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Here are 100 of the best attitude quotes I could find. What’s my goal? To inspire you to keep your smile and your head up. After all, your attitude is what makes the difference between a good or a great life. You’ll discover quotes by Einstein, Bruce Lee, Confucius, and more. Enjoy!
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. Winston Churchill
Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself. Robert Greene
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. Milton Berle
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Maya Angelou
It is good people who make good places. Anna Sewell

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Oscar Wilde
Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can. Richard Bach
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. Benjamin Disraeli
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. Albert Einstein
Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny. Mahatma Gandhi

Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are. James Allen
The weak make others feel inferior. The strong make others feel equal. Maxime Lagacé
A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough. Bruce Lee
What they call you is one thing. What you answer to is something else. Lucille Clifton
It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. Epictetus
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The Best Attitude Quotes
A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Your problem isn’t the problem, it’s your attitude about the problem. Ann Brashares
Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude. Ralph Marston
To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right. Confucius
We lost because we told ourselves we lost. Leo Tolstoy
Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can’t be done. Robert Foster Bennett
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. John Wooden
The most effective attitude to adopt is one of supreme acceptance. Robert Greene Click to tweet
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
You really can change the world if you care enough. Marian Wright Edelman
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. Stephen Covey
A discriminating irreverence is the creator and protector of human liberty. Mark Twain
The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood. Voltaire
People only see what they are prepared to see. Ralph Waldo Emerson Click to tweet
What others think of me is none of my business. Unknown (Submitted by the Wisdom Quotes Community)
In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. Albert Camus
I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better. Abraham Lincoln
When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails. H. Jackson Brown Jr
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. Kahlil Gibran
Two things define you: your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything. George Bernard Shaw
No one will hit you harder than life itself. It doesn’t matter how hard you hit back. It’s about how much you can take, and keep fighting, how much you can suffer and keep moving forward. That’s how you win. Sylvester Stallone
An optimist is the human personification of spring. Susan J. Bissonette
You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind. Joyce Meyer
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Part 2. Attitude Quotes That Are…
The Most Famous Attitude Quotes
Searching for a famous attitude quote? Check out those ones below by Einstein, Keller, Shakespeare, Henry Ford, etc.
Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. John C. Maxwell
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt
The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude. Oprah Winfrey
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. Helen Keller
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. Harry S. Truman
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 think you can, you can. And if you think you can’t, you’re right. Henry Ford Click to tweet
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Henry Ford
I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. Thomas Jefferson
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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. Lao Tzu
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing. Abraham Lincoln
I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. Jimmy Dean
You must be the change you want to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi
I’ve developed a new philosophy. I only dread one day at a time. Charlie Brown Click to tweet
There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so. William Shakespeare
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. Helen Keller
Attitude is everything, so pick a good one. Wayne Dyer
Pessimism never won any battle. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. Zig Ziglar
See also: 8 Ways to Improve Your Attitude (inc.com)
Short Attitude Quotes
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Attitudes are more important than facts. George MacDonald
I will not take “but” for an answer. Langston Hughes
Attitude will always define who we are in life. Mark A. Brennan
Preparation + Attitude + Opportunity + Action = Luck. John C. Maxwell
Every wall is a door. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A bad attitude is worse than a bad swing. Payne Stewart
Attitude is altitude. Nick Vujicic
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. Colin Powell
You become what you think about. Napoleon Hill
Attitude determines the altitude of life. Edwin Louis Cole
Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. Carol Burnett
I don’t get lucky. I make my own luck. Harvey Specter (Suits)
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Inspirational Attitude Sayings
Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. Napoleon Hill
If you own this story you get to write the ending. Brené Brown
Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new. Og Mandino
The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. William James
Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, “Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary”. Unknown
The quickest way to change your attitude toward pain is to accept the fact that everything that happens to us has been designed for our spiritual growth. M. Scott Peck
Whatever happens, take responsibility. Tony Robbins
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others. Marianne Williamson
The world belongs to those who set out to conquer it armed with self-confidence and good humour. Charles Dickens
The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers. M. Scott Peck
The price of greatness is responsibility. Winston Churchill Click to tweet
When you’re backed against the wall, break the goddamn thing down. Harvey Specter (Suits)
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises. Demosthenes
I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains. Anne Frank
Wise Attitude Sayings
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. George Bernard Shaw Click to tweet
Eagles come in all shapes and sizes, but you will recognize them chiefly by their attitudes. E. F. Schumacher
He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts. Samuel Johnson
Your attitude is more important than your capabilities. Similarly, your decision is more important than your capabilities. Jack Ma
Attitude gives you no advantage during good times because, during good times, everybody has a good attitude. John Maxwell (fs.blog)
Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. Lou Holtz
So is cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more remains. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight. Arthur Ashe
Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time. Elbert Hubbard
It isn’t what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it’s what we say to ourselves about what happens. Pema Chödrön
Don’t spend your precious time asking “Why isn’t the world a better place?” It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is “How can I make it better?” To that there is an answer. Leo Buscaglia
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
You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations. Zig Ziglar
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Part 3. Conclusion
Our attitude towards life determines life’s attitude towards us. Earl Nightingale
Let’s recap:
- You control only a handful of things in your life: your effort and your attitude are 2 of those.
- For all the other things you don’t control, don’t take them seriously. Loosen up. Light up. Life will get better.
- Want to be more positive? Use the right words when you talk to yourself.
- How you take things changes everything. Be patient. Be smiling. Be stoic.
- You attract what you are, not what you want.
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Part 2
Attitude Quotes That ARE
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Inspirational
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Part 3
Conclusion
Thank you so much! This is my first time learning of you.
I am so glad I did. I love your collection of Quotes and am grateful for them.
Susan Russella
Thanks for your message, Susan.
Glad you liked the quotes!
Great work dude
Thank you!
Love it! Also
Whether you think you can or think you can’t..
you’re right!
Yes, that’s a good one from Henry Ford.
Thanks for sharing with us, Jeanie.
Best,
Maxime
Deep meaningful quotes
Makes one feel positive
Glad you liked them Prisca.
Thanks,
Maxime
Thank you.. took them for my daughter
Thanks Maria!
Hope she will like them.
Maxime
YOU MADE ME HAPPY TODAY.. thank you for the inspiration… its very easy to be positive.. but to keep being positive is very hard to do… like what you have said… stay focus.. stay positive.. stay happy…
Happy to hear that Malvin!
Thanks,
Maxime
beautiful collections of words
amazing content
thank you for sharing