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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

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"Play like you're positive on the victory, even though they're leading big now."

"Play like you're positive on the victory, even though they're leading big now."

Knute Rockne, American Coach

Positive, Victory, Leading, Now

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"It demonstrates to his simple mind in the most positive manner that we have no prejudice against him on account of his race, and that while he behaves himself he will be treated the same as a white man."

"It demonstrates to his simple mind in the most positive manner that we have no prejudice against him on account of his race, and that while he behaves himself he will be treated the same as a white man."

George Crook, American Soldier

Positive, Man, Mind, Prejudice

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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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"A true man hates no one."

"A true man hates no one."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

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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

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"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

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"Constructive criticism is about finding something good and positive to soften the blow to the real critique of what really went on."

"Constructive criticism is about finding something good and positive to soften the blow to the real critique of what really went on."

Paula Abdul, American Musician

Positive, Criticism

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"Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail."

"Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Positive, Credit, Duty, Mankind, Will

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"Indeed, our particular concept of private property, which deters us from exhausting the positive resources of the earth, favors pollution."

"Indeed, our particular concept of private property, which deters us from exhausting the positive resources of the earth, favors pollution."

Garrett Hardin, American Environmentalist

Positive, Earth, Favors, Pollution

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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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"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

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"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 most positive men are the most credulous."

"The most positive men are the most credulous."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

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"Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment."

"Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment."

Tony Robbins, American Author

Positive, Experience, Power, Life, Fulfillment

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"I was very pleased that the positive things about me and my game outshone the aggressive style of play I use. I would never tone that down, because I believe in that style of play, and I believe that you can play rough on the court and still be a good sport."

"I was very pleased that the positive things about me and my game outshone the aggressive style of play I use. I would never tone that down, because I believe in that style of play, and I believe that you can play rough on the court and still be a good sport."

Sue Wicks, American Athlete

Positive, Court, Play, Style

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"I am positive that flexibility is a feminine characteristic."

"I am positive that flexibility is a feminine characteristic."

Emma Bonino, Italian Politician

Positive, Flexibility

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"That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle."

"That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle."

Linus Torvalds, Finnish Businessman

Positive, Effort, Linux

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"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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"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

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"This place? Nothing positive. OK, I want to say something positive. It's positively a dump."

"This place? Nothing positive. OK, I want to say something positive. It's positively a dump."

Charles Barkley, American Athlete

Positive, Nothing, Want

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"The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves the world."

"The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves the world."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Positive, Mankind, Opinion, World

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"Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another."

"Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Positive, Harm, Man, May

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"When you think about the day-to-day, positive impact on the lives of U.S. citizens, there is no relationship that we have in the world that is more important than our relationship with Canada."

"When you think about the day-to-day, positive impact on the lives of U.S. citizens, there is no relationship that we have in the world that is more important than our relationship with Canada."

Paul Cellucci, American Politician

Positive, Canada, Day, World

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"Quality is not an act, it is a habit."

"Quality is not an act, it is a habit."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Positive, Quality, Habit, Act

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"Only fools are positive."

"Only fools are positive."

Moe Howard, American Actor

Positive, Fools

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"If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble."

"If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

Positive, Anticipation, Trouble

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"It's nice to help remember somebody who really made a very positive difference in the world."

"It's nice to help remember somebody who really made a very positive difference in the world."

Mary Hart, American Entertainer

Positive, Difference, Help, World

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"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

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"I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well."

"I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well."

Yannick Noah, French Athlete

Positive, Karma

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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

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"I have long been a supporter of the Head Start program because each and every year I witness the dramatic positive impact that early intervention services have on children's lives in my congressional district."

"I have long been a supporter of the Head Start program because each and every year I witness the dramatic positive impact that early intervention services have on children's lives in my congressional district."

Lucille Roybal Allard, American Politician

Positive, Children

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"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

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"It's also a question of finding good material and interesting roles. I'm not the only actress out there, and good parts just don't fall into your lap that easily. But I like most of the films I've made recently and so I'm pretty positive about the future."

"It's also a question of finding good material and interesting roles. I'm not the only actress out there, and good parts just don't fall into your lap that easily. But I like most of the films I've made recently and so I'm pretty positive about the future."

Winona Ryder, American Actress

Positive, Future, Pretty, Question

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"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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"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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"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

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"I do not expect the white media to create positive black male images."

"I do not expect the white media to create positive black male images."

Huey Newton, American Activist

Positive, Media

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"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

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"Dallas is a positive, get-it done city."

"Dallas is a positive, get-it done city."

Laura Miller, American Politician

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"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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"It was great fun. We had gone on tour in between the sessions and reconnected with the audience and got a lot of energy back from them, a lot of positive energy."

"It was great fun. We had gone on tour in between the sessions and reconnected with the audience and got a lot of energy back from them, a lot of positive energy."

Roger Andrew Taylor, English Musician

Positive, Energy, Fun

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"I want to come across as a positive person."

"I want to come across as a positive person."

Greta Scacchi, Italian Actress

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"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

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"A lasting solution to this problem will have an exceptionally positive influence foremost on the peoples of Palestine and Israel, as well as on the region and the international community."

"A lasting solution to this problem will have an exceptionally positive influence foremost on the peoples of Palestine and Israel, as well as on the region and the international community."

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish Politician

Positive, Community, Influence, Israel

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"I have never won a race, and that is my main disappointment - but you have to be positive."

"I have never won a race, and that is my main disappointment - but you have to be positive."

Jean Alesi, French Celebrity

Positive, Disappointment, Race

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"More Asians need to be on television as a positive role model."

"More Asians need to be on television as a positive role model."

Kiana Tom, American Model

Positive, Television

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"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

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"It's a problem for him because he's got - like Edward VII had - nearly all his lifetime to wait until he becomes Monarch. What is he going to do with it? So he wants to do something positive but he always courts those dangers."

"It's a problem for him because he's got - like Edward VII had - nearly all his lifetime to wait until he becomes Monarch. What is he going to do with it? So he wants to do something positive but he always courts those dangers."

Anthony Holden, British Journalist

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"I think I'm the most positive guy still going in my generation, and I'm out there to prove that."

"I think I'm the most positive guy still going in my generation, and I'm out there to prove that."

Luther Allison, American Musician

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