Mark Goulston Quotes

If you have an ongoing relationship with a person, think of everything positive about that person that you possibly can and enter your interaction from that space. Ignore all the crap that used to drive you up the wall before. You will be amazed at what a change this attitude shift brings about.

Be able to cite three good qualities of every relative or acquaintance that you dislike.

I love everybody. One of the great things about me is that I have a very positive attitude.

My father was an absolutely wonderful human being. From him I learned to always assume positive intent. Whatever anybody says or does, assume positive intent.

For everyone who hated, there are a hundred people who showed me love, and so, you know, I'm going to spend time showing them love than focusing on the negatives.

We should learn not to hold grudges and be positive all the time because life is too short and unpredictable.

We can bring positive energy into our daily lives by smiling more, talking to strangers in line, replacing handshakes with hugs, and calling our friends just to tell them we love them.

I'm a good person. I don't wish hateful things on people. I don't hate anybody. I know that I treat people right.

What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong.

Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.

Life is measured in love and positive contributions and moments of grace.

If, when you charged a person with his faults, you credited him with his virtues too, you would probably like everybody.

When two people in an intimate-couple relationship look at their interactions as opportunities to learn about themselves instead of change each other, they are infusing their relationship with the energy of spiritual partnership.

Thank you for accepting me as I am, with my virtues and defects.

I don't think the world focuses on the positive things enough.

Until you have cultivated the habit of saying some kind word of those whom you do not admire, you will be neither successful nor happy.

Life takes its path and sometimes there are people to blame. Of course there are bad people in this world. Good, bad, it happens unfortunately. But in a way I think if there was more focus on the good, more good would happen.

Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.

I always try to think of positive things to say about the people I portray, as it's more helpful for me.

Instead, I have an abundance mentality: When people are genuinely happy at the successes of others, the pie gets larger.

To cherish others is to cherish ourselves. To cherish ourselves is to cherish others. And in that same way, we relate to the truth. If we support it, if we embrace it, if we uphold it, we will be embraced by it, we will be supported and upheld by it.

Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.

It's important to fall in love with someone you don't want to change.

You have perspective when little people come into your life. You take the best things you have and let them overshadow your disappointment.

If someone's going to talk about me, I'd want it to be positively. The way many write, you'd think only bad things were interesting. If we don't think positive, what's the use? It's a lot more fun, you know.