“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.”Helen Keller
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Positive Quotes
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Positive Quotes
Read 200 of the best positive quotes about optimism, attitude, gratitude and positive thinking from Helen Keller, Zig Ziglar, the Dalai Lama, Winston Churchill, Maya Angelou and more.
“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.”Zig Ziglar
Positive ThinkingMindset
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.”
Willie Nelson
Positive ThinkingResults
“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.”
Colin Powell
OptimismLeadership
“Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.”
William James
OptimismStrength
“Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.”
William James
BeliefLife
“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.”
Elbert Hubbard
PositivityShort Quotes
“Correction does much, but encouragement does more.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
EncouragementKindness
“A good laugh is sunshine in the house.”
William Makepeace Thackeray
LaughterHome
“When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.”
Samuel Goldwyn
EncouragementHappiness
“People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?”
Thich Nhat Hanh
PositivityMindfulness
“Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.”
Joseph Campbell
JoyHealing
“Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.”
Hans Selye
AttitudeStress
“Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.”Michael Jordan
PositivityAttitude
“I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.”Winston Churchill
OptimismWit
“No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.”Helen Keller
OptimismDiscovery
“Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.”
Norman Vincent Peale
CouragePositivity
“Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding.”
Norman Vincent Peale
VisualisationSuccess
“In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.”
The Dalai Lama
VisionPositive Action
“Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.”
The Dalai Lama
OptimismChoice
“You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.”
Joyce Meyer
MindsetPositive Thinking
“In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.”
Les Brown
OpportunityPositive Impact
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”Marcus Aurelius
HappinessThoughts
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive: to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”Marcus Aurelius
GratitudeMorning
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”Epictetus
GratitudeContentment
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About Positive Quotes
A positive mind doesn't mean ignoring problems. It means choosing hope over fear, gratitude over complaint and solutions over excuses. Science and centuries of wisdom agree that the way we think shapes the way we feel, act and live.
This collection brings together 200 of the best positive quotes about optimism, attitude, gratitude, smiling and positive thinking from people like Helen Keller, Zig Ziglar, the Dalai Lama, Winston Churchill, Maya Angelou, Marcus Aurelius and Swami Vivekananda. Start your day with one, or share it with someone who needs a brighter outlook. For more, explore our [Happiness Quotes](/topics/happiness-quotes) and [Attitude Quotes](/topics/attitude-quotes).
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Positive quotes.
What is the best positive quote?
Helen Keller's "Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow" is one of the most loved. Zig Ziglar's "Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will" is another favourite.
What is a good quote about positive thinking?
Willie Nelson said, "Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results." Marcus Aurelius wrote, "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts."
What is a good quote about attitude?
Zig Ziglar said, "Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude." Maya Angelou added, "If you can't change it, change your attitude."
What is a good quote about gratitude?
Melody Beattie wrote, "Gratitude turns what we have into enough." Cicero called gratitude "the parent of all the other virtues."
What is a short positive quote?
Try "Laughter is an instant vacation," "What we think, we become," "Comparison is the thief of joy" or "Happiness is a warm puppy."
What is a positive quote for tough times?
Try the African proverb "However long the night, the dawn will break," or Robert H. Schuller's "Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future."