Top 55 Positive Attitude Quotes (INSPIRATIONAL)

Top 10 Most Famous Attitude Quotes (BEST)

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 — 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**

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way. - Viktor Frankl — Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human **freedoms** – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. – **Viktor Frankl**

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude. - Oprah Winfrey — The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his **future** by merely changing his attitude. – **Oprah Winfrey**

Keeping one’s attitude positive, especially when the world conspires to make us mad, is one of the great accomplishments of life. - Brendon Burchard — Keeping one’s attitude positive, especially when the world conspires to make us mad, is one of the great **accomplishments** of life. – **Brendon Burchard**

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. - Maya Angelou — If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. – **Maya Angelou**

My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength. - Michael Jordan — My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength. – **Michael Jordan**

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. - Khalil Gibran — 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. – **Khalil Gibran**

Two things define you: Your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything. – George Bernard Shaw — Two things define you: Your **patience** when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything. – **George Bernard Shaw**

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 — 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**

Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people. - Joe Biden — Our **future** cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the **actions** of the American people. – Joe Biden

15 of the Best Short Attitude Quotes (MOTIVATIONAL)

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. - Albert Einstein — Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of **character**. – **Albert Einstein**

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. - Winston Churchill — Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. – **Winston Churchill**

Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude. - Ralph Marston — Excellence is not a skill, it’s an attitude. – Ralph Marston

Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices. – Robert Braathe — **Gratitude** and attitude are not challenges; they are choices. – Robert Braathe

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. - Zig Ziglar — Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. – **Zig Ziglar**

You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude. - Eleanor Roosevelt — You can often **change** your circumstances by changing your attitude. – **Eleanor Roosevelt**

It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. - Epictetus — It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. – **Epictetus**

Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself. - Robert Greene — Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself. – **Robert Greene**

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. - Oscar Wilde — We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. – **Oscar Wilde**

Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are. - James Allen — Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are. – **James Allen**

Attitudes are nothing more than habits of thought. - John C. Maxwell — Attitudes are nothing more than **habits** of thought. – **John C. Maxwell**

A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart. – **Johann Wolfgang von Goethe**

I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better. - Abraham Lincoln — I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better. – **Abraham Lincoln**

Attitude is everything, so pick a good one. - Wayne Dyer — Attitude is everything, so pick a good one. – **Wayne Dyer**

Attitudes are more important than facts. - George MacDonald — Attitudes are more important than facts. – George MacDonald

30 Powerful Quotes to Inspire Positive Attitude (FIRE)

“Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. 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

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. - William James — It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its **successful** outcome. – William James

In one minute you can change your attitude and in that minute you can change your entire day. – Spencer Johnson — In one minute you can change your attitude and in that minute you can **change** your entire day. – Spencer Johnson

If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. - Mahatma Gandhi — If we could **change** ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own **nature**, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. – **Mahatma Gandhi**

Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful. - Norman Vincent Peale — Start each day by affirming **peaceful**, contented and **happy** attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful. – **Norman Vincent Peale**

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. - Norman Vincent Peale — Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our **success** or failure. – **Norman Vincent Peale**

The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That’s the day we truly grow up. - John C. Maxwell — The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total **responsibility** for our attitudes. That’s the day we truly grow up. – **John C. Maxwell**

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. - Benjamin Disraeli — Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. – **Benjamin Disraeli**

I think whether you’re having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude. - Colin Powell — I think whether you’re having setbacks or not, the role of a **leader** is to always display a winning attitude. – **Colin Powell**

“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.”
Brian Tracy

You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations. - Zig Ziglar — You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations. – **Zig Ziglar**

Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy or strong. The amount of work is the same. – Francesca Reigler — Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or **happy** or strong. The amount of work is the same. – Francesca Reigler

A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you. – Dalai Lama — A truly **compassionate** attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you. – **Dalai Lama**

I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude. - Michael Jordan — I hope the millions of people I’ve touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and **hard work** and persevere with a positive attitude. – **Michael Jordan**

Attitude and enthusiasm play a big part in my life. I get excited about the things that inspire me. I also believe in laughing and having a good time. - Dwayne Johnson — Attitude and enthusiasm play a big part in my life. I get excited about the things that inspire me. I also believe in laughing and having a good time. – **Dwayne Johnson**

Choose the positive. You have choice, you are master of your attitude, choose the positive, the constructive. Optimism is a faith that leads to success. - Bruce Lee — Choose the positive. You have choice, you are master of your attitude, choose the positive, the constructive. Optimism is a faith that leads to **success**. – **Bruce Lee**

“There is very 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.”
Napoleon Hill

It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it. - Dale Carnegie — It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it. – **Dale Carnegie**

Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude. - Dale Carnegie — Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude. – **Dale Carnegie**

No one else “makes us angry”. We make ourselves angry when we surrender control of our attitude. - Jim Rohn — No one else “makes us angry”. We make ourselves angry when we surrender control of our attitude. – **Jim Rohn**

Believing in yourself is a choice. It’s an attitude you develop over time. - Jack Canfield — Believing in yourself is a choice. It’s an attitude you develop over **time**. – **Jack Canfield**

The greatest pollution problem we face today is negativity. Eliminate the negative attitude and believe you can do anything. - Mary Kay Ash — The greatest pollution problem we face today is negativity. Eliminate the negative attitude and believe you can do anything. – **Mary Kay Ash**

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude. – Martin Luther King. Jr. — **Forgiveness** is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude. – **Martin Luther King. Jr.**

Happiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be happy under all outward circumstances. – J. Donald Walters — Happiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple **determination** to be happy under all outward circumstances. – J. Donald Walters

“If you can cultivate the right attitude, your enemies are your best spiritual teachers because their presence provides you with the opportunity to enhance and develop tolerance, patience and understanding.”
Dalai Lama

Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new. – Og Mandino — Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to **learn** something new. – **Og Mandino**

Never say you cannot afford something. That is a poor man’s attitude. Ask HOW to afford it. - Robert Kiyosaki — Never say you cannot afford something. That is a poor man’s attitude. Ask HOW to afford it. – **Robert Kiyosaki**

What kills the creative force is not age or lack of talent, but our own spirit, our own attitude. - Robert Greene — What kills the creative force is not age or lack of **talent**, but our own spirit, our own attitude. – **Robert Greene**

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz — Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. – **Lou Holtz**

The world’s most deadly disease is hardening of the attitudes. - Zig Ziglar — The world’s most deadly disease is hardening of the attitudes. – **Zig Ziglar**

Conclusion: The Importance of Having a Positive Attitude

Remez Sasson of Successconsciousness.com describes a positive attitude as “a mental outlook of optimism and of expecting good things to happen”. (Source)

A positive attitude is key in leading a productive and fulfilling life. Having a positive attitude allows a person to have more control over their day-to-day experiences.

Positive thinking promotes healthiness which makes a person more mentally and physically healthy, creating a more resilient individual. When one is more resilient to problems in life, one can overcome obstacles much better. An individual can bounce back from trials faster when they keep a positive attitude.

Other people have shared that having a positive attitude helps them keep their minds active and encourages better problem-solving tactics.

Having or keeping a positive attitude is most often easier said than done, but a few ways some have suggested to achieve a positive attitude is by first engaging in self-care.

Self-care helps an individual step back and unwind or treat themselves after a hectic day or week. This allows for the mind and the body to relax which improves mood.

Meditation has also been found to lower stress, anxiety, and depression, which also constitutes a better outlook and therefore a more positive attitude.

Further Reading:

How Students Can Stay Positive Towards School – American College for Medical Careers
8 Ways to Improve Your Attitude toward School and Work – Harris School of Business
A Positive Outlook May Be Good for Your Health – New York Times
Developing a Positive Attitude – Clarke University

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