Quotes About Attitude, Optimism, and Mindset
Unleash the power of positive thinking with inspiration from these quotes.
“Attitude: It is our best friend or our worst enemy.”
— John C. Maxwell
“It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.”
— William James
“A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.”
— Tom Stoppard
“Everyone faces defeat. It may be a stepping-stone or a stumbling block, depending on the mental attitude with which it is faced.”
— Napoleon Hill
“The optimist sees the donut; the pessimist sees the hole.”
— Oscar Wilde
“Attitude is everything, so pick a good one.”
— Wayne Dyer
“A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.”
— William Arthur Ward
“It’s actually cool to be positive and optimistic and idealistic. It’s cool to see yourself doing beautiful, great things.”
— Tom DeLonge
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”
— Winston Churchill
“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.”
— Thomas Jefferson
“A strong positive attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.”
— Patricia Neal
“The last of the human freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances.”
— Victor Frankl
“You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.”
— Joyce Meyer
“You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.”
— Brian Tracy
“Whether a glass is half full or half empty depends on the attitude of the person looking at it.”
— Unknown
“Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.”
— Joel Osteen
“Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.”
— Mary Lou Retton
“Your attitude determines your altitude!”
— Wayne Dyer
“The world of achievement has always belonged to the optimist.”
— J. Harold Wilkins
“Take the attitude of a student… never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.”
— Maya Angelou
“Values are related to our emotions; just as we practice physical hygiene to preserve our physical health, we need to observe emotional hygiene to preserve a healthy mind and attitudes.”
— Dalai Lama
“Our attitude towards life determines life’s attitude towards us.”
— John Mitchell
“Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can’t be done.”
— Bo Bennett
“If we have the attitude that it’s going to be a great day, it usually is.”
— Catherine Pulsifer
“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”
— Lou Holtz
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
— Helen Keller
“The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.”
— William James
“The most important thing you’ll ever wear is your attitude.”
— Jeff Moore
“Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but how we react to what happens, not by what life brings us but the attitude we bring to life.”
— Wade Boggs
“Optimism is a perfectly legitimate response to failure.”
— Stephen King
“The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.”
— Winston Churchill
“Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.”
— Roy T. Bennett
“No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted island, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.”
— Helen Keller
“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.”
— Colin Powell
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.”
— Maya Angelou
“Sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.”
— Vince Lomardi
“Choose the positive. You have a choice. You are the master of your attitude. Choose the positive, the constructive.”
— Bruce Lee
“Optimist: someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster; it’s more like a cha-cha.”
— Robert Brault