Positiveness

But in the final analysis, the positive review simply in its positiveness, is displaying a passion, and therefore a reason to be passionate about whatever is reviewed, in this case, poetry, or poets. ❋ Frank Wilson (2006)

"I imagine his positiveness is the secret of his success." ❋ David Graham Phillips (1889)

"I have changed my mind," he said, one evening, with that smiling positiveness which is so aggravating: "I am very much inclined to believe that Ben Craven did kill Clough." ❋ Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (1875)

"And we will," Billy rejoined with great positiveness. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Mark my words!" he cried with abrupt positiveness. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Troth forbid we mistakenly use dogmatism to mean “positiveness in assertion of opinion especially when unwarranted or arrogant” or “a viewpoint or system of ideas based on insufficiently examined premises”. ❋ Hal Duncan (2009)

"Nay," answered the old man with gentle positiveness. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"You weren't the Sea Wolf," Whiskers broke in with involuntary positiveness. ❋ Unknown (2010)

“I saw the other one run off across the snow,” Bill announced with cool positiveness. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"I think it surprises a lot of people, the positiveness of it," Selig said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He thought it important enough that he advocated "the habit of expressing myself in terms of modest diffidence; never using, when I advanced any thing that may possibly be disputed, the words certainly, undoubtedly, or any others that give the air of positiveness to an opinion." ❋ Unknown (2009)

But he nodded his head positively, and the boys behind him nodded with equal positiveness. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And, of course, I have been keeping tabs on the coalition talks and have noticed the increasing mention of positiveness in reports about the ongoing chinwaggery between Tory and Lib Dem negotiating teams. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I don't know anyone who could have handled that experience with as much confidence, positiveness, and grace. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She's challenging his authenticity and his positiveness, I guess. ❋ Unknown (2009)

How much of this positiveness is just because it is essentially a movie for nerds and everyone is saying I saw it before you! ❋ Unknown (2009)

MURPHY: Yes, and your self-esteem keeps - like someone said earlier -- eroding time after time, so all of a sudden it's just like it only takes that little bit of crumb of some positiveness, even if it is after getting hit. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Justice, fairness, strength in the face of evil, doing the right thing, building a future, education, always moving forward, optimism and positiveness. ❋ Unknown (2008)