“I think I make films to help bolster and feed the part of me that wants to remain in a positive relationship with the world and to engage in it. So hopefully in non-sentimental ways, I'm trying to make something that helps make me happy.”
Positivity is not about ignoring problems — it is about believing you can handle them. These quotes offer encouragement, perspective, and the kind of levelheaded optimism that helps you get through difficult days without pretending they are easy.
“I just try to stay positive and focused on the tennis, not let anything get to me, like crazy questions. But I'm tough, let me tell you, tough as nails.”
“I think I make films to help bolster and feed the part of me that wants to remain in a positive relationship with the world and to engage in it. So hopefully in non-sentimental ways, I'm trying to make something that helps make me happy.”
“When you're a houseguest and you leave, it's nice to straighten something up or send your hosts a useful gift. And when you leave the planet, it's nice to have made a positive contribution.”
“I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift.”
“I'm an algebra liar. I figure two good lies make a positive.”
“I've noticed that my resolutions involve me not doing stuff that I wasn't going to do anyway so here's something more positive. I'm going to retrain as a Latin teacher in a provincial public school.”
“I would like to be a positive force for young girls.”
“When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden.”
“You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people.”
“The job numbers are positive. We've had more jobs created now than were lost during the recession. We're seeing that the creation, we're seeing those numbers not only grow but shift toward the private sector and shift toward full-time employment and these are all signs that the recovery is taking some hold but we're not out of woods.”
“Those minutes that I'm on stage are the best! Being there and looking at the crowd and seeing their faces, hearing them sing the positive words from the songs.”
“People look up to me as somebody who is able to switch the image of our country from negative to positive.”
“When people ask me about my story, I just go through the positive stuff: the tent-pole moments, the big landmark checkpoints.”
“Conserving energy and thus saving money, reducing consumption of unnecessary products and packaging and shifting to a clean-energy economy would likely hurt the bottom line of polluting industries, but would undoubtedly have positive effects for most of us.”
“Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.”
“And we can see the positive impacts right here at Solyndra. Less than a year ago, we were standing on what was an empty lot.But through the Recovery Act, this company received a loan to expand its operations. This new factory is the result of those loans.”