Negative Quotes - Page 21

• Anyone who turns love between two consenting adults into a negative, doesn't understand the meaning of the word.

  Fran Drescher

  Love Is, Two, Adults

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• I am willing to release old negative beliefs. They are only thoughts that stand in my way. My new thoughts are positive and fulfilling.

  Louise Hay

  Way, Belief, Release

  FaceBook post by Louise Hay from Nov 19, 2016

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• The more you believe it, the more it starts to become real for you. This is why it is so very important to believe in positive things, rather than negative things. Whatever you believe, you will find that you are correct. The universe has a way of presenting to you exactly what you believe. If you think life is great, you are correct. If you think life is tough, you will be proved correct too.

  Anita Moorjani

  Real, Believe, Thinking

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• Negative feelings choke the Lord’s word in us.

  Pope Francis

  Feelings, Lord, Choke

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• Forgiving someone does not mean you condone their behavior. The act of forgiveness takes place in your own mind. It really has nothing to do with the other person. The reality of true forgiveness lies in setting ourselves free from holding on to the pain. It is simply an act of releasing yourself from the negative energy.

  Louise Hay

  Pain, Lying, Mean

  FaceBook post by Louise Hay from Apr 10, 2012

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• Worry is focused thinking on something negative. Meditation is doing the same thing only focusing on God's word instead of your problem.

  Rick Warren

  Motivation, Thinking, Worry

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• These dilemmas present perhaps the most enduring conundrum of human history: can people derive their identity primarily by positive association or does life's meaning also require negative comparison to others?

  William J. Clinton

  People, Religion, Identity

  "My vision for peace" by Bill Clinton, www.theguardian.com. September 8, 2002.

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• But no matter how big the effort to push a propaganda line might be, climate change is bigger. This, undoubtedly and regrettably, is the biggest immediate long-term environmental challenge we face. A failure to concretely come to some policy outcome on climate change has not only a negative environmental impact but also social and economic consequences for us.

  Peter Garrett

  Impact, Long, Effort

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• Say goodbye to the energy vampires in your life (the negative souls who steal your enthusiasm).

  Robin Sharma

  Goodbye, Soul, Vampire

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• Being desirable means being comfortable with your own ambiguity. The most ambiguous reality is that we are flesh and spirit at the same time. Within everyone there is light and shadow, good and evil, love and hate. In order to be truthful, you must embrace your total being. A person who exhibits both positive and negative qualities, strengths and weaknesses is not flawed, but complete.

  Rumi

  Hate, Mean, Reality

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• The biggest lesson in photography is that from negative we make a positive

  Josef Koudelka

  Photography, Lessons

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• There is no room in your mind for negative thoughts.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Mind, Rooms, Motivational Golf

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• I hear the word 'tolerance'-tha t some people are trying to teach people to be tolerant of gays. I'm not satisfied with that word. I am gay, and I am not seeking to be 'tolerated'. One tolerates a toothache, rush-hour traffic, an annoying neighbor with a cluttered yard. I am not a negative to be tolerated.

  Chely Wright

  Gay, People, Tolerance

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• Hatred, revenge, bitterness - these are negative emotions. The person harbouring those emotions suffers more.

  Ahmed Kathrada

  Revenge, Hatred, Suffering

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• Most illness begins with a negative mind.

  Napoleon Hill

  Mind, Illness, Negative Mind

  Napoleon Hill, Judith Williamson (2008). “Timeless Thoughts for Today”, p.77, Jaico Publishing House

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• Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.

  John C. Maxwell

  Character, Adversity, Two

  John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow”, p.10, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Nothing can happen to you that is not positive. Even though it looks and feels at the moment like a negative crisis, it is not. The crisis throws you back, and when you are required to exhibit strength, it comes.

  Joseph Campbell

  Looks, Moments, Crisis

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• The black artist is dangerous. Black art controls the 'Negro's' reality, negates negative influences, and creates positive images.

  Sonia Sanchez

  Art, Reality, Black

  "Black art is dangerous, because it marries the personal and political" by Hannah Giorgis, www.theguardian.com. February 22, 2015.

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• It is important to understand that counterproducti ve actions of body, speech and mind do not arise of their own accord, but spring up in dependence on our motivation. Faulty states of mind give rise to faulty actions. To control negative physical and verbal actions, we need to tame our minds.

  Dalai Lama

  Motivation, Spring, Giving

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• Negative minds full of fear and doubt produce negative lives, which can ultimately destroy your life.

  Joyce Meyer

  Christian, Fear, Doubt

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• Be careful with whom you associate, especially when you feel emotionally vulnerable, because negative people can steal the dream right out of your heart.

  Joel Osteen

  Dream, Heart, People

  Joel Osteen (2007). “Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day”, p.29, Simon and Schuster

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• The minute you step away from the negative people in your life you will instantly see the beauty in your horizon.

  Bill Walsh

  People, Horizon, Steps

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• Nobody can motivate himself in a positive direction by continually using negative words.

  John C. Maxwell

  Negative Words

  John C. Maxwell (2006). “The Difference Maker: Making Your Attitude Your Greatest Asset”, p.73, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• You are positive, creative and happy to the degree to which you eliminate negative emotions from your life.

  Brian Tracy

  Creative, Degrees, Emotion

  FaceBook post by Brian Tracy from May 18, 2013

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• Most people think that I am too optimistic, but my optimism is based on the thought that negative thinking is a luxury that we can't afford.

  Yoko Ono

  Optimistic, Thinking, Luxury

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