Negative Thoughts Quotes

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  Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.

  Willie Nelson

  Life, Change, Positive

  FaceBook post by Willie Nelson from Oct 29, 2013

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

  Peace Pilgrim

  Inspirational, Positive, Trust

  Peace Pilgrim (1992). “Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words”, p.80, Friends of Peace PIlgrim

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• It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.

  Robert H. Schuller

  Positive, Army, Positivity

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• You must not allow yourself to dwell for a single moment on any kind of negative thought.

  Emmet Fox

  Positive, Single Mom, Positivity

  Emmet Fox (1940). “Power Through Constructive Thinking”

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• There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

  'Hamlet' (1601) act 2, sc. 2, l. [259]

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  Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

  Zig Ziglar

  Positive, Thinking Of You, Attitude

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Dec 08, 2014

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• Negative thoughts stick around because we believe them, not because we want them or choose them.

  Andrew Bernstein

  Believe, Negative, Want

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  Change your thoughts and you change your world.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  Norman Vincent Peale (1970). “Norman Vincent Peale's treasury of courage and confidence”

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• All stress begins with one negative thought.

  Rhonda Byrne

  Stress, Law Of Attraction, Negative

  Rhonda Byrne (2016). “How The Secret Changed My Life: Real People. Real Stories.”, p.125, Simon and Schuster

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• Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Weed, Dwelling, Optimism

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• Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.

  Michael Jordan

  Motivational, Positive, Basketball

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• You can't afford the luxury of a negative thought

  Peter McWilliams

  Luxury, Negative, Enemy Within

  Peter McWilliams (1997). “Love 101: To Love Oneself Is the Beginning of a Lifelong Romance”, Mary Book / Prelude Press

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• Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

  Inspirational, Positive, Graduation

  H. Jackson Brown Jr., Rochelle Pennington (2001). “Highlighted in Yellow: A Short Course In Living Wisely And Choosing Well”, p.79, Harper Collins

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• Most of our stress and suffering come not from events, but from our thoughts. Reframe from negative thoughts, and stress subsides.

  Martha Beck

  Self Esteem, Stress, Suffering

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• Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts

  Gautama Buddha

  Life, Buddhist, Inspiration

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

  Hans Selye

  Positive, Happiness, Attitude

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• Avoid destructive thinking. Improper negative thoughts sink people. A ship can sail on water all around the world many, many times, but just let enough water get into the ship and it will sink. Just so with the human mind. Let enough negative thoughts or improper thoughts get into the human mind and the person sinks just like a ship.

  Alfred Armand Montapert

  Thinking, People, Justice

  "Words of Wisdom to Live by: An Encyclopedia of Wisdom in Condensed Form". Book by Alfred Armand Montapert, 1986.

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• When the negative thoughts come - and they will; they come to all of us - it's not enough to just not dwell on it... You've got to replace it with a positive thought.

  Joel Osteen

  Inspirational, Negative, Positive Thoughts

  "Pastor Joel Osteen On Negativity And Setbacks — And How To Turn Negative Energy Around". www.huffingtonpost.com. April 06,2013.

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• Surround yourself with positive people.

  Melanie

  Inspirational, Positive, Jealousy

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• Instead of dwelling on negative thoughts, cause your mind to dwell on peace and joy.

  Ernest Holmes

  Niece, Love Life, Dwelling

  Ernest Holmes (2007). “365 Science of Mind: A Year of Daily Wisdom from Ernest Holmes”, p.241, Penguin

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• The only thing that can possibly keep you from going after your dreams is the person standing in your shoes, wearing your clothes, and thinking your negative thoughts.

  Les Brown

  Dream, Thinking, Shoes

  Les Brown (1998). “It's Not Over Until You Win: How to Become the Person You Always Wanted to Be No Matter What the Obstacle”, p.225, Simon and Schuster

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• The ancestor of every destructive action, every destructive decision, is a negative thought.

  Eknath Easwaran

  Decision, Negative, Action

  Eknath Easwaran (2010). “Words to Live By: Short Readings of Daily Wisdom”, p.18, Nilgiri Press

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• Negative thoughts are contagious and they get passed around like a disease. I inoculate myself against the fear of failure.

  Bill Foster

  Basketball, Negative, Disease

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• If you want to dismiss a negative thought, the only way to do so is to think of something positive and constructive.

  Emmet Fox

  Encouragement, Thinking, Negative

  Emmet Fox (2010). “Make Your Life Worthwhile”, p.36, Harper Collins

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• You can accomplish so much with a strong will. Just do your best, no matter what. Don't let negative thoughts creep in. Don't talk yourself out of anything.

  Rebecca Twigg

  Softball, Sports, Strong

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