10 of the Best Famous Quotes About Positive Thinking
Think more positively with these powerful quotes.
Is your glass half-empty or half-full?
This is an age-old question. It determines how you view the world. Half empty means you are pessimist while half full means optimistic.
How you answer this question can impact your health. Research shows positive thinking helps you manage your stress and improve your health. A positive mindset gives you confidence, improves your mood, and reduces your likelihood of disorders such as depression.
Positive thinking is about approaching difficult situations in a positive and productive way. It’s an optimistic attitude. Positive thinking is the practice of focusing on the good in the bad. It will help make problems more manageable and help you approach tough times in a productive way.
To understand the power of positive thinking, I have culled a list of the top 10 quotes from famous people about the positive thinking.
Invisible, intangible, and impossible
“The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.” — Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Positive vision
“In order to carry a positive action, we must develop here a positive vision.” ―Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of the Tibetan government
State of mind
“Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.” — Joyce Brothers, an American psychologist, TV personality, advice columnist, and writer
Challenges
“If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.” — Pat Riley, an American professional basketball executive and a former NBA coach and player
Catalyst
“A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.” — Wade Boggs, an American former professional baseball player
Thoughts
“One small positive thought can change your whole day.” — Zig Ziglar, an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker
Results
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” — Willie Nelson, an American musician and actor
Change
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” — Norman Vincent Peale, an American minister and author
Behavior
“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, an American businessman, author, and syndicated columnist
Leadership
“I’ve learned that positive thinking and encouragement are essential for leadership and progress.” — Richard M. Devos, an American businessman, co-founder of Amway, and owner of Orlando Magic basketball team
Bringing it all together
Positive thinking is powerful because it can make or break you. Your thoughts impact your actions and those actions determine how successful you are in your career and in life.
The more you practice positive thinking, the greater the returns. Positive thinking is your attitude and mindset. It starts and ends with you, so when in doubt, be positive.
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