Attitude Quotations

Eagles come in all shapes and sizes, but you will recognize them chiefly by their attitudes.

Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.

Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission.

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

It's kind of fun to do the impossible.

If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

Misery is a communicable disease.

Cock your hat - angles are attitudes.

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.

You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

There is no planning. On the night it is really great, it's euphoria and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night. That was his attitude.

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

I always had the attitude that I wanted to throw a no-hitter every game.

As Americans, we have traditionally been the optimists sporting the 'can-do' attitude. But when it comes to addressing climate adaptation and resiliency, we seem to be more 'can't do' than 'can-do.'

I have played on many teams throughout my career, and I know when a team has the tools, and the right positive attitude towards winning.

In terms of work I've always had a Bad Attitude in that I won't work anywhere which requires me to work strict hours or follow a dress code. I don't know if that's an Asperger's thing or not, I think it's just being reasonable.

I also had a mistaken attitude towards certain comrades.

Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.

Fairness is not an attitude. It's a professional skill that must be developed and exercised.

It remains to consider what attitude thoughtful men and Christian believers should take respecting them, and how they stand related to beliefs of another order.

I think every role you get is going to be a powerful one. As long as you go in with the mindset of, 'Yeah, I'm going to make the most of this.' So that's the kind of attitude I take into each role that I play.

Over the years, I've become barraged by comments from people, such as, 'Beam me up, Scotty!' and I became defensive. I felt they were derisive and engendered an attitude. I am grateful for the success, but didn't want to be mocked.

My motto is more, 'If you want to find something new, look for something new!' There is a certain amount of risk in this attitude, as even the slightest failure tends to be resounding, but you are so happy when you succeed that it is worth taking the risk.

I demand a lot from myself and reflect this attitude upon others: I consider it to be an important quality for a leader. I also think it is impossible to achieve success without persistence.

'Hollywood maids' are so idiotic. They grin at everything. I told Norman Lear I didn't want to play a maid because of that 'hee-hee/grin-grin' attitude, and he said, 'Who said I wanted that?' He told me he wanted two strong women that are the black and white of the same coin. I said, 'Oh, well - in that case, I'll be right there!'

Being sexy is all about attitude, not body type. It's a state of mind.

Acting is magical. Change your look and your attitude, and you can be anyone.

Procrastination is like a credit card: it's a lot of fun until you get the bill.

Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you're going to be a success, whether you're in sports, in business or, as in my case, anthropology.

With my talent, I can make people laugh and give them another attitude about life. What a blessing that is for me.

Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up.

I utterly reject the view that the Third World is doomed to poverty and starvation. Not only is this wrong, I think this attitude verges on the immoral, like thinking that slavery is an unalterable facet of the human condition so why bother doing anything about it?

What do you mean by faith? Is faith enough for Man? Should he be satisfied with faith alone? Is there no way of finding out the truth? Is the attitude of faith, of believing in something for which there can be no more than philosophic proof, the true mark of a Christian?

A discipline I have observed is an attitude of love and reverence to people...

Negative attitude is nine times more powerful than positive attitude.

Sure there is a sexy attitude, and when they say, 'Give me a sexy look with your eyes,' you give it to them. It doesn't have to relate to the product. People are just drawn to it.

My heroes, I couldn't imagine them practicing. Like Bob Dylan, you know? Bob Dylan's a very, very good guitar player, but it's like he's trying to hide it. I always loved this attitude. When you're very good... it's like being an athlete - and I always hated sports!

If you look hard at it, if you look hard at the bleeding heart attitude to always throw money at issues, throw money at problems, what you're in fact probably saying is you're exercising a prejudicism of low expectations.

This generation... they have a different attitude. Instead of sitting and watching something, they want to be a part of it - they're very hedonistic and sensual.

Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.

For me, personally, life in South Africa had come to an end. I had been lucky in some of the whites I had met. Meeting them had made a straight 'all-blacks-are-good, all-whites-are-bad' attitude impossible. But I had reached a point where the gestures of even my friends among the whites were suspect, so I had to go or be forever lost.

For me, music is all about emotion and attitude.

My attitudes have changed, but somebody would have to read all my books to find out how they have

My mother, she had a very good attitude toward money. I'm very grateful for the fact that we had to learn to save. I used to get like 50 pence a week, and I'd save it for like five months. And then I'd spend it on Christmas presents. I'd save up like eight pounds. It's nothing, but we did that.

Mental attitude and concentration are the keys to pitching.

Modern Orthodoxy has a highly positive attitude toward the State of Israel. Our Ultra-Orthodox brethren recognize only the Holy Land, but not the state.

I have a political attitude, but I'm certainly not a politician.

Silent pictures show us how we lived and what our attitudes were. And as an art form, they can be wonderfully entertaining and often inspirational.

The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.

The Dolls were an attitude. If nothing else they were a great attitude.

It's time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I'd much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure.

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.

I think people feel threatened by homosexuality. The problem isn't about gay people, the problem is about the attitude towards gay people. People think that all gays are Hannibal Lecters. But gay people are sons and daughters, politicians and doctors, American heroes and daughters of American heroes.

The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are.

So long as you've got your friends about you, and a good positive attitude, you don't really have to care what everyone else thinks.

If you wish to know how libertarians regard the State and any of its acts, simply think of the State as a criminal band, and all of the libertarian attitudes will logically fall into place.

We didn't ever want 'Tarzan' to feel like he was just a man. We didn't want him to stand up straight or wave good-bye. We wanted to make sure he always had that piece of gorilla in him, that he always had an animal attitude about him.

Haiti is an amazing country. Even though the people there have so little, their attitudes resonate a crazy amount of love and joy. It is truly inspiring to see that. My love for the country starts with them.

The key to life is your attitude. Whether you're single or married or have kids or don't have kids, it's how you look at your life, what you make of it. It's about making the best of your life wherever you are in life.

Certain kinds of speed, flow, intensity, density of attacks, density of interaction... Music that concentrates on those qualities is, I think, easier achieved by free improvisation between people sharing a common attitude, a common language.

The artist is not responsible to any one. His social role is asocial... his only responsibility consists in an attitude to the work he does.

Woman must have her freedom, the fundamental freedom of choosing whether or not she will be a mother and how many children she will have. Regardless of what man's attitude may be, that problem is hers - and before it can be his, it is hers alone.

We are, at almost every point of our day, immersed in cultural diversity: faces, clothes, smells, attitudes, values, traditions, behaviours, beliefs, rituals.

Our new attitude is how can we put you in front of our customer.

I always stayed in tune with my own ambitions and attitudes and I'm still my intractable old self, for better or worse.

I don't personally try to balance my work because I operate under the assumption that anyone reading or watching my stuff isn't having a particularly balanced day anyway. But negative attitudes just amuse me more than positive ones.

I just think that people take me a little more seriously as a brunette. I don't know if that's just because of a societal preconceived notion that all blondes are stupid, but it's a different kind of attitude.

I enjoy punk, the attitude as well as the music, but I don't feel like I have to be a carbon copy of it and invite all this controversy just to be punk rock.

Coaches will eventually notice a great attitude, and they respect that.

I started modeling when I was - not older, but not 12. I have a mom who's a feminist, she's an English professor, an intellectual. She really gave me the equipment to understand that you can celebrate yourself without putting yourself down or needing to apologize for the way you look. I think that attitude is really crucial for a model.

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

The attitude is very important. Because, your behavior radiates how you feel.

Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time.

As the time goes by, you change, your learn new things, your attitude is different. For the moment, I'm still enjoying ski racing so much that it would be difficult for me to think about ending my career.

My worldview, my philosophy, my attitudes, my relationships, my parenting, my marriage -- everything has been transformed by my relationship with Christ.

I never really look for anything. What God throws my way comes. I wake up in the morning and whichever way God turns my feet, I go.

Muslims have a very bad attitude to homosexuality, they're very intolerant.

A series of rumors about my attitude, as well as derogatory remarks about myself and my family showed me that the personal resentment of the Detroit general manager toward me would make it impossible for me to continue playing hockey in Detroit.

I think FoxNews ratings are a reliable guide to the attitudes of the American electorate.

My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression.

Vampires are so old that they don't need to impress anyone anymore. They're comfortable in their own skin. It's this enigmatic strength that's very romantic and old-fashioned. I think it goes back to something of a Victorian attitude of finding a strong man who's going to look after his woman.

If you have an ongoing relationship with a person, think of everything positive about that person that you possibly can and enter your interaction from that space. Ignore all the crap that used to drive you up the wall before. You will be amazed at what a change this attitude shift brings about.

Style is a reflection of your attitude and your personality.

If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.

What is required as we travel towards full unemployment is not new legislation but a gradual change of mental attitude, a shift in values. As our taste for idling grows, we will refuse to work for old-fashioned bosses who demand a five-day, 40-hour, nine-to-five type week, or worse.

Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.

I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves.

If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.

A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.