Negative Quotes

2291 Negative quotes by 1417 unique authors

We should reflect on the idea that since the beginning of time sentient beings have been mentally unstable because they have been slaves of delusion,… — Dalai Lama
Imagine if you were the positive pole of a magnet, and you were told that under no circumstances were you allowed to touch that negative… — Jodi Picoult
The villains are all parts of me. For years I've been wondering what it would be like if all those negative elements were forced onto… — Hayao Miyazaki
Please believe that one single positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities. — Adeline Yen Mah
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
The fact is that Chinese parents can do things that would seem unimaginable-even legally actionable-to Westerners. Chinese mothers can say to their daughters, "Hey fatty-lose… — Amy Chua
I felt myself melting into the shadows like the negative of a person I'd never seen before in my life. — Sylvia Plath
It is no exaggeration to say that every human being is hypnotized to some extent either by ideas he has uncritically accepted from others or… — Maxwell Maltz
‎"Make an obstacle an opportunity, make a negative a positive. — Lance Armstrong
A negative outlook is more of a handicap than any physical injury. — Christopher Paolini
Half at least of all morality is negative and consists in keeping out of mischief. The lords prayer is less than 50 words long, and… — Aldous Huxley
If you're an atheist, you know, you believe, this is the only life you're going to get. It's a precious life. It's a beautiful life.… — Richard Dawkins
You see, evil always contains the seeds of its own destruction. It is ultimately negative, and therefore encompasses its downfall even at its moments of… — Neil Gaiman
You can't afford the luxury of a negative thought — Peter McWilliams
It wasn’t so much that I was positive. I just wasn’t fully subscribing to such a negative way of thinking anymore. — Sarah Dessen
An occasional foray into negative emotions makes feeling normal that much sweeter. — Brandon Mull
It was a pleasure to deal with a man of high ideals, who scorned everything mean and base, and who possessed those robust and hardy… — Theodore Roosevelt
Holly frowned at her. "Glad to see you've forgiven yourself so quickly." "Harboring feelings of guilt can have a negative affect on mental health." "Child… — Eoin Colfer
They don’t think “I care,” “I hurt,” or “I have feelings.” It just seems like I’m always “wrong,” always “selfish,” always “self-centered” and everything else… — Beatrice Sparks
Our words had to be circumspect. We could not write anything too negative about our circumstances. This was tricky, since the very form of a… — Lisa See
A woman can become a man's friend only in the following stages - first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend. — Anton Chekhov
Mother Nature's ruthless to the weak, but isn't arbitrary cruel or negative. Mother Nature saves aggression for extreme situations, and instead uses consistent leadership--to help… — Cesar Millan
When we actively relate to people as rivals or enemies, we foster the false belief that we and they stand independent of one another. The… — C. Terry Warner
Limitation of one's freedom might seem to be something negative and unpleasant, but love makes it a positive, joyful and creative thing. Freedom exists for… — Pope John Paul II
Elsewhere is a negative mirror. The traveler recognizes the little that is his, discovering the much he has not had and will never have. — Italo Calvino

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