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