39 Quotes About Staying Away From Negativity

Separating yourself from negative thoughts and experiences will keep you living a mindful life. These quotes about staying away from negativity will encourage you to make positive choices for your mental and physical health.

“A negative and toxic person never feels teased with the genuine presence of the pretenders in his network and he always feels pleased with the absence of the genuine leader in his circle.”

“Always remember that you were once alone, and the crowd you see in your life today are just as unecessary as when you were alone.”

“Avoid negative people, for they are the greatest destroyers of self confidence and self-esteem. Surround yourself with people who bring out the best in you!”

“Believing in negative thoughts is the single greatest obstruction to success.”

“Constantly exposing yourself to popular culture and the mass media will ultimately shape your reality tunnel in ways that are not necessarily conducive to achieving your Soul Purpose and Life Calling.”

“Don’t let negative and toxic people rent space in your head. Raise the rent and kick them out.”

“Don’t let people pull you into their storms. Pull them into your peace.”

“Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.”

“Expect while reaching for the stars, people to whirl by with their dark clouds and storm upon you.”

“He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm, Let go of the friends who are no longer uplifting you. Spend time with people who inspire you to be better.”

“I am someone who can’t hold on to negativity or hold on to grudges. I might feel something at a certain point, but I get tired after that. I don’t carry it with me. I forgive and forget very easily, and that’s the only way to be happy and peaceful.”

“I don’t have time to distinguish between the unfortunate and the incompetent.”

“If they disrespect you to your face imagine what they’re doing behind your back.”

“If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.”

“If you attach to the negative behavior of others it brings you down to their level. ”

“It is easier to avoid the effects of others’ negativity when we question if an action or attitude is appropriately directed at us. If it isn’t, we can choose to sidestep it and let it pass.”

“Life is too short to spend in negativity. So I have made a conscious effort to not be where I don’t want to be.”

“Negative people need drama like oxygen. Stay positve, it will take their breath away.”

“Never make negative comments or spread rumors about anyone. It depreciates their reputation and yours”

“No matter how good you are, someone is always going to be against you. But never let them be the limit of your success.”

“People who project negativity typically have low self-esteem. They feel badly about themselves, and their negativity is simply a reflection of those feelings.”

“People who try to bring you down everyday aren’t important in your life, so you better treat their opinions as such.”

“Protect your good image from the eyes of negative viewers, who may look at your good appearance with an ugly fiendish eye, and ruin your positive qualities with their chemical infested tongues.”

“Save your skin from the corrosive acids from the mouths of toxic people. Someone who just helped you to speak evil about another person can later help another person to speak evil about you.”

“Sensitive souls draw in the negativity of others because they are so open.”

“Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.”

“Someone who smiles too much with you can sometime frown too much with you at your back.”

“Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution.”

“Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings and emotions.”

“The whole world can gossip about you, and if you don’t take it personally you are immune.”

“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.”

“There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.”

“To be of good quality, you have to excuse yourself from the presence of shallow and callow minded individuals.”

“Using social media to hurt and destroy is callous, acted out by cowards hiding behind computers. My advice is to ignore negativity. Focus on the love around.”

“We focus so much on our differences, and that is creating, I think, a lot of chaos and negativity and bullying in the world. And I think if everybody focused on what we all have in common – which is – we all want to be happy.”

“Whatever you do, good or bad, people will always have something negative to say.”

“You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.”

“You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people.”

“You will face your greatest opposition when you are closest to your biggest miracle.”

Getting rid of negative self talk is one way to discourage yourself from being the biggest contributing factor to your negativity.