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Quotes About Positive

Representing a company with the largest and one of the most diverse groups of associates in the U.S., and an even more diverse customer base of tens of millions of customers, we believe we should stay engaged to try to influence decisions in a positive way and help bring people together.
~ Doug McMillon
It was just normal for me growing up with a family member with severe Down Syndrome. It was completely normal. She was just Auntie Linda. I loved her and she loved me. She had a spirit that was just positive. For me it taught me tolerance and acceptance of all human beings.
~ Daniel Lissing
Saudi Arabia isn't the enemy, but it is a problem. It could make so much positive difference in the Islamic world if it used its status to soothe Sunni-Shiite tensions and encourage tolerance. For a time, under King Abdullah, it seemed that the country was trying to reform, but now under King Salman, it has stalled.
~ Nicholas Kristof
Monopolies are bad and deserve their reputation when things are static and the monopolies function as toll collectors... But I think they're quite positive when they're dynamic and do something new.
~ Peter Thiel
Condition your puppy to a positive sound, such as a shaking treat cup or a clicker.
~ Sarah Hodgson
Once a day, while your puppy is eating a meal or chewing on a bone, approach them with the treat cup and reward them, at first, by tossing a treat at their feet and saying "Find it." Do not reach down or take the food or object away.
~ Sarah Hodgson
Is your puppy over on their mat, chewing a bone? Stand up — quick! Race over and reward them for doing just that.
~ Sarah Hodgson
Belly Up: If your puppy likes a belly rub (most do), pair calming rubs with the words "Belly Up!" After a week or so of pairing the word with the action, say "Belly Up!" during greetings.
~ Sarah Hodgson
Bring out the treats (and clicker, if you're using that
~ Sarah Hodgson
You should use your puppy's name only when you're happy, not angry.
~ Sarah Hodgson
Alex Korb writes in "The Grateful Brain," "Gratitude can have such a powerful impact on your life because it engages your brain in a virtuous cycle. Your brain only has so much power to focus its attention. It cannot easily focus on both positive and negative stimuli." Literally, you can't be grateful and anxious at the same time. Once again, the threat system in our amygdala is overridden.
~ Sarah Wilson
The travel, the amazing work I have had the chance to do, the meetings with different people are all very inspiring and give me lots of positive energy.
~ Saskia de Brauw
The practice of magic is not evil or destructive–-Witches and folk magicians, through timeless rituals, are only drawing upon natural energies found within the earth and our bodies to create positive, life-affirming change.
~ Scott Cunningham
Concave functions have slopes that decrease. Concave functions with positive slopes exhibit diminishing returns:
~ Scott E. Page
The only handicap in life is a bad attitude.
~ Scott Hamilton
Nelson Family Values CLEAN thoughts, words, bodies SMART church, books, decisions POSITIVE attitude, actions, influence RESPECTFUL family, elders, peers LOVING children of God … And TOUGH
~ Scott M. O'Neil
I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.
~ Scott McClellan
I just hope it grows into where it was before because I want my son to see it. I want him to have a positive memory of it going forward, so he can be proud of his daddy.
~ Scott Stapp
Some social phobics find even positive attention to be aversive. Think of the young child who bursts into tears when guests sing "Happy Birthday" to her at a party—or of Elfriede Jelinek afraid to pick up her Nobel Prize. Social attention—even positive, supportive attention—activates the neurocircuitry of fear. This makes sense from an evolutionary perspective. Calling positive attention to yourself can incite jealousy or generate new rivalries.
~ Scott Stossel
As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note.
~ Seamus Heaney
As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note. The very gunfire braces us and the atrocious confers a worth upon the effort which it calls forth to confront it.
~ Seamus Heaney
I can't let time move on without fighting tooth and nail and hopefully being a part of a revolution that is positive.
~ Ian Somerhalder
I laugh all the time. I'm an easy laugher. You can find me on any set, because I'm always laughing.
~ Quentin Tarantino
I realize myself that hate wastes a lot of time and energy and I would rather re-direct any energy that I have to good and positive use.
~ Julian Cope