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.
You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it.
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.
It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.
I was determined to share my positive approach and not let diabetes stand in the way of enjoying my life.
If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person’s life in a positive light, and that’s what I want to do. That’s what it’s all about.
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.
That’s my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck’s back. If it’s not positive, I didn’t hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy.
I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.
But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that I am grateful.
Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world.
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything.
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.
Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.
There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast.
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.
Don’t let people disrespect you. My mom says don’t open the door to the devil. Surround yourself with positive people.
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.
Even when bad things happen you have to try to use those bad things in a positive manner and really just take the positive out of it.
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.
When I learn something new – and it happens every day – I feel a little more at home in this universe, a little more comfortable in the nest.
When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.
I’m taking all the negatives in my life, and turning them into a positive.
