Quotes About Attitude

There is the world of difference between failing at something and being a failure - but many people do not differentiate.

This did not faze Danny, who had been called much worse things, occasionally by the emergency room staff. (Seriously, though, why would anyone make chocolate-flavored laxatives? It was just asking for trouble.)

Wilbur sighed. He was not by nature a sarcastic hamster, but Harriet brought out some of his snarkier qualities. He still wasn't sure if that was a good thing.

and that's how Snuggles the hamster learned that yes, things COULD always get worse.

Temper is itself an obstacle.

He watches Meredith toss her long brown hair over her shoulder so that we can see the single diamond stud suspended just beneath her collarbones on a thin gold chain. She rolls it between her fingers and it makes her look delicate and pretty. Rowan thinks she does it to look pretty because he thinks all women do all things to look either pretty or fuckable. He has always though Meredith pretty. Now he thinks her fuckable.

What was past was past. I suppose that was the general attitude.

She had a great many opinions, but taken together they did not add up to a point of view.

The attitude to foreigners is like the attitude to dogs: dogs are neither human nor British, but so long as you keep them under control, give them their exercise, feed them, pat them, you will find their wild emotions are amusing, and their characters interesting.

He had the arrogance of the believer, but none of the humility of the deeply religious.

Asialliset hommat suoritetaan,muuten ollaan kuin Ellun kanat.

Never be a cynic, even a gentle one. Never help out a sneer, even at the devil.

It does seem ... a basic attitude of humankind, this irrational belief in the effectiveness of one's own actions.

Avevo iniziato a vedere le cose mettendomi dal suo punto di vista, usando la sua positività, e ho scoperto che c'era effettivamente un'altra via per affrontare quella circostanza. Lì ho imparato che se ci sono due modi di vedere una situazione, è sempre meglio scegliere quello ottimistico.

Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice whether you let it affect you or not.

IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND If you have ever watched other

patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

I would rather have an inferiority complex and be pleasantly surprised, than have a superiority complex and be rudely awakened.

Hot air expands, and seriously pompous attitude is the inflation of choice by those lacking substance.

To a friend, achievement is good news, to an enemy, it's bragging.

Some people say I have attitude--maybe I do...But I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does--that makes you a winner right there.

I can't get my knickers in a twist about my age and ageing in an industry that caters to the ids of 14-year-olds.

What is it about wearing a tuxedo or that little black dress, that makes us feel confident, beautiful, splendid, even invincible? We put on formal wear and suddenly we become extraordinary. On the days when you feel low and invisible, why not try this on for size: imagine you are wearing a fantastic tailored tuxedo or a stunning formal gown. And then proceed with your day.

As you learn to fight, you learn to defend yourself from physical harm. You acquire a powerful self-preserving skill set, and a specific attitude. This attitude carries across to other aspects of your life. So that you can defend yourself from other less tangible but far more dangerous things that can break you—not just your body, but your spirit. Things such as deception, corruption, disparagement, coercion, false accusation and persecution. Subtle evil things that undermine you.