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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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"The birth of democracy in Iraq is one of the great positive changes of our era."

"The birth of democracy in Iraq is one of the great positive changes of our era."

Ernest Istook, American Politician

Positive, Democracy, Iraq

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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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"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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"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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"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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"The most important thing is to stay positive."

"The most important thing is to stay positive."

Saku Koivu, Finnish Athlete

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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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"The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything."

"The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything."

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German Philosopher

Positive, Fault, Merit

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"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

15

"So I took it as a very positive sign that the club came to me rather than the other way round."

"So I took it as a very positive sign that the club came to me rather than the other way round."

Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch Athlete

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"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

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"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

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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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"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

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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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"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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"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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"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

15

"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

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"I'm getting positive feedback for my acting so we'll see if any other interesting parts come up."

"I'm getting positive feedback for my acting so we'll see if any other interesting parts come up."

Johnny Vegas, British Comedian

Positive, Acting

14

"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

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"The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best."

"The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Positive, People, Company, Key

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"If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force."

"If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force."

Manuel Puig, Argentinian Author

Positive, People, Force

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"Conservatism has had from its inception vigorously positive, intellectually rigorous agenda and thinking. That agenda should have in my three pillars: strengthen the economy, strengthen our security, and strengthen our families."

"Conservatism has had from its inception vigorously positive, intellectually rigorous agenda and thinking. That agenda should have in my three pillars: strengthen the economy, strengthen our security, and strengthen our families."

Mitt Romney, American Politician

Positive, Conservatism, Economy, Security

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"We have initiated programs for re-entry offenders, since some 500,000 to 600,000 offenders will come out of prison each year for the next three or four years. We want to have positive alternatives when they come back to the community."

"We have initiated programs for re-entry offenders, since some 500,000 to 600,000 offenders will come out of prison each year for the next three or four years. We want to have positive alternatives when they come back to the community."

Janet Reno, American Public Servant

Positive, Community, Prison, Want

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"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

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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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"The actual danger is nothing, and the positive advantages very great."

"The actual danger is nothing, and the positive advantages very great."

William John Wills, English Scientist

Positive, Danger, Nothing

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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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"The '80s seem a real positive force. The '70s were deadening, in a lot of ways."

"The '80s seem a real positive force. The '70s were deadening, in a lot of ways."

Paul Kantner, American Musician

Positive, Force

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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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"Peter Ustinov was the first really positive influence in my career. He was real and he bore witness to it. The things he said to you, he lived them."

"Peter Ustinov was the first really positive influence in my career. He was real and he bore witness to it. The things he said to you, he lived them."

Terence Stamp, British Actor

Positive, Career, First, Influence

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"The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount."

"The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount."

B. F. Skinner, American Psychologist

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"It will be about which candidate, which of the two candidates remaining, is best suited to make a positive difference in the lives of North Carolina families, and I submit to each of you tonight that I am that candidate and Elizabeth Dole is not."

"It will be about which candidate, which of the two candidates remaining, is best suited to make a positive difference in the lives of North Carolina families, and I submit to each of you tonight that I am that candidate and Elizabeth Dole is not."

Erskine Bowles, American Businessman

Positive, Difference, Will

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"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

12

"I always had this non-stop drive. I had to keep sending stories out and every once in awhile I'd get something accepted or get the little trickle of positive feedback."

"I always had this non-stop drive. I had to keep sending stories out and every once in awhile I'd get something accepted or get the little trickle of positive feedback."

Kevin J. Anderson, American Writer

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"I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts."

"I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts."

Mike Krzyzewski, American Coach

Positive, Growingup, Temper

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"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

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"The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity."

"The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity."

Thomas J. Peters, American Writer

Positive, People, Act, Attention

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"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

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"A lot of victims, for example, have become addicted to alcohol and drugs. It seems to me that the church's healing ministry is going to be enhanced through this in much broader strokes. That's good, it's all positive."

"A lot of victims, for example, have become addicted to alcohol and drugs. It seems to me that the church's healing ministry is going to be enhanced through this in much broader strokes. That's good, it's all positive."

Roger Mahony, American Clergyman

Positive, Church, Alcohol, Drugs

10

"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

10

"Say and do something positive that will help the situation; it doesn't take any brains to complain."

"Say and do something positive that will help the situation; it doesn't take any brains to complain."

Robert A. Cook, American Theologian

Positive, Help, Will

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"A buoyant, positive approach to the game is as basic as a sound swing."

"A buoyant, positive approach to the game is as basic as a sound swing."

Tony Lema, American Athlete

Positive, Sound

10

"In the annals of history, few men have left a more positive imprint on the world than Pope John Paul II."

"In the annals of history, few men have left a more positive imprint on the world than Pope John Paul II."

Vito Fossella, American Politician

Positive, Men, History, World

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"We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects."

"We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects."

Alexis de Tocqueville, French Scientist

Positive, Succeed

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