Quotes About Attitude

Sprinters call Marathoners "plodding," and Marathoners call Sprinters "irresponsible," but there's no right way. Procrastinators, however, are happier when they change their work habits to work more steadily.

A promotion-focused person recycles in order to make the environment cleaner; a prevention-focused person recycles in order to avoid getting a fine. Different arguments resonate with different people, and it's helpful to frame a habit in the way that suits each individual.

Instead of contradicting pessimistic or negative statements, acknowledge them. Happiness leeches are often less emphatic when they feel that others recognize their views. • Act the way I want to feel; behave the way I want to behave. Too

It's easier to complain than to laugh, easier to yell than to joke around, easier to be demanding than to be satisfied.

Happiness depends partly on external circumstances, and it also depends on how you view those circumstances

the most reliable predictor of not being lonely is the amount of contact with women. Time spent with men doesn't make a difference. Learning about this research made a difference in my attitude toward Jamie. I love him with all my heart

The Levity Effect

They're perceived to be more friendly, warmer, and even more physically attractive. A study showed that students who were happy as college freshmen were earning more money in their midthirties—without any wealth advantage to start. Being happy can make a big difference in your work life.

By dint of railing at idiots, one runs the risk of becoming an idiot oneself.

Is it splendid, or stupid, to take life seriously?

Cuidado con la tristeza. Es un vicio.

Lively once, expansive and affectionate, in growing older she had become (after the fashion of wine that, exposed to air, turns to vinegar) ill-tempered, grumbling, irritable. She

Le bourgeois (c'est-à-dire l'humanité entière maintenant, y compris le peuple) se conduit envers les classiques comme envers la religion : il sait qu'ils sont, serait fâché qu'ils ne fussent pas, comprend qu'ils ont une certaine utilité très éloignée, mais il n'en use nullement et ça l'embête beaucoup, voilà.

La vie, voyez-vous, ça n'est jamais si bon ni si mauvais qu'on croit.

Then she added, no doubt in answer to her own thoughts: 'You see, life is never as good or as bad as one thinks.'  

Tiens, tu es stupide comme toutes les femmes. Vous n'agissez jamais que par passion. Vous ne savez pas vous plier aux circonstances… vous êtes stupides ! 

Látja…az élet nem olyan jó…De nem is olyan rossz, amilyennek hisszük.

What possible good does it do to resent any moment for unfolding as it does, to wish it didn't happen? Does it change the moment in any positive way? No it does not.

La verdad es que ser emprendedor no es un puesto de trabajo. Es la actitud mental de la gente que quiere alterar el futuro.

Words are the facial expressions of your mind: They communicate your attitude, personality, and perspective.

See humor where others see insults. Life is easier if you do not take offense easily.

There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor.

The dog is a peasant and the cat is a gentleman.

In seinem Verhalten schien eine kryptische, sardonische Arroganz zu lauern, als ödeten ihn alle menschlichen Wesen nur noch an.