"A positive attitude is contagious, but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier” is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images.
“A healthy attitude is contagious, but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier!” is the usual form of the saying and has been cited in print since at least 2000. “Cheerfulness is contagious, but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier!” was cited in print in 1956, and was probably coined by American humorist Arnold Glasow (1905-1998).
“RT @JulieC2009: A positive attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier” was posted on Twitter by Ray Prock Jr. (and another) on June 1, 2009. (The original tweet is not available.) It is possible that this version of the saying was coined here.
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Ray Prock Jr.
@RayProck
Replying to @kst8er76
Good quote RT @kst8er76: “RT @JulieC2009: A positive attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.”
12:21 AM · Jun 1, 2009·Twitter Web Client
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J Northrop
@SunshineRipples
Great advice! RT @JulieC2009 A positive attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.
1:11 AM · Jun 1, 2009·Twitter Web Client
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~D~
@Denise_Gilreath
“A positive attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.” (Anonymous) #PMA #positivethinking
11:04 AM · Sep 28, 2009·Twitter Web Client
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Positively Present
@positivepresent
“A positive attitude is contagious, but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.” - Unknown
1:06 PM · Oct 8, 2009·Twitter Web Client
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Denise SOW
@JimdeniseSOW
A positive attitude is contagious ~ don’t wait to catch it from others ~ be a carrier!!!
6:00 AM · Mar 13, 2010·Twitter Web Client
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MIMI
@lilgooona
A positive attitude is contagious. So be a carrier
7:43 PM · Aug 31, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
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Ventures Park
@theventurespark
A positive attitude is contagious, but don’t wait to catch it from others. BE A CARRIER ❤
#WomanCrushWednesday
7:49 AM · Sep 30, 2020·Twitter for Android
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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