Turn the Tide: Overcoming Negativity with 100+ Negative People Quotes

Are you tired of being surrounded by negative people? Do you often find yourself feeling drained and discouraged because of their pessimistic attitudes? If so, this post is for you! In this article, we have gathered a collection of powerful negative people quotes to help you stay positive and motivated, no matter the circumstances.

These quotes will serve as reminders to steer clear of negativity and embrace a more positive outlook on life.

So, let’s dive in and let the words of wisdom inspire and uplift your spirit!

Best Negative People Quotes

#1

“Some people are like clouds. When they disappear, it’s a brighter day.”

#2

“People inspire you, or they drain you. Pick them wisely.” ~ Hans F. Hasenu

#3

 “The less you respond to negative people, the more powerful your life will become.” ~Robert E. Baine, Jr.

#4

“Some people are in such utter darkness that they will burn you just to see a light. Try not to take it personally.” ~ Kamand Kojouri

#5

“Be certain to limit your exposure to negative people and environments.” ~ Asa Don Brown

#6

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

#7

“Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

#8

“Don’t walk away from negative people – run!” ~Mark Twain

#9

“I found peace of mind when I walked away from small fights not worth fighting. I stopped fighting for people who gossiped about me. I stopped fighting for those who didn’t respect me. I quit worrying about those who wouldn’t value me for being me.” ~ Dana Arcuri

#10

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

#11

“We must be cautious of those who attempt to shame us for our blessings.” ~ Angel Moreira

#12

“When you fly high people will throw stones at you. Don’t look down. Just fly higher so the stones won’t reach you” ~ Chetan Bhagat

#13

“Don’t let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.” ~ Dalai Lama

#14

“Toxic people will pollute everything around them. Don’t hesitate. Fumigate.” ~ Mandy Hale

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#15

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

#16

“Always remember that you were once alone, and the crowd you see in your life today are just as unnecessary as when you were alone.”
~ Michael Bassey Johnson

#17

“Removing toxic people (including Naysayers) from your life can repay you in scores of holistic wealth.” ~ Keisha Blair

#18

“If you really want to live your life to the fullest and realize your greatest potential, you must be willing to run the risk of making some people mad. People may not like what you do, people may not like how you do it, but these people are not living your life. You are!” ~ Iyanla Vanzant

#19

“Some people are so negative that they walk into a dark room and begin to develop.”

#20

“People who are constantly negative have a tendency of rubbing off that negativity to others. It’s not just annoying, it is unhealthy. Surround yourself with positive people and positive attitudes.” ~ Louise R Allen

#21

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

#22

“If you walked away from a toxic, negative, abusive, one-sided, dead-end low vibrational relationship or friendship — you won.” ~ Lalah Delia

#23

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

24

“When you are pursuing your dreams, they will call you CRAZY because they are LAZY. They never know you are a HERO who just jumped away from step ZERO. Stay away from negative people; they will only pollute you.” ~ Israelmore Ayivor

25

While you can’t control someone’s negative behavior, you can control how long you participate in it.”

#26

“People appear like angels until you hear them speak. You must not rush to judge people by the colour of their cloaks, but by the content of their words!”
~ Israelmore Ayivor

#27

“No one forces a person to be negative, and no one forces anyone to be positive. The choice is up to an individual and that person alone.” ~ Byron Pulsifer

#28

“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember ~ the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.” ~ Zig Ziglar

#29

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

#30

 “I will not allow anyone to walk in my mind with dirty feet.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

#31

“Life is short. Don’t waste it with negative people who don’t appreciate you. Keep them in your heart but keep them out of your life.”

#32

“Look around you at the people you spend the most time with and realize that your life can’t rise any higher than your friendships.” ~ Mandy Hale,

#33

“Beware of those around you who subtly sow the seeds of doubt.” ~ Wayne Gerard Trotman

#34

“Be happy. It really annoys negative people.” ~ Ricky Gervais

#35

“The more you stay away from complaining people, the more grateful your life will become.” 

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#36

“It is important to surround yourself with people who life you up, encourage you, share your vision and inspire you.” ~ Les Brown

#37

“Don’t waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

#38

“Just as the unwanted pregnancy, there are unwanted people in your life you should strive to abort, and such abortion is not sin, nor harm, but the eradication of a destructive fetus.” ~ Michael Bassey Johnson

#39

“Hanging around the small-minded eventually makes us small-minded. The plant only grows as big as the environment it’s in.” ~ Torron-Lee Dewar

#40

“If you’re naturally kind, you attract a lot of people you don’t like.” ~William Feather

#41

“You don’t have to attend every argument you’re invited to.”

#42

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

#43

“You lift your spirits by moving away from what upsets you. If the stove is hot, you can’t ask how to touch it but be happy about it.” ~ Queen Tourmaline

#44

“Negative people can only infest you with discouragements when they find you around… Just get lost and get saved!” ~ Israelmore Ayivor, The Great Hand Book of Quotes

#45

“Losing will not always amount to a loss, sometimes you have to lose those toxic relationships and bad habits to create a space for better things.” ~ Gift Gugu Mona

#46

“Life is flying by. You don’t have time to waste another minute being negative, offended or bitter. If someone did you wrong, get over it and move forward.” ~ Joel Osteen

#47

“Don’t argue with negative people; they will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.”

#48

“Keeping bad company is like being in a germ-infested area. You never know what you’ll catch.” ~ Frank Sonnenberg

#49

“Toxic people attach themselves like cinder blocks tied to your ankles, and then invite you for a swim in their poisoned waters.” ~ John Mark Green

#50

“There is too much negativity in the world. Do your best to make sure you aren’t contributing to it.” ~ Germany Kent

#51

“Recognizing that negative people have a difficult time saying something positive about you in life can be beneficial to you.” ~ Angel Moreira

#52

“Cutting negative people from my life does not mean I hate them, it simply means I respect me”. ~Marilyn Monroe

#53

“Walk away from anything or anyone who takes away from your joy.”

#54

“The Secret to a long and healthy life is to be stress-free. Be grateful for everything you have, stay away from people who are negative stay smiling, and keep running.” ~ Fauja Singh

#55

“We don’t get to choose our family, but we can choose our friends. With courage, we can weed out narcissistic people. We can focus on those who do appreciate us, love us, and treat us with respect.” ~ Dana Arcuri

#56

“Don’t show a friend your gift, or your bag of money if you still want to maintain your relationship, but if nay, go on, and all you’ll see is hate and jealousy, and you’ll fight with him in the street like a dog and all you’ll feel is regret.” ~ Michael Bassey Johnson

#57

“Negative minded people would never cease to say negative things because it’s the fruit that they bear.” ~ Dr Ikoghene S Aashikpelokhai

#58

“Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.” ~ William Gibson

#59

“Block out anyone who tells you that you can’t do something or that you’re not good enough. They don’t deserve to be in your life.”

#60

“Stop allowing other people to dilute or poison your day with their words or opinions.” ~Steve Maraboli

#61

“An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t put you down unless you allow it to get inside you.” ~ Goi Nasu

#62

“When we really see other people as they are without taking it personally, we can never be hurt by what they say or do.” ~ Miguel Angel Ruiz

#63

“Avoiding certain people to protect your emotional health is not a weakness. It’s wisdom.”

#64

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

#65

“When you notice someone does something toxic the first time, don’t wait for the second time before you address it.” ~ Shahida Arabi

#66

“You damage your energy by being around negative people.” ~ Garima Soni – Words World

#67

“Pay no attention to toxic words. What people say is often a reflection of themselves, not you.” ~ Christian Baloga

#68

“Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.” ~ Deborah Reber

#69

“To become a better you, secure your dreams from the jaws of people who discredit your ambitions.” ~Israelmore Ayivor

#70

“The people who test your patience are a blessing.. Without them, you can’t practice patience.” ~ Nouman Ali Khan

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#71

“What other people think of me is none of my business.”~ Wayne Dyer

#72

“Hanging around the small-minded eventually makes us small-minded. The plant only grows as big as the environment it’s in.” ~ Torron-Lee Dewar

#73

“You create more space in your life when you turn your excess baggage to garbage.” ~ Chinonye J. Chidolue

#74

“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.”~ Harvey Fierstein

#75

“A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.” ~Hugh Downs

#76

“You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It’s their mistake, not my failing.” ~ Richard Feynman

#77

“Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.” ~ Dr. Hans Selye

#78

“The idea is quite simple, stay a light year away from people who make you feel less about yourself.” ~Mohith Agadi

#79

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” ~ Mark Twain

#80

“Those who believe in nothing are very, very jealous and angry at those who believe in something.” ~ Dennis Prager

#81

“Don’t let compliments get to your head and don’t let criticism get to your heart.” ~ Lysa TerKeurst

#82

“I’ll always use the negativity as more motivation to work even harder and become even stronger.” ~ Tim Tebow

#83

“Real love moves freely in both directions. Don’t waste your time on anything else.” ~ Cheryl Strayed

#84

“Worthless people always paint a fictional reality where they are worth something.”~ Sayem Sarkar

#85

“God will always bring the right people into your life, but you have to let the wrong people walk away.” ~ Joel Osteen

#86

“You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there’s still going to be somebody who hates peaches.” ~ Dita Von Teese

#87

“Negativity is cannibalistic. The more you feed it, the bigger and stronger it grows.” ~ Bobby Darnell

#88

“Don’t settle for a relationship that won’t let you be yourself.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

#89

“No one can create negativity or stress within you. Only you can do that by virtue of how you process your world.” ~ Wayne Dyer

#90

“Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.’” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

#91

You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.” ~ Stephen R. Covey

#92

“There are some people who always seem angry and continuously look for conflict. Walk away; the battle they are fighting isn’t with you, it is with themselves.”

#93

“Don’t confuse “familiar” with “acceptable”. Toxic relationships can fool you like that.” ~ Steve Maraboli

#94

“Some people break you down by just being them. They need not do anything. Dissociate.” –~ Malebo Sephodi

#95

“To be unafraid of the judgement of others is the greatest freedom you can have.” ~ Timothy Shriver

#96

“Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.” ~ Joubert Botha

#97

“When someone tells me “no,” it doesn’t mean I can’t do it, it simply means I can’t do it with them.” ~ Karen E. Quinones Miller

#98

“Fire false friends as early as possible. Do it before they dig out the dream seeds you’ve planted! The earlier, the better; the quicker, the safer!” ~ Israelmore Ayivor

#99

“I love the sound of NOT hearing from some people.” ~Steve Maraboli

#100

“Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.” ~ Will Smith

#101

Sometimes God puts people in our lives for a reason; sometimes he puts them there for a season; sometimes for a lesson; sometimes for a blessing.”

#102

“Sometimes there are things in life that aren’t meant to stay. Sometimes, change may not be what we want. Sometimes change is what we need.” ~ Don Bolena Jr.

#103

“Don’t reconnect with toxic people just because you are lonely right now. You don’t drink poison when you are thirsty.” ~ Etoilepoesie

#104

“Be careful with whom you associate, especially when you feel emotionally vulnerable, because negative people can steal the dream right out of your heart.” ~ Joel Osteen

#105

“Because at some point you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart but not in your life.” ~ Sandi Lynn

#106

“Toxic people will often make you question your sanity.” ~ Sarah Regan

#107

“My idea of rich is that you can buy every book you ever want without looking at the price and you’re never around assholes. That’s the two things to really fight for in life.” ~ John Waters

#108

“Toxic people create chaos, point fingers, shift blame and avoid taking responsibility.” ~ Dr. Anne Brown

We believe that these quotes about negative people serve as a reminder to stay positive and strong. Surround yourself with good vibes and people who uplift you. Don’t let negativity bring you down. Keep your head up and focus on the bright side of life.

Remember, your happiness is important, and you have the power to choose positivity.

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