Life is filled with inevitable ups and downs and it’s our attitude that determines how we ride the wave.

Are you more of a glass half empty or half full type?

Our attitudes, whether negative, positive or somewhere in between, affect every aspect of our lives from how we view the world to how we show up at work, in our relationships and most importantly, for ourselves.

It’s no secret that maintaining a positive outlook not only makes us happier and healthier but it’s also the key to turning our dreams into reality.

Similarly, welcoming more gratitude into our lives tends to shift our perspective and if practiced regularly, expressing thankfulness can help us cope through difficult times and ultimately transform our lives.

The truth is, developing and maintaining a positive mindset takes work, especially when we have the natural tendency of reverting to negativity, but the good news is that we can train our brain to be more optimistic.

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If you need a reminder of what you’re capable of, check out this list of 210 attitude quotes to find some inspiration:

Take charge of your attitude. Don’t let someone else choose it for you.
DALE CARNEGIEIf you can’t change your fate, change your attitude.
AMY TANMy attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.
MICHAEL JORDAN (How his mindset made him the greatest)

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
HENRY FORDYour attitude about who you are and what you have is a very little thing that makes a very big difference.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTA healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.
TOM STOPPARDIt’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.
HENRY DAVID THOREAU(More Thoreau quotes)Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity.
WILLIAM JAMESSuccess is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
WINSTON CHURCHILLPain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
HARUKI MURAKAMISales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman – not the attitude of the prospect.
W. CLEMENT STONEI have this theory that, depending on your attitude, your life doesn’t have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so many people end up living.
CHRISTIAN BALEOur life is what our thoughts make it.
MARCUS AURELIUSAbility is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
LOU HOLTZTake the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.
OG MANDINOWe cannot choose the things that will happen to us. But we can choose the attitude we will take toward anything that happens. Success or failure depends on your attitude.
ALFRED ARMAND MONTAPERT Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
THOMAS A. EDISONI think it’s my adventure, my trip, my journey, and I guess my attitude is, let the chips fall where they may.
Leonard NimoyAttitudes are more important than facts.
GEORGE MACDONALDOne should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.
OSCAR WILDELife is hard. Life is difficult. Life is going to punch you in the gut. But when you change your attitude, you change your behavior. When your behavior changes, so do your results.
WILL HURDWhen you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails.
H. JACKSON BROWN, JR.A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELTOur environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.
EARL NIGHTINGALEIt is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed.
RAM DASSLife is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.
ERNEST HOLMESYour attitude is either the lock on or the key to the door of success.
DENIS WAITLEYAttitude is everything.
DIANE VON FURSTENBERGYour mental attitude is something you can control outright and you must use self-discipline until you create a Positive Mental Attitude – your mental attitude attracts to you everything that makes you what you are.
NAPOLEON HILLOften we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
HELLEN KELLEROur attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us.
JOHN N. MITCHELLAny fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are.
NORMAN VINCENT PEALEBut the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.
ALAN WATTSHappiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.
DALE CARNEGIEWhen you are thwarted, it is your own attitude that is out of order.
MEISTER ECKHARTSeek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, ‘This is the real me,’ and when you have found that attitude, follow it.
JAMES TRUSLOW ADAMSIf you can’t change your fate, change your attitude.
CHARLES REVSONAttitude 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. FIELDSThe winner’s edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner’s edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success.
DENIS WAITLEYIf you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm.
STEPHEN COVEYSuccess or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.
WALTER SCOTTAttitude is your acceptance of the natural laws, or your rejection of the natural laws.
STUART CHASEYou are the conductor of your own attitude! Nobody else can compose your thoughts for you.
LEE J. COLAN

Positive attitude quotes

How would you rate your attitude? Keeping a positive attitude takes effort but making the conscious decision to look at the brighter side of life can have a profound impact on your well-being.

We often forget that this simple shift in perspective is within our reach, but when harnessed properly, an optimistic outlook can help us move forward in the face of adversity and feel more fulfilled.

Here are a few positive attitude quotes to help you get started.

If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.
FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT

All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.
CHRISTIANO RONALDO

Life is like riding a bicycle, you must keep moving.
ROCKY

Try not to become a man of success, but rather become a man of value.
ALBERT EINSTEIN

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
WINSTON CHURCHILL

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
CONFUCIUS

If you can dream it, you can do it.
WALT DISNEY

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow.
GHANDI

Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions.
MARK TWAIN

Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.
DALAI LAMA

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
STEPHEN R. COVEY

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT

Do the best you can. No one can do more than that.
JOHN WOODEN

Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.
HANS SELYEWe are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
OSCAR WILDETo be upset over what you don’t have is to waste what you do have.
KEN KEYES JR.The only disability in life is a bad attitude.
Dale CarnegieChoose to be optimistic, it feels better.
DALAI LAMAHe who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
Samuel JohnsonA positive atmosphere nurtures a positive attitude, which is required to take positive action.
RICHARD M. DEVOSI’ve always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative.
JAMES A. BALDWINA positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it.
JOAN LUNDENConvince yourself everyday that you are worthy of a good life. Let go of stress, breathe. Stay positive, all is well.
GERMANY KENTThere is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
W. Clement StoneReject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.
MARCUS AURELIUSPerpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
COLIN POWELLPeople deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
THICH NHAT HANHBelieve you can and you’re halfway there.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTI always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.
WALT DISNEYA positive attitude can really make dreams come true – it did for me.
DAVID BAILEYA strong positive attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.
PATRICIA NEALAlways keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.
EARL NIGHTINGALEEvery day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.
UNKNOWNOnce you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.
WILLIE NELSONIf I insist on being pessimistic, there is always tomorrow. Today I am blessed.
MAYA ANGELOUKeep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits.
MAHATMA GANDHIYour level of gratitude determines your level of happiness, as well as your potential for success. It’s difficult to be happy without gratitude.
BOB BURGIn order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.
DALAI LAMAI have found that if you love life, life will love you back.
ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole!
OSCAR WILDEThings turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
JOHN WOODENYou can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELTIt is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
WILLIAM JAMESA happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
HUGH DOWNSEvery day brings new choices.
MARTHA BECKA positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.
WADE BOGGSIt isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.
DALE CARNEGIEThe meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.
ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRYAny fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure.
NORMAN VINCENT PEALEAttitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
WINSTON CHURCHILLYou always have a choice, even if it is only a choice of your attitude.You always have a choice, even if it is only a choice of your attitude.
HENRY FORDKeep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.
HELEN KELLERChoose the positive. You have choice, you are master of your attitude, choose the positive, the constructive. Optimism is a faith that leads to success.
BRUCE LEEAlways bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNBe happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.
MOTHER TERESABetween stimulus and response, there is a space where we choose our response.
STEPHEN COVEYAttitude is everything, so pick a good one.
WAYNE DYERHow do you nurture a positive attitude when all the statistics say you’re a dead man? You go to work.
PATRICK SWAYZEOur attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.
IRVING BERLINA positive attitude is not going to save you. What it’s going to do is, everyday, between now and the day you die, whether that’s a short time from now or a long time from now, that every day, you’re going to actually live.
ELIZABETH EDWARDSYour attitude, not your aptitude, determines your altitude. Zig Ziglar
All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.
WALT DISNEYIf you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
COLIN POWELLHappiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be happy under all outward circumstances.
JAMES DONALD WALTERSLearning to control and adjust your attitude to a positive one reflects wisdom of the mind.
CATHERINE PULSIFERYour attitude is more important than your capabilities. Similarly, your decision is more important than your capabilities.
JACK MAFor success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
WALTER SCOTTA pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
HARRY S. TRUMANYour attitude towards life influences your happiness, not what happens to you.
THIBAUT MEURISSEI hope the millions of people I’ve touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude.
MICHAEL JORDANReally you just gotta keep chugging along and keep a positive attitude and get through all the problems. You gotta face them, otherwise you don’t get through.
LESLEY GOREThe most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
VOLTAIREEverything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.
VIKTOR FRANKLThe greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.
OPRAH WINFREYSuccess or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.
William JamesPositive anything is better than negative nothing.
ELBERT HUBBARDThe greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.
WILLIAM JAMESThere are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
ALBERT EINSTEIN A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
EARL NIGHTINGALEA bad attitude is like a flat tire. If you don’t change it, you’ll never go anywhere.
UNKNOWNYour living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.
KHALIL GIBRANLike success, failure is many things to many people. With Positive Mental Attitude, failure is a learning experience, a rung on the ladder, a plateau at which to get your thoughts in order and prepare to try again.
W. Clement Stone

Strong women attitude quotes

Powerful women throughout history paved the way forward for younger generations by consistently showing us that when a woman steps into her inner power, nothing can stand in her way.

By now we all know strong women are an unstoppable force but what defines a strong woman, anyway? Well, it all comes down to her attitude. If you’re looking for some inspiration to take charge of your mindset and become the best version of yourself, check out our list of quotes by some of the most resilient female legends of all time.

Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.
AMELIA EARHARTSome people say I have attitude – maybe I do… but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there.
VENUS WILLIAMSNo one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELTI am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.
ANGELA DAVISA really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.
CARLY SIMONCourage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.
RUTH GORDONRun to the fire; don’t hide from it. Meg Whitman
Power is not given to you. You have to take it. Beyoncé Knowles
The best protection any woman can have… is courage.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONAlways aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in. And, when you stumble, keep faith. And, when you’re knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can’t or shouldn’t go on.
HILLARY CLINTONGrowth and comfort do not coexist.
GINNI ROMETTYThe most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.
COCO CHANELOnly the gentle are ever really strong.
JAMES DEANPermanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.
THOMAS CARLYLEIt took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTLife shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.
ANAIS NINIt is our choices… that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
J. K. ROWLINGA strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.
MARGE PIERCY If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.
MAYA ANGELOUThe most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.
ALICE WALKERI’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning to sail my ship.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTBe a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.
JUDY GARLANDI’ve never met a woman who is not strong, but sometimes they don’t let it out. Then there’s a tragedy, and then all of a sudden that strength comes. My message is let the strength come out before the tragedy.
DIANE VON FURSTENBERGWomen are like teabags. We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELTThe way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
DOLLY PARTONI can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That’s how I’ve gotten to where I am.
BEYONCÉOptimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
HELEN KELLERA lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want.
MADONNAA woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.
MELINDA GATESIn our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGERWe cannot all succeed when half of us are held back. We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave – to embrace the strength within themselves and realize their full potential.
MALALA YOUSAFZAIThe thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.
ROSEANNE BARRShe was powerful not because she wasn’t scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear.
ATTICUSWe need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.
BEYONCEI do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.
MARY SHELLEYStop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be.
ELIZABETH GILBERTI feel there is something unexplored about woman that only a woman can explore.
GEORGIA O’KEEFEEThink like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.
OPRAH WINFREYStrength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

Attitude of gratitude quotes

When was the last time you took time to reflect on what you’re grateful for in life? It may feel forced at first but developing an attitude of gratitude is a crucial ingredient for a happier life.

It’s easy to overlook life’s simple pleasures, but learning to appreciate the little things really helps us bounce back when things don’t go our way. Let these attitude of gratitude quotes remind you to make it a priority.

Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.
CHRIS GARDNERDo not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
EPICURUSGratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
MELODY BEATTIEAlways have an attitude of gratitude.
STERLING K. BROWNI don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.
ANNE FRANKThe attitude of gratitude revitalizes the entire mental process by activating all other attitudes, thus stimulating creativity.
NORMAN VINCENT PEALEBe present in all things and thankful for all things.
MAYA ANGELOUI am grateful for all those people who said no. It is because of them that I did it myself. Practice an attitude of gratitude. You can either be miserable dwelling on the troubles you have or grateful for the ones you don’t have. Your troubles don’t care but it makes a huge difference in your life.
MICHAEL JOSEPHSONLet us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.
BUDDHAWhen you start noticing even a small portion of all there is to be grateful for, you’ll find there is no room for lack, hurt, or want. The attitude of gratitude: the great, full feeling.
PETER MCWILLIAMSLet us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
MARCEL PROUSTIt’s your outlook on life that counts. If you take yourself lightly and don’t take yourself too seriously, pretty soon you can find the humor in our everyday lives. And sometimes it can be a lifesaver.
BETTY WHITEIf you want to find happiness, find gratitude.
STEVE MARABOLIThe hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
ERIC HOFFERWear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.
RUMIA 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.
CHUCK NORRISGratitude unlocks the fullness of life.
MELODY BEATTIEGratitude opens the door to the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude.
DEEPAK CHOPRAEvery blessing ignored becomes a curse.
PAULO COELHOA grateful mind is a great mind which eventually attracts to itself great things.
PLATOWhen you are grateful, fear disappears, and abundance appears.
TONY ROBBINSBe thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.
OPRAH WINFREYThe greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
SENECAWe can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.
THORNTON WILDERAs we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
JOHN F. KENNEDYSo much has been given to me; I have no time to ponder over that which has been denied.
HELEN KELLERA thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.
CICERONow is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.
ERNEST HEMINGWAYGratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.
JACQUES MARITAINIf a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get.
FRANK A. CLARKHe is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
EPICTETUSThe last of human freedoms – the ability to choose one’s attitude, especially an attitude of gratitude in a given set of circumstances, especially in difficult circumstances.
VIKTOR E. FRANKLLearn to pay attention to your body with the relaxed attitude of gratitude, trust, curiosity and unconditional love rather than being pushed around by habit, fear, anxiety, social customs, other people’s schedules and other people’s ideas about what is good for you.
WALLACE D. WATTLESOf all the ‘attitudes’ we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing.
ZIG ZIGLARWe often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
CYNTHIA OZICKAn attitude of gratitude creates blessings.
JOHN TEMPLETONStormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude.
MAYA ANGELOUFind a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLTrain yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.
ALBERT SCHWEITZERLive every day with an attitude of gratitude.
TONY ROBBINSBoth abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend.
SARAH BAN BREATHNACHCultivate an attitude of gratitude, of giving and forgiving. Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONA sunny temper [an attitude of gratitude for what blessings and mercies there are] gilds the edges of life’s blackest cloud.
THOMAS GUTHRIEGratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDAn attitude of gratitude brings great things.
HARBHAJAN SINGH YOGIGratitude can turn a meal into a feast.
MELODY BEATTIEWhen a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude.
ELIE WIESELWhen you view your world with an attitude of gratitude, you are training yourself to focus on the good in life.
PAUL J. MEYER