Negativity Quotes - Page 6

• A heartfelt sense of aspiring cuts through negativity about yourself; it cuts through the heavy trips you lay on yourself.

  Pema Chodron

  Ambition, Cutting, Heartfelt

  Pema Chodron (2001). “Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living”, p.122, Shambhala Publications

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• Pause and remember - You deserve peace! So, don't feel bad for one moment about walking away from people, jobs, and situations that keep you from having peace of mind.

  Jennifer Young

  Jobs, Walking Away, Remember You

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• If you do something positive, something positive will come back to you. If you consciously do negative things, then negativity will rule your life.

  Sister Souljah

  Negative, Ifs

  Sister Souljah (2004). “The Coldest Winter Ever”, p.31, Simon and Schuster

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• There are things in my life that are hard to reconcile, like divorce. Sometimes it is very difficult to make sense of how it could possibly happen. Laying blame is so easy. I don’t have time for hate or negativity in my life. There’s no room for it.

  Reese Witherspoon

  Hate, Divorce, Rooms

  "'Family Is All We Have In Life'". Parade Interview, www.parade.com. November 23, 2008.

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• There's too much negativity in the world. Staying positive is a better investment.

  Mark Kostabi

  Optimism, Stay Positive, World

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• There's so many problems in our world, so much negativity. Don't worry about the darkness - turn on the light and the darkness automatically goes. Ramp up the light of unity within - help do that for yourself, help do that for the world and then we're really doing something, we're doing something that brings that light of unity.

  David Lynch

  Our World, Light, Worry

  "David Lynch Questions 9/11 On National U.S. Radio". Prison Planet, January 25, 2007.

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• Inner resistance to whatever arises in the present moment pulls you back into unconsciousness. Inner resistance is some form of negativity, complaining, fear, aggression, or anger. This is important because whenever you complain about what somebody else does you're already beginning to fall into that trap of unconsciousness.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Spiritual, Fall, Important

  FaceBook post by Eckhart Tolle from Nov 12, 2010

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• I call my therapist every other day. It's not a one-stop shop. You have to push away all that negativity in your head. Face it, name it, let it go.

  Fergie

  Names, Let It Go, Faces

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• Pause and remember - Stop mentally abusing yourself. Stop agonizing over your past mistakes and worrying about the future. Life is hard enough without the added fear, panic and anxiety. Your soul is crying out for love and encouragement. Take a moment to breathe deep, get present and find some compassion for yourself. Then, go out and treat yourself right; pamper yourself and take care of your needs. You are worth it!

  Jennifer Young

  Encouragement, Mistake, Past

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• I think when I look out and I see there's so much negativity in the world and a lot of people are unhappy and a lot people are anxious, it just feels like that's one view of the world. But you don't have to always focus on that view of the world.

  Chris Hardwick

  Thinking, Views, People

  "Chris Hardwick discusses his favorite episodes of Nerdist". Interview with Nathan Rabin, aux.avclub.com. March 07, 2013.

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• If there is peace in your mind you will find peace with everybody. If your mind is agitated you will find agitation everywhere. So first find peace within and you will see this inner peace reflected everywhere else. You are this peace!

  H. W. L. Poonja

  Inner Peace, Mind, Agitation

  H. W. L. Poonja, Prashanti De Jager (2000). “The Truth Is”, p.188, Weiser Books

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• The media dwells mostly on negativity.

  Bill Parcells

  Media

  Interview with Steve Serby, nypost.com. August 5, 2012.

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• When you lose, there is a whole bunch of room for negativity and I don't feed into this stuff and I do not do any talking. I don't run my mouth.

  Allen Iverson

  Running, Talking, Mouths

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• One of the things that I truly have had to learn, sometimes the hard way, but that I'd like to share with you is to trust your own instincts no matter what people might say about you, no matter what criticism or what negativity might come your way for just being who you are, and just being yourself, it's so important. Tonight is your night.

  Christina Aguilera

  Trust, Being Yourself, Night

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• The mind that is too ready at contempt and reprobation is, I may say, as a clenched fist that can give blows, but is shut up from receiving and holding ought that is precious.

  George Eliot

  Blow, Giving, Mind

  George Eliot (1866). “Felix Holt: The Radical”, p.31

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• In a situation like this, of course you identify with everyone who's suffering. (But we must also think about) the terrorists who are creating such horrible future lives for themselves because of the negativity of this karma. It's all of our jobs to keep our minds as expansive as possible. If you can see (the terrorists) as a relative who's dangerously sick and we have to give them medicine, and the medicine is love and compassion. There's nothing better.

  Richard Gere

  Karma, Jobs, Thinking

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• There's so much negativity in the world and what you only need to hear is all the love. People try to say to me, 'I just heard someone say this or that about you,' and I just ignore it because it's irrelevant. Love is what makes the world go around, and that's all we need to focus on.

  Miley Cyrus

  Love Is, People, Focus

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• Because I was surrounded by so much negativity at some point that it took me going back and doing stand-up to realize, you know, people really like me.

  Dave Chappelle

  People, Realizing, Like Me

  "Anderson Cooper 360°", transcripts.cnn.com. July 7, 2006.

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• I'm a big believer that your word is your wand. You know how people say things like, 'Oh my gosh, I'm such an idiot.' I don't say things like that anymore. Those put-downs, even if they're in jest, are little bullets of negativity that you don't need in your life.

  Mariska Hargitay

  People, Needs, Littles

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• Anger. Control your anger. If you hold anger toward others, they have control over you.Your opponent can dominate and defeat you if you allow him to get you irritated.

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Over You, Opponents, Irritated

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• Despite the immense challenges that we have faced and continue to face, we refuse to indulge in negativity or pessimism.
  We are an organization that believes in empowering people to be their best.

  Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

  Inspirational, Encouragement, Business

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• The definition of mantra is "that which protects the mind." That which protects the mind from negativity, or that which protects you from your own mind, is called mantra.

  Sogyal Rinpoche

  Mind, Definitions, Protect You

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• In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest. Livy Never make a defense or apology before you be accused.

  Charles I of England

  Apology, Defense, Littles

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• The paralyzing effect of fear makes us as helpless as babies and blinds us to the truth that God didn't send us here to be powerless spectators, but to become powerful initiators. We are spiritual beings having an earthly experience, and we have the power to break the cycle of negativity that is fueling a very dangerous world. It's not only possible, it's why we are here.

  Susan L. Taylor

  Spiritual, Baby, Powerful

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• I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about manners. Violence shapes and obsesses our society, and if we do not stop being violent we have no future.

  Edward Bond

  Writing, Shapes, Our Society

  Edward Bond (2014). “Bond Plays: 2: Lear; The Sea; Narrow Road to the Deep North; Black Mass; Passion”, p.3, A&C Black

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