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From Grit to Grace: 86 Attitude Quotes That’ll Reshape Your Perspective

Our attitude shapes the lens through which we perceive the world, influencing not only our experiences but also the impact we leave on others. It is the cornerstone of our approach to challenges, setbacks, and triumphs. A positive attitude has the power to transform adversity into opportunity and mundane moments into cherished memories.

In this curated collection of quotes, we delve into the realm of attitudes – those intangible yet profound forces that shape our lives. From renowned thinkers to everyday optimists, these words serve as a guiding light, reminding us that our outlook on life can be a force for change.

As you explore these quotes, let them inspire you to adopt a mindset that empowers and uplifts. May they encourage you to face each day with unwavering resolve, armed with a positive perspective that fuels your journey towards growth, happiness, and success. 

Remember, your attitude is not just a response to life; it is a powerful force that can mold it in extraordinary ways.

  1. Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. Winston Churchill
  2. An optimist is the human personification of spring. Susan J. Bissonette
  3. Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. Helen Keller
  4. You become what you think about. Napoleon Hill
  5. Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. Carol Burnett
  6. Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. Napoleon Hill
  7. Whatever happens, take responsibility. Tony Robbins
  8. If you own this story you get to write the ending. Brené Brown
  9. I don’t get lucky. I make my own luck. Harvey Specter
  10. Attitude determines the altitude of life. Edwin Louis Cole
  11. Attitude is everything, so pick a good one. Wayne Dyer
  12. Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. John C. Maxwell
  13. I’ve developed a new philosophy. I only dread one day at a time. Charlie Brown
  14. Pessimism never won any battle. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  15. Attitudes are more important than facts. George MacDonald
  16. Attitude is altitude. Nick Vujicic
  17. Our attitude towards life determines life’s attitude towards us. Earl Nightingale
  18. Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. Colin Powell
  19. I will not take “but” for an answer. Langston Hughes
  20. Every wall is a door. Ralph Waldo Emerson
  21. A bad attitude is worse than a bad swing. Payne Stewart
  22. Attitude will always define who we are in life. Mark A. Brennan
  23. So is cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more remains. Ralph Waldo Emerson
  24. It isn’t what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it’s what we say to ourselves about what happens. Pema Chödrön
  25. 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
  26. You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations. Zig Ziglar
  27. The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight. Arthur Ashe
  28. Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time. Elbert Hubbard
  29. Preparation + Attitude + Opportunity + Action = Luck. John C. Maxwell
  30. Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. Zig Ziglar
  31. There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so. William Shakespeare
  32. If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can’t, you’re right. Henry Ford
  33. You must be the change you want to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi
  34. The world belongs to those who set out to conquer it armed with self-confidence and good humour. Charles Dickens
  35. When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Henry Ford
  36. If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. Lao Tzu
  37. Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. Lou Holtz
  38. Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing. Abraham Lincoln
  39. The price of greatness is responsibility. Winston Churchill
  40. People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. George Bernard Shaw
  41. Eagles come in all shapes and sizes, but you will recognize them chiefly by their attitudes. E. F. Schumacher
  42. He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts. Samuel Johnson
  43. Your attitude is more important than your capabilities. Similarly, your decision is more important than your capabilities. Jack Ma
  44. When you’re backed against the wall, break the goddamn thing down. Harvey Specter
  45. Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises. Demosthenes
  46. I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains. Anne Frank
  47. I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. Jimmy Dean
  48. I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. Thomas Jefferson
  49. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt
  50. The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress. Confucius
  51. The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude. Oprah Winfrey
  52. You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind. Joyce Meyer
  53. The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
  54. You really can change the world if you care enough. Marian Wright Edelman
  55. A discriminating irreverence is the creator and protector of human liberty. Mark Twain
  56. People only see what they are prepared to see. Ralph Waldo Emerson
  57. When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails. H. Jackson Brown Jr
  58. What others think of me is none of my business. Unknown
  59. When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. Helen Keller
  60. A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. Harry S. Truman
  61. In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. Albert Camus
  62. Two things define you: your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything. George Bernard Shaw
  63. I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better. Abraham Lincoln
  64. The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood. Voltaire
  65. I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. Stephen Covey
  66. Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself. Robert Greene
  67. A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  68. Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. John Wooden
  69. Your problem isn’t the problem, it’s your attitude about the problem. Ann Brashares
  70. The most effective attitude to adopt is one of supreme acceptance. Robert Greene
  71. Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. Kahlil Gibran
  72. Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  73. Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude. Ralph Marston
  74. We lost because we told ourselves we lost. Leo Tolstoy
  75. Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can’t be done. Robert Foster Bennett
  76. If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. Milton Berle
  77. Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are. James Allen
  78. If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Maya Angelou
  79. A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough. Bruce Lee
  80. It is good people who make good places. Anna Sewell
  81. What they call you is one thing. What you answer to is something else. Lucille Clifton
  82. It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. Epictetus
  83. We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Oscar Wilde
  84. Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can. Richard Bach
  85. Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. Benjamin Disraeli
  86. Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. Albert Einstein

 

 

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