I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.
A year or so ago I went through all the people in my life and asked myself: does this person inspire me, genuinely love me and support me unconditionally? I wanted nothing but positive influences in my life.
Since I can barely write two books a year the best solution seems to be co-author projects. My goal isn't to get another writer to clone me... it's more to produce a book that shares my vision of positive, fun entertainment.
I think that, just in general, my number one priority is to just go out of your way to stay yourself and put yourself out there in a positive way. It's so easy, and you can connect with a lot of your friends.
Together, often by unanimous vote, the council has worked quickly to get positive results.
In 'Chappie,' you see this sort of young robot that's learning through maybe 'deep learning' how to see the world really, look out into the world, and learn step by step. What's so interesting is that with 'Chappie,' you're getting to see how human behavior reacts to artificial intelligence, and I don't think it's always going to be positive.
I have played on many teams throughout my career, and I know when a team has the tools, and the right positive attitude towards winning.
Negative attitude is nine times more powerful than positive attitude.
I don't think you could write fiction or create art unless you are sort of a positive person.
I did this role in Life Goes On as an HIV positive character and so emotionally that was the most challenging.
In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.
Doing and making positive programming for young people is so important to me, and I will keep doing it.
What effect am I having on this world? I'm not sure yet. I have my worries, doubts and fears, but the way I'm trying to affect the world is with positive, right action.
So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one.
One of the things I discovered about myself is I'm just really positive.
There's this sort of male energy that we have that can seem very destructive. But it doesn't have to be. It actually can be a very positive force.
African art is functional, it serves a purpose. It's not a dormant. It's not a means to collect the largest cheering section. It should be healing, a source a joy. Spreading positive vibrations.
And I'm a believer that you take a negative and turn it into a positive, and as it turned out, it was one of the best things that ever happened to me. And so I do appreciate the Ranger staff and the Ranger organization for giving me that opportunity.
You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind.
I think the rise of China is one of the great events of all economic and human history, and I think this will be overwhelmingly a positive thing for the region and the world.
The actual danger is nothing, and the positive advantages very great.
If war occurs, that positive adult contact in every shape is needed more than ever. It will be a matter of emotional life and death. There's not a handy one-minute way of talking to your kid about war.
Is detachment the answer to freedom? No, because detachment is negative - it is to be without. The answer must be positive - I must replace what I have with something better.
I walk around haredi neighborhoods freely, and I actually receive a lot of positive responses from people.
Better to be called something positive and inspirational than something negative.
For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio.
So much money and energy is expended making a film that I think it should be used for positive ends.
My stance has always been that there's no place in our sport for drug users. I've always said it's a ban for life if you come up positive. I stand by that.
I contracted malaria in rural Mozambique. I was a youth ambassador for Australia. For a year after high school, you give positive speeches about Australia and as part of it I traveled to lots of different countries.
Social distance makes it all the easier to focus on small differences between groups and to put a negative spin on the ways of others and a positive spin on our own.
We would like to ease the life of the Palestinians. I prepared a new plan that we call a positive agenda.
Auditioning for 'Philomena' was such a traumatic experience because I had three callbacks, and I was absolutely positive that I was just an option.
Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.
You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination.
A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.
Positive anything is better than negative nothing.
