Negativity quotes
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"I get nostalgic for British negativity. There is an inherent hope and positive drive to New Yorkers. When you go back to Britain, everybody is just running everything down. It's like whatever the opposite of a hug is."
"For me, possibility, progress, growth, those things are very.. they feel very good. It doesn't usually come with negativity. I don't really mind sucking at something as long as I'm getting a little bit better at it along the way."
"Navratri represents how the negativity can be conquered by the inherent positive qualities in us."
"Nothing can doom man but the belief in doom, for this prevents the movement of return."
"Because I was surrounded by so much negativity at some point that it took me going back and doing stand-up to realize, you know, people really like me."
"By dwelling on negativity, we prevent ourselves from living in the simple state of well-being."
"Rejoice in the prosperity of others. When you feel contemptuous, or even a twinge of jealousy, toward the accomplishments or life-styles of others, you are harboring negativity where love must reside."
"I just realized that there are going to be a lot of painful times in life, so I better learn to deal with them in the right way."
"I have no room in my life for any form of negativity or nonacceptance."
"I don't see any negativity with what Brad Pitt is doing with his Make It Right Foundation, or what Sean Penn is trying to do in Haiti."
"You know and we have about 60 to 70 percent black men in prison today and it's because of the negativity they have in their own hearts."
"I'm a role model. I have overcome the negativity, and I'm playing."
"You see the amount of bullying and negativity that goes on [social media] that is really, really intense, and I feel lucky that I came of age before all of that came on."
"I let go of all negativity that rests in my body and mind"
