Positive Quotations | Page 3

It is the mind that makes the body.

Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.

If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.

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.

Yes, well I really hope I can make a difference, even in the smallest way. I am looking forward to helping as much as I can.

Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.

I think it's important to get your surroundings as well as yourself into a positive state - meaning surround yourself with positive people, not the kind who are negative and jealous of everything you do.

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

Tennis has had a very positive impact on my life.

The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything.

Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It's the best part of the day.

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.

Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.

Even when bad things happen you have to try to use those bad things in a positive manner and really just take the positive out of it.

A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.

Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.

Positive thinking is the key to success in business, education, pro football, anything that you can mention. I go out there thinking that I'm going to complete every pass.

To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.

I think anything is possible if you have the mindset and the will and desire to do it and put the time in.

If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person's life in a positive light, and that's what I want to do. That's what it's all about.

Say and do something positive that will help the situation; it doesn't take any brains to complain.

To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.

Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics, warts and all; and, from belonging to a family that accepts you without question.

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

No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel and it may seem hard to get to it but you can do it and just keep working towards it and you'll find the positive side of things.

A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can't do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do.

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.

I do believe we're all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe in the power of prayer. I do believe in putting good out into the world. And I believe in taking care of each other.

I do not expect the white media to create positive black male images.

You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.

People dwell so much on the little things, but why should they hold you back when you have the big things to look forward to? By exuding positive energy when dealing with your problems, you will exude it in your being in general. Treat yourself with love and you will exude love to others.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.

The positive aspect of my negative view is essentially that you shouldn't own cash and government bonds, but you should be in assets like real estate or equities or precious metals or in commodities.

Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be Revelation.

I do believe in sending positive messages. I am a Christian, so I do believe in a lot of positive messages.

My mother taught me to be honest, to be selfless, and to touch people in a positive way.

I think there are a lot of really positive aspects to social media for novelists. Even though our work is pretty solitary, through Twitter and Tumblr and Facebook and Instagram and blogging in general, we're better able to connect directly with readers.

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

I grew up in a very strong, nuclear family. My father was a sportsman. He represented South Africa in a couple of sports, so he was a very positive person and someone who encouraged you to be your best and give your best with everything that you do.

To have the chance to see your music be elevated and to have almost universally positive response to that music, makes me feel better every day. I feel more confident and inspired, and that's fun.

Most people seek after what they do not possess and are enslaved by the very things they want to acquire.

Each moment of a happy lover's hour is worth an age of dull and common life.

I don't like to see projects that are all black or all white. It's how life is. I do like to make sure that I do a nice black family film; that's like keeping my home base. I do other things, but I like to always come back to a positive family film, because of all the negative influences today.

Just imagine, the thousands and thousands of concerts that take place every single day, all over the world. And the positive effect that they would have on the people listening. Now imagine a world without this. This void... it is unthinkable.

I believe all positive things and negative things are valuable because they shape you.

When we're on stage doing a song about positive body image or another about female empowerment, everyone out there is super into it and right there with us. It's been awesome. I feel like we fit right in.

When I'm in the mode of feeling positive about love, I don't really feel the need to mark it down in song. In fact, I know what that song would sound like, and I would not subject anybody to that.

My mother has had breast cancer twice. And my mother has always been this very positive human being: a glass-half-full type. Like, when she was in treatment and feeling really bad, she would always talk about some nurse that was particularly nice to her.

Estimates of the ionic mobilities vary over a considerable range; but in any event, the positive ionic defect is much more mobile in the solid than in the liquid, and its mobility varies very little with the temperature.

I think that, just in general, my number one priority is to just go out of your way to stay yourself and put yourself out there in a positive way. It's so easy, and you can connect with a lot of your friends.

My dad was a very quiet person, and unbelievably tough. But my grandmother gave me my first look at negative thinking to bring about positive results. When I was just a little guy, anytime I came to my grandmother and said I wish for this or that, Grandma would say, 'If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.'

My incarceration was actually a positive thing from the beginning. I needed a gimmick to get my act going again, it gave me material.

Christians were instructed to serve others, and the thanksgiving was for the grace of God and the fact that God offered a way for man to return to a positive relationship with Him.

Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.

Living life at a young age is like being a sponge thrust into the ocean. You absorb what's around you. If you're around people who are supportive and positive, that's how you look at the world.

It will be about which candidate, which of the two candidates remaining, is best suited to make a positive difference in the lives of North Carolina families, and I submit to each of you tonight that I am that candidate and Elizabeth Dole is not.

To understand a word, we need to learn where it was born, what paths it took to reach where it is today, and how it has changed along the way. The word 'nice' is a positive word today, but hundreds of years ago, it meant 'stupid.'

You must stand for something! It does not have to be grand, but it must be a positive that brings light to someone else's darkness.

You shall always find what you created in your mind, for instance, a benevolent God or an evil Devil. Between them are countless facets. Therefore, concentrate on the depth of your consciousness and on what you consider to be positive and good.

Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have an inner peace and a positive attitude, I think you attract that.

The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy.

Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave. And I firmly believe that when I am positive, it not only makes me better, but it also makes those around me better.

You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind.

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.

If you don't think every day is a great day try going without one.

We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the hero of your own story.

I love meeting people, and I know it's so difficult for people to come up to me and introduce themselves, so when they do, I'll grab them and hug them. It makes their day, you know? I love that, and I get positive energy from that.

There are no plans that always work in life. For me, the secret to happiness is being positive and looking at the brighter side of my life.

All these boundaries - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America - are set by men. But you don't have to look at boundaries when you are looking at a man - at the character of a man. The question is: What do you stand for? Are you a follower, or are you a leader?

Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right.' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

I'm all about your mindset, being focused, staying positive, being optimistic, and knowing that these are all aspects of my life that I love and enjoy.

The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect.

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.

If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force.

You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now.

I've always had God, but now I want to go back to church for the sense of community and that feeling of positive thinking, a place where I can think about being a better person.

Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.

I am not trendy. I am not 'in fashion'. I am simply a positive human being who has a positive outlook on life.

You keep shooting. You hope it goes in, and you smile.

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

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.

Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.

My grandmother always told me you must keep to your old roads and stick to your original friends and just go through smooth, be careful and stay positive.

Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it.

Pursuing your passion is fulfilling and leads to financial freedom.

Since God is the foundation of my life, anything that streams from that can only be positive.

I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.

I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well.

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

If you don't like me, if you like me; both are equally cool. I send love and positive energy to all those people in their lives. I hope they find where they're meant to be.

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.

The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.

You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.