“To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that only concerns itself with positive numbers.”
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“For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio.”
“Sexy in India is not considered positive. But, with today's crop of fresh faces in the modelling arena, being sexy is an asset.”
“If the amount of money going into the war economy were invested in landscape restoration, we would be in a far more positive position. It may get a little dire before we pull together, but I think when the prosperous nations, and in particular the U.S., realize they're wrecking their own kids' lives, there will be a mass change in value.”
“When children are very young, you read them books that are positive to help them go to sleep. But there comes a moment when they begin to understand the difficulties of the world. They know there are problems and the books they read should reflect that, not gloss over them.”
“For the liberal state to accommodate a diversity of beliefs while having few positive convictions is one of the more admirable achievements of civilization.”
“I am positive that flexibility is a feminine characteristic.”
“I'm out there arguing the Labor case. I will do it anywhere and everywhere that I can. I do it within various communities across Australia where I am able to make a positive contribution. And let me tell you, my voice won't be silenced in the public debate because the issue at stake for Australia are so stark.”
“I am a positive person and do not allow things to get on top of me.”
“Now is the time for the U.S. and the nations of Western Europe who engaged in the slave trade throughout this hemisphere to come forward in a positive way to assist in undoing the harm that was caused by their past colonial policies in the hemisphere.”
“I've always kind of lived my life to be as much as possible a positive role model for children.”
“It has been argued that British girls are incapable of deep feeling or brilliant acting owing to their lack of temperament. This, I am positive, is not true.”
“The wonderful Mozambican people have endured tremendous misery without losing their dignity and their positive outlook on life. Moreover, they have not lost their will to progress and develop. Mozambique is a country where the people never surrendered.”
“Sometimes a good love song can change the world and create positive energy more than any political song can.”
“So the experts think we could have an AIDS-free generation in Africa by 2015, even if the mothers are positive.”
“I'm concentrating on the positive, on all the wonderful things I'm doing now.”
“I believe that, by and large, people are good and everybody you meet is more likely to surprise you in a positive way than in a negative way.”
“But in fact if you look at film as a metaphor, only through the negative can you have the positive print. What I'm trying to get to is the positive value of negation.”
“There is so much that is positive, wonderful even, about state schools. At a state school your kids will learn to live alongside and appreciate other kids from many diverse and different cultures.”
“Generally, I'm a pretty positive, but like any other working person, if the jobs aren't coming in, I do get depressed.”
“No matter who you meet in life, you take something from them, positive or negative.”
“You might think the thinner version of yourself is going to be the most positive or confident, but that's not how it is for me. When I'm over 200 pounds, that's when I'm the most confident version of myself.”
“More Asians need to be on television as a positive role model.”
“Since turning professional at 18, I have travelled the world playing the game that I love and consider myself a global player. As the World No.1 right now, I wish to be a positive role model and a sportsperson that people respect, and enjoy watching.”