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Positive Quotes

Small reminders to keep moving in a good direction.

These quotes look at staying positive from different angles: family advice to keep calm and carry on, the effect a concert or song can have on a room, and the pressure that comes with being watched by others. Readers who enjoy this tone often browse our Positive Status collection too.

Yes, alas, I've been on some recording sessions where the music wasn't good. Not so many, really, considering how many I've done. It's a very awkward situation because to do a recording well you focus on the positive of what...

Quotes by Tony Levin

My favorite parable for living a positive and influential life is the Golden Rule: 'Do unto others what you would have them do unto you.'

Quotes by Tony Oller

What has gone catastrophically wrong in England and the States is that for 30 years we've lost the ability to talk about the state in positive terms. We've raised a generation or two of young people who don't think to...

Quotes by Tony Judt

I never - I mean, I never saw any doctor's report saying I was HIV positive. I never had a doctor explain to me and show me what was going on.

Quotes by Tommy Morrison

I don't think I have HIV. I don't think that I ever had HIV. I think I had hepatitis. I got rid of the hepatitis, and since then, every single time I have tested for HIV, it has been negative....

Quotes by Tommy Morrison

My incarceration was actually a positive thing from the beginning. I needed a gimmick to get my act going again, it gave me material.

Quotes by Tommy Chong

The genius of Rachel Dolezal's transracial achievement is that it has nearly limitless applications. Rachel is taking 'the power of positive thinking' to a whole new level.

Quotes by Tom Tancredo

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.

Quotes by Tom Peters

As long as you as an individual... can convince yourself that in order to move forward as best you can you have to be optimistic, you can be described as 'one of the faithful,' one of those people who can...

Quotes by Tom Hanks

It's actually cool to be positive and optimistic and idealistic. It's cool to see yourself doing beautiful, great things.

Quotes by Tom DeLonge

Football has very direct and strong connections to New Orleans. The game of football has served as a positive beacon in our city. It has given our citizens hope in tough, trying times.

Quotes by Tom Benson

I have long recognized a link between fitness and mental health and I think we need to encourage young people to take part in sports and team activities because we know it has such positive results.

Quotes by Tipper Gore

I'd like to reinforce that fact that if you put out positive stuff that that's what you get back.

Quotes by Tina Knowles

Canadians tend to be a bit more religious than most Europeans - though not more than the Poles or Ukrainians. Most important, their attitude to immigration and ethnic minorities is more positive than that of most Europeans.

Quotes by Timothy Garton Ash

'Fortnite' has, I think, the most positive gamer community that's ever emerged from a game at this scale. I think it's partly because of the great community and partly because of the tone set by the game.

Quotes by Tim Sweeney

When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I'm trying to determine who's leaving the legacy, and if the legacy that is being left is a positive one.

Quotes by Tim Reid

AT&T Park, chalk it up. This is a great pitcher's park, great weather. It's a great place to pitch. It's all positive and no negative. You can go out and challenge guys. I've got the confidence to attack the strike...

Quotes by Tim Hudson

Men are liars. We'll lie about lying if we have to. I'm an algebra liar. I figure two good lies make a positive.

Quotes by Tim Allen

One of AOL's biggest assets is its brand. For people over 30 and, due to AOL Instant Messenger, even a lot of people under 30, AOL was their first real interaction with technology in a positive way.

Quotes by Tim Armstrong

If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person's life in a positive light, and that's what I want to do. That's what it's all...

Quotes by Tiger Woods

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these Positive quotes focus on?
This set covers positive change in education, family advice about staying grounded and positive, and the ripple effect that everyday things like music can have on people's outlook. If you want more short, shareable lines on this theme, check our Status collection.
Is there a quote about making positive change through education?
Yes — one quote describes affecting "positive change in the traditional public school system" as a core part of an organization's mission.
What family advice is shared here about staying positive?
One quote recalls a grandmother's advice to keep to your old roads, stick with your original friends, and "stay positive" even when things get difficult. For more encouraging one-liners like this, see our Mantras collection.
Does this topic mention the effect of music on mood?
It does. One quote imagines the "thousands and thousands of concerts" happening every day around the world and the positive effect they have on the people listening.
Is there a quote about the pressure of being seen as a role model?
Yes — one quote talks about the pressure of having influence over the people who watch you, saying "I have to stay positive" while staying mindful of that responsibility. For more reflective, poetic takes on positivity, browse our Shayari collection.

Some entries connect positivity to bigger goals, like changing an education system for the better, echoed in the tone of our Positive Mantras, while others carry a gentler, poetic feel closer to Positive Shayari.