Quotes About Negativity

but that shadow self of hers wasn't so sure. The ugly, toxic thought was smaller than a drop of blood, yet it poisoned the entire stream.

Some people see a glass as half empty; some see it as half full. I put the glass in a cupboard and forget it's there.

To be positive at all times is to ignore all that is important, sacred and valuable. To be negative at all times is to be threatened by ridiculousness and instant discreditably.

He soured on life some seconds after he was born and has made a profession of deteriorating ever since.

Worry is an energy sucker, creates stress, and has no positive effective!

How we perceive a situation and how we react to it is the basis of our stress. If you focus on the negative in any situation, you can expect high stress levels. However, if you try and see the good in the situation, your stress levels will greatly diminish.

People think complaining about a bad thing will make them feel better. But it just stokes it. It keeps it alive. It's like feeding it. This is why I never liked the expression pet peeve. Why keep a peeve as a pet? Why give it a dish of water and a nice spot to lie down in the corner? It's just choosing to be peeved.

People think complaining about a bad thing will make them feel better. But it just stokes it. It keeps it alive. It's like feeding it.

No. He doesn't hit her. He's just so mean. I think he's really unhappy, and he just sort of always has been, and I guess for some reason he figures it's better if everybody around him is miserable, too. So he just always makes her feel bad about herself.

Oh, aren't you just the rottenest wet blanket whoever spoiled a sport.

We were like two negative ions repelling each other. He treated me badly because he hated himself. I treated him badly because I hated myself.

Saying no, I thought, that has always been my forte, and no wonder, given that the stupidity of the world is rivalled only by its ugliness.

But friction is mostly a negative force, socially speaking. It reduces efficiency." "Yes, but that negativity prevents bad plans as much as good ones. That

When you hate yourself enough, there is a sharp tinge of satisfaction in unhappiness.

Try giving up all the thoughts that make you feel bad, or even just some of them, and see how doing that changes your life. You don't need negative thoughts. All they have ever given you was a false self that suffers. They are all lies.

Such a negative emotional climate makes you feel dark, heavy, negative, and needy, like a black hole. It also affects how you appear to others: You don't smile much, you don't make eye contact, and you keep to yourself. It's like being painted black and makes you almost invisible to others.

If loving something means giving it our attention (and it does), then most of us are in love with our thoughts. The irony is that this lover doesn't love us back but, instead, gives us a lot of negative messages and poor advice. In short, this lover makes us unhappy. What can explain our devotion to such a poor lover?

When unbalanced, the individual gives offence and takes offence and thus adds negativity to the world. When balanced, the individual takes love and gives love and adds love and light to the world.

It's said that the biggest determinant of our lives is whether we see the world as welcoming or hostile. Each becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Taking away the good is even more lethal than pointing out the bad.

It is said that the biggest determinant of our lives is whether we see the world as welcoming or hostile. This becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Since studies show that low self-esteem correlates with both prejudice and violence – that people who have a negative view of themselves also tend to view other people and the world negatively – representatives were interested in introducing self-esteem programs in schools.

If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until it gets so ugly you can hardly bear to look at it. A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.

Do not allow the noise of negativity to smother the whisper of your heart.