Positivity Quotes - Page 3

• I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from May 01, 2009

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• Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.

  Nhat Hanh

  Smile, Beauty, Beautiful

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Being Peace: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.4, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• The way we spend our time defines who we are.

  Jonathan Estrin

  Time, Who We Are, Way

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• If you train your mind to search for the positive things about other people, you will be surprised at how many good things you can observe in them and comment upon.

  Alan Loy McGinnis

  Positive, People, Mind

  Alan Loy McGinnis (2003). “The Friendship Factor: How to Get Closer to the People You Care for”, p.98, Augsburg Books

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• Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

  Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2007). “The Tough-Minded Optimist”, p.21, Simon and Schuster

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• Don't just learn something from every experience, learn something positive.

  Al Neuharth

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.

  Anais Nin

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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  Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.

  Willie Nelson

  Life, Change, Positive

  FaceBook post by Willie Nelson from Oct 29, 2013

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  That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Inspirational, Positive, Strength

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• Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.

  Maya Angelou

  Success, Cancer, Thought Provoking

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• When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.

  Viktor E. Frankl

  Inspirational, Change, Positive

  Viktor E. Frankl (2006). “Man's Search for Meaning”, p.113, Beacon Press

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• 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

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  Napoleon Hill, W. Clement Stone (1960). “Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude”, p.282, Simon and Schuster

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• Life is to be enjoyed, not endured

  Gordon B. Hinckley

  Life, Bad Ass, Enjoyed

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• Learn From Yesterday, Live for Today, hope for tomorrow.

  Orison Swett Marden

  Cute, Positive, Leadership

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• Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.

  Nicholas Murray Butler

  Motivational, Positive, Success

  Nicholas Murray Butler (1951). “Commencement Addresses”

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• Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.

  John Spence

  Encouraging, Uplifting, Life Changing

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• You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.

  Zig Ziglar

  Positive, Attitude, Thinking

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Feb 26, 2013

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• A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

  Ayn Rand

  Motivational, Dance, Teamwork

  Ayn Rand (1988). “The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z”, p.99, Penguin

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• If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  Twitter post from Jan 15, 2017

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• Don't focus on what's wrong. Things may not be perfect, but be grateful for the opportunity to experience each day. Live each day like it could be your last.

  Joel Osteen

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Light, Darkness

  Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, en.wikisource.org. July 15, 1960.

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• Whatever happens around you, don't take it personally... Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Inspirational, Karma, People

  "3 Things That Happen to Your Life When You Stop Taking Things Personally" by Tara-Nicholle Nelson, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 8, 2016.

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• The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Positive, Forgiveness, Respect

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  If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.

  Roald Dahl

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  Roald Dahl (2007). “James and the Giant Peach”, p.151, Penguin

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• Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

  Inspirational, Positive, Graduation

  H. Jackson Brown Jr., Rochelle Pennington (2001). “Highlighted in Yellow: A Short Course In Living Wisely And Choosing Well”, p.79, Harper Collins

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