Quotes About Attitude

The most important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking ones self seriously. The first is imperative, and the second disastrous.

What difference does it make, after all, what your position in life is if you dislike it yourself?

Your mind-set is your primary weapon.

The wise don't expect to find life worth living; they make it that way.

Being realistic doesn't require being self-deprecating, being serious all the time, or seeing things in a negative light.

Failure is defined by our reaction to it.

Its not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life; it is how you handle what happens to you.

Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude toward us.

If you think you can or you think you can't either way you are right.

I know who you are, and I am not impressed.

In a world of self indulgence your attitude is going to be your biggest obstacle because you're only concerned with yourself!

Optimism and self-pity are the positive and negative poles of modern cowardice.

Self-pity is one of the most dangerous forms of self-centeredness. It fogs our vision.

What poison is to food, self-pity is to life.

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.

Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.

Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.

The way life treats you is a merciless mirror image of your attitude toward life.

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

It's funny to me how guys don't know how to act when they realize their dealing with a girl who actually has self respect.

Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.

Most soulish believers assume an attitude of self-righteousness, though often it is scarcely detectable. They hold tenaciously to their minute opinions we ought to lay aside the small differences and pursue the common objective.