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A lot of people think this is a goodie two-shoes talking. But we do have a tendency to complain rather than celebrating who we are. I learned at my mother's knee it's better to appreciate what's happening... I think we kind of talk ourselves into the negative sometimes.

— Betty White

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✓Similar Perspectives

It's so much easier to complain about something than celebrate it.

— Megan Hilty

But you know, we have a very normal family. We've had our ups and downs. You know, we've had our issues, but we've had great cause for celebration.

— Julius Erving

When I was growing up, my mother taught me and my sisters to celebrate each other - there was no room in our household for negativity. She taught us to embrace each other, and this was empowering for us. She also taught us the value of celebrating our differences.

— Alek Wek

I have so many people out there that celebrate with me when they know that I'm happy. And they hate it when they know that I'm suffering because someone has hurt me.

— Shakira

I enjoy the celebration of my birthday as much as anyone else does, but I always remember to start my day thanking my mom because she did most of the work the day I came into the world, not to mention all she has done throughout my life that has contributed so much to the woman I am today.

— Christy Turlington

I parade in next to no clothes every day. It's hard not to compare yourself to other people, but I think everyone is different, and that is something we should be celebrating.

— Cate Campbell

I think sometimes we seem to obsess on negativity.

— Andie MacDowell

Try celebrating the best and not the worst.

— Rob Manuel

Complaining not only ruins everybody else's day, it ruins the complainer's day, too. The more we complain, the more unhappy we get.

— Dennis Prager

✗Opposing Perspectives

It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences.

— Billie Jean King