53 Quotes on Attitude From Famous People
Attitude is everything to achieving success, happiness, and fulfillment in life. It determines how we perceive the world, face challenges, and interact with others.
A positive attitude can help us overcome obstacles, maintain a growth mindset, and build strong relationships. In this response, I’ve compiled 67 inspiring quotes on the attitude that can motivate and encourage us to cultivate an optimistic outlook on life.
Quotes on Attitude
1. “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”
– Winston Churchill
2. “Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.”
– Charles R. Swindoll
3. “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”
– Zig Ziglar
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4. “It is our attitude toward life that determines life’s attitude toward us.”
– Earl Nightingale
5. “Positive anything is better than negative nothing.”
– Elbert Hubbard
6. “The only disability in life is a bad attitude.”
– Scott Hamilton
7. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”
– Maya Angelou
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8. “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.”
– Allen Klein
9. “I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.”
– Charles R. Swindoll
10. “The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.”
– William James
11. “Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”
– Lou Holtz
12. “Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.”
– Ralph Marston
13. “A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.”
– Wade Boggs
14. “It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
– Epictetus
15. “To set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
– C.S. Lewis
16. “Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.”
– Roy T. Bennett
17. “Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us.”
– John N. Mitchell
18. “Your attitude will determine your future, so be positive.”
– Ray Lewis
19. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.”
– Steve Jobs
20. “The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That’s the day we truly grow up.”
– John C. Maxwell
21. “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”
– Albert Einstein
22. “The biggest challenge in life is being yourself…in a world trying to make you like everyone else.”
– Unknown
23. “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”
– Jimmy Dean
24. “The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That’s the day we truly grow up.”
– John C. Maxwell
25. “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”
– Unknown
23. “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”
– Roy T. Bennett
24. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.”
– Christian D. Larson
25. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
– Maya Angelou
26. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
– Maya Angelou
27. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt
28. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”
– Zig Ziglar
29. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
– Abraham Lincoln
30. “When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”
– Helen Kelle
31. “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
– C.S. Lewis
32. “Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.”
– Francesca Reigler
33. “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
– Oscar Wild
34. “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
– William James
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35. “Attitude is a magnet. What you think and feel attracts what you get.”
– Unknown
36. “The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – it’s all that matters.”
– Audrey Hepburn
37. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
– Mahatma Gandh
38. “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”
– Albert Einstein
39. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
40. “The difference between a successful person and others is not lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”
– Vince Lombardi
41. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
– Nelson Mandela
43. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt
44. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
45. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
– Steve Jobs
46. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.”
– Helen Keller
47. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.”
– Stephen Covey
Bottom Line
Attitude is a powerful force that can shape our lives and our future. It can determine our success, our happiness, and our overall well-being. Whether we face challenges or opportunities, our attitude can make all the difference in how we approach them. With the right attitude, we can achieve our goals and live our best life. So, let us choose to have a positive attitude, to focus on the good, and to believe in ourselves and our abilities.
