being, Culture, Media

4

"The feedback that I get from my association with Gomez is heartwarming. It is very difficult for me to take anything but a positive view of the Gomez phenomenon."

"The feedback that I get from my association with Gomez is heartwarming. It is very difficult for me to take anything but a positive view of the Gomez phenomenon."

John Astin, American Actor

4

"To be positive is to be mistaken at the top of one's voice."

"To be positive is to be mistaken at the top of one's voice."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

Positive, Voice

4

"I was so lucky to walk away with two Super Bowls and know that the last year was positive."

"I was so lucky to walk away with two Super Bowls and know that the last year was positive."

John Elway, American Athlete

4

"We can in fact first place the beam of rays of moving positive atomic ions in a plane perpendicular to the axis in which we see the spectral lines emitted by them."

"We can in fact first place the beam of rays of moving positive atomic ions in a plane perpendicular to the axis in which we see the spectral lines emitted by them."

Johannes Stark, German Physicist

Positive, Fact, First

4

"When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I really had to put my head down and stay positive. I had to fight."

"When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I really had to put my head down and stay positive. I had to fight."

Peggy Fleming, American Athlete

Positive, Fight

4

"Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic."

"Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

Positive, Act, Will

4

"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

4

"The world is really figuring BSE out, and that's positive."

"The world is really figuring BSE out, and that's positive."

Mike Johanns, American Politician

Positive, World

4

"When you come off something really disappointing, you want to come back and kind of regroup and get involved in something positive right away."

"When you come off something really disappointing, you want to come back and kind of regroup and get involved in something positive right away."

Andy Roddick, American Athlete

Positive, Right, Want

4

"I try to give positive energy in all my shows."

"I try to give positive energy in all my shows."

Curtis Jones, American Musician

Positive, Energy

4

"As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note."

"As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note."

Seamus Heaney, Irish Poet

Positive, Realism, Sense, Writers

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"All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence."

"All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Positive, Dignity, Excellence, Humanity, Importance

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"For, to be a stranger is naturally a very positive relation; it is a specific form of interaction."

"For, to be a stranger is naturally a very positive relation; it is a specific form of interaction."

Georg Simmel, German Sociologist

3

"I don't think, until the end, I had read a positive review of Boy Meets World."

"I don't think, until the end, I had read a positive review of Boy Meets World."

Will Friedle, American Actor

Positive, End, World

3

"If someone's going to talk about me, I'd want it to be positively. The way many write, you'd think only bad things were interesting. If we don't think positive, what's the use? It's a lot more fun, you know."

"If someone's going to talk about me, I'd want it to be positively. The way many write, you'd think only bad things were interesting. If we don't think positive, what's the use? It's a lot more fun, you know."

Dorothy Stratten, Canadian Celebrity

Positive, Fun, Talk, Want

3

"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

3

"It's useless to try and make rhyme or reason of it, because one guy thinks one thing and the other guy sees a whole other thing. So I try not to take them too seriously. Lately I have them screened so I only read the positive ones."

"It's useless to try and make rhyme or reason of it, because one guy thinks one thing and the other guy sees a whole other thing. So I try not to take them too seriously. Lately I have them screened so I only read the positive ones."

David Zucker, American Director

Positive, Reason

3

"That's my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck's back. If it's not positive, I didn't hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy."

"That's my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck's back. If it's not positive, I didn't hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy."

George Foreman, American Athlete

Positive, Negativity, Water

3

"The only country where you see any positive movement within domestic consumption is Brazil, where you really do have a variety of coffees to make blends with."

"The only country where you see any positive movement within domestic consumption is Brazil, where you really do have a variety of coffees to make blends with."

Robert Nelson, Canadian Politician

Positive, Brazil, Country, Variety

3

"He is a very positive captain; he is proactive as well as reactive. He is keen to read the game, to get in there, and he never stops thinking about the game, the situation, and trying to turn it to his advantage. He has been very good for the game."

"He is a very positive captain; he is proactive as well as reactive. He is keen to read the game, to get in there, and he never stops thinking about the game, the situation, and trying to turn it to his advantage. He has been very good for the game."

David Gower, English Athlete

Positive, Thinking, Trying

3

"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

3

"Those churches have closed down or have been merged with a church that has a more positive vision."

"Those churches have closed down or have been merged with a church that has a more positive vision."

Bill Hybels, American Clergyman

Positive, Vision, Church, Churches

3

"Maybe the only thing worse than having to give gratitude constantly is having to accept it."

"Maybe the only thing worse than having to give gratitude constantly is having to accept it."

William Faulkner, American Novelist

Positive, Gratitude

3

"I am a positive person and do not allow things to get on top of me."

"I am a positive person and do not allow things to get on top of me."

Jamie Redknapp, English Athlete

3

"We sincerely ask the Beijing authorities across the Strait to view the election result from a positive perspective, to accept the democratic decision of the Taiwanese people."

"We sincerely ask the Beijing authorities across the Strait to view the election result from a positive perspective, to accept the democratic decision of the Taiwanese people."

Chen Shui-bian, Chinese Statesman

Positive, People, Decision, Perspective

3

"So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one."

"So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one."

Sidney Poitier, American Actor

Positive, Obligation, Reflection, Responsibility

3

"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

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