“You got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, and latch on to the affirmative. Don't mess with Mr. In Between.”

“Accentuate the positive - eliminate the negative. And only the negative.”

“It is easier for most of us to affirm positive behavior than to deal with negative behavior in a positive way.”

“You need a negative charge and a positive one to get something moving. We've got the negative; we're going to find the positive if it kills us.”

“Self satisfaction alone cannot determine if a desire or action is positive or negative. The demarcation between a positive and a negative desire or action is not whether it gives you a immediate feeling of satisfaction, but whether it ultimately results in positive or negative consequences.”

“Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions, knows about difficulties, but believes they can be overcome, sees the negatives but accentuates the positives, is exposed to the worst but exceeds the best, has reason to complain but chooses to smile.”