Having a positive attitude means that everything is possible and that your glass is half full rather than half empty.
Positivity is key for success in life.
Let’s dive into some of the best positive quotes to brighten your day and start it on a positive note.
These positive quotes are from successful people, motivational speakers, and thought leaders, and they are meant to inspire and encourage you to face each day with a good attitude.
Positive Quotes to Kickstart Your Day
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. ~ Walt Disney.
What we think, we become. ~ Buddha.
In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. ~ Abraham Lincoln.
Either you run the day or the day runs you. ~ Jim Rohn.
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. ~ Milton Berle.
We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future. ~ Robin S. Sharma.
Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation. ~ Michael Jordan
The best revenge is massive success. ~ Frank Sinatra
If we’re growing, we’re always going to be out of our comfort zone. ~ John C. Maxwell
You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind. ~ Joyce Meyer
There are always flowers for those who want to see them. ~ Henri Matisse.
If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought. ~ Peace Pilgrim
Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive. ~ Matt Cameron.
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.
The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed. ~ Bennett Cerf.
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Best Positive Quotes
No matter what you’re going through, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel and it may seem hard to get to it but you can do it and just keep working towards it and you’ll find the positive side of things. ~ Demi Lovato
I’m taking all the negatives in my life, and turning them into a positive. ~ Pitbull
I think a lot of times we don’t pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume they are naïve or stupid or unschooled. ~ Amy Adams.
Say and do something positive that will help the situation; it doesn’t take any brains to complain. Robert A. Cook
I surround myself with positive, productive people of good will and decency. Ted Nugent
Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. ~ Will Rogers
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. ~ Thomas A. Edison
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. ~ Benjamin Disraeli
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will. ~ Vince Lombardi
Hope is a waking dream. ~ Aristotle
I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was. ~ Muhammad Ali
The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. ~ Arthur C. Clarke
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. ~ Thomas A. Edison
Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows. ~ Helen Keller
With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose. ~ Wayne W. Dyer
It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn. ~ Thomas Fuller
The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible , and achieves the impossible. ~ Winston Churchill.
Famous Positive Quotes
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. ~ Paulo Coelho
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. ~ Confucius
Victory is sweetest when you’ve known defeat. ~ Malcolm S. Forbes
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet. ~ James Oppenheim
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ~ Edith Wharton
An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality. ~ Brian Tracy
Positive thinking can be contagious. Being surrounded by winners helps you develop into a winner. ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger
That which does not kill us makes us stronger. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
Turn your wounds into wisdom. ~ Oprah Winfrey
Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact. ~ William James
I was blessed with certain gifts and talents and God gave them to me to be the best person I can be and to have a positive impact on other people. Bryan Clay
Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire in your eye, adorn your person, maintain your health, your beauty and your animal spirits. William Hazlitt
Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world. Camryn Manheim
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. William James.
Positive Quotes for the Day
I hope to make a positive, productive contribution, as cheesy as that may sound. Chelsea Clinton
I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well. Yannick Noah
There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our level best right where we are every day of our lives; To use our best judgment, and then to trust the rest to that Power which holds the forces of the universe in his hands. Orison Swett Marden
Having achieved my own dreams, I want to give to kids who are less fortunate, who struggle with everyday obstacles. I want to give them something positive in their lives: support. Kristi Yamaguchi
You’ve done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination. Ralph Marston
A 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 Norris
People 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 Hanh
Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people. Queen Latifah
Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have an inner peace and a positive attitude, I think you attract that. Imelda Staunton
Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results. ~ Willie Nelson
I’ve always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative. ~ James Baldwin
There 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 Stone
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. ~ Dolly Parton
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. ~ Kenji Miyazawa
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses. ~ Abraham Lincoln
Positive Quotes for Success
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively. ~ Bob Marley
I have found that if you love life, life will love you back. ~ Arthur Rubinstein
Eighty percent of success is showing up. ~ Woody Allen
I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars. ~ Og Mandino
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. ~ Babe Ruth
The best way out is always through. ~ Robert Frost
Positive anything is better than negative nothing. ~ Elbert Hubbard
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. ~ Douglas Adams
You must not allow yourself to dwell for a single moment on any kind of negative thought. ~ Emmet Fox
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. ~ Colin Powell
Happiness equals reality minus expectations. ~ Tom Magliozzi
Miracles happen to those who believe in them. ~ Bernhard Berenson
If you are positive, you’ll see opportunities instead of obstacles. ~ Widad Akrawi
Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one. ~ Hans Selye
There are two ways of exerting one’s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up. ~ Booker T. Washington
Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will. ~ Zig Ziglar
When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome. ~ Wilma Rudolph
Turn every life situation into a positive one. ~ Rhonda Byrne
The most positive men are the most credulous. ~ Alexander Pope
Take the first step. ~ Darius Fishe
Sometimes the most positive thing you can be in a boring society is absolutely negative. John Lydon
Some people never contribute anything positive to society, they may even drain our resources, but most of us try to do something better, to give back. Martin Yan
Like 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.
Positive Quotes for Life
I think anything is possible if you have the mindset and the will and desire to do it and put the time in. Roger Clemens
Work hard for what you want because it won’t come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive. Leah LaBelle
I feel that sin and evil are the negative part of you, and I think it’s like a battery: you’ve got to have the negative and the positive in order to be a complete person. Dolly Parton
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
Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It’s the best part of the day. George Allen, Sr.
The best thing to do when you find yourself in a hurting or vulnerable place is to surround yourself with the strongest, finest, most positive people you know. Kristin Armstrong
A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success. Joyce Brothers
When you wake up every day, you have two choices. You can either be positive or negative; an optimist or a pessimist. I choose to be an optimist. It’s all a matter of perspective. Harvey Mackay
My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud. Henry Rollins
There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast. Brian Koslow
Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave. And I firmly believe that when I am positive, it not only makes me better, but it also makes those around me better. Harvey Mackay
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
I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives. Nadia Comaneci.
Positive Quotes for Living
So long as you’ve got your friends about you, and a good positive attitude, you don’t really have to care what everyone else thinks. Gail Porter
Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics, warts and all; and, from belonging to a family that accepts you without question. Willard Scott
A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it. Joan Lunden
Don’t focus on negative things; focus on the positive, and you will flourish. ~ Alek Wek
Make your life matter and have fun doing it. ~ Aaron Hurst
Surround yourself with positive people and you’ll be a positive person. ~ Kellie Pickler
Recognize what you have inside you. ~ Eric Pulier
In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact. ~ Les Brown
The less you respond to negative people, the more positive your life will become. ~ Paolo Coelho
You get in life what you have the courage to ask for. ~ Oprah Winfrey
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars. ~ Norman Vincent Peale
You do not find the happy life. You make it. ~ Thomas S. Monson
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. ~ Helen Keller
Say something positive, and you’ll see something positive. ~ Jim Thompson
It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive. ~ Ellen DeGeneris
Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you. ~ Walt Whitman
A problem is a chance for you to do your best. ~ Duke Ellington
You need to be able to manage stress because hard times will come, and a positive outlook is what Whoever is happy will make others happy too. ~ Anne Frank
The only place where your dreams become impossible is in your own thinking. ~ Robert H. Schuller
All things are difficult before they are easy. ~ Thomas Fuller
Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. ~ Charles R. Swindoll
The past has no power over the present moment. ~ Eckhart Tolle
I will go anywhere as long as it’s forward. ~ David Livingston.
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