Positive Attitude Quotes

By Alan Reiner – July 21, 2024

‘A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.’ – Wade Boggs

‘A positive attitude can really make dreams come true – it did for me.’ – David Bailey

‘If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.’ – Pat Riley

‘Positive attitude plus effort equals performance.’ – Tommy Tuberville

‘Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.’ – Lou Holtz

‘I think that life is difficult. People have challenges. Family members get sick, people get older, you don’t always get the job or the promotion that you want. You have conflicts in your life. And really, life is about your resilience and your ability to go through your life and all of the ups and downs with a positive attitude.’ – Jennifer Hyman

‘How do you nurture a positive attitude when all the statistics say you’re a dead man? You go to work.’ – Patrick Swayze

‘So long as you’ve got your friends about you, and a good positive attitude, you don’t really have to care what everyone else thinks.’ – Gail Porter

‘I think a lot of times we don’t pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume they are naive or stupid or unschooled.’ – Amy Adams

‘A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it.’ – Joan Lunden

‘Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you’re going to be a success, whether you’re in sports, in business or, as in my case, anthropology.’ – Donald Johanson

‘A positive atmosphere nurtures a positive attitude, which is required to take positive action.’ – Richard M. DeVos

‘Always go into meetings or negotiations with a positive attitude. Tell yourself you’re going to make this the best deal for all parties.’ – Natalie Massenet

‘It takes hard work, dedication, discipline and a positive attitude to get to the top – in business or in sports.’ – George Blanda

‘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

‘Many big and small things happen in our lives, almost on daily basis, and I hope that everyone would not lose the trust that they have in themselves, and never lose positive attitude.’ – Gong Hyo-jin

‘You just keep a positive attitude no matter what comes in your way – challenges, roadblocks – don’t let it faze you, and you can overcome anything.’ – Rose Namajunas

‘A person should have positive attitude in his life and it will thus reflect on a healthy lifestyle.’ – Mohit Raina

‘Throughout life, a positive attitude is important because without it one has a more difficult time achieving any measure of success, whether it be in school, athletics or the working world.’ – Mike Webster

‘I have played on many teams throughout my career, and I know when a team has the tools, and the right positive attitude towards winning.’ – Boomer Esiason

‘Things don’t always go your way in football: there are always good and bad times. At the end of the day, you have to have a positive attitude and a strong mentality and not let any setbacks get you down. And that’s what I’ve done – I’ve tried to keep my composure, even when things aren’t going the way I’d like.’ – Giovani Dos Santos

‘Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have an inner peace and a positive attitude, I think you attract that.’ – Imelda Staunton

‘I have a very positive attitude in life. My insecurity, fear and need to know about tomorrow has fortunately eased. What is going to happen will happen anyway. So why break my head over it?’ – Katrina Kaif

‘Adopting a really positive attitude can work wonders to adding years to your life, a spring to your step, a sparkle to your eye, and all of that.’ – Christie Brinkley

‘Negative attitude is nine times more powerful than positive attitude.’ – Bikram Choudhury

‘A positive attitude is not going to save you. What it’s going to do is, everyday, between now and the day you die, whether that’s a short time from now or a long time from now, that every day, you’re going to actually live.’ – Elizabeth Edwards

‘Most of us start out with a positive attitude and a plan to do our best.’ – Marilu Henner

‘Each day, I come in with a positive attitude, trying to get better.’ – Stefon Diggs

‘I think I’m versatile. I take good critique, I have a positive attitude, and I am I’m not delusional.’ – Adore Delano

‘Being sexy, to me, is possessing the full package: the brains, the drive, inner confidence, spiritual foundation, a positive attitude, proceeding through obstacles, making a positive contribution to the world, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.’ – Mya

‘A positive attitude is a choice, like walking to the other side of a street to avoid trouble or making a 180-degree turn when you feel you’re heading in the wrong direction.’ – Richard M. DeVos

‘In a spiritual sense, a positive attitude may help you get through chemotherapy and surgery and radiation and what have you. But a positive mental attitude does not cure cancer – any more than a negative mental attitude causes cancer.’ – Siddhartha Mukherjee

‘I want to help transgender individuals who might be struggling realize that they have to love themselves and stay true to who they are because if they keep moving forward, and keep a positive attitude, then things will get better.’ – Jazz Jennings

‘All I can control is myself and just keep having a positive attitude.’ – Rose Namajunas

‘Modern Orthodoxy has a highly positive attitude toward the State of Israel. Our Ultra-Orthodox brethren recognize only the Holy Land, but not the state.’ – Norman Lamm

‘A positive impact stems from our admission that we were wrong or our thinking was wrong. ‘I’m wrong’ are two little words that can help improve our own positive attitude.’ – Richard M. DeVos

‘I think the best advice came from Drew Barrymore, about always finding love in everything you do and keeping a positive attitude and being thankful.’ – Bella Thorne

‘The smile helps me keep a positive attitude and go on to the next play.’ – Jordan Larson

‘When you, like if you sing a song and it gets into your brain that it becomes, it repeats and repeats like an affirmation so I find that quite empowering and quite important to keep my positive attitude to life.’ – Judith Durham

‘Once I have that positive attitude, I bring that into work and try to lift up everybody around me.’ – Karine Jean-Pierre

‘Really you just gotta keep chugging along and keep a positive attitude and get through all the problems. You gotta face them, otherwise you don’t get through.’ – Lesley Gore

‘You can do everything you can to try to stop bad things from happening to you, but eventually things will happen, so the best prevention is a positive attitude.’ – Marie Osmond

‘I love everybody. One of the great things about me is that I have a very positive attitude.’ – Imelda Marcos

‘Every child’s taste is different. Don’t worry if they’re not reading ‘War and Peace’ at age 12. First, build a good foundation and a positive attitude about reading by letting them pick the stories they enjoy. Make friends with a bookseller or librarian. They are a wealth of information on finding books that kids enjoy.’ – Rick Riordan

‘I have a very positive attitude to anyone who is protecting the environment, but it’s inadmissible when people are using it as a means of promoting themselves, using it as a source of self-enrichment. I don’t want to name any specific examples… but often, environmentalism is used to blackmail companies.’ – Vladimir Putin

‘There was always a feeling for me that it would work. That’s what keeps me going. You go in with a positive attitude and stay there, and that’s a big part of what does make it work.’ – Shelley Long

‘I look at the NFL and see how the transition has gone at quarterback. I might be coming along at a good time. For me personally, this is about doing the same thing I’ve been doing at USF – just smile, have fun, enjoy the experience, keep a positive attitude and encourage my teammates. I like to feed off the people around me.’ – B. J. Daniels

‘I know there’s millions of problems in the world, but if you dwell on those, then you’re going to be miserable. I think my meditation helps me to transcend and get beyond the grip of all the negativity and regenerate from within a more positive attitude, which comes in very handy when you’re going to do 150 concerts a year.’ – Mike Love

‘I have moments where I feel incredibly ugly or fat, and it sucks, you know? I’ll usually try to keep a positive attitude because I’m really so grateful for where I am and the life I get to live, but I definitely have to work hard not to feel insecure.’ – Charlotte McKinney

‘Natural ability is important, but you can go far without it if you have the focus, drive, desire and positive attitude.’ – Kirsten Sweetland

‘I don’t have a very positive attitude towards rappers.’ – Miriam Margolyes

‘You win football games by first getting possession and then running 3- and 5-yard plays. Not by Hail Mary passes. Common sense, elbow grease, and keeping a positive attitude.’ – Greg Gianforte

‘I want to make sure I always show off my smile and have a positive attitude the whole time, whether it’s during a performance, practice, or doing an interview.’ – Laurie Hernandez

‘I guess I have a positive attitude about divorce because I have some friends who’ve gotten divorced, and I’m like, ‘Well, if it’s better, then – good!” – Molly Shannon

‘When I opened Chanel in London, they were happy. People would go, ‘Oh, I just came in to see it. It’s so beautiful.’ And you leave with a positive attitude toward the brand. Now, you don’t really get that online. You don’t go, like, ‘Wow.” – Peter Marino

‘I work my butt off and have a positive attitude.’ – Urijah Faber

‘My dad’s always had an unbelievable, positive attitude about everything.’ – Jill Ellis

‘I would say T20 cricket has introduced a more positive attitude in players and led to Tests also being played more aggressively and being more result oriented.’ – Shahid Afridi

‘We, Filipinos, are really great about keeping a positive attitude and seeing the silver lining in all things. We’re survivors!’ – Nico Santos

‘I have tried to have a really good, positive attitude.’ – Adam Thielen

‘It’s hard to keep a positive attitude coming to work every day, feeling like you’re getting better when the same result is losing.’ – D’Angelo Russell

‘When i was younger I was much more self focussed. I was worried about my self-image. I thought I was too fat. I was very critical of myself, and then I met and got to know and understand my husband. He helped me turn myself around. He had such a positive attitude towards life.’ – Judith Durham

‘There’s times where I go off the rails like anybody else. For the most part, I try to keep it, ‘Hey, this is what we’re dealt and this is the situation, so let’s make the best of it.’ Keep a positive attitude.’ – Barry Trotz

‘Coach Noll insists upon his players having a positive attitude toward the game and, looking back, I really believe that his philosophy in this area helped mold the Steelers into being the team of the 1970s.’ – Mike Webster

‘You win all the time with Capello if you have a positive attitude.’ – Marcel Desailly