The 90 best quotes about attitude
Reflections and quotes about attitude to know how to express it and apply it to personal relationships.
Attitude refers to the way we see the world and show our way of being assertive and without complexes.
When we have a positive attitude, we are able to overcome problems in a more efficient way, we are better at regulating our emotions and we gain in ability to cope with crises.
In this article we will a review of several phrases of attitude to understand this concept.
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The most memorable attitude phrases
This is a selection of interesting quotes and reflections on attitude, which help to understand the importance of this psychological element.
1. With a clenched fist you can not exchange a handshake. (Indira Gandhi)
No one wants to be around someone with a bad attitude, nor can they come to terms with it.
2. There is a driving force more powerful than steam, electricity and atomic energy: the will. (Albert Einstein)
Willpower is one of the most important tools for achieving our goals.
3. Attitudes are contagious - is yours worth catching? (Dennis and Wendy Mannering)
We must reflect on what our presence can bring to those we want to be with.
4. I believe that anything is possible if you have the determination, the will and the desire to do it and invest time in it. (Roger Clemens)
It is not only about imagining, but also about taking action to make it happen.
5. Attitudes are more important than skills. (Winston Churchill)
You can have talent, but you won't get far if you don't have passion.
6. I do not think of all the misfortunes, but of all the beauty that still remains. (Anne Frank)
When we concentrate only on the negative things, life becomes gray.
7. I was sad because I had no shoes, until in the street I met a man who had no feet. (Ancient Persian saying)
Your situation may not be favorable, but you can change it.
8. Life begins every five minutes. (Andreu Buenafuente)
Don't close yourself to change.
9. It is not the circumstances but your opinion about them that affects you deeply. (Epictetus)
Life is all about the way we perceive our experiences.
10. We are what we do day by day. So excellence is not an act, but a habit. (Aristotle)
All great things are achieved with constancy.
11. You will find meaning in life if you believe it. (Osho)
Make your future something you love to live.
12. Don't let anyone make your life bitter.
Remember that everyone has their own opinion and it is not always pleasant.
13.All you can change is yourself, but sometimes that changes everything. (Gary W Goldstein)
When we change, we grow better.
14. If you can't change your destiny, change your attitude. (Charles Revson)
A more positive attitude leads you to face adversity better.
15. The most common way people give up their power is by believing they have none. (Alice Walker)
Never let anyone make you feel less.
16. Man has the power to change his life by changing his mental attitude. (William James)
A reminder of the importance of taking care of our mental health.
17. Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. (Dale Carnegie)
Whatever it is that you achieve, learn from it.
18. A true decision is measured by doing something different. (Tony Robbins)
It is the different things that stand out in the future.
19. The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. (Jim Morrison)
Why want to aspire to be like someone else if we can be the best version of ourselves?
20. I'd rather be a little weirdo than a big bore. (Rebecca McKinsey)
Don't get caught up in fads if you don't agree with them.
21. If there is no action behind a decision, you haven't decided anything. (Tony Robbins)
Every decision must have a plan of action behind it.
22. You have within you everything you need to overcome life's challenges. (Brian Tracy)
More important than having all the resources available, is to believe in ourselves.
23. There will come a time when you think it's all over. That will be the beginning. (Epicurus)
Every end is only a new beginning.
24. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. (Margaret Mead)
The most important things have been achieved in small steps.
25. If you don't enjoy the journey, you probably won't enjoy the destination. (Author unknown)
Sometimes the journey teaches us more than the destination.
26. If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. (Popular Proverb)
The ability to adapt helps us to bond better with our environment.
27. Where one door closes, another opens. (Miguel de Cervantes)
You can lose an opportunity, but you can create a better one.
28. A happy person does not have a certain set of circumstances, but a set of attitudes. (Hugh Downs)
A happy person is a person who sees life in a positive way.
29. It is not our position, but our disposition that makes us happy.
It's not all about having, it's about wanting.
30. To perform positive actions we must first develop a positive vision. (Tenzin Gyatso)
It is useless to promise, if we do not believe in it.
31. Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. (Voltaire)
Yes, there are tragedies in life, but they are necessary to appreciate the good moments.
32. In the depths of winter, I finally learned that there is in me an invincible summer. (Albert Camus)
Circumstances affect you depending on your attitude toward them.
33. A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will upset enough people to make the effort worthwhile. (Herm Albright)
It's not a matter of wearing a forced smile all the time, but of avoiding being fatalistic.
34. Do not deny any memory of your past. What you lived through made you who you are. (Cecilia Curbelo)
All previous events led you to where you are now.
35. Take care of your body. It is the only place you have to live. (Jim Rohn)
If you don't take care of yourself, who will?
36. You will never find time for anything. You have to make it. (Charles Buxton)
Organization is the key to a more profitable life.
37. Of the past we need remember nothing but what is pleasant. (Jane Austen)
Find the good in every experience.
38. Happiness is an attitude. We either become miserable or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same. (Francesca Reigler)
Only you can determine the effort towards which side of the scale.
39. If I arrive at my destination right now, I will accept it joyfully, and if I don't arrive until ten million years have passed, I will wait joyfully as well. (Walt Whitman)
Things have their time.
40. Change your thoughts and change your world. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Remember that your life depends largely on how you see the world.
41. If you don't think every day is a good day, try to miss one. (Cavett Robert)
Every day should be a new opportunity.
42. Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference (Winston Churchill).
Without attitude it is impossible to walk the path of success.
43. When you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you will begin to have positive results. (Willie Nelson)
A great philosophy that we can put into practice.
44. Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day. (Unknown author)
It is up to you to perceive it or not.
45. The great discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. (William James)
Alter your thoughts for the better.
46. Wherever you go, whatever the weather, always carry your own light. (Anthony J. D'Angelo)
Your attitude is your distinguishing mark.
47. Pain is a fact; our evaluation of it is a choice. (Jacob Held)
In what way do you observe your pain?
48. No one who has given his best has ever regretted it. (George Halas)
Whether you get what you want or not, there is always the satisfaction of having tried.
49. The only people who find what they are looking for in life are the error seekers.
It is mistakes that help us to improve.
50. Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. (Anthony Robbins)
You decide which action it will be.
51. My mistakes were seeds. (Alejandro Jodorowsky)
Depending on how you evaluate your mistakes, you can improve or remain stagnant.
52. Accept the glorious mess that you are. (Elizabeth Gilbert)
When we accept ourselves, we are able to recognize what is best for us.
53. Ordinary things must be done with extraordinary love. (Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
When we do things with love, they bear great fruit.
54. We are the ones we have been waiting for. We are the change we seek. (Barack Obama)
What is the change you seek?
55. It matters much more what you think of yourself than what others think of you.
This is because only you know who you are.
56. Most people are as happy as they intend to be. (Abraham Lincoln)
Happiness is sought and achieved.
57. Think big but enjoy small pleasures. (H. Jackson Brown)
Don't let your dreams absorb you.
58. The sign of a perfect personality is not rebellion, but peace. (Oscar Wilde)
It is not about being an anarchist, but about finding your place.
59. It is very difficult when I have to do it and very simple when I want to do it. (Annie Gottlier)
The first step will always be the most difficult but the most necessary.
60. I can't change the wind. But I can adjust the sails to always reach my destination. (Jimmy Dean)
No path is straight.
61. Work hard, stay positive and get up early. It's the best time of the day. (George Allen)
Great advice to turn into daily habits.
62. Human beings have the incredible ability to take any experience in their lives and create a meaning that affects them or one that literally saves their lives. (Anthony Robbins)
Everyone makes his or her own decision.
63. Excellence is not a skill, it is an attitude. (Ralph Marston)
It's about wanting to try rather than being controlled by fear.
64. Discard sadness and melancholy. Life is kind, it has few days and only now we have to enjoy it. (Federico García Lorca)
Live each day as if it were your last.
65. Happiness usually sneaks through a door you didn't know you had left open.
There are joys that surprise us.
66. Whatever the business, profession, trade, or circumstances, it is our mental attitude that will determine success or failure. (Orison Swett Marden)
It is your mindset that will carry you far or not.
67. It is not a miracle you need; you need a change of attitude. (Bangambiki Habyarimana)
Create your own miracles.
68. When one door of happiness closes, another opens. (Helen Keller)
Nothing is closed forever.
69. The only true discovery consists not in finding new territories, but in looking with new eyes. (Marcel Proust)
It is useless to look for the best opportunities, if you will not see them with good eyes.
70. The only disability in life is a bad attitude. (Scott Hamilton)
A bad attitude alienates you from many people.
71. We awaken in others the same mental attitude we have toward them. (Elbert Hubbard)
Treat people with the respect they deserve.
72. Do not be afraid to be yourself.
Only by being who you are can you be happy.
73. If the sky falls, keep your hands up.
It is useless to have a bad attitude in the face of problems.
74. You cannot stop the waves, but you can learn to surf. (Jon Kabat-Zinn)
Look for the most appropriate solutions, even if they are not the ones you wanted.
75. In the darkness of the sky, the most beautiful thing is the brightness of the stars.
A phrase that reminds us that there are always good times.
76. Practically nothing is impossible in this world if you just set your mind to it and keep a positive attitude. (Lou Holtz)
The greatest inconveniences are in our minds.
77. Your choices of action may be limited, but not your choices of thoughts. (Unknown)
Don't throw away a good idea that has a future.
78. Laugh every day and you will not have wasted a single moment of your life.
Laughter is a balm for the soul.
79. Happiness is not a given. It comes from your own actions. (Dalai Lama)
So try to do good deeds.
80. Our beliefs about what we are and what we can do determine precisely what we can be. (Anthony Robbins)
All our strength is in our mind.
81. I like that attitude. One part courage, three parts stupidity. (Ed Speleers)
Sometimes logic is a little too much.
82. The triumph of the true man arises from the ashes of error. (Pablo Neruda)
But only if we learn from these mistakes.
83. Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude toward us. (John N. Mitchell)
Look at life as a mirror that reflects us.
84. If you don't like something, change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it. (Mary Engelbreit)
With a change of thought you can improve many things.
85. If you are flexible, you will stand up straight. (Tao te ching)
Adaptation allows us to have more opportunities.
86. A strong mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug. (Patricia Neal)
The secret behind miracles.
87. Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. (Carol Burnett)
You are the master of your life.
88. Where there is no struggle, there is no strength Don't worry! (Oprah Winfrey)
No worthwhile thing comes easy.
89. Change is inevitable. Growth is optional. (John Maxwell)
If you don't take advantage of changes, they will pass over you.
90. Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change. (Wayne W. Dyer)
It's all a matter of having a more open and positive perspective.
(Updated at Apr 14 / 2024)