“Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.”
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 would like to be a positive force for young girls.”
“Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.”
“If you think of a work of fiction as a kind of scale model of the world, then the positive valences - where things turn out better than you thought they would - ought to be in there somewhere, too.”
“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.”
“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.”
“Political folk talk a lot these days about 'messaging' - a neologism designed to describe the way in which parties and politicians consciously characterize their efforts. It is only intended to be positive - i.e., 'Our messaging is designed to show we care.'”
“I want to be a positive role-model for my daughter. The last thing I want to put out there is that it's acceptable to be too thin or have an eating disorder because you're in Hollywood.”
“There is a sense that things, if you keep positive and optimistic about what can be done, do work out.”
“Christians were instructed to serve others, and the thanksgiving was for the grace of God and the fact that God offered a way for man to return to a positive relationship with Him.”
“Talking is always positive. That's why I talk too much.”
“There's a fine line between stubbornness and the positive side of that, which is dogged determination.”
“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?”
“When people ask me about my story, I just go through the positive stuff: the tent-pole moments, the big landmark checkpoints.”
“Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between this world and the positive.”
“We have been blessed with a healthy, growing economy, with more Americans going back to work, and with our Nation acting as a positive force for good in the world.”
“I'm not happy not doing anything. When positive things are rolling in, you've got to take them when you can get them.”