Sayings about Attitude
Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~ Swedish Proverbs
If you can’t change your fate, change your attitude. ~ Chinese Proverb
To everyone is given the key to heaven; the same key opens the gates of hell. ~ Ancient Proverb
Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~ Chinese Proverb
Dwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire. ~ Arabian Proverb
Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~ Italian Proverbs
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.~ Chinese Proverb
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. ~ Maori Proverb
One needs a light spirit to bear a heavy fate. ~ Danish Proverbs
Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~ English Proverbs
Quotations about Attitude
Not only does the wind of accidents stir me according to its blowing, but I am also stirred and troubled by the instability of my attitude. ~ Michel De Montaigne
The most vital thing in a man’s life is his mental attitude. ~ Author Unknown
Your attitude is like the engine that runs the car. The more finely tuned that engine is, the better the car will run. ~ Keith Harrell
Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude. ~ Ralph Marston
Attitudes are the forerunners of conditions. ~ Eric Butterworth
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. ~ William James
Great effort springs naturally from a great attitude. ~ Pat Riley
Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude. ~ Timothy Bentley
Your attitude about who you are and what you have is a very little thing that makes a very big difference. ~ Theodore Roosevelt
Attitudes are more important than facts. ~ Karl A. Menninger
When one maintains his proper attitude in life, he does not long after externals. ~ Epictetus
Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. ~ Charles Swindoll
Our own attitudes always seem OK because we use an attitude to judge itself. No matter how much misery our attitudes cause, we will always defend them. ~ Thomas R. Blakeslee
A child’s attitude toward everything is an artist’s attitude. ~ Willa Cather
The only difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude. ~ Dennis S. Brown
Attitude … is the vanguard of your true self. ~ John C. Maxwell
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. ~ William James
People with a positive attitude are influenced by what goes on within them. People with a negative attitude are influenced by what goes on around them. ~ Keith Harrell
Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one. ~ Hans Selye
Possessing a great attitude is like having a secret weapon. All things being equal, attitude wins. All things not being equal, attitude still sometimes wins. ~ John C. Maxwell
The only disability in life is a bad attitude. ~ Scott Hamilton
A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug. ~ Patricia Neal
Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. ~ Lou Holtz
The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. ~ Charles Swindoll
Take the attitude of a student: never be too big to ask questions; never know too much to learn something new. ~ Og Mandino
The bottom line on attitude is that a good one helps to increase your possibilities. Pessimists usually get what they expect. So do optimists. ~ John C. Maxwell
Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same. ~ Francesca Reigler
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. ~ Herm Albright
Humor prevents a “hardening of the attitudes.” ~ Joel Goodman
Happiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be happy under all outward circumstances. ~ J. Donald Walters
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 happiest people are the people with the best attitudes, not the best lives. ~ Bob Lonsberry
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight. ~ Arthur Ashe
Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching? ~ Dennis and Wendy Mannering
Your attitude determines how you experience the world. ~ Sanaya Roman
A bad attitude is the worst thing that can happen to a group of people. It’s infectious. ~ Roger Allan Raby
Attitude is your acceptance of the natural laws, or your rejection of the natural laws. ~ Jim Rohn
The greatest revolution in our generation is that of human beings, who by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. ~ Marilyn Ferguson
Your attitude is either in the way, on the way, or creating a way. ~ Sam Glenn
Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us. ~ Earl Nightingale
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
A kick butt attitude is like a breath of fresh air that will attract opportunities. A sour attitude is like bad breath that can clear a room in a heartbeat, repelling opportunities. ~ Sam Glenn
Pathetic attitudes are not in keeping with greatness. ~ Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
We are injured and hurt emotionally, Not so much by other people or what they say and don’t say, But by our own attitude and our own response. ~ Maxwell Maltz
Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees. ~ Victor Hugo
Whether your attitude is good or bad, it is what people are going to remember about you. ~ Renee Evenson
Eagles come in all shapes and sizes, but you will recognize them chiefly by their attitudes. ~ Charles Prestwich Scott
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. ~ Albert Einstein
There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes. ~ William J. Bennett
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. ~ William James
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
Your attitude determines your altitude. ~ Author Unknown
Your attitude to life is far more important in determining your happiness than your money, appearance, social status or talent. ~ Stephanie Dowrick
Man’s rise or fall, success or failure, happiness or unhappiness depends on his attitude… a man’s attitude will create the situation he imagines. ~ James Allen
You cannot tailor make your situation in life, but you can tailor make your attitudes to fit those situations. ~ Zig Ziglar
Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet. ~ Candice M. Pope
Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. ~ Zig Zigler
Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it’s looks, most women know otherwise. ~ Kathleen Turner
Attitude is like chalk dust–it gets on everything you touch. ~ Sam Glenn
A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier. ~ Source Unknown
Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions. ~ Harold Geneen
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability. ~ Harry F. Banks
We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them. ~ Elbert Hubbard
Work is either fun or drudgery. It depends on your attitude. ~ Colleen C. Barrett
A person with a positive attitude is like a fruit of all seasons. ~ Shiv Khera
The control center of your life is your attitude. ~ Author Unknown
The name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it. ~ Katherine Paterson
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. ~ Winston Churchill
When you are thwarted, it is your own attitude that is out of order. ~ Johann Echkart
Your attitude is like a mirror. The attitude you give out is the same attitude you will get back. ~ Justin Herald
A positive attitude can really make dreams come true — it did for me. ~ Zina Garrison
You must start with a positive attitude or you will surely end without one. ~ Carrie Latet
