Positivity Quotes - Page 18

• For me, gratitude only brings positivity. As simplified as it sounds, I think that is key.

  Stephanie Ellis

  Gratitude, Thinking, Keys

  "Stephanie Ellis on being vegetarian, human trafficking, and taking ownership of your life". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. May 1, 2014.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul

  Harold S. Kushner

  Life, Thank You, Thankful

  113 Copy quote

• Thought as such… is an act of negation, of resistance to that which is forced upon it; this is what thought has inherited from its archetype, the relation between labor and material. Today, when ideologues tend more than ever to encourage thought to be positive, they cleverly note that positivity runs precisely counter to thought, and that it takes friendly persuasion by social authority to accustom thought to positivity.

  Theodor Adorno

  Running, Being Positive, Friendly

  Theodor Adorno (2003). “Negative Dialectics”, p.19, Routledge

  7 Copy quote

  Show source

• I want to keep looking at ways to stride forward with positivity.

  Julianna Baggott

  Want, Way, Stride

  Interview with Roxane Gay, therumpus.net. May 11, 2012.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• If positivity is what you put out in the universe, positivity is what you get.

  Demi Lovato

  Ifs, Universe

  14 Copy quote

• Positivity is like a boomerang. The more we put it out there, the more it comes back to us.

  Jon Gordon

  Motivational, Boomerang

  Twitter post from Mar 17, 2015

  126 Copy quote

  Show source

• Start thinking positively. You will notice a difference. Instead of 'I think I'm a loser,' try 'I definitely am a loser.' Stop being wishy-washy about things! How much more of a loser can you be if you don't even know you are one? Either you are a loser or you are not. Which is it, stupid?

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Stupid, Thinking, Differences

  Ellen DeGeneres (2003). “The Funny Thing Is...”, p.7, Simon and Schuster

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• Positivity psychology is part and parcel of psychology. Being human includes both ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. Positive psychology devotes somewhat more attention to the ups and the opportunities, whereas traditional psychology - at least historically - has paid more attention to the downs.

  Barbara Fredrickson

  Opportunity, Psychology, Challenges

  "Barbara Fredrickson Talks About…". Interview with Seph Fontane Pennock, positivepsychologynews.com. January 20, 2015.

  21 Copy quote

  Show source
• 

  Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter.

  Francis Chan

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Success

  Francis Chan (2013). “Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God”, p.92, David C Cook

  221 Copy quote

  Show source

• I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am.

  Sylvia Plath

  Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

  71 Copy quote

• Seven days without laughter makes one weak.

  Mort Walker

  Inspirational, Funny, Happiness

  23 Copy quote

• When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.

  Rumi

  Spiritual, Integrity, Moving

  Rumi (2014). “'Another city'. a selectionf of poems from the Persian”, p.106, Lulu.com

  103 Copy quote

  Show source

• If you must say yes, say it with an open heart. If you must say no, say it without fear.

  Paulo Coelho

  Inspirational, Confidence, Fear

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Apr 22, 2012

  12 Copy quote

  Show source

• Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Im Sorry, Apology, Excuse You

  102 Copy quote

• The more you know, the less you need.

  Yvon Chouinard

  Mlm, Tao Te Ching, Needs

  Yvon Chouinard (2006). “Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman”, p.90, Penguin

  13 Copy quote

  Show source

• The purpose of fear is to determine how badly you want your dream.

  Robin Sharma

  Dream, Purpose, Want

  FaceBook post by Robin Sharma from May 29, 2011

  6 Copy quote

  Show source

• Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

  Bob Marley

  Life, Music, Sadness

  Bob Marley (1998). “The Best of Bob Marley (Songbook)”, p.37, Hal Leonard Corporation

  121 Copy quote

  Show source

• Grace is a power that comes in and transforms a moment into something better

  Caroline Myss

  Grace, Moments, Something Better

  Twitter post from Sep 06, 2013

  21 Copy quote

  Show source

• To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

  Bruce Lee

  Motivation, Don't Give Up, Opportunity

  83 Copy quote

• Inner happiness actually is the fuel of success.

  John Hagelin

  Fuel, Inner Happiness

  66 Copy quote

• Joy is not in things; it is in us.

  Richard Wagner

  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

  73 Copy quote

• Most everything that you want is just outside your comfort zone.

  Jack Canfield

  Life, Comfort, Want

  84 Copy quote

• In optimism there is magic. In pessimism there is nothing.

  Esther Hicks

  Optimistic, Optimism, Magic

  34 Copy quote

• We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.

  William Faulkner

  Freedom, 4th Of July, Patriotic

  William Faulkner (2011). “Essays, Speeches & Public Letters”, p.151, Modern Library

  247 Copy quote

  Show source

• In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed.

  Sid Caesar

  Inspirational, Good Life, Goal

  60 Copy quote