Quotes About Negativity

I often find that pundits are quite negative... not just in tennis, but in sport in general. I just don't like that. Obviously, the job of a pundit is to create interest and a bit of controversy. I get that. Listeners like that. But I do think there's a duty there to promote the sport and talk about how good these people are at what they do.

I don't find any kind of tension very productive, I find it destructive, actually.

Maybe it's because I'm English, but in terms of how people perceive us I only pick up on the negative side of it.

Social media can really just be a terrible thing sometimes, and people don't really understand that.

I hate negativity. I hate people who say the phrase 'I hate'. I really don't like the word 'hate.' Dislike, frightened of, terrified of, or yukky - but not 'hate.'

The rest of the band had a cynical view towards the way 'Tusk' was made and the reasons why I thought it was important to move into new territory. It wasn't just negativity. There was open hostility. Then I got a certain amount of flak because it didn't sell as many as 'Rumours.'

He projects to the world, or to society at large, the feelings that he had for his family, but he is not aware of this projection…. He also feels that the world is going to be bad, and bad for him only. (Arieti, 1955, p. 68)

The patient creates a negative picture of people to support deep feelings of basic mistrust. In losing empathy and feeling for others, one no longer feels compassion toward oneself. This condition arouses a profound sense of existential guilt that only adds to the feelings of self-hatred and isolation. Loss

Indeed, routine biases, stereotypes, and prejudices are all examples of the negative voice toward others. These views tend to be supported by conventional attitudes that are very prevalent in our society and, for this reason, they are very difficult to challenge.

In a defended state, individuals have learned partially to satisfy their own needs, to fulfill their own goals in fantasy. In imagining that they don't need anyone, that they are capable of taking care of themselves through self-parenting behaviors, they must react negatively to events and to people who offer real gratification. They become dishonest when they attempt to deceive themselves and others that they still want real satisfaction, real friendship or relationships.

If one bad thing befell me, I immediately linked it to every bad thing that had happened in the last week or might happen in the coming week. And when I became sad, I was prone to wallow in grief, piling up my woes and sprawling on them like a dragon on a hoard.

Protect yourself from people who have the habit of being mean,

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought again – anon

There will always be folks who will talk, and the better you do in the world the more bad things they will say of you. Back there in the settlement you remember how the dogs used to run out and bark at our wagons? Yes, ma. Did the wagons stop? No, ma. Remember that, son. The dogs bark, but the wagons go on their way, and if you're going some place you haven't time to bother with barking dogs.

need a reason to be sad. You don't need a reason to be happy.

You need a reason to be sad. You don't need a reason to be happy.

In her secret soul, however, she decided that politics were as bad as mathematics, and that the mission of politicians seemed to be calling each other names…

Why does the Bible keep nagging us to give thanks? It's because we quickly forget all that God has done for us; we take him for granted. According to Romans 1:21, when we fail to honor God and give him thanks, our hearts become darkened. Indeed, if left unchecked, ingratitude leads to negativity, bitterness, cynicism, and despair.

optimism is a disease

The antidote to joy is dread.

Don't allow negative people to steal your joy. When you lose your joy, you lose your strength.

The Secret to a long and healthy life is to be stress-free. Be grateful for everything you have, stay away from people who are negative stay smiling and keep running.

Constantly scanning the world for the negative comes with a great cost. It undercuts our creativity, raises our stress levels, and lowers our motivation and ability to accomplish goals.

All stress begins with one negative thought.