Quotes About Positivity

People understand my message is positive, and at the end of the day, I'm just here to make music that I enjoy and that other people enjoy. I think that's why I have such a loyal fan base.

For me, all my negative thoughts that I have about, 'How did you miss that pitch? Why did you miss that pitch? You shouldn't have missed that pitch.' I just kind of sit there and kind of crush it up, and once I'm done doing that... I just kind of toss it aside.

Every time something bad happens to me, I don't ask the question, 'Why did it happen to me?' The question I ask is, 'Why did it happen for me?'

Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?

I thought all my life that optimists and pessimists pass away the same way, so why be a pessimist?

Before you take your address, while you're still reading the putt, imagine the ball tracking on the line you've chosen and falling into the cup. If you don't believe you can make every putt, why bother trying?

When I wake up, I expect things to be good. If they're not, then I try to set about trying to make them as good as I can 'cause I know I'm gonna have to live that day anyway. So why not try to make the most of it if you can? Some days, they pan out a little better than others, but you still gotta always just try.

In all my work, I try to say - 'You may be given a load of sour lemons, why not try to make a dozen lemon meringue pies?'

Some people thought I wasn't taking the sport seriously because I was always laughing and having fun, but I loved my skiing, I loved my jumping, and I thought, 'Well, why not have a smile on my face when I'm doing something that I really, really love doing,' and that's how I was.

Beauty products always cheer me up and give me hope. If it makes you feel pretty, why not?

If we can show the good side of people, then why not?

As a matter of personal philosophy, I have generally said, 'Why not?' far more often than either 'Why?' or 'Not.'

I feel better in my body now than when I was 20. Why not?

Why not try thinking of your life as hilarious rather than nightmarish?

I think a broader audience is really amazing. If there's no need for curse words or darkness, why go there? Why not make it PG?

If someone said, 'I've got a job for you in a movie' I'd say, 'Let's go, why not?'

Why antagonize somebody for no reason? Why try to garner attention by doing something negative? Why not do something positive on your own merits, instead of somebody else, whether it's to try to antagonize them or draw their ire, or even to have them help you out.

When I'm offered jobs that I love to do, I think 'well, why not!?'

You need to shoot to score the goal. If it goes wide, you just need to keep going and keep your head up.

You have to keep your eyes wide open and your head high and realize that you are going to be OK. I do this with work and with being a mom - I'm a true believer that it's OK to fail, and that there is power in getting back up on the horse.

Tommy Chong is one of my favorite people in the whole wide world.

P.O.D. kind of built that brand name. We came out and have been open about our faith. We've always been a positive band in a world that's pretty crazy and wild.

The next time you're tempted to groan, you might try to laugh instead.

People who tend to listen to my music have come back and said, 'Yo, this is my anthem. This is what I live by.'