To hear complaints is wearisome to the wretched and the happy alike.
Samuel Johnson The Book of Positive Quotations
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The yes-but person always manages to
Dr. Arthur Freeman and Rose Dewolf The 10 Dumbest Mistakes Smart People Make and How to Avoid : Simple and Sure Techniques for Gaining Greater Control of Your Life
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Clear your mind of "can't."
Samuel Johnson The Book of Positive Quotations
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Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.
Norman Vincent Peale Positive Thinking Every Day
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Don't be a cynic, and bewail and bemoan. Omit the negative propositions. Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good. Set down nothing that will not help somebody.
Ralph Waldo Emerson The Forbes Book of Business Quotations
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"I can't do it" never yet accomplished anything; "I will try" has performed wonders.
George P. Burnham The Forbes Book of Business Quotations
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An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
Winston Churchill The Forbes Book of Business Quotations
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Habits of pessimism lead to depression, wither achievement, and undermine physical health. The good news is that pessimism can be unlearned, and that with its removal depression, underachievement, and poor health can be alleviated.
Martin Seligman What You Can Change... and What You Can't
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Always there will be, along the sidelines of life, inferior souls who throw mud at those whose attainments they do not quite understand. The man who really accomplishes doesn't pay attention to such detractors. If he did, he'd be on their level. He keeps an eye singled on the higher goal--and the mud never touches him.
Jerome P. Fleishman The Forbes Book of Business Quotations
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The positive thinker is a hard-headed, tough-minded, and factual realist. He sees all the difficulties clearly... which is more than can be said for the average negative thinker. But he sees more than difficulties -- he tries to see the solutions of those difficulties.
Norman Vincent Peale Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration for Each Day of the Year
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Positive thoughts (joy, happiness, fulfillment, achievement, worthiness) have positive results (enthusiasm, calm, well-being, ease, energy, love). Negative thoughts (judgement, unworthiness, mistrust, resentment, fear) produce negative results (tension, anxiety, alienation, anger, fatigue).
Peter McWilliams You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought
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