Quotes About Outlook

Life is 10 per cent what happens to you and 90 per cent how you respond to it.

Life delivers far less disappointment when your expectations are low.

if you think the worst you'll get the worst, but if you think the best... and then everything will blow up in your face anyway. Don't you get the punchline yet? Its the great cosmic practical joke: Knock knock, who's there? Big kick in the Ass.

Take that rose bush, for example. We are all looking at the same plant, but our perception of it varies according to the way we each think and see. One person may see a vigorous rose, another may see a rose that could benefit from a little pruning, and a third may see a mess that no amount of attention would save. The rose bush isn't changing; it's the way we personally perceive it that differs, the way each of us thinks that colors our perception.

Whatever results you're getting, be they rich or poor, good or bad, positive or negative, always remember that your outer world is simply a reflection of your inner world. If

Would you hug and hold a person you knew had a severe case of the measles? Most people would say, "No way, I don't want to catch the measles." Well, I believe negative thinking is like having measles of the mind. Instead of itching, you get bitching; instead of scratching, you get bashing; instead of irritation, you get frustration. Now, do you really want to be close to people like that?

16 But cynicism is always the indication of a mental chaos, or at least a mental disjunction and lack of unity.

Literacy isn't just about reading, writing, and comprehension. It's about culture, professionalism, and social outlook.

One does not judge one's state of health by comparing it to that of a sick person

Deep down, where my boys don't know me, I'm an optimist.

We may not be able to control every aspect of our lives, but we can control our mindset. Let's choose positivity and motivation every day.

When it rains, it pours. You decide what comes down.

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose.

I'm sure there's some sort of cynicism or fatalism in Ireland and England. We are fatalistic here, and sometimes we need to be shaken out of that.

As far as my mental approach, I really think it's just knowing that the past is really irrelevant.

I think my perspective on my age is really irrelevant.

I think age is neither an asset nor challenge; it all depends on how you present yourself. Age is sort of irrelevant.

Irrespective of our past, we need to look forward.

I always make a joke: 'Don't look into the future; it's too bright.' That's as positive as I can be.

Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.

To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.

Pessimism only describes an attitude, and not facts, and hence is entirely subjective.

The world belongs to optimists. Pessimists are only spectators.

It's never occurred to me to worry about my health, or that I'll get old, or that people will stop laughing at me.