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Positive Quotes

"Only fools are positive."

"Only fools are positive."

Moe Howard, American Actor

Positive, Fools

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"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

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"The most positive step is to try to expand the employment base by making it, if not economically friendly, at least not economically disastrous, for studios to take on deficits."

"The most positive step is to try to expand the employment base by making it, if not economically friendly, at least not economically disastrous, for studios to take on deficits."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

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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

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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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"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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"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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"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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"STAR TREK is a show that had a vision about a future that was positive."

"STAR TREK is a show that had a vision about a future that was positive."

George Takei, American Actor

Positive, Vision, Future

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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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"Canada and the United States are also working at the World Trade Organization and in our own hemisphere with negotiations for a Trade Area of the Americas to try to help countries create a positive climate for investment and trade."

"Canada and the United States are also working at the World Trade Organization and in our own hemisphere with negotiations for a Trade Area of the Americas to try to help countries create a positive climate for investment and trade."

Paul Cellucci, American Politician

Positive, Canada, Climate, Countries

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"Everybody likes a compliment."

"Everybody likes a compliment."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Positive, Compliment, President

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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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"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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"I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives."

"I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives."

Nadia Comaneci, Romanian Athlete

Positive, People

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"I have grown up but that should be a positive thing. When you look at a photo album it's lovely to remember being so young but it's also good to know you grew up!"

"I have grown up but that should be a positive thing. When you look at a photo album it's lovely to remember being so young but it's also good to know you grew up!"

Jenny Agutter, English Actress

Positive, Being

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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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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 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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"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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"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."

"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."

Helen Keller, American Author

Positive, Faith, Achievement, Hope, Optimism

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"Aside from sales, the letters from readers have been primarily positive."

"Aside from sales, the letters from readers have been primarily positive."

Jean M. Auel, American Writer

Positive, Letters, Sales

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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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"I've had a lot of very positive feedback about those stories, and seem to have struck upon something that most people feel. I can also tap dance, and don't know many other authors who can."

"I've had a lot of very positive feedback about those stories, and seem to have struck upon something that most people feel. I can also tap dance, and don't know many other authors who can."

Paul Kane, English Writer

Positive, People, Dance

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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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"Sexy in India is not considered positive. But, with today's crop of fresh faces in the modelling arena, being sexy is an asset."

"Sexy in India is not considered positive. But, with today's crop of fresh faces in the modelling arena, being sexy is an asset."

Aishwarya Rai, Indian Actress

Positive, Being, Faces, Today

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"We've certainly learned a lot of lessons from Katrina, from Rita. Rita was better than Katrina. We're doing a better job planning. We're closer - more closely aligned with the Department of Defense. These things would be positive things if we were to have another attack."

"We've certainly learned a lot of lessons from Katrina, from Rita. Rita was better than Katrina. We're doing a better job planning. We're closer - more closely aligned with the Department of Defense. These things would be positive things if we were to have another attack."

Michael Chertoff, American Civil Servant

Positive, Defense, Job, Planning

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"The most important thing is to stay positive."

"The most important thing is to stay positive."

Saku Koivu, Finnish Athlete

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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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"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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"Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men."

"Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Positive, Act, Man, Men, Welfare

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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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"The most positive men are the most credulous."

"The most positive men are the most credulous."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

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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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"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

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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

12

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

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

Greta Scacchi, Italian Actress

12

"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

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"One thing that hasn't changed, though, is that we still have to hear the new ad 2 or 3 times before it begins to affect us, even when we're already familiar with the advertiser in question and have a positive opinion of them."

"One thing that hasn't changed, though, is that we still have to hear the new ad 2 or 3 times before it begins to affect us, even when we're already familiar with the advertiser in question and have a positive opinion of them."

Roy H. Williams, American Businessman

Positive, Opinion, Question

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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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