95 Negatives Make Quotes

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Famous Negatives Make Quotes

I learned working with the negatives could make for better pictures — Drake

If pursuing the positive is a negative, then pursuing the negative generates the positive. — Mark Manson

If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive. — Saul Alinsky

Delete the negative; accentuate the positive! - Donna Karan

Delete the negative; accentuate the positive! — Donna Karan

Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop. - Ziad K. Abdelnour

Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Most of our goals are generated by negative experiences. — Dan Sullivan

Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed. — Unknown

Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power. — Shirley Maclaine

If pursuing the positive is a negative, then pursuing the negative generates the positive. The pain you pursue in the gym results in better all-around health and energy. — Mark Manson

Because we have learned to believe negativity is more realistic, it appears more real than any positive voice. — Bell Hooks

Focusing on the negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult — TobyMac

Sometimes the most positive thing you can be in a boring society is absolutely negative. — Johnny Rotten

Negativity is basically laziness. It takes a lot of hard work to remain positive, but positivity always pays off. — RuPaul

For the existentials, negation is their God. To be precise, that god is maintained only through the negation of human reason. But, like suicides, gods change with men. — Albert Camus

A negative mind will never give you a positive life. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Short Negatives Make Quotes

  • Life, in all its uniqueness, would not be life without the negatives and the positives. — Jim Rohn
  • Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation. — Michael Jordan
  • There's no longevity, living off of negativity. — Big Pun
  • Never finish a negative statement; reverse it immediately, and wonders will happen in your life. — Joseph Murphy
  • Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive. — William Arthur Ward
  • Peace and negativity cannot coexist just as light and darkness cannot coexist. — S. N. Goenka
  • Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution. — Albert Einstein
  • In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them. — Lao Tzu
  • Every negative event contains within it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. — Napoleon Hill
  • The ancestor of every destructive action, every destructive decision, is a negative thought. — Eknath Easwaran

Negatives Make Image Quotes

Negatives make quote Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no mater how slow.
Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no mater how slow.

Two Negatives Make A Positive Quotes

Two negatives make a positive but only in Scotland do two positives make a negative: aye right. — Frankie Boyle

Two negatives don't make a positive, any more than two half-wits make a wit. — Neil Kinnock

Its a mathematical fact that two negatives make a positive so even under adverse circumstances think positively. — Amit Abraham

Negatives make quote How you make others feel about themselves says a lot about you.
How you make others feel about themselves says a lot about you.

In life two negatives don't make a positive. Double negatives turn positive only in math and formal logic. In life things just get worse and worse and worse. — Robert McKee

Two wrongs don't make a right, but don't three lefts make a right? Two wrongs don't make a right, but don't two negatives make a positive? — Andrew Clements

What Are Negative Quotes

There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can't. What you've got to do is turn around and say "Watch me." — Layne Beachley

What people have to realize is that if one has a firm belief in God and the spirit then one does not make statements that are negative and untrue. — Prince

We all have negative days, but that doesn't mean we are pessimistic. We all do stupid things, but that doesn't mean we are stupid. It's important to be able to distinguish between what happens to us and who we are, and look forward with hope for new and better days ahead! — Lindsey Stirling

Negatives make quote Life is like a piano, the white keys represent happiness and the black shows sadness, but as you go
Life is like a piano, the white keys represent happiness and the black shows sadness, but as you go through life's journey, remember that the black keys also makes music.

No matter what amount of negativity you are presented with, 5 minutes from now could be the best moment of your life. — Mod Sun

Whenever I feel bad, I use that feeling to motivate me to work harder. I only allow myself one day to feel sorry for myself. When I'm not feeling my best I ask myself, 'What are you gonna do about it?' I use the negativity to fuel the transformation into a better me. — Beyonce Knowles

I don't believe people die from hard work. They die from stress and worry and fear -- the negative emotions. Those are the killers, not hard work. The fact is, in our society today, most people don't understand what hard work is all about. — A.L. Williams

Negatives make quote How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.
How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.

I don't believe people die from hard work. They die from stress and worry and fear - the negative emotions. Those are the killers, not hard work. The fact is, in our society today, most people don't understand what hard work is all about. — Arthur L. Williams, Jr.

Negative words are powerful boomerangs so be careful what you say about people and yourself. — Mary J. Blige

Goodness and positivity are choices just as evil and negativity are. Be careful what you feed every day. You will become what you feed. — Chatri Sityodtong

The state spends much time and effort persuading the public that it is not really what it is and that the consequences of its actions are positive rather than negative. — Hans-Hermann Hoppe

Negative Quotes

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results. — Willie Nelson

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought. — Peace Pilgrim

It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts. — Robert H. Schuller

Negatives make quote Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.
Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.

Cutting negative people from my life does not mean I hate them, it simply means I respect me. — Marilyn Monroe

The more you talk about negative things in your life, the more you call them in. Speak victory not defeat. — Joel Osteen

One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don't invest any energy in them, because I know who I am. — Michelle Obama

Negatives make quote The hardest walk is walking alone, but it's also the walk that makes you the strongest.
The hardest walk is walking alone, but it's also the walk that makes you the strongest.

I work hard. I focus on myself and putting food on my dinner table before anything else. I don't worry about other artists. Worrying about the next person in a negative way is the wrong way to be. — Meek Mill

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome. — Michael Jordan

The people who test your patience are a blessing.. Without them, you can't practice patience. — Nouman Ali Khan

Negative people need drama like oxygen! Stay positive! It'll take their breath away! — Tony Gaskins

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More Negatives Make Quotes

Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it. — Joyce Meyer

There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative. — W. Clement Stone

Making mistakes is the privilege of the active. It is always the mediocre people who are negative, who spend their time proving that they were not wrong. — Ingvar Kamprad

Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come. — Robert H. Schuller

Vexation of spirit is a waste of time Negative thinking, don't you waste your thoughts Verbal conflict is a waste of word Physical conflict is a waste of flesh People will always be who they want And that's what really makes the world go round Unconditional love is scarce. — Damian Marley

The opposite of love? Vice. Temptation. The negative influences that we have. The bad energy that comes around us and makes us do certain things. To me, it's always been a war between the two. — Kendrick Lamar

Make the decision and say, "I'm not letting that worry in. I'm done being upset when my plans don't work out. I'm not letting that stress in." Negative thoughts will still come to your mind, but you don't have to let them into your spirit. — Joel Osteen

The single biggest mistake that most beginners make is putting 100% of their effort into the positive (concentric) part of the rep, while paying no attention to the negative (eccentric) segment — Dorian Yates

I think we typically, as Northerners, stereotype what the South is in so many negative ways. We kind of forget all the beautiful things that they contribute to make this country a country. — Genevieve Gorder

Ultimately, what defines the ‘cult of optimism’ and the culture of positive thinking – even in its most mystically tinged, New Age forms – is that it abhors a mystery. It seeks to make things certain, to make happiness permanent and final. And yet this kind of happiness – even if you do manage to achieve it – is shallow and unsatisfying. The greatest benefit of negative capability – the true power of negative thinking – is that it lets the mystery back in. — Oliver Burkeman

Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain... To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices - today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it. — Kevyn Aucoin

I don't harp on the negative because if you do, then there's no progression. There's no forward movement. You got to always look on the bright side of things, and we are in control. Like, you have control over the choices you make. — Taraji P. Henson

Letting go doesn’t mean wiping away negative thoughts, feelings, and ideas completely. The truth is that these thoughts will always arise—it is what we do with them that makes the difference. — Jay Shetty

You just can't live that negative way. You know what I mean. Make way for the positive day. Cause it's a new day. — Bob Marley

Growing up is something that you do your whole life. I want to always feel that I can be a kid if I want. Growing up has some negative connotations. Like, you're not supposed to roll around on the ground anymore. You're not supposed to make fun of yourself. You're not supposed to ride a bicycle. But I'm a Toys-R-Us kid. — Robert Downey, Jr.

Some white people are privileged, some aren't. Some black people are, some aren't. It's strikes me as, by definition, a racist attack in that it's making a generalization - a negative one - based on skin color. — Tucker Carlson

Comfort eating on negativity will make you unhealthy and mental weight is the hardest to lose. For a healthy mind, burn off grudges, regrets about your past, irrational worries about the future, ingratitude and limiting beliefs that are holding your potential hostage. — Steven Bartlett

My idea of forgiveness is letting go of resentment that does not serve your better interest, ridding yourself of negative thoughts. All they do is make you miserable. Believe me, you can fret and fume all you want, but whoever it was that wronged you is not suffering from your anguish whatsoever. — Della Reese

Social media is designed to make you wish you were someone else, somewhere else, and with someone else. Curate your consumption and eliminate what brings negative emotions. — Sahil Bloom

When you do the right thing, enjoy it! When you take positive actions, enjoy them. After all, they are leading you toward positive results. Pat yourself on the back. Truly enjoy the fact that you're making positive progress, and the negative temptations will have no power over you. — Ralph Marston

A society that places a low value on its mothers and the process of birth will suffer an array of negative repercussions for doing so. Good beginnings make a positive difference in the world, so it is worth our while to provide the best possible care for mothers and babies throughout this extraordinarily influential part of life. — Ina May Gaskin

Fear of the unknown is a destructive force. It causes people to make suboptimal choices by avoiding that fear. — Cliff Lerner

People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom? — Nhat Hanh

Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level. — Alexander Haig

Anything positive you do will be remembered by the world as a good Emirati deed, but any negative step you make, will reflect on your country. So you have a responsibility of protecting your country's image, especially when you are abroad. — Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Every negative is a positive. The bad things that happen to me, I somehow make them good. That means you can't do anything to hurt me. — 50 Cent

Walk away from anything that gives you a bad feeling. You don’t need to explain it to make sense of it. It’s your life. Do what makes you happy. — Russell Brunson

Going back into the negative past to find happiness is like trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear — Sydney Banks

Jazz has the power to make men forget their differences and come together... Jazz is the personification of transforming overwhelmingly negative circumstances into freedom, friendship, hope, and dignity. — Quincy Jones

The world is full of a lot of fear and a lot of negativity, and a lot of judgment. I just think people need to start shifting into joy and happiness. As corny as it sounds, we need to make a shift. — Ellen DeGeneres

People fear change, Change is not knowing what’s going to happen. People sometimes mistake change as a negative. I look at change as exciting, look at it as an opportunity to make your life better. Fear builds mountains, Faith removes them. It’s time for you to conquer new horizons. Today is going to be a GREAT day for a change! — Marc Mero

We have the power to change the ways we react and the way things make us feel. — Rand Fishkin

Awareness of your weakness and confusion makes you strong because conscious awareness is the bright light that destroys the darkness of negativity. Detection of inner negativity is not a negative act, but a courageously positive act that makes you a new person. — Vernon Howard

Cease negative mental chattering. If you think a thing is impossible, you'll make it impossible. Pessimism blunts the tools you need to succeed. — Bruce Lee

Death makes no sense except to people who have passionately loved life. How can one die without having something to part from? Detachment is a negation of both life and death. Whoever has overcome his fear of death has also triumphed over life. For life is nothing but another word for this fear. — Emile M. Cioran

The world is filled with negativity. I want people to watch me and think, “I feel good, and I’m going to make somebody else feel good today. — Ellen DeGeneres

Love chooses to believe the best about people. It gives them the benefit of the doubt. It refuses to fill in the unknowns with negative assumptions. And when our worst hopes are proven to be true, love makes every effort to deal with them and move forward. As much as possible, love focuses on the positive. — Stephen Kendrick

Negative thoughts are not protecting you. They are making you smaller. — Robert Kiyosaki

Our weaknesses are not as negative as we may believe. They make us rely upon God's grace and power for greater Christlikeness and ministry. — Paul Washer

With negative energy you can make the positive energy. A flower will become compost someday, but if you know how to transform the compost back into the flower, then you don't have to worry. You don't have to worry about your anger because you know how to handle it - to embrace, to recognize, and to transform it. So this is what is possible. — Nhat Hanh

The Catholic Church - it's so difficult because I don't want say anything offensive but it makes me very angry that religious leaders from this faith have tried to respond negatively to sexual education and to the promotion of condom use — Emma Thompson

You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering. — Henri Frederic Amiel

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