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Every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration. Constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought. -- Margaret Chase Smith
Too much freedom inhibits choice. Constructive narrowness clarifies choice. -- Walter Darby Bannard
I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat. -- Tom Landry
You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind. -- Emmet Fox
Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others. -- David Rockefeller
Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them. -- Paul Hawken
The combination of Federalism and Republicanism which formed the substance of the system, did not constitute a progressive and formative political principle, but it pointed in the direction of a constructive formula. -- Herbert Croly
The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed. -- Henry Ford
Understand this law and you will then know, beyond room for the slightest doubt, that you are constantly punishing yourself for every wrong you commit and rewarding yourself for every act of constructive conduct in which you indulge. -- Napoleon Hill
In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept constructive criticism. Without one-hundred percent dedication, you won't be able to do this. -- Willie Mays
All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principles of equal partnership. -- Ann Landers
Constructive criticism is about finding something good and positive to soften the blow to the real critique of what really went on. -- Paula Abdul
I'm a participant in the doctrine of constructive ambiguity. -- Vernon A. Walters
Constructive change offers the best method for avoiding destructive change. -- Theodore Roosevelt
Blessing: Constructive thought directed toward anyone or condition. You bless a man when you recognize the divinity in him. -- Ernest Holmes
Constructive criticism is legitimate, but when it escalates to vitriol, it affects us all, because celebrities and influencers are part of the collective consciousness. -- Monica Lewinsky
A liberal knows that the only certainty in this life is change but believes that the change can be directed toward a constructive end. -- Henry A. Wallace
Constructive destruction is one of the most delightful employments in the world, and in civilized life the opportunities for it are only too rare. -- Jan Struther
Canada has always been a strong supporter of Chinas accession to the WTO... We look forward to playing a constructive role in helping complete Chinas accession. -- Pierre Pettigrew
When President Jiang Zemin visited India in 1996, the two sides decided that they would jointly build a constructive partnership of cooperation oriented towards the 21st century. -- Li Peng
I love to utilize my celebrity status in a responsible and constructive and substantive manner. I like to get my hands dirty rather than a photo op. -- William Baldwin
Thus, only in a hopeful and confident temper, in a proud and constructive spirit, will we rescue the present and safeguard the future of our beloved country. -- Bainbridge Colby
You should tell yourself frequently 'I will only react to constructive suggestions.' This gives you positive ammunition against your own negative thoughts and those of others. -- Jane Roberts
Japan continues to work closely with the United States on the issue of the North Korean nuclear crisis and has played an important and constructive role in the Six-Party talks. -- Michael K. Simpson
If China wants to be a constructive, active player in the world economy, it's got to respect intellectual property rights or it makes it pretty impossible to do business with them. -- Dan Glickman
Constructive complaint requires only two things: that what you are complaining about should be different, and that it can be different. It sounds simple, but too often our protests fail this test. -- Julian Baggini
Some people drift along like a cork on a river, feeling that they cannot do anything except drift, moment to moment. This is an attitude of mind. Everyone can be constructive even in tiny ways. -- Edward de Bono
The roster of Nobel Peace Prize winners, though it has some strange people on it from time to time, tends to feature folks who fought for social justice in a nonviolent and constructive way somehow. -- Guy Burgess
Constructive trade, the two-way exchange of goods and services, is the most efficient and logical way for each nation . . . to build a stable prosperity, a prosperity based not on aid, but on mutually beneficial economic contacts. -- Ronald Reagan
Of course, China is a key to the North Korea if we're going to solve that riddle, but they could also be helpful on Iraq, which is why it's important that we maintain a constructive dialogue with China. -- Frank Carlucci
There is an irresistible demand to strengthen the leadership of the constructive forces of the world at the present momentous time. This is true because of stupendous, almost unbelievable changes which have taken place in recent years on every continent. -- John Mott
Real, constructive mental power lies in the creative thought that shapes your destiny, and your hour-by-hour mental conduct produces power for change in your life. Develop a train of thought on which to ride. The nobility of your life as well as your happiness depends upon the direction in which that train of thought is going. -- Laurence J. Peter
Human nature is potentially aggressive and destructive and potentially orderly and constructive. -- Margaret Mead
Vulnerability is the birthplace of connection and the path to the feeling of worthiness. If it doesn't feel vulnerable, the sharing is probably not constructive. -- Brene Brown
I take compliments and I take constructive criticism. Not everyone loves you. It's the way you react as a footballer. I use it all to make me play better. -- Tim Cahill
I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public opinion in a constructive way he doesn't have to be an elected public servant to perform a public service. -- Warren Beatty
A constructive approach to diplomacy doesn't mean relinquishing one's rights. It means engaging with one's counterparts, on the basis of equal footing and mutual respect, to address shared concerns and achieve shared objectives. -- Hassan Rouhani
When you write an article about anything, trolls use the comments to attack. They feel frustrated - but haters are losers. It's not good to feed this aspect. It's more intelligent to be constructive. -- Paulo Coelho
We are approaching a new age of synthesis. Knowledge cannot be merely a degree or a skill... it demands a broader vision, capabilities in critical thinking and logical deduction without which we cannot have constructive progress. -- Li Ka-shing
My fans are my critics, and I respect their feedback and constructive criticism, but they should not try to own me. Don't they experiment with their looks, too? If they are my real fans, then they will accept me how I am. -- Sonu Nigam
A spiritual partnership is between people who promise themselves to use all of their experiences to grow spiritually. They use their emotions to show them how to create constructive and healthy and joyful consequences instead of destructive and unhealthy and painful consequences. -- Gary Zukav
My brain power depends on my retained mastery of analyzing in detail what's happening in my world and in my mind and body. I must continue to practice to retain my constructive and analytic powers. The goal is to be a master of my environment. -- Michael Merzenich
I would like to help people have honest and constructive conversations about energy. We need to understand how much energy our modern lifestyles use, decide how much energy we would like to use in the future, and choose where we will get that energy from. -- David J. C. MacKay
Working at Pixar you learn the really honest, hard way of making a great movie, which is to surround yourself with people who are much smarter than you, much more talented than you, and incite constructive criticism; you'll get a much better movie out of it. -- Andrew Stanton
You can't just pillory the teachers unions and sound the free market trumpet. We must visit the failing schools. We must talk to the mother who desperately wants more for her child and offer a constructive way out. We can't simply lambaste... food stamps or decry dependency. -- Frank Wolf
To me, constructive criticism is when people take ownership of their ideas. That's why I don't listen to anything that's anonymous. But it's hard; when there's something hurtful out there, I still want to read it over and over and memorize it and explain my point of view to the person. -- Brene Brown
If people who cherish freedom, who know the importance of mutual respect and are aware of the imperative necessity to establish a constructive and critical debate, if these people are not ready to speak out, to be more committed and visible, then we can expect sad, painful tomorrows. The choice is ours. -- Tariq Ramadan
I love constructive criticism. -- Eva Mendes
Genius is intellect constructive. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Get stoned and abandon all constructive activity. -- Timothy Leary
Criticism is always easier than constructive solutions. -- Jaron Lanier
Thinking without constructive action becomes a disease. -- Henry Ford
Intuitionism is not constructive, perfectionism is unacceptable. -- John Rawls
There is no such thing as constructive criticism. -- Dale Carnegie
Sometimes we have criticism that is very constructive. -- Chris Martin
It's inimical to be critical without being constructive -- Constance Chuks Friday
I'm not interested in constructive criticism, believe me. -- Buzz Osborne
There is no virtue inherent in un-constructive suffering. -- M. Scott Peck
Meditation is about cultivating constructive emotions, like altruism, compassion. -- Matthieu Ricard
Increasingly constructive doubt is the sign of advancing civilization. -- Jerome Frank
The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative. -- Saul Alinsky
True leaders don't give consoling answers, they take constructive actions. -- Amit Kalantri
Prosecution of the constructive programme means constructing the structure of Swaraj. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Creativity is energy being put to work in a constructive fashion. -- Frank Barron
There are two kinds of hecklers: the destructive and constructive hecklers. -- John Oliver
The most constructive way of resolving conflicts is to avoid them -- Felix Frankfurter
Compassion and love give meaning to our activities and makes them constructive. -- Dalai Lama
Building confidence and constructive relations between Sudan and South Sudan is urgent -- Jimmy Carter
The axis today is not liberal and conservative, the axis is constructive-destructive. -- Steve Jobs
Mass civil disobedience can use rage as a constructive and creative force. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
I want constructive energy generated by every brushstroke and between every line. -- Siren Waroe
Taking constructive criticism from others is required to get to the next level. -- Wendy Starland
There is a type of constructive nonviolent tension that is necessary for growth -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
I regard the constituent assembly as the substitute ofsatyagraha. It is constructive satyagraha. -- Mahatma Gandhi
I think that looking forward it's easy to imagine more constructive help for Haiti. -- Paul Farmer
Temperance is the wisdom to know that not every constructive job requires a hammer. -- Wes Fesler
You take the constructive criticism, because without the fans you would have no show. -- Reagan Gomez-Preston
To my mind, Swaraj based on nonviolence is the fulfillment of the constructive programme. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Keep the weeds of negative influence from your life. 'Farm' the seeds of constructive influence. -- Jim Rohn
The power of nonviolent resistance can only come from honest working of the constructive programme. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Pedagogy, like language itself, can either liberate or imprison ideas, inspire of suffocate constructive thinking. -- Hyman Bass
Let's fight for our happiness by following a daily program of cheerful and constructive thinking. -- Dale Carnegie
Nobody wants constructive criticism. It's all we can do to put up with constructive praise. -- Roland de Vaux
Wise people prefer to benefit from constructive criticism rather than be ruined by false praise -- Shiv Khera
The right to criticize must be earned, even if the advice is constructive in nature. -- James Dobson
Education is not an affair of 'telling' and being told, but an active and constructive process. -- John Dewey
Patriotism has become a mere national self assertion, a sentimentality of flag-cheering with no constructive duties. -- H. G. Wells
Our peaceful non-co-operation must be constructive, non-destructive. Poison should not emerge from the throes of love. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Successful entrepreneurs figure out when to drive their ideas forward & when to listen to constructive criticism. -- Ziad K. Abdelnour
Loving discipline encourages a child to respect other people and live as a responsible, constructive citizen. -- James Dobson
The Chinese government thinks China and the U.S. should develop a constructive relationship of cooperation, -- Jiang Zemin
Successful entrepreneurs figure out when to drive their ideas forward and when to listen to constructive criticism. -- Ziad K. Abdelnour
Senseless violence is a prerogative of youth, which has much energy but little talent for the constructive. -- Anthony Burgess
I would have assumed you understood, despite our vague suggestions otherwise, we do not welcome constructive criticism. -- David Thorne
I'm pretty good at gardening. It consumes my time, and it feels like I'm doing something constructive. -- Simon Baker
He who helps destroy the boll-weevil has done as constructive work as he who plants the seed. -- Rupert Hughes
Failure is constructive feedback that tells you to try a different approach to accomplish what you want. -- Idowu Koyenikan
Your mind can only hold one thought at a time. Make it a positive and constructive one. -- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Alec would have said he could have benefited from a bit more in the way of constructive cowardice. -- Cassandra Clare
Non-co-operation and civil disobedience in terms of Swaraj are not to be thought of without substantial constructive effort. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels. -- B.K.S. Iyengar
I've studied all my musical life, but learning is only good if you do something constructive with it. -- Tony Williams
Rosencrantz: Shouldn't we be doing something--constructive? Guildenstern: What did you have in mind? ... A short, blunt human pyramid...? -- Tom Stoppard
The truth is that the more responsible the media outlet, the more responsive they are to constructive criticism. -- David Brock
The spinning wheel means national consciousness and a contribution by every individual to a definite constructive national work. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Do not fear mistakes - fear only the absence of creative, constructive, and corrective responses to those mistakes. -- W. Rolfe Kerr
solo -but enjoying to be a part of constructive economical process solo but respectable as woman on Earth . -- lity munshi
The most important part of discernment is pinpointing the forces to be reckoned with, both the constructive and destructive. -- Criss Jami
To have constructive conversations about the world's energy options, one needs to take a calm look at the numbers. -- David J. C. MacKay
I'm praying for healing for our nation. For retaliation that yields constructive results. Peaceful protests. We need each other. -- Tituss Burgess
Writing a long essay is probably the most complex constructive act that most human beings areever expected to perform. -- Carl Bereiter
Art finds a way to be constructive. It becomes heat in cold places; it becomes light in dark places. -- Barbra Streisand
The leadership of the American Legion has not had a constructive thought for the benefit of this country since 1918. -- John F. Kennedy
To reduce destructive emotions we need to strengthen constructive emotions. For example, to counter anger we cultivate love and compassion. -- Dalai Lama
It is extremely difficult to do anything constructive, let alone deep, on daily commercial television, especially on a talk show. -- Dennis Prager
Skillful conversationalists can explore disagreements and make points in ways that feel constructive and positive rather than combative or corrective. -- Gretchen Rubin
Ambition is at the very core of success and extraordinary achievement. Unlike greed, it's a powerful, creative and constructive force. -- Jim Rohn
Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism. -- Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
To take the measure of oneself by reference to one's colleagues leads to envy or complacency rather than constructive self-examination. -- Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.
[For constructive conflict,] we have to resist the neurobiological drive which means that we really prefer people mostly like ourselves. -- Margaret Heffernan

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