Positive Quotes

When I published my first novel, 'Slammed,' I included lyrics at the beginning of each chapter from one of my favorite bands, The Avett Brothers. The overwhelmingly positive response from readers to those lyrics really surprised me.

In a position of utter desolation, when man cannot express himself in positive action, when his only achievement may consist in enduring his sufferings in the right way - an honorable way - in such a position man can, through loving contemplation of the image he carries of his beloved, achieve fulfillment.

I'm a pretty positive person, so a bad mood is quite a big deal.

If you have a positive frame of mind, you can manifest positive things in your life.

I think that life is difficult. People have challenges. Family members get sick, people get older, you don't always get the job or the promotion that you want. You have conflicts in your life. And really, life is about your resilience and your ability to go through your life and all of the ups and downs with a positive attitude.

What you feel inside reflects on your face. So be happy and positive all the time.

You will always have ups and downs in your life and your career, but just stay positive and go for it.

If someone says something hurtful to you or makes you feel down on yourself, then you just gotta stay positive and keep moving forward because they might not know much about you, or they may not understand the situation.

I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.

The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.

Good things are associated with blue, like clear days, more than singing the blues. Just the word 'blue' in the singular is full of optimism and positive connotation to most people.

It takes hard work, dedication, discipline and a positive attitude to get to the top - in business or in sports.

Celebrate yourself... and stay positive!

My favorite parable for living a positive and influential life is the Golden Rule: 'Do unto others what you would have them do unto you.'

I always just try to bring positive and good vibes everywhere I go. I guess you could say it's the business Ja and the fun Ja.

Social media websites are no longer performing an envisaged function of creating a positive communication link among friends, family and professionals. It is a veritable battleground, where insults fly from the human quiver, damaging lives, destroying self-esteem and a person's sense of self-worth.

No matter how dysfunctional we are, we can still have a positive impact on each other's lives.

I tried to start looking at things differently; I tried to surround myself with positive energy. Meditation helped, exercising, writing, reading and learning new things.

You can't live a positive life with a negative mind and if you have a positive outcome you have a positive income and just to have more positivity and just to kind of laugh it off.