Being Positive Quotes

• The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.

  Maureen Dowd

  Funny, Success, Motivational Sports

  "How to Be Happy: Why You Should Never Settle for 'Good Enough' in Your Life" by Kristen Houghton, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 21, 2010.

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• I recommend you to take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves.

  Lord Chesterfield

  Positive, Time, Care

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• Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.

  Gerard Way

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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  Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

  Barack Obama

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  Barack Obama (2008). “An American Story: The Speeches of Barack Obama : a Primer”, Independent Publishing Group

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  There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

  Colin Powell

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can't take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  "Why democracy will last". Margaret Thatcher's second Carlton Lecture at the Carlton Club in central London, www.margaretthatcher.org. November 26, 1984.

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• Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

  John D. Rockefeller

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Success

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• Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

  William James

  Life, Positive, Encouraging

  William James (2010). “The Will to Believe: And Other Essays in Popular Philosophy”, p.80, The Floating Press

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• ‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.

  Voltaire

  Positive, Funny Inspirational, Short Life

  Elizabeth Cooney Leister, Voltaire (1985). “Voltaire's Candide”, Barrons Educational Series Incorporated

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  You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Happiness

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  Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Motivational, Positive, Gratitude

  Elbert Hubbard, Bert Hubbard (1923). “Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work”

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  Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

  Dale Carnegie

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Dale Carnegie (2017). “How to enjoy your life and your job”, p.59, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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• There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.

  W. Clement Stone

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  Napoleon Hill, W. Clement Stone (1960). “Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude”, p.282, Simon and Schuster

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• If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.

  Jim Rohn

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Oct 06, 2015

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• Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

  Joel Osteen

  Life, Positive, Inspiring

  "Eyes Closed,Too Hear". Book by RJ Woodward, 2010.

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  Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Do one thing every day that scares you.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Positive, New Year

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  You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

  Beverly Sills

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "Incredible Quotations: 230 Thought-Provoking Quotes with Prompts to Spark Students' Writing, Thinking, and Discussion". Book by Jacqueline Sweeney, 1997.

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• If you cannot be positive, then at least be quiet.

  Joel Osteen

  Funny, Hater, Positivity

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• If you're going through hell, keep going.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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• Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

  Jim Ryun

  Inspirational, Motivational, Moving On

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  Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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  Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.

  Steve Jobs

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA

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• How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

  Unknown

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  FaceBook post by Anne Frank from Dec 25, 2011

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