Quotes About Outlook

Winners and losers aren't born, they are the products of how they think

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.

see perhaps four and a half miles, and the lookout

He did not like to admit that he might be in error, and he was also an optimistic planner: he expected the breaks to go his way. This, she remembered having heard, was true of the criminal mind;

Holmes writes, "…I also would fight for some things—but instead of saying that they ought to be I merely say they are part of the kind of world that I like—or should like.

the longer everyone spent beneath the Cloud, the crabbier they got.

His similarity to his father in thought and outlook is almost weird.

I am still determined to be cheerful and to be happy in whatever situation I may be, for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions and not upon our circumstances.

Baptism fostered a rational outlook that was well suited to advancement in capitalist society.

Changing your perception of the world is often as good as changing the world.

I feel bad about my outlook, how I feel about people and society, and that I'll never be part of society the way I should.

You can't always control circumstances. However, you can always control your attitude, approach, and response.

Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.

Stress is a function not of events, but of our view of those events.

Constantly scanning the world for the negative comes with a great cost. It undercuts our creativity, raises our stress levels, and lowers our motivation and ability to accomplish goals.

It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable.

The source of our stress isn't really difficulties, circumstances and situations-it's our attitude and approach toward them.

You need to be able to manage stress because hard times will come, and a positive outlook is what gets you through.

The second you change the way you look at a situation, your stress levels drop.

Your mindset matters. It affects everything - from the business and investment decisions you make, to the way you raise your children, to your stress levels and overall well-being.

I don't expect success. I prepare for it.

Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.

Your optimism today will determine your level of success tomorrow.

Promise yourself success at the beginning of each day, and you'll be surprised how often things will turn out that way.