Inspirational Positive Attitude Quotes

I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 96% how I react to it.

Scipio Africanus

Attitude, Giftedness, Life Is

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Could we change our attitude, we should not only see life differently, but life itself would come to be different.

Katherine Mansfield

Inspirational, Life, Friendship

"Talks with Katherine Mansfield at Fontainebleau" by A. R. Orage, The Century Magazine, November 1924.

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It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.

William James

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.

Stephen Covey

Inspirational, Attitude, Freedom

Stephen R. Covey (2012). “The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey”, p.18, Simon and Schuster

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We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.

Charles R. Swindoll

Inspirational, Change, Happiness

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A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.

Mahatma Gandhi

Inspirational, Life, Positive

Mahatma Gandhi (2012). “The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas”, p.163, Vintage

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Every day may not be good... but there's something good in every day

Alice Morse Earle

Inspirational, Positive, Good Morning

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I think, what has this day brought me, and what have I given it?

Henry Moore

Positive, Attitude, Positivity

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There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

William Bennett

Motivational, Jobs, Attitude

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I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet.

Denis Waitley

Inspirational, Funny, Positive

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I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

Abraham Lincoln

Positive, Wisdom, Attitude

"Wisdom of a forefather" by Colorado State University, February 11, 2009.

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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

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.

Abraham Lincoln

Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

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We plant seeds that will flower as results in our lives, so best to remove the weeds of anger, avarice, envy and doubt, that peace and abundance may manifest for all.

Dorothy Day

Life, Forgiveness, Weed

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A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.

Patricia Neal

Motivational, Positive, Strong

"Patricia Neal obituary" by Ronald Bergan, www.theguardian.com. August 9, 2010.

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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.

Willie Nelson

Life, Change, Positive

FaceBook post by Willie Nelson from Oct 29, 2013

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Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure.

Norman Vincent Peale

Inspirational, Positive, Success

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Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

Lou Holtz

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Norman Vincent Peale

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

Norman Vincent Peale (1970). “Norman Vincent Peale's treasury of courage and confidence”

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Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us.

Earl Nightingale

Inspirational, Positive, Determination

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A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.

Earl Nightingale

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

"Diamond Power : Gems of Wisdom from America's Greatest Marketer" edited by Barry J. Farber, (p. 38), 2003.

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Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.

Jon Bon Jovi

Positive, Success, Fall

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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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The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

Confucius

Inspirational, Positive, Success

As quoted in"Be Free!: Keys to Success and Happiness in Every Aspect of Your Life" by Slavica Bogdanov, (p. 45), October 12, 2012.

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If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.

Maya Angelou

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

Twitter post from Jan 15, 2017

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