Negative Quotes

2291 Negative quotes by 1417 unique authors

It's impossible to make everyone happy. Some will choose to see the negative. None is perfect but find a way of loving them perfectly! — Oscar Pistorius
What does this word holiness really mean? Is it a negative kind of piety from which so many people have shied away? No, of course… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
The Iraq War marked the beginning of the end of network news coverage. Viewers saw the juxtaposition of the embedded correspondents reporting the war as… — Dick Morris
I have been able to tap into all the negative things that can happen to me throughout my life by numbing myself to the pain… — Chester Bennington
When you do not know how to focus your thoughts effectively, they can become scattered, miscellaneous, and fixated on "stuff negative notions, toxic relationships, and… — Darren Johnson
Start listening to what you say. Are your comments and ideas negative? You aren't going become positive if you always say negative things. Do you… — James Arthur
Some beliefs may be subject to such instant, brutal and unambiguous rejection. For example: no left-coiling periwinkle has ever been found among millions of snails… — Stephen Jay Gould
All moralistic judgments, whether positive or negative, are tragic expressions of unmet needs. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
In my experience most mathematicians are intellectually lazy and especially dislike reading experimental papers. He seemed to have very strong biological intuitions but unfortunately of… — Francis Crick
It is not a demonstration of kindness or friendship to the people we care about to join them in indulging in wrongheaded, negative feelings. We… — Epictetus
Social values in general are incrementally variable: neither safety, diversity, rational articulation, nor morality is categorically a good thing to have more of, without limits.… — Thomas Sowell
Just as entropy is a measure of disorganization, the information carried by a set of messages is a measure of organization. In fact, it is… — Norbert Wiener
The symbol in Chinese for crisis is made up of two ideographs: one means danger, the other means opportunity. This symbol is a reminder that… — Virginia Satir
Really pay attention to negative feedback and solicit it, particularly from friends. … Hardly anyone does that, and it's incredibly helpful. — Elon Musk
Do not allow negative feelings and emotions to control your mind. Emotional harm does not come from others; it is conceived and developed within ourselves. — Carlos Slim
I am not being negative, I am simply being factual when I say Kevin Rudd is the best friend the people smugglers have ever had — Tony Abbott
Fear is at the root of so many of the barriers that women face. Fear of not being liked. Fear of making the wrong choice.… — Sheryl Sandberg
Germans grew reluctant to stay in communal ski lodges, fearing they might talk in their sleep. They postponed surgeries because of the lip-loosening effects of… — Erik Larson
I do like to write nasty songs. It's a useful weapon to have, and it's cathartic as well, because I create art out of anger,… — Lisa Marie Presley
Power is at the root of the human experience. Our attitudes and beliefs--positive or negative--are all extensions of how we define and use power. — Caroline Myss
Faith in anything, be it positive or negative, produces results. Putting faith in fear generates destructive results, beginning with the disintegration of our ability to… — Caroline Myss
The greatest pollution problem we face today is negativity. Eliminate the negative attitude and believe you can do anything. Replace 'if I can, I hope,… — Mary Kay Ash
I wish I could think of a positive point to leave you with. Will you take two negative points? — Woody Allen
Pay no heed to the average photographer's remarks upon "flat" and "weak" negatives. Probably he is flat, weak, stale, and unprofitable; your negative may be… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The moment you speak something out, you give birth to it. This is a spiritual principle, and it works whether what you are saying is good… — Joel Osteen

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