New year, new attitude? If that’s your resolution for 2023, these 150 good attitude quotes will help keep you from breaking it. They’ll encourage you to look on the bright side of things, to take the high road, and to have a sunny outlook on life.
So while some people may let life’s everyday problems get them down, these quotes will encourage you to focus on the good things instead by keeping a positive attitude. By doing so, you’ll be all around happier because training yourself to have a positive attitude not only can make you feel good but also can influence others around you.
Take a look at the 150 good attitude quotes below. They will help you stay positive and, with their assistance, you can be optimistic 365 days of the year.
150 Attitude Quotes
1. “If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” —Frances Hodgson Burnett
2. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” —Martin Luther King Jr.
3. “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” —Oscar Wilde
4. “Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.” —Matt Cameron
5. “A positive attitude may not solve all our problems but that is the only option we have if we want to get out of problems.” —Subodh Gupta
6. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” —Maya Angelou
7. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope.” —Helen Keller
8. “Your attitude can take you forward or your attitude can take you down. The choice is always yours!” —Catherine Pulsifer
9. “A positive attitude is a person's passport to a better tomorrow.” —Jeff Keller
10. “Convince yourself every day that you are worthy of a good life. Let go of stress, breathe. Stay positive, all is well.” —Germany Kent
11. “Positivity brings about a peace of mind which in turn relaxes your whole being.” —Suman Arora
12. “Having a positive attitude isn’t wishy-washy, it’s a concrete and intelligent way to view problems, challenges, and obstacles.” —Jeff Moore
13. “The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” —Scott Hamilton
14. “A strong positive attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.” —Patricia Neal
15. “When the negative thoughts come—and they will; they come to all of us—it’s not enough to just not dwell on it. … You’ve got to replace it with a positive thought.” —Joel Osteen
16. “The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” —Dale Carnegie
17. “Building a positive attitude begins with having confidence in yourself.” —Roger Fritz
18. “Do not allow negative thoughts to enter your mind for they are weeds that strangle confidence.” —Bruce Lee
19. “Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” —Walt Whitman
20. “To be an overachiever you have to be an over-believer.” —Dabo Swinney
21. “Life is your seesaw. You may not stay balanced long, but you can aim for a high after every low.” —Sanita Belgrave
22. “With a positive attitude it is possible to turn situations of failure into success.” —Dan Miller
23. “You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.” —Dr. Seuss
24. “I’m too busy working on my own grass to see if yours is greener.” —Unknown
25. “It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive.” —Ellen DeGeneres
26. “Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” —Colin Powell
27. “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” —Dolly Parton
28. “Nobody can be all smiley all the time, but having a good positive attitude isn’t something to shrug off.” —Yogi Berra
29. “Never forget to smile because a positive attitude will surely motivate you to get back on your feet after you committed a huge mistake.” —Norbert Richards
30. “Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.” —Benjamin Disraeli
31. “I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.” —Walt Disney
32. “A positive mindset is something every human can work on, and everyone can learn how to enroll in it.” —Deeksha Arora
33. “The only time you fail is when you fall down and stay down.” —Stephen Richards
34. “To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.” —Muhammad Ali
35. “With a positive attitude, the world is your oyster. Without it, your world will be filled with ill fate and unfortunate circumstances.” —Lorena Laughlin
36. “If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.” —Pat Riley
37. “The greatest discovery of all the time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.” —Marie Osmond
38. “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.” —Unknown
39. “Accept hardship as a necessary discipline.” —Lailah Gifty Akita
40. “Faith is having a positive attitude about what you can do and not worrying at all about what you can’t do.” —Joyce Meyer
41. “It's a little magic trick you can play on yourself. Whenever you feel sad and lonely, just smile and close your eyes. Do it as many times as you have to.” —Genki Kawamura
42. “Keep a positive attitude, even if results don't seem to be occurring as quickly as you want them to.” —James Thompson
43. “If you can change your mind, you can change your life.” —William James
44. “Being what most people think is realistic is only a way of justifying negative thinking. Go for something great.” —Dr. Bob Rotella
45. “Every day may not be good ... but there’s something good in every day.” —Alice Morse Earle
46. “I do not believe in taking the right decision, I take a decision and make it right.” —Muhammad Ali Jinnah
47. “Count your blessings. Focus on what you’ve got. Spread the positive vibes.” —Jyoti Patel
48. “You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.”
—Eleanor Roosevelt
49. “A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.” —Wade Boggs
50. “It 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 Carnegie
51. “No one else makes us angry. We make ourselves angry when we surrender control of our attitude.” —Jim Rohn
52. “I 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 Jordan
53. “You always pass failure on the way to success.” —Mickey Rooney
54. “Life is a bowl of cherries. Some cherries are rotten while others are good; it's your job to throw out the rotten ones and forget about them while you enjoy eating the ones that are good! There are two kinds of people: those who choose to throw out the good cherries and wallow in all the rotten ones, and those who choose to throw out all the rotten ones and savor all the good ones.” —C. JoyBell C.
55. “Our attitude towards life determines life’s attitude towards us.” —John Mitchell
56. “Everywhere you go, make positive deposits rather than negative withdrawals. You can be a people builder.” —Joel Osteen
57. “Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.” —Mary Lou Retton
58. “Everyone has his burden. What counts is how you carry it.” —Merle Miller
59. “Keep a positive outlook even when faced with life challenges.” —Catherine Pulsifer
60. “A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour.” —Unknown
61. “I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.” —Anne Frank
62. “Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” —Albert Einstein
63. “Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.” —Earl Nightingale
64. “Hard work keeps the wrinkles out of the mind and spirit.” —Helena Rubinstein
65. “Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” —Colin Powell
66. “A positive attitude is not something that you acquire but instead is the active mental process of pointing your thoughts away from despair to that of rejoicing.” —Byron R. Pulsifer
67. “Choose 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 Lee
68. “Sometimes it takes a wrong turn to get you to the right place.” —Mandy Hale
69. “When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple.” —Paulo Coelho
70. “In one minute you can change your attitude and in that minute you can change your entire day.” —Spencer Johnson
71. “Virtually nothing on earth can stop a person with a positive attitude who has his goal clearly in sight.” —Denis Waitley
72. “Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking.” —Zig Ziglar
73. “You need an attitude of survive. You're not just serving yourself. You help others to grow up and you grow with them.” —Oprah Winfrey
74. “All your dreams can come true f you have the courage to pursue them.” —Walt Disney
75. “Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.” —James Allen
76. “A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.” —Herm Albright
77. “Attitude is everything, so pick a good one.” —Wayne Dyer
78. “The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.” —Kobe Bryant
79. “Attitude and enthusiasm play a big part in my life. I get excited about the things that inspire me. I also believe in laughing and having a good time.” —Dwayne Johnson
80. “It is good people who make good places.” —Anna Sewell
81. “Giving up should NOT be part of your dictionary.” —Jawo
82. “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” —Thomas Jefferson
83. “Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.” —Ralph Marston
84. “Minds are like parachutes—they only function when open.” —Thomas Dewar
85. “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.” —Abraham Lincoln
86. “You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.” —Joyce Meyer
87. “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.” —Helen Keller
88. “Always remember, your weakness is somebody else's strength.” —Vinaya Panicker
89. “Keeping one’s attitude positive, especially when the world conspires to make us mad, is one of the great accomplishments of life.” —Brendon Burchard
90. “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” —Jimmy Johnson
91. “Believing in negative thoughts is the single greatest obstruction to success.” —Charles F. Glassman
92. “Make a game of finding something positive in every situation. Ninety-five percent of your emotions are determined by how you interpret events to yourself.” —Brian Tracy
93. “You must start with a positive attitude or you will surely end without one.” —Carrie Latet
94. “When a happy person comes into the room, it is as if another candle has been lit.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
95. “Attitude is the frame in which you view the world, the hue in which people see you, the tone in which they hear you and the mood for all your day’s activities.”
96. “Winning is fun, but those moments that you can touch someone’s life in a very positive way are better.” —Tim Howard
97. “Keep 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 Gandhi
98. “Be positive. Your mind is more powerful than you think. What is down in the well comes up in the bucket. Fill yourself with positive things.” —Tony Dungy
99. “Delete the thoughts from your mind, which do nothing good to you!” —Gunjan Bugde
100. “Attitude can have a huge impact on one's career. Thinking positively will prepare you to respond appropriately during trying times.” —Jane Aniston
101. “Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.” —Norman Vincent Peale
102. “A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.” —Unknown
103. “Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.” —Maya Angelou
104. “It’s actually cool to be positive and optimistic and idealistic. It’s cool to see yourself doing beautiful, great things.” —Tom DeLonge
105. “The most important thing you’ll ever wear is your attitude.” —Jeff Moore
106. “A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it.” —Captain Jack Sparrow
107. “A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
108. “The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need tomorrow.” —Robert Tew
109. “Know that your success is based entirely on your attitude, your commitment and self-discipline. You are the only person who can generate a new mindset.” —Ellen Mensap
110. “Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people.” —Joe Biden
111. “Positive thoughts are the wings of accomplishment.” —Chris Chacko
112. “Nothing good stands without the right attitude. You may know how to do it, but if the attitude is negative, all you can say is 'I could have done it.'” —Israelmore Ayivor
113. “Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.” —Lou Holtz
114. “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
115. “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” —Unknown
116. “In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” —Les Brown
117. “Have a positive attitude toward life. It does not mean that you are unrealistic, but that you know that you can turn around whatever happens in your life.“ —Julia Vergara
118. “Two things define you: Your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything.“ —George Bernard Shaw
119. “I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it’s proactive and there is positive intent behind it.“ —Michael J. Fox
120. “A positive attitude can really make dreams come true—it did for me.” —David Bailey
121. “Don't you worry your pretty little head.” —Jenny Han
122. “A positive attitude towards life is the strongest shield against the demoralizing arrows of life!” —Mehmet Murat ildan
123. “You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.” —Les Brown
124. “The place to start a positive attitude is with the little things. If you can learn to appreciate them and be grateful for them, you'll appreciate the big things as well as everything in between.” —John Maxwell
125. “You are the conductor of your own attitude! Nobody else can compose your thoughts for you.” —Larry Hargraves
126. “Changing your mindset is a game changer.” —Frank Sonnenberg
127. “The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.” —Charles Dickens
128. “Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself.” —Robert Greene
129. “Positive anything is better than negative nothing.” —Elbert Hubbard
130. “A bad attitude is like a flat tire. You won’t get anywhere until you change it.” —Unknown
131. “Do not be disheartened if you find yourself amidst grief because all things pass, and this will too. Rather be glad because joyful days will soon envelop you.” —Sushil Rungta
132. “I will always find a way and a way will always find me.” —Charles F. Glassman
133. “Attitude is a way of life. We have a choice every day regarding the attitude we embrace for that day.” —Puneet Sharma
134. “Always pay taxes. But never pay attention to negativity.” —Mac Duke The Strategist
135. “We must sing to survive life.” —Lailah Gifty Akita
136. “Positive anything is better than negative nothing.” —Elbert Hubbard
137. “Having the positive belief that it will all be OK just means that you hustle and make it work because failure is not even an option in your own mind.” —Natalie Massenet
138. “Attitudes are more important than facts.” —Mary Engelbreit
139. “The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.” —Lou Ferrigno
140. “Learning to control and adjust your attitude to a positive one reflects wisdom of the mind.” —Catherine Pulsifer
141. “Positive thinkers see possibilities, choose to pursue them, and more easily bounce back from failure. They have more energy and hope, and encounter more opportunities.” —Stan Toler
142. “Don’t think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it.” —Mike Ditka
143. “There is too much negativity in the world. Do your best to make sure you aren't contributing to it.” —Germany Kent
144. “Things have a way of working themselves out if we just remain positive.” —Lou Holtz
145. “Attitude determines the altitude of life.” —E.F. Schumacher
146. “It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.” —Robert H. Schuller
147. “You always have a choice, even if it is only a choice of your attitude.” —Henry Ford
148. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” —Milton Berle
149. “The most effective attitude to adopt is one of supreme acceptance.” —Robert Greene
150. “There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.” —Napoleon Hill
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