Top 101 Positive Quotes

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Need something to pick up your spirits? Check out the top 101 positive quotes.

#101 – 90. Positive Quotes

101. I have decided to be happy, because it’s good for my health. Voltaire

100. Believe deep down in your heart that you’re destined to do great things. Joe Paterno

99. “Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.” – Tony Robbins

98. “Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world.” – Camryn Manheim

97. Positive anything is better than negative nothing. Elbert Hubbard

96. “A positive attitude can really make dreams come true – it did for me.” – David Bailey

95. “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

94. I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. Jewish proverb

93. “Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.” – Paulo Coelho

92. “Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows.” – Michael Landon

91. “If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining.” – Guy Finley

90. “Never stop dreaming, never stop believing, never give up, never stop trying, and never stop learning.” – Roy T. Bennett

#89 – 80. Positive Quote

89. Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love. Rumi

88. “You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” – Stephen King

87. “A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.” – Joyce Brothers

86. “Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.” – William James

85. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan

84. “It takes sunshine and rain to make a rainbow. There would be no rainbows without sunshine and rain.” – Roy T. Bennett

83. “The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.” – Bennett Cerf

82. “Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.” – Mary Tyler Moore

81. “Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.” – Shiv Khera

80. “The past has no power over the present moment.” – Eckhart Tolle

#79 – 70. Positive Quotes

79. A problem is a chance for you to do your best. Duke Ellington

78. “I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened” – Mark Twain

77. Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. Dale Carnegie

76. “I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.” – Muhammad Ali

75. Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines. Robert Schuller

74. The best is yet to be. Robert Browning

73. “Positive thinking means expecting, believing, and visualizing what you want to achieve. It means seeing in your mind’s eye the thing you want, as an accomplished fact.”

72. “Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.” – Roy T. Bennett

71. We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. Kenji Miyazawa

70. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them. Washington Irving

#69 – 60. Positive Quote

69. Live as if your prayers are to be answered. Unknown

68. Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation. Michael Jordan

67. Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Bernhard Berenson

66. “The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.” – Robert H Shuller

65. Choose to be optimistic, it feels better. Dalai Lama

64. “Today is a new beginning, a chance to turn your failures into achievements & your sorrows into goods. No room for excuses.” – Joel Brown

63. “All you can change is yourself, but sometimes that changes everything!” – Gary W Goldstein

62. “If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality.” – Roopleen

61. “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” – Anais Nin

60. “Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.” – Francesca Reigler

#59 – 50. Positive Quotes

59. Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. Winston Churchill

58. “A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.” – Wade Boggs

 57. “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

56. Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached. Swami Vivekananda

55. Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. Anthony J. D’Angelo

54. Life has no limitations, except the ones you make. Les Brown

53. “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” – Douglas Adams

52. “In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” – Les Brown

51. Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you. Mary Lou Retton

50. “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” – Helen Keller

#49 – 40. Positive Quote

49. “Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.” – Les Brown

48. Joy is not in things; it is in us. Richard Wagner

47. “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.” – Dr. Wayne W Dyer

46. “If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.” – Zig Ziglar

45. One small positive thought can change your whole day. Zig Ziglar

44. Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. Ralph Waldo Emerson

43. “You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.” – Les Brown

42. Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing. Abraham Lincoln

41. “Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you’re going to be a success, whether you’re in sports, in business or, as in my case, anthropology.” – Donald Johanson

40. Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment. Horace

#39 – 30. Positive Quotes

39. The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible. Winston Churchill

38. One person can make a difference, and everyone should try. John F. Kennedy

37. Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. Maya Angelou

36. The first step is you have to say that you can. Will Smith

35. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berie

34. Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures. H. Jackson Brown

33. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas Edison

32. “Optimism is the most important human trait, because it allows us to evolve our ideas, to improve our situation, and to hope for a better tomorrow.” – Seth Godin

31. With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. Eleanor Roosevelt

30. “Look at the sparrows; they do not know what they will do in the next moment. Let us literally live from moment to moment.” – Mahatma Gandhi

#29 – 20. Positive Quote

29. “Natural ability is important, but you can go far without it if you have the focus, drive, desire and positive attitude.” – Kirsten Sweetland

28. “Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to the fulfillment of their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents to them.” – Jack Canfield

27. “An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality.” – Brian Tracy

26. In the end, everything will be okay. If it’s not okay, it’s not yet the end. Fernando Sabino

25. Even though you’re fed up, you gotta keep your head up. Tupac Shakur

24. That which doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. Friedrich Nietzsche

23. Be the light in the dark, be the calm in the storm and be at peace while at war. Mike Dolan

22. “The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.” – Oprah Winfrey

21. I am thankful to all who said no to me. It is because of them that I’m doing it myself. Albert Einstein

20. “When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple.” – Paulo Coelho

#19 – 10. Positive Quotes

19. It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive. Ellen DeGeneres

18. “Each day brings new opportunities, allowing you to constantly live with love – be there for others – bring a little light into someone’s day. Be grateful and live each day to the fullest.” – Roy T. Bennett

17. “If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.” – Henry Ford

16. There are far, far better things ahead than anything we leave behind. C. S. Lewis

15. “I’m a really, really optimistic and really, really positive person. My main thing is, ‘Enjoy life. Celebrate life.” – Luke Bryan

14. The less you respond to negative people, the more positive your life will become. Paulo Coelho

13. How high you fly is derived from how big you think. Robin Sharma

12. The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill

11. The best way to predict the future is to create it. Abraham Lincoln

10. Change your thoughts and you change your world. Norman Vincent Peale

#9 – 1. Positive Quote

9. “When you take control of your attitude, you take control of your life.” – Roy T. Bennett

8. Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. Marcus Aurelius

7. Once you choose hope, anything’s possible. Christopher Reeve

6. “Surround yourself with positive people who believe in your dreams. Distance yourself from negative people who try to lower your motivation and decrease your ambition. Create space for positive people to come into your life. Surround yourself with positive people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you.” – Roy T. Bennett

5. “We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.” – Robin S Sharma

4. “Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It’s the best part of the day.” – George Allen, Sr.

3. “When the negative thoughts come – and they will; they come to all of us – it’s not enough to just not dwell on it… You’ve got to replace it with a positive thought.” – Joel Osteen

2. “Hate. It has caused a lot of problems in this world but has not solved one yet.” – Maya Angelou

1.“I believe in karma, and I believe if you put out positive vibes to everybody, that’s all you’re going to get back.” – Kesha

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