Attitude Quotes
Attitude can be defined as a way of feeling or acting toward a person, thing or situation. A positive attitude is not about faking a smile or pretending to be polite. A positive attitude is our ability to power our minds to embrace optimism. It is the ability to view the world and situations around us with hope and positivity.
Our collection of attitude quotes will remind you the importance of cultivating a positive attitude.
60 Positive Attitude Quotes & Sayings
Attitude is everything, so pick a good one. Wayne Dyer
If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can’t, you’re right. Henry Ford
The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude. Oprah Winfrey
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Maya Angelou
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. Benjamin Disraeli
Two things define you: your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything. George Bernard Shaw
“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
Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force. Irving Berlin
Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself. Robert Greene
Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can. Richard Bach
Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny. Mahatma Gandhi
It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. Epictetus
Your problem isn’t the problem, it’s your attitude about the problem. Ann Brashares
To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right. Confucius
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. John Wooden
The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood. Voltaire
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
No one will hit you harder than life itself. It doesn’t matter how hard you hit back. It’s about how much you can take, and keep fighting, how much you can suffer and keep moving forward. That’s how you win. Sylvester Stallone
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. Winston Churchill
You must be the change you want to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one. James A. Froude
We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet. Earl Nightingale
Attitudes are more important than facts. George MacDonald
A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough. Bruce Lee
Whatever happens, take responsibility. Tony Robbins
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. Milton Berle
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Oscar Wilde
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. Albert Einstein
Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are. James Allen
What they call you is one thing. What you answer to is something else. Lucille Clifton
A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude. Ralph Marston
We lost because we told ourselves we lost. Leo Tolstoy
You really can change the world if you care enough. Marian Wright Edelman
The most effective attitude to adopt is one of supreme acceptance. Robert Greene
In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. Albert Camus
When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails. H. Jackson Brown Jr
You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind. Joyce Meyer
Attitudes are nothing more than habits of thought. John C. Maxwell
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude. Colin Powell
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. Helen Keller
Preparation + Attitude + Opportunity + Action = Luck. John C. Maxwell
Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new. Og Mandino
Circumstances do not make you what you are, they reveal what you are. John C. Maxwell
Eagles come in all shapes and sizes, but you will recognize them chiefly by their attitudes. E. F. Schumacher
Your attitude is more important than your capabilities. Similarly, your decision is more important than your capabilities. Jack Ma
Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Attitude is altitude. Nick Vujicic
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. George Bernard Shaw
You can’t always have a good day. But you can always face a bad day with a good attitude. Unknown
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
Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. Lou Holtz
My life is an indivisible whole, and all my attitudes run into one another; and they all have their rise in my insatiable love for mankind. Mahatma Gandhi
The quickest way to change your attitude toward pain is to accept the fact that everything that happens to us has been designed for our spiritual growth. M. Scott Peck
A bad attitude is worse than a bad swing. Payne Stewart
Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. Zig Ziglar
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Henry Ford
Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. W. C. Fields