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title: "7 Focusing Positive Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Focusing Positive quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Focusing Positive sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Challenge the negative by focusing on the positive of life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asa-don-brown/challenge-the-negative-by-focusing-on-the-positive-of-life/)

[Asa Don Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asa-don-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b13/asa-don-brown-4345_challenge_challenge-the-negative-by-focusing-on-th_632560.jpg)

> [“I am focusing on all that is positive. I am experiencing an inner joy. I am embracing today and every day. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peggy-d-snyder/i-am-focusing-on-all-that-is-positive-i-am-experiencing-an-inner-joy/)

[Peggy D. Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peggy-d-snyder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/952/peggy-d-snyder-63672_every-day_i-am-focusing-on-all-that-is-positive-i_1411938.jpg)

> [“Gratefulness helps us in focusing on the positive things in our lives rather than on the negative ones.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pooja-agnihotri/gratefulness-helps-us-in-focusing-on-the-positive-things-in-our-lives/)

[Pooja Agnihotri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pooja-agnihotri/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b04/pooja-agnihotri-9998_focus_gratefulness-helps-us-in-focusing-on-the_1578205.jpg)

> [For me, I've gotten away from feeling I'm too dark. we're all women of color, and a lot of us are doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutina-wesley/for-me-i-ve-gotten-away-from-feeling-i-m-too-dark-we-re-all-women-of/)

[Rutina Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rutina-wesley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/rutina-wesley-10216_better-way_for-me-i-ve-gotten-away-from-feeling-i-m_1705873.jpg)

> [“Appreciation isn’t gained by ignoring the negative and focusing on the positive; It’s gained from accepting how both negative and positive are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-doepker/appreciation-isn-t-gained-by-ignoring-the-negative-and-focusing-on/)

[Derek Doepker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-doepker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/369/derek-doepker-34244_gratitude_appreciation-isn-t-gained-by-ignoring-th_2114169.jpg)

> [I don't have time to think about bad things, I'm always looking forward. Focusing on the positive, not the negative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jameis-winston/i-don-t-have-time-to-think-about-bad-things-i-m-always-looking/)

[Jameis Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jameis-winston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7e/jameis-winston-5032_bad_i-don-t-have-time-to-think-about-bad-thi_2242092.png)

> [By focusing on positive, healthy motivations and letting the more negative ones pass, you can purify the source of you imaginative power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-waitley/by-focusing-on-positive-healthy-motivations-and-letting-the-more/)

[Denis Waitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-waitley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/denis-waitley-977_healthy_by-focusing-on-positive-healthy-motivati_2506630.jpg)

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