- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Positive Quotes
Small reminders to keep moving in a good direction.
These quotes look at staying positive from different angles: family advice to keep calm and carry on, the effect a concert or song can have on a room, and the pressure that comes with being watched by others. Readers who enjoy this tone often browse our Positive Status collection too.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
The visionary, industrious, Christian, and segregated black community of the early- to mid-1960s understood and embraced the importance of a positive self-perception. It was this same recognition that drove millions of young patriotic black men throughout our nation's history to be among the first to volunteer when our nation went to war.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I've had hard times in my life, the one thing about being in TV is that it's positive. I withdrew to 'Cheers,' it was familiar in that it was family. It had a kind of realistic positiveness to it.
- Confidence
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you tell your own story to your children - that includes your positive moments and your negative moments, and how you overcame them - you give your children the skills and the confidence they need to feel like they can overcome some hardship that they've felt.
- Alone
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- Nov 07, 2020
The bottom line: if you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family's positive moments and your ability to bounce back from the difficult ones. That act alone may increase the odds that your family will thrive for many generations to come.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
Decades of research have shown that most happy families communicate effectively. But talking doesn't mean simply 'talking through problems,' as important as that is. Talking also means telling a positive story about yourselves.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we could get your subconscious mind to agree with your conscious mind about being happy, that's when your positive thoughts work.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
For many years when I was younger, I let negative things that people said about me affect my life. What I've learned is that it's really important to find the right support network, focus on the positive things in your life and quiet that negative voice in your head.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most people are playing the game of compounding interest, which is self interest - how do they take care of themselves and produce more for themselves, storing value for their own benefit. I play a different game. A game I call 'compounding impact.' How do you make a positive impact in the world?
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always followed my heart and pursued my dreams, and I imagine that people find that inspiring. I hope that is the effect I have on my fans and people in general. I definitely want to project a positive energy out into the world.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
Generally, I'm a pretty positive, but like any other working person, if the jobs aren't coming in, I do get depressed.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
You know what? I'm not always in a positive, happy place. But I'm able to concentrate enough to come up with a really good song.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really fought hard to bring that story to life on 'Total Divas,' the factory farming and free-range chicken. I'm shocked to see the positive response because you never know. People could be sensitive to certain things.
- Habit
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- Nov 07, 2020