Quotes About Attitude

I actually think of being funny as an odd turn of mind, like a mild disability, some weird way of looking at the world that you can't get rid of.

Women didn't want to be on the stage with other women because they didn't want their bodies to be compared. They didn't want another female act opening for them because of this weird competitive and tokenistic attitude.

It's weird, I actually like doing interviews now.

Guilt is a weird thing to me. I don't have a lot of it.

Look at Scottish guys wearing kilts - you could look at them and laugh, but the way they carry themselves, how can you? You can wear some of the weirdest things and be cool. If you believe in it, that's what makes it cool.

Optimists don't mind if you eavesdrop on them. They welcome it, in fact, because it helps them spread their fiendish gospel.

If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes.

For most directors, the scriptwriter is about as welcome on set as a member of the Taliban.

I welcome life's challenges and will do my best to rise to the occasion every time.

What we found was that the greater proportion of process praise, the more likely the child was to have a mindset five years later that welcomed challenges and that represented traits as malleable, not a label you were stuck with.

The thing is, I don't want to be sold to when I walk into a store. I want to be welcomed.

There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.

You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we're playing a game. It's a business, it's our job, but I don't think you can do well unless you're having fun.

Getting older is fine. There is nothing you can do to stop it so you might as well stay on the bus.

If things aren't going so well, I try to stay positive and not give in to negative thoughts.

Tackle the difficult things first in the morning; make changes in the way you network. Treat everyone with respect and dignity. This stops you from cynicism and negativity. End your day with that same attitude you started. Renew your contract with a day well completed.

I think I've learned the difference between the things I can control and the things I can't control. And hopefully, by doing the things I can control well, I'll have more favor in the other category.

The English eat all sorts of birds - pigeons, ducks, sparrows - but if you tell them you eat puffin, you might as well come from Mars.

To play well you must feel tranquil and at peace. I have never been troubled by nerves in golf because I felt I had nothing to lose and everything to gain.

You see people with a room full of their career achievements. Brilliant. Well done. That's just not something I do. They're in a bin bag in my mum and dad's loft.

In London, nobody comments on what you wear - they think that's not important to you or your state of well-being.

Smart, well-meaning people get it wrong when they start believing that the world owes them something and that the rules are different for them.

My initial impression of the Welsh was that they were grumpier than I was!

We don't want Welsh rugby to be seen as healthy or upbeat. If we think that, we could become complacent or stagnate.