89 Attitude Quotes To Inspire

In a world where your mindset can shape your experiences, maintaining a positive attitude is essential for personal growth and success. Whether you're facing everyday challenges or striving to achieve your biggest dreams, the right attitude can be a powerful catalyst. In this blog post, we've meticulously curated a collection of the top 89 attitude quotes to inspire, uplift, and empower you. Let these words of wisdom from renowned thinkers, leaders, and visionaries be the spark that ignites your inner strength and propels you toward greatness. Dive in and let the inspiration flow.

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

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

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

4. “Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.” - Marcus Aurelius

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

6. “said Jack matter-of-factly. "I'm a man. We're made to think more quickly." ...Aven swung her fist and clocked Jack square on the chin, knocking him backward into the balloon, which was still under repair....Aven rubbed her knuckles and looked at the others. "Sorry about that. I might have stopped myself from hitting him, but I didn't think of it quickly enough.” - James A. Owen

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

8. “Were you born this infuriating?""It's taken me years of practice.” - Misty Massey

9. “I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances. a” - Martha Washington

10. “In his opinion, working was vastly overrated. Particularly as a way to build character, for everyone who engaged in it was far too snappish and fussy, and seemed to have no manners at all.” - Hilari Bell

11. “But… all I said was that I was scared." After what you got to experience? That's smart, kid," I said. "I'm scared, too. Every time something like this happens, it scares me. But being strong doesn't get you through. Being smart does. I've beaten people and things who were stronger than I was, because they didn't use their heads, or because I used what I had better than they did. It isn't about muscle, kiddo, magical or otherwise. It's about your attitude. About your mind." She nodded slowly and said, "About doing things for the right reasons." You don't throw down like this just because you're strong enough to do it," I said. "You do it because you don't have much choice. You do it because it's unacceptable to walk away, and still live with yourself later." She stared at me for a second, and then her eyes widened. "Otherwise, you're using power for the sake of using power." I nodded. "And power tends to corrupt. It isn't hard to love using it, Molly. You've got to go in with the right attitude or…" Or the power starts using you," she said. She'd heard the argument before, but this was the first time she said the words slowly, thoughtfully, as if she'd actually understood them, instead of just parroting them back to me. Then she looked up. "That's why you do it. Why you help people. You're using the power for someone other than yourself.” - Jim Butcher

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

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

14. “There was a sergeant at a desk. I knew he was a sergeant because I recognized the marks on his uniform, and I knew it was a desk because it's always a desk. There's always someone at a desk, except when it's a table that functions as a desk. You sit behind a desk, and everyone knows you're supposed to be there, and that you're doing something that involves your brain. It's an odd, special kind of importance. I think everyone should get a desk; you can sit behind it when you feel like you don't matter.” - Steven Brust

15. “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

16. “Your attitude determines how you experience the world.” - Sanaya Roman

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

18. “It was not the goal that really concerned us, the journey was the thing. Who ever reaches any goal? From what journey can we return? We know of the poverty about us, of the work and worry, but we know of a degree of freedom, of a stunted beauty. We have warm open days and sunshine in Carolina. Much is denied us. But we have, we have. And an attitude is more powerful than any circumstance.” - Ben Robertson

19. “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

20. “There is very little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude.” - W. Clement Stone

21. “How should we be able to forget those ancient myths that are at the beginning of all peoples, the myths about dragons that at the last moment turn into princesses; perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave. Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something helpless that wants help from us.So you must not be frightened if a sadness rises up before you larger than any you have ever seen; if a restiveness, like light and cloudshadows, passes over your hands and over all you do. You must think that something is happening with you, that life has not forgotten you, that it holds you in its hand; it will not let you fall. Why do you want to shut out of your life any uneasiness, any miseries, or any depressions? For after all, you do not know what work these conditions are doing inside you.” - Rainer Maria Rilke

22. “Human beings consider themselves satisfied only compared to some other condition. A man who has owned nothing but a bicycle all of his life feels suddenly wealthy the moment he buys an automobile...But this happy sensation wears off. After a while the car becomes just another thing that he owns. Moreover, when his neighbor next door buys two cars, in an instant our man feels wretchedly poor and deprived.” - Alan Lightman

23. “Adventures are only interesting once you've lived to see the end of them. Before that, they are nothing but fear, and being too cold or too hot or too wet or too hungry, and getting hurt.” - Holly Lisle

24. “I have never yet figured out what to do about good advice that you get, and that you know right away would help you, but that you cannot follow.” - Holly Lisle

25. “Everything you need is already within you. The beauty of life is that your DESTINY lies always in your hands. The time has come for you to STEP UP and BE GREAT” - Pablo

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. “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

28. “My mother once told me that no woman is naked when she comes equipped with a bad mood and a steady glare.” - Mira Grant

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

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

31. “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

32. “Elevate your inside game. A negative attitude is below the horizon...a place for lonesome hearts.” - T.F. Hodge

33. “Life is short only if you are not living your purpose.” - T.F. Hodge

34. “I kept trying to talk myself out of my second thoughts when they were trying to help me. My advice? When it comes to relationships, second thoughts should be promoted.” - Deb Caletti

35. “Being different is a revolving door in your life where secure people enter and insecure exit.” - Shannon L. Alder

36. “Positive expectations are the mark of the superior personality.” - Brian Tracy

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

38. “Showing a lack of self-control is in the same vein granting authority to others: 'Perhaps I need someone else to control me.” - Criss Jami

39. “It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique. It's not easy, but if you accept your misfortune and handle it right your perceived failure can become a catalyst for profound re-invention.” - Conan O'Brien

40. “When you stop living your life based on what others think of you real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self acceptance opened.” - Shannon L. Alder

41. “Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go they merely determine where you start.” - Nido Qubein

42. “I don't have your way with words "Sin said. "So I'm just going to go with a quick response. Ha” - Sarah Rees Brennan

43. “In politics, Bugs Bunny always beats Daffy Duck. Daffy's always going berserk, jumping up and down, yelling. Bugs's got that sly smile, like he always knows what's up, like nothing can ruffle him.” - Jeff Greenfield

44. “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

45. “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

46. “Aun cuando mi destino externo se haya desenvuelto como sucede para todos, inevitablemente y según lo decretado por los dioses, mi vida íntima es obra propiamente mía, con sus gozos y amarguras, y soy yo, en lo personal, el responsable de la misma.” - Herman Hesse

47. “…because I was only eleven years old, I was wrapped in the best cloak of invisibility in the world.” - Alan Bradley

48. “Why should we think upon things that are lovely Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings.” - William James

49. “Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.” - Janet Lane

50. “You get work however you get work, but people keep working in a freelance world (and more and more of todays world is freelance), because their work is good, because they are easy to get along with and because they deliver the work on time. And you don’t even need all three! Two out of three is fine. People will tolerate how unpleasant you are if your work is good and you deliver it on time. People will forgive the lateness of your work if it is good and they like you. And you don’t have to be as good as everyone else if you’re on time and it’s always a pleasure to hear from you.” - Neil Gaiman

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

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

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

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

55. “H is for Habit, winners make a habit of doing the things losers don't want to do.” - Lucas Remmerswaal

56. “Think outside the square. Think for yourself don't just follow the herd. Think multidisciplinary! Problems by definition, cross many academic disciplines.” - Lucas Remmerswaal

57. “Z is for Zany! Master the Zany habit of thinking backwards. it will help you become a really great thinker!” - Lucas Remmerswaal

58. “Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated.” - Ernest Hemingway

59. “While I wholeheartedly believe in choosing to approach every challenge with a great attitude, I don't mean that we should abandon authenticity and live in fantasyland.” - Swindoll Charles R.

60. “Attitude is 100% under your control – (yours to choose, use or lose, as they say)Happiness, fulfillment and satisfaction in a life ALWAYS and ONLY come as a consequence of some other activity. That is you don’t just create ‘happy’ or ‘satisfied’ – you have to be doing something with your life that as a byproduct creates these states.That’s it.Told you it was simple.Alright, I admit, writing about how to create a ‘successful life’ is easy – because to create something out of your life is 99.9% Mental Focus and 50% ( as Yogi Berra would say and .01% for those of you who are paying attention) -knowing how to get the result and doing it.Writing about it is easy; it’s the doing that’s hard.” - martin gover

61. “We live in times where the speed of our life is increasing but leading us nowhere.” - Apoorve Dubey

62. “Even the most terrible beginnings can turn into beautiful endings when the direction is changed.” - Apoorve Dubey

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

64. “A revolution in the eyes of man carries purpose.A revolution in the eyes of the awakened carries bliss.” - Sal Martinez

65. “No one can know your strength and weakness better than yourself.” - Rahul Kumar Tilwani

66. “Let your confidence reflect your contentedness.” - Criss Jami

67. “And no, I think i'm better than you because I am better than you.” - Stacey Kade

68. “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

69. “Learning is a matter of gathering knowledge; wisdom is applying that knowledge.” - Dr Roopleen

70. “Believe in yourself. Under-confidence leads to a self-fulfilling prophecy that you are not good enough for your work.” - Dr Roopleen

71. “To turn your dreams into reality, all your resources, efforts and concentration should be aligned in the same direction.” - Dr Roopleen

72. “Celebrating your achievements and applauding your triumphs is a sure way to refuel your enthusiasm and keep yourself motivated for your future endeavours.” - Dr Roopleen

73. “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

74. “Happiness is a choice you make when you allow faith through the entry gate and fear through the exit gate.” - Dr Roopleen

75. “There is nothing in this world that you cannot do. Every goal is achievable. You just need to focus on your objectives, be persistent in your efforts and work hard to make it happen. There can be no hurdle uncrossable, no obstacle invincible and no stumbling block insurmountable.” - Dr Roopleen

76. “Fine. You don’t want to be good enough for me, then you will never be. I deserve someone who wants to be what I need.” - Abbi Glines

77. “You will never be satisfied with anything less than the highest you can attain.” - Apoorve Dubey

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

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

80. “The leader’s Attitude is like a thermostat for the place she works. If her attitude is good, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the environment is easy to work in. But if her attitude is bad, the temperature is insufferable.” - John C. Maxwell

81. “God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.” - Rick Warren

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

83. “Being willing to listen to others and let them speak into our lives is a critical attitude leaders must have. It is not weakness to get good advice - it is strength to seek it out.” - Wayde Goodall

84. “The mistakes we regret the most are the ones we were too scared to make” - Ollie Slaney

85. “Junk is in the eyes of the beholder. Some look, but others see.” - Old Sculptor Myles Munroe

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

87. “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

88. “You can add up your blessings or add up your troubles. Either way, you'll find you have an abundance.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

89. “Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.” - W.C. Fields