“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.” TryingSaidHardMotivationalSolutionsToughNegativeDifficultyAverageThinkerRealistFactualPositive Thinker Book:Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration For Each Day of the Year Source: Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration For Each Day of the Year
“These are tough and unusual times and I don't see the negative global economic situation abating anytime soon.” SituationEconomicToughNegativeUnusual Author:James McNerney
“I'm very tough on myself. I definitely look at the negative too much.” LooksToo MuchToughNegative Author:Todd Helton
“As a teenager I just wanted to fit in, just to be one of the boys. It was tough. I went to an all black school. I went so far as to have them print my negative in the yearbook. I think it was the black teeth that gave me away.” ThinkingWantedSchoolBlackBoysFitToughNegativeTeethTeenagerPrintAll BlackYearbook Author:Ronnie Shakes
“I think my philosophy on music is sort of like the difference between religion and spirituality or religion and faith. There's a lot of bullshit in the music industry. It's really tough to get a leg up and navigate around your gender and stereotypes. You feel hopeless, [but] all of that disappears the minute that I start writing a song. Then I record something and have that magical feeling. You have to have the negative and the positive. Trying to own that and go to that place in yourself creatively is the most important thing.” ThinkingWritingTryingImportantPhilosophyFeelingsSongSpiritualityMusic IsToughNegativeGenderDisappearHopelessBullshitStereotypeMusic Industry Author:Haley Bonar
“You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events.” InspirationalHappensHappinessEventsToughNegativeTough TimesGetting Through Hard TimesGoing Through Hard Times Author:Joel Osteen