“Kant introduced the concept of the negative into philosophy. Would it not also be worthwhile to try to introduce the concept of the positive into philosophy?”
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've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative.”
“Kant introduced the concept of the negative into philosophy. Would it not also be worthwhile to try to introduce the concept of the positive into philosophy?”
“You have to listen to the people who have a negative opinion as well as those who have positive opinion. Just to make sure that you are blending all these opinions in your mind before a decision is made.”
“I hate banks. They do nothing positive for anybody except take care of themselves. They're first in with their fees and first out when there's trouble.”
“What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.”
“I've always gotten a positive reaction to doing African-American characters.”
“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.”
“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.”
“While only about half of the voters feel they know very much about Reagan or what he stands for, the Republicans who do have a very positive perception of him.”
“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.”
“When people ask me about my story, I just go through the positive stuff: the tent-pole moments, the big landmark checkpoints.”
“You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring about a positive change.”
“To have the chance to see your music be elevated and to have almost universally positive response to that music, makes me feel better every day. I feel more confident and inspired, and that's fun.”
“I love acting like I'm in love. It's a very positive thing.”
“I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative.”
“I've been singing for six years. I've been in and out of the studios with top producers, but it wasn't something I was ready to express to the public or to the press. I wasn't ready to come out. I wanted to perfect my voice and be 100 percent positive that I could come out right.”