Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

positive

In everyday things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive duty. 7 quotes from James Anthony Froude

The most positive men are the most credulous. 43 other quotes from Alexander Pope

Shapes that contain no inner components of positive/negative relationships will function better with other shapes of the same nature. 2 quotes from Keith Haring

I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative. 24 more quotes from James A. Baldwin

I am conscious of my inability to grasp, in all its details and positive developments, any very large portion of human knowledge. 6 more quotes from Mikhail Bakunin

Positive anything is better than negative nothing. 59 wisdom & wit from Elbert Hubbard

We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects. 19 quotes from Alexis de Tocqueville

Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between this world and the positive. 12 other wisdom & wit from Franz Kafka

You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind. 4 quotes from Emmet Fox

The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything. 9 quotes from Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

I think I'm the most positive guy still going in my generation, and I'm out there to prove that. 2 other sayings from Luther Allison

Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima. 29 more quotes from Pablo Picasso

Research programmes, besides their negative heuristic, are also characterized by their positive heuristic. 2 other quotes from Imre Lakatos

Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay. 12 more quotes from William Cowper

The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies. 2 other wisdom & wit from Imre Lakatos

Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a long time. 2 views from Steven Biko

To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman. 46 other views from George Santayana

If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force. 11 quotes from Manuel Puig

I want always to be positive. 5 wisdom & wit from Gianni Versace

The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair. 7 quotes from Herbert Read

To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that only concerns itself with positive numbers. 3 other thoughts from Paul Klee

Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one. 2 other thoughts from Hans Selye

The actual danger is nothing, and the positive advantages very great. 2 more wisdom & wit from William John Wills

Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life. 29 wisdom & wit from Arthur Schopenhauer

I do not expect the white media to create positive black male images. 6 other sayings from Huey Newton

But I did not find any positive inspiration in my studies until I approached my nineteenth year. 3 quotes from Georg Brandes

Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth. 45 quotes from John Ruskin

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge. 105 quotes from Albert Einstein

The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount. 7 quotes from B. F. Skinner

Play like you're positive on the victory, even though they're leading big now. 5 quotes from Knute Rockne

For, to be a stranger is naturally a very positive relation it is a specific form of interaction. 3 other quotes from Georg Simmel

Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It's the best part of the day. 4 quotes from George Allen, Sr.