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Quotes About Attitude

You are old, Father William," the young man said, "And your hair has become very white; And yet you incessantly stand on your head— Do you think, at your age, it is right?" "In my youth," Father William replied to his son, "I feared it might injure the brain; But, now that I'm perfectly sure I have none, Why, I do it again and again.
~ Lewis Carroll
Prof. Walter Dill Scott says: Success or failure in business is caused more by mental attitude even than by mental capacity. Banish the fear-attitude; acquire the confident attitude. And remember that the only way to acquire it is—to acquire it.
~ Lewis Carroll
people that walk with their heads downward! The Antipathies, I think--' (she was rather glad there WAS no one listening, this time, as
~ Lewis Carroll
Shoot low, boys. They're ridin' Shetland ponies.
~ Lewis Grizzard
If this were a movie, I would bust a secret move so fierce the entire place would be razed to the ground. I'd finish with something snappy like And don't forget my soda, punk while I strolled off into the night.
~ Libba Bray
Memphis found his smile. 'You know me, sir. I don't wear worry.
~ Libba Bray
Only ninnies go to Penny's.
~ Libba Bray
my mom's al like sparkle sparkle sparkle and I'm all like sparkle yourself
~ Libba Bray
Favor não grudar na minha traseira: corpo no porta-malas.
~ Libba Bray
Style isn't just about what you wear, it's about how you live.
~ Lilly Pulitzer
What we are on the inside, what we continually think about, eventually shows in our words, actions, and even on our countenances.
~ Linda Dillow
Ultimately, contentment is more a shift in attitude than a change in circumstances.
~ Linda Dillow
I encourage you to do this exercise. Do it now. Get out a piece of paper and make your (2) columns. List your husband's faults and as many of your wrong responses as you can think of. You'll be surprised that your responses are as bad or worse than his faults. After you have finished, confess your wrong attitudes to God and burn the paper. Definitely do not show it to your husband. This exercise is for your benefit - to help you get the plank out of your own eye!
~ Linda Dillow
What?" he demanded testily. Trammell raised his eyebrows. "I didn't say anything." "You're thinking something, though. You've got that shit-eating smirk on your face." "Why would anyone smirk while they eat shit?" Trammell asked rhetorically.
~ Linda Howard
Jason is one of those people who is like a Slinky; you always smile when you think of watching him fall down the stairs.
~ Linda Howard
Me abruma su amabilidad. —Sí, lo sé. Sólo superada por el tamaño de mi... ego.
~ Linda Howard
That was the thing about cats; even the scruffiest one was convinced of its innate superiority.
~ Linda Howard
God save me from a woman's way of thinking. What the hell kind of logic is that? One has nothing to do with the other." "Maybe not to you, but let's face it, you're plankton, and I'm a higher life form. Details matter to me.
~ Linda Howard
She stormed into the room and stood at his bedside, her hands on her hips, her blue eyes shooting sparks. There was a silly grin on his face and he had the audacity to add insult to injury by following that with a yawn. "Deviant!" Emma hissed. "Jealous, Miss Emma?" "Hardly, Mr. Fairfax." "I think you are," he countered matter-of-factly. "You're breathing fire, and Callie's got to be the reason." Emma
~ Linda Lael Miller
The prospect of sitting across the table from Caleb Halliday, knowing he thought she was a trollop, was patently unappealing. Besides, one had to take a personality as strong as Caleb's in small, measured doses. Like castor oil.
~ Linda Lael Miller
Sandy laughed, and I realized that I liked her, in spite of everything. Yes, she was beautiful. Yes, Sonterra obviously thought she was hot. But that didn't mean she and I were automatic enemies, duty-bound to compete. That was not my typical approach to life and femininity, and I suspected it wasn't hers, either.
~ Linda Lael Miller
If a doctor isn't 'up' on something, he's 'down' on it.
~ Linus Pauling
I'm a bastard. I have absolutely no clue why people can ever think otherwise. Yet they do. People think I'm a nice guy, and the fact is that I'm a scheming, conniving bastard who doesn't care for any hurt feelings or lost hours of work if it just results in what I consider to be a better system. And I'm not just saying that. I'm really not a very nice person. I can say 'I don't care' with a straight face, and really mean it.
~ Linus Torvalds
Nu avea niciun sens s? se simt? furios. Trebuie s? iei viaÈ›a aÈ™a cum e: stupid?, minunat?, inteligent?, rea, nebuneasc? È™i foarte, foarte pl?cut?. Trebuie s? accepÈ›i sl?biciunile oamenilor ca pe un dat, s? le iei în calcul È™i s? le foloseÈ™ti pentru cauza nobil?.
~ Lion Feuchtwanger