Attitude and Mindset Quotes

"A couple of people I knew went to university apart from me, but all the way through I was the smartest kid in the school. That's luck, but I was proud of it. And I was also proud of doing well without trying. As you get older, and it took me a long time to realise it, that's a disgusting attitude, revolting."

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."

"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."

"Cock your hat - angles are attitudes."

"Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude."

"Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done."

"If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm."

"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."

"Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude."

"A smart manager will establish a culture of gratitude. Expand the appreciative attitude to suppliers, vendors, delivery people, and of course, customers."

"Attitude is everything."

"China and the U.S. are two societies with very different attitudes towards opinion and criticism. In China, I am constantly under surveillance. Even my slightest, most innocuous move can - and often is - censored by Chinese authorities."

"I have this theory that, depending on your attitude, your life doesn't have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so many people end up living."

"I think that when we know that we actually do live in uncertainty, then we ought to admit it; it is of great value to realize that we do not know the answers to different questions. This attitude of mind - this attitude of uncertainty - is vital to the scientist, and it is this attitude of mind which the student must first acquire."

"It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome."

"Vanity can create a very cruel space for you if you don't know how to manage it."

"When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him."

"At home in Ireland, there's a habit of avoidance, an ironical attitude towards the authority figure."

"I don't want to impugn the motives of my colleagues, but my attitude is, speaking just for me, you either believe in border security or you don't."

"I saw the Beatles play the Cavern in Liverpool when I was 16. They had attitude: Onstage, they were like a four-headed monster."

"My attitude is, do as much as I can while I'm free. And if I'm arrested I'll still do as much as I can."

"Non-violence is a permanent attitude we bring to the breakfast table and bring to bed at night."

"When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude."

"When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic."

"Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens."

"A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don't ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren't blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart."

"Attitude is attitude, whether you're a West Coast gangster or East Coast gangster, you know?"

"Attitudes are more important than facts."

"For me, bomber jackets are smart, but they are also street and have a lot of attitude."

"I believe that a trusting attitude and a patient attitude go hand in hand. You see, when you let go and learn to trust God, it releases joy in your life. And when you trust God, you're able to be more patient. Patience is not just about waiting for something... it's about how you wait, or your attitude while waiting."

"I do sound a little hippie-dippy, but it works for me. Just kind of starting my day with an attitude of gratitude."

"I have so many indie bands on my iPod. What I don't really understand is the attitude that if a band is unknown, they're good, and if they get fans, then you move on to the next band."

"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."

"Some of us pray demands. Some of us pray complaints. Some of us pray knowing, and some of us pray not knowing. But prayer is the attitude that you hold in your heart."

"The reactionary is always willing to take a progressive attitude on any issue that is dead."

"Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they can conceive it and believe it, they can achieve it. They must know it is not their aptitude but their attitude that will determine their altitude."

"We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect."

"You don't have to watch 'Gossip Girl' to have an attitude."

"A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier."

"A minister of Jesus Christ should not be regardless of his attitude. If he is the representative of Jesus Christ, his deportment, his attitude, his gestures, should be of that character which will not strike the beholder with disgust."

"Acting tough is all about developing an attitude and a persona that says, 'Look at how great I am.' But often, that tough exterior is meant to hide self-doubt. Mentally strong people invest more energy into working on their weaknesses rather than trying to cover them up."

"Between stimulus and response, there is a space where we choose our response."

"But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be."

"Every story I write adds to me a little, changes me a little, forces me to reexamine an attitude or belief, causes me to research and learn, helps me to understand people and grow."

"Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude."

"I think the attraction of 'American Idol' is about the basic human nature attitude that is, 'We can put you up there. But we can take you down.'"

"If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life."