53 Inspiring Attitude Quotes

In a world that often challenges our resolve and tests our spirits, having a positive attitude can be a game-changer. The right mindset not only influences our personal success but also impacts those around us. Whether you're looking for a boost to start your day, encouragement to overcome obstacles, or simply a reminder of your inner strength, these inspiring attitude quotes are sure to resonate. We've carefully selected 53 quotes that encapsulate the power of a positive outlook, offering wisdom from thought leaders, visionaries, and change-makers. Let these words inspire you to cultivate an attitude that propels you toward your dreams and elevates your everyday life.

1. “The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy.” - Eudora Welty

2. “I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.” - Lisa Alther

3. “The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.” - Martha Washington

4. “Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.” - H.L. Mencken

5. “A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy.” - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

6. “There is so much about my fate that I cannot control, but other things do fall under the jurisdiction. I can decide how I spend my time, whom I interact with, whom I share my body and life and money and energy with. I can select what I can read and eat and study. I can choose how I'm going to regard unfortunate circumstances in my life-whether I will see them as curses or opportunities. I can choose my words and the tone of voice in which I speak to others. And most of all, I can choose my thoughts.” - Elizabeth Gilbert

7. “An attitude of gratitude brings great things.” - Yogi Bhajan

8. “If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?” - John Wooden

9. “Cats can do whatever they want, whenever they want, without regard to what anyone says or does. Rather like Princesses.” - Terry Brooks

10. “When we are sure that we are on the right road there is no need to plan our journey too far ahead. No need to burden ourselves with doubts and fears as to the obstacles that may bar our progress. We cannot take more than one step at a time.” - Orison Swett Marden

11. “Things are always terriblefor some people. The questionis the ratio of the palpable hurtto the general sessionof life in an era.” - Maureen N. McLane

12. “When you have to kill the same terrorist twice in one week, then there's either something wrong with your skills or something wrong with your world. And there's nothing wrong with my skills.” - Jonathan Maberry

13. “Tough times don't last, tough people do, remember?” - Gregory Peck

14. “Learn to adapt. Things change, circumstances change. Adjust yourself and your efforts to what it is presented to you so you can respond accordingly. Never see change as a threat, because it can be an opportunity to learn, to grow, evolve and become a better person.” - Rodolfo Costa

15. “None of us can avoid being contaminated by the world's evils; it's all a matter of what attitude you take towards them.” - Azar Nafisi

16. “You have a responsibility to act for others when you're the only person in a position to do so. It's how you handle it that separates the great from the mediocre.” - Wilbert Rideau

17. “Write this down: My life is full of unlimited possibilities.” - Pablo

18. “Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.” - Cormac McCarthy

19. “Coercing attitude drains your strength.” - Toba Beta

20. “I would always be a better hater of things and institutions than a lover of them.” - Pat Conroy

21. “Always try and be a better person than you were yesterday, cause we aren't guaranteed tomorrow.” - Tina A. Morgan

22. “When it comes to world news, attitude is what marks the distinction between justice and vengeance. Justice is pure, but vengeance brings more ruin.” - Criss Jami

23. “I can smite you " Nick grumbled. "Anytime I like.” - Sarah Rees Brennan

24. “I don't panic unless I have to. Wastes energy.” - Sandra Brown

25. “You can't always control circumstances. However, you can always control your attitude, approach, and response. Your options are to complain or to look ahead and figure out how to make the situation better.” - Tony Dungy

26. “Every morning we wake up with the same choice: What will my attitude be today? Ask yourself that without fail. Decide that no matter what the day brings, your attitude will include three elements: an awareness of how far you’ve come, gratitude for where you are, and determination to keep moving in the right direction.” - Toni Sorenson

27. “Are you living in the moment?” - Asa Don Brown

28. “What is an unconditional state?” - Asa Don Brown

29. “Be an independent thinker at all times, and ignore anyone who attempts to define you in a limiting way.” - Sherry Argov

30. “Only in the world of mathematics do two negatives multiply into a positive.” - Abby Morel

31. “I is for Integrity, be honest with yourself and others.” - Lucas Remmerswaal

32. “Just do it! First you make your habits, then your habits make you!” - Lucas Remmerswaal

33. “S is for SCARY! Fear is driven out by action! Bad habits are overcome by good habits.” - Lucas Remmerswaal

34. “Confidence is providence” - Habeeb Akande

35. “Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated. We must realise that our people have yet to learn it. Democracy in India is only a top-dressing on an Indian soil which is essentially undemocratic.” - B.R. Ambedkar

36. “Set forth no limits, keep in mind that your potential is boundless.” - Sal Martinez

37. “You are not controlling the storm, and you are not lost in it. You are the storm.” - Sam Harris

38. “Yes! Yes! There's the attitude. Where was that girl during the race? Off getting sushi?” - Doug Solter

39. “People who go to Disney who have magic in themselves experience magic there, just as people who go to the grocery store who have magic in themselves experience magic at the grocery store. The principle is simple: fun, joy, and happiness, are something we bring to life, not something life, circumstance, or situation bring to us. There are truly no magic kingdoms, only magic people. Fun, joy and happiness are choices, orientations, approaches, attitudes, a way of living in the world, not the world itself...” - David W. Jones

40. “Be the person you wish to be, not who you are told to be.” - Anna Glazebrook

41. “A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.” - Tom Stoppard

42. “You will be a beautiful person, as long as you see the beauty in others.” - Bryant McGill

43. “Every day is a good day when you run.” - Kevin Nelson

44. “If you think training is hard...try losing.” - Davee Jones

45. “Your Majesty, I'm afraid everything that could possibly go wrong is going wrong," said Major Sir Michael Parker, an impresario for royal events with an expertise in pyrotechnics. "Oh good, what fun!" she replied with a smile.” - Sally Bedell Smith

46. “The key to friendship with God, he said, is not changing what you do, but changing your attitude toward what you do.” - Rick Warren

47. “Never make a decision while in the state of anger.” - Abdullah

48. “People generally fall into one of three groups: the few who make things happen, the many who watch things happen, and the overwhelming majority who have no notion of what happens. Every person is either a creator of fact or a creature of circumstance. He either puts color into his environment, or, like a chameleon, takes color from his environment.” - Myles Munroe

49. “Discovering While Doing Is Natural...But,Doing Immediately After Discovering Is The Attitude of Winners!” - Sujit Lalwani

50. “Lincoln, considering a Cabinet nominee: "He is a Radical without the petulance and fretfulness of many radicals.” - Doris Kearns Goodwin

51. “Closing your eyes won't make the awfulness go away. It may be that nothing will. But dwelling on it, dreading the evil, playing out the misery in your head - doesn't this feed the monster? You can't close your eyes to life, but you can choose where your gaze lingers.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

52. “You must dare, and dare again, and then dare a little bit more, and go on daring.” - Justin Cotillard

53. “Be happy NOW. This moment is all you’ve got” - Elizabeth Grace Saunders