Quotes About Attitude

It's what's in yourself that makes you happy or unhappy.

What's wrong with my proposition?" Poirot rose. "If you will forgive me for being personal-I do not like your face, M. Ratchett.

People with a grudge against the world are always dangerous. They seem to think life owes them something. I've known many an invalid who has suffered worse and been cut off from life much more . . . and they've managed to lead happy contented lives. It's what's in yourself that makes you happy or unhappy.

You are the patient one, Mademoiselle,' said Poirot to Miss Debenham. She shrugged her shoulders slightly. 'What else can one do?' You are a philosopher, Mademoiselle.' That implies a detached attitude. I think my attitude is more selfish. I have learned to save myself useless emotion.

Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your habits, your attitude of mind, and your soul is revealed by your actions.

I suppose, like most young people nowadays, boredom is what you dread most in the world, and yet, I can assure you, there are worse things.

All three wore the air of superiority assumed by people who are already in a place when studying new arrivals.

After all, perhaps dirt isn't really so unhealthy as one is brought up to believe.

It's no use resenting a thing that you've no power to stop.

Looking back, I can see that one of the things my friends had to suffer out of affection for me was my optimism about weather,

I'm the kind of person who marries enthusiastically if they marry at all.

In my opinion, the state of mind of a community is always directly due to the influence of the man at the top.

But there are many fools in the world. One praises God for their existence and keeps out of their way.

Your idea of a woman is some one who gets on a chair and shrieks if she sees a mouse. That's all prehistoric.

If you will forgive me for being personal - I do not like your face

Poirot was standing in the larder in a dramtic attitude. In his hand he was brandishing a leg of mutton. 'My dear Poirot! What is the matter? have you gone mad?' 'Regard i pray you this mutton! But regard it closely!

Death is for other people.

He takes everything seriously. That is what makes him so difficult to live with.

Poirot realized with a momentary flicker of amusement that he had not made himself popular by his critical attitude. Linnet was used to unqualified admiration of all she was or did. Hercule Poirot had sinned noticeably against this creed. Mrs Allerton, joining him,

If you will forgive me for being personal---I do not like your face, M. Ratchett.

You are, madame, so perfectly armoured, so completely sure of yourself.' 'Now I wonder, if I am to take that as a compliment?' 'It is, perhaps, a warning--not to treat life with arrogance.

What they need," said Griselda, "is a little immorality in their lives. Then they wouldn't be so busy looking for it in other people's." And

Shaitana was a man who prided himself on his Mephistophelian attitude to life. He was a man of great vanity. He was also a stupid man-that's why he is dead.

You are a philosopher mademoiselle. This implies a detached attitude. I think my attitude is more selfish. I have learned to save myself from useless emotion.