Negative Quotes

For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio.

Ken Blanchard

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.

Catherine Pulsifer

Beware of making your moral staple consist of the negative virtues.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Negative feedback is better that none. I would rather have a man hate me than overlook me. As long as he hates me I make a difference

Hugh Prather

It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed.

Ram Dass

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.

Peace Pilgrim

Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one

Hans Selye

Don't hold grudges; it's pointless. Jealousy too is a non-cathartic, negative emotion.

Unknown

On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the lowest, imagine you are a person with a level 2 strength of character and attitude looking at a level 5 problem. Would this problem appear to be big or little? From a level 2 perspective, a level 5 problem would seem like a big problem. Now imagine youíve grown yourself and become a level 8 person. Would the same level 5 problem be a big problem or a little problem? Magically, the identical problem is now a little problem Finally, imagine that youíve really worked hard on yourself and become a level 10 person. Now, is this same level 5 problem a big problem or a little problem? The answer is that itís no problem. It doesnít even register in your brain as a problem. Thereís no negative energy around it. Itís just a normal occurrence to handle, like brushing your teeth or getting dressed

T. Harv Eker

To a pitcher, a base hit is the perfect example of negative feedback

Steve Hovley

A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them.

Vernon Howard

Every day is irreplaceable, so don't ruin yours by allowing the negative moods of others to pull you into their frame of mind.

Anon xxxx

Feeling dissatisfied over what life presents in any given moment is like standing before the whole ocean and getting negative because part of you believes there�s only one place to enter its waters where it�s possible to enjoy yourself.

Guy Finley

A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.

Rita Mae Brown

Developing a cheerful disposition can permit an atmosphere wherein one's spirit can be nurtured and encouraged to blossom and bear fruit. Being pessimistic and negative about our experiences will not enhance the quality of our lives. "

Barbara W. Winder