66 Attitude-Boosting Quotes

In a world filled with challenges and uncertainties, maintaining a positive attitude can be a true game-changer. Whether you're navigating a tough day at work, dealing with personal struggles, or simply need a little pick-me-up, the right words can offer a powerful boost. We've scoured the wisdom of thought leaders, visionaries, and everyday heroes to bring you a curated collection of the top 66 attitude-boosting quotes. These nuggets of inspiration are sure to uplift your spirits, ignite your motivation, and help you approach life with renewed energy and perspective. Dive in and let these powerful quotes transform your outlook, one word at a time.

1. “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On!' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” - Calvin Coolidge

2. “Every little trifle, for some reason, does seem incalculably important today, and when you say of a thing that 'nothing hangs on it,' it sounds like blasphemy. There's never any knowing—(how am I to put it?)—which of our actions, which of our idlenesses won't have things hanging on it for ever.” - E.M. Forster

3. “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” - Kurt Vonnegut

4. “Every day one should at least hear one little song, read one good poem, see one fine painting and -- if at all possible -- speak a few sensible words.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

5. “Our life is what our thoughts make it.” - Marcus Aurelius

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

7. “Just because I'm a murdering, thieving, cowardly, traitorous sort doesn't mean I can't do my job properly.” - James A. Owen

8. “If I can't joke about imminent death, then I might as well just resign.” - James A. Owen

9. “I am a part of all that I have met.” - Alfred Tennyson

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

11. “To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common - this is my symphony.” - William Ellery Channing

12. “Can you be serious for two words?""Not without effort.” - Steven Brust

13. “Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” - Lou Holtz

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

15. “Jesus was saying that you can't have a larger life with restricted attitudes.” - Joel Osteen

16. “I like what I like and not what I'm supposed to like because of mass rating. And I very much dislike the things I don't like.” - Erle Stanley Gardner

17. “Life is 10 percent what you make itand 90 percent how you take it.” - Irving Berlin

18. “Attitude is everything.” - Diane Von Furstenberg

19. “It is not so much what happens to you as how you think about what happens.” - Epictetus

20. “The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.” - Charles R. Swindoll

21. “We are perishing for want of wonder, not for want of wonders.” - G.K. Chesterton

22. “Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife - chopping off what's incomplete and saying: 'Now, it's complete because it's ended here.'- from "Collected Sayings of Maud'Dib'' by the Princess Irulan” - Frank Herbert

23. “No matter how many people believe or don’t believe in you, you must bethe ultimate believer in yourself!” - Pablo

24. “Llarimar had told him to do his best. That sounded like an awful lot of work. Unfortunately, doing nothing was beginning to seem like even MORE work.” - Brandon Sanderson

25. “When you experience a negative circumstance or event, do not dwell on it. Be proactive — put your attention on what you need to do to bring the situation to a positive result.” - Rodolfo Costa

26. “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

27. “Poverty is not a circumstance, it's an attitude.” - Rita Gonzalez

28. “A stumble may prevent a fall.” - Thomas Fuller

29. “Have you noticed how nobody ever looks up? Nobody looks at chimneys, or trees against the sky, or the tops of buildings. Everybody just looks down at the pavement or their shoes. The whole world could pass them by and most people wouldn't notice.” - Julie Andrews Edwards

30. “I get up and pace the room, as if I can leave my guilt behind me. But it tracks me as I walk, an ugly shadow made by myself.” - Rosamund Lupton

31. “Every day, you get the opportunity to change your life. Change what you do not want. Change what makes you unhappy.” - Rodolfo Costa

32. “But what I wanted back had never really been there. He was a temporary illusion, a mirage of water after walking in the desert. I had made him up. And he could have killed me. You've got to stop the ride sometimes. Stop it and get off.” - Deb Caletti

33. “Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.” - Paulo Coelho

34. “Success or failure inbusiness is caused more by mental attitude even than by mentalcapacity." Banish the fear-attitude; acquire the confidentattitude. And remember that the only way to acquire it is—toacquire it.” - Walter Dill Scott

35. “Segala aturan dan beban itu memang disengaja. Itu sudah merupakan paket, agar tingkah laku jadi selalu laras dan terkendali. Tekanan adalah juga kendali.” - Putu Wijaya

36. “Small herbs have grace, great weeds to grow apace.” - William Shakespeare

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

38. “How you treat the one reveals how youregard the many, because everyone is ultimately a one.” - Stephen R. Covey

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

40. “Are you seeking to be offended?” - Asa Don Brown

41. “Real change requires you to change your behavior-not just your attitude.” - Phil Stutz

42. “The more you take responsibility for your attitudes, the more you can adjust yourself in a forward thinking manner.” - Deborah Day

43. “A positive attitude from you tends to produce a positive attitude toward you.” - Deborah Day

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

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

46. “We just wanna be the happy bums that we are. That's all.” - Mike Patton

47. “I think what hurts the most is that I just really want to belong. I want to stand inside the circle of other people and be noticed for the right things, but it seems like the wrong things are always bigger. And all the advie I've ever read --smile more, be yourself, dream big, stay positive--seems to have some darker side that's never mentioned.” - Jane Devin

48. “Always ignore hateful attitude and rude behavior of the people. They are powerless without your response.” - Bushra Zarrar Rana

49. “It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous -- even death is terrible only if we fear it.” - Epictetus

50. “We usually live our lives with the belief that "I sacrifice myself for everyone else," rather than thinking that "everyone else helps me.” - Jae Woong Kim

51. “A dreadful thing one day befell me when a horse came to stand on my toe.  Having no power to remove him, I found that I could not go.An awful thing sometime later befell me when the horse was removed from my toe.  Alone and with naught to secure me, I found I was forced to go.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

52. “It is not important for life to meet your great expectations. What is important is that you hold high expectations of yourself and meet them greatly.” - Dr Roopleen

53. “Watu hawaheshimu wewe ni nani au unatoka wapi. Wanaheshimu nguvu ya matendo yako.” - Enock Maregesi

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

55. “Every uncomfortable experience in life gives you the choice of growing bitter or better.” - Orrin Woodward

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

57. “You see, when our attitudes outdistance our abilities, even the impossible becomes possible.” - John C. Maxwell

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

59. “We are gods in the chrysalis.” - Dale Carnegie

60. “So it's not all that important who people really are. Honestly, you could end up spending your life with almost anyone, and it wouldn't matter who - because the person they are to you is totally dependent on your view of them.” - Steph Bowe

61. “Mamma says we would be wise to remember that what goes around usually comes back around to us - the good or the bad - depending on which we dish out.” - Annette Bridges

62. “Your mind is your greatest power. Use it well.” - Aneta Cruz

63. “Control thought-forms are the basis of our deepest moral crisis.” - Bryant McGill

64. “This is all so CHILDISH PATHETIC. YOU'RE EMBARASSING. GET OVER IT GET OVER IT GET OVER IT. But he did not quite know what "it" was.” - John Green

65. “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing - the ability to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances.” - Ziad K. Abdelnour

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