Quotes About Attitude

bastante amarga es la vida como para que, además, nos pongamos plañideros o mimosos o histéricos, sólo porque algo se puso en nuestro camino y no nos deja proseguir nuestra excursión hacia la dicha.

I hope that my government can help change Italian mentality.

Accidents don't happen to people who take accidents as a personal insult.

Like most womanisers, he affected to like women, and yet he despised and hated them all. And

Ginny looked at him in a puzzled way. "Are you in the habit of saying things you don't mean?" "There is a certain type of wit called sarcasm," said Lord Gerald loftily. Ginny's brow cleared. "Oh now I understand" she said. "You were just being nasty.

Life is like a blanket too short. You pull it up and your toes rebel, you yank it down and shivers meander about your shoulder; but cheerful folks manage to draw their knees up and pass a very comfortable night.

The road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination.

I know there are people who claim to enjoy dating, just like I know there are people who claim to enjoy a cold shower in the morning.

Men always imagined they were undemanding and easy-going; but it soon turned out that the going was only easy if it went their way.

Well, son, you cain't go thru life chunkin' things at all the ugly women you meet.

The difference between you and me, Lord Doctor, is that you believe you are brilliant. I, however, prepare as if I am not.

The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.

Elder Neal A. Maxwell once said, "We are here in mortality, and the only way to go is through; there isn't any around!" I would add, the only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.

All we need, really, is a change from a near frigid to a tropical attitude of mind.

We don't see the world as it is; we see the world as we are...if someone has a critical eye, they will always find something to be critical about. And if they have a grateful eye, they will find something to celebrate even in the worst of circumstances...Having a "good eye" in life changes how you see yourself and everything around you... your focus determines your reality.

Psychologists call this phenomenon the contrast effect. Simply put, how you see anything depends on your reference point. One way or the other, your focus will determine your reality.

whatever you don't turn into praise turns into pride.

Don't whine. Don't complain. And don't check out. Make the most of the situation. Do little things like they are big things. Keep a good attitude. And faithfully carry out your current obligations. If your job isn't exciting, then bring some excitement to the job. One of the greatest acts of worship is keeping a good attitude in a bad situation. And doing a good job at a bad job honors God. It will also open doors of opportunity down the road. It did for Nehemiah.

All of us have impossible people in our lives. All we can do is circle them in prayer. It's the only way to keep our attitude in check. And prayer has the power to change the heart of Pharaoh. So every time I got angry, I converted it into prayer. I think it's the closest I've ever come to praying without ceasing because I was angry all the time.

It's not about being in the right place at the right time; it's about being the right person, even if you find yourself in the wrong circumstances.

each of us has an explanatory style... And our explanation is more important than the experience itself. In the words of Aldous Huxley, "Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.

the 25 percent of Spaniards who are presently without work simply don't (by Milton's presumption) want to work at the prevailing wage and are on vacation.

My father-in-law once wrote a best-seller entitled All You Can Do Is All You Can Do—But All You Can Do Is Enough. I love that title. You see, we can't control the rain; we can pull out an umbrella. We can't control a harsh word leveled at us; we can return with a soft answer.

Growing old, overweight and fat is not inevitable.