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Let's fight for our happiness by following a daily program of cheerful and constructive thinking.
— Dale Carnegie
Is constructive criticism really constructive? Not really. You can't make a child better by pointing out what you think is wrong with him or her. Criticism either crushes spirit or elicits defensiveness. Constructive criticism is an interesting combination of words. "Construct" means "to build." "Criticism" means "to tear down" It creates defiance and anger as well.
— H. Norman Wright
A Christian approach to any field needs to be both critical and constructive. We cannot simply borrow from the results of secular scholarship as though that were spiritually neutral territory discovered by people whose minds are completely open and objective- that is, *as though the fall had never happened*.
— Nancy Pearcey
Commend, Don't Criticize
— John Wooden
Don't try to tear down other people's religion about their ears, Build up your own perfect structure of truth, and invite your listeners to enter in and enjoy it's glories.
— Brigham Young
I want all of our talk to be redemptively constructive, from the most mundane details to the huge life decisions.
— Timothy Lane
Whatever greatness there is in him (and it is there), whatever constructive influence he has exerted on the Christian church (and it has been incalculable), he himself would attribute to the sovereign grace of God working through yet another "clay jar" (2 Cor. 4:7).
— Sam Storms
I call upon the leaders of all nations to work for peace, even when the risks seem high. I call upon Christians to pray and work for peace in whatever constructive ways are open to them. I do not believe this is only a political issue; it is a moral one as well.
— Billy Graham
Don't try to tear down other people's religion about their ears, Build up your own perfect structure of truth, and invite your listeners to enter in and enjoy its glories.
— Brigham Young
Only God possesses the love and wisdom necessary to deal with human pride in a consistently constructive manner.
— Hugh Ross
There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.
— Wayne Dyer
There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.
— Wayne Dyer