Very Positive Quotes

• There's a very positive relationship between people's ability to accomplish any task and the time they're willing to spend on it.

  Joyce Brothers

  Inspirational, Commitment, People

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• Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence. They're willing to spend more time accomplishing a task and to persevere in the face of many difficult odds. There's a very positive relationship between people's ability to accomplish any task and the time they're willing to spend on it.

  Joyce Brothers

  Motivational, Cheer, Inspirational Life

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  Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

  Samuel Beckett

  Inspirational, Motivational, Encouraging

  1983 Worst ward Ho.

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• Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.

  A. C. Benson

  Motivational, Change, Positive

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• Every time you make a mistake, don’t bring up everything that’s wrong with yourself; tell yourself that you’re paying the price for growth and that you will learn to do better next time. Every positive thing you can say to yourself will help.

  John C. Maxwell

  Inspirational, Positive, Mistake

  John C. Maxwell (2015). “JumpStart Your Growth: A 90-Day Improvement Plan”, p.42, Hachette UK

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• Every positive thought is a silent prayer which will change your life.

  Bryant H. McGill

  Prayer, Positive Thinking, Positive Thoughts

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• Everyone believes that the prospect for a civil war has diminished significantly over the past several days. All the mainstream leaders of Iraq believe that civil war must be avoided. It's very positive that they are all saying it.

  Zalmay Khalilzad

  War, Believe, Past

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• I wrote 'Always Love' in 10 minutes. It's a very positive song, more positive than I am in reality, but I was feeling good for three and a half minutes. And every time we play a show I think, 'Well I should probably be that positive,' but I'm not.

  Matthew Caws

  Song, Reality, Thinking

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• The way I view feminism — and I know there are a lot of different things going on — but, at its purest form, to me, it's a very positive, supportive, nurturing, empowerment thing. I mean, God, who isn't a feminist? If you don't think women are as good as men, you're not a good person. I like to think that most of the population of people worth being friends with are feminists, if that's what feminism means.

  Kat Dennings

  Mean, Men, Thinking

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

  Mary Hart

  Nice, Differences, World

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• Every positive change in your life begins with a clear, unequivocaldecision that you are going to either do something or stop doing something.

  Brian Tracy

  Self Improvement, Positive Change, Clear

  Brian Tracy (2013). “Earn What You're Really Worth: Maximize Your Income at Any Time in Any Market”, p.128, Vanguard Press

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• I feel very positive where I never did before, and I think that's all a direct result of getting sober.

  Jamie Lee Curtis

  Recovery, Thinking, Sober

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• Never waste a good crisis...Don't waste it when it can have a very positive impact on climate change and energy security.

  Hillary Clinton

  Impact, Energy, Climate

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• The investment in our mining industry has been very positive for Australia but we need to be doing more if we want, as I do, more revenue for our defence - which I think is under-resourced - our police, our elderly, our hospitals, roads, infrastructure and communication, to be able to repay our debts and enable sustainable job opportunities for existing and future generations.

  Gina Rinehart

  Jobs, Communication, Opportunity

  "The way forward for Australia by Gina Rinehart". Interview with Michael Vincent, www.abc.net.au. November 23, 2012.

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• The President, in talking about freedom and democracy, is sparking a wave of very positive democratic sentiment that might help us override both Islamic fundamentalism that has formed in that region, and also some of the hatred for our policies of invading Iraq.

  Bill Richardson

  Islamic, Talking, Iraq

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• Atheism is a very positive affirmation of man's ability to think for himself, to do for himself, to find answers to his own problems.

  Madalyn Murray O'Hair

  Men, Thinking, Atheism

  "Playboy Interview: Madalyn Murray". "Playboy" Magazine, October 1965.

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• But you have to remember in life that there's a positive to every negative and a negative to every positive.

  Anne Hathaway

  Being Positive, Negative, Remember

  "Anne Hathaway: Jokes about Oscar speech 'get to me'". www.today.com. February 26, 2013.

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• I just recently joined Twitter. It's very positive - I love all the accolades. If my ego is hurting, I can just open my Twitter account and see 'Oh, I love you! I love the show!' and it's great. I'm trying to find the balance between trying to be funny, being honest and just being a promoter as the guy on 'Royal Pains.'

  Mark Feuerstein

  I Love You, Hurt, Pain

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• But you see, our society is still trapped in this binary, black/white logic and that has had some very positive implications for our generation. It's had some very negative ones as well and one of the negative ones is that it creates enormous identity problems for people who have one black ancestor and all white ancestors for example.

  Henry Louis Gates

  Our Generation, White, People

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• Tennis has had a very positive impact on my life.

  Gabriela Sabatini

  Sports, Impact, Tennis

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• In terms of - my relationship with so many, many young people. I would - I would guess that there are many young people who would come forward. Many more young people who would come forward and say that my methods and - and what I had done for them made a very positive impact on their life. And I didn't go around seeking out every young person for sexual needs that I've helped. There are many that I didn't have - I hardly had any contact with who I have helped in many, many ways.

  Jerry Sandusky

  Impact, People, Done

  "Jerry Sandusky: 'I didn't go around seeking out every young person for sexual needs that I've helped'". www.nydailynews.com. November 15, 2011.

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• The urgent consideration of the public safety may undoubtedly authorize the violation of every positive law. How far that or any other consideration may operate to dissolve the natural obligations of humanity and justice, is a doctrine of which I still desire to remain ignorant.

  Edward Gibbon

  Law, Safety, History

  Edward Gibbon (2015). “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire:”, p.732, Sheba Blake Publishing

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• It is a very positive event, being nervous. It allows you to do great things.

  Tom Kite

  Golf, Events, Nervous

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• I'm a very positive person. My grandmother taught me that happiness is both a skill and a decision, and you are responsible for the outcome.

  Helen McCrory

  Grandmother, Skills, Decision

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Girl Scouts offered a wonderful group of girls where common concerns and interests could come together. We could learn, be challenged, and support one another. It was a very positive aspect of my life and played an important role in shaping who I am today.

  Judy Woodruff

  Girl, Who I Am, Support

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