Written By Ema Hidlebaugh
Jump to Quotes
A positive mindset is the most powerful tool you have to inspire change in you, your life and others.
Trust me - I’m a negative nelly at heart so I know first hand how different life can look and feel with some simple, positive mindset shifts.
I’ve gathered some of my favourite positive mindset quotes about tough times, living our best life, relationships, self-love and the meaning of life…
What is a positive mindset?
Positive mindset quotes about tough times
Positive mindset quotes about living your best life
Positive mindset quotes about relationships
Positive mindset quotes about self love
Positive mindset quotes about the meaning of life
What is a positive mindset?
A positive mindset is consciously making the most of any given situation by acknowledging and honouring the bad, but focusing and amplifying the good.
1) “Positive thinking, or an optimistic attitude, is the practice of focusing on the good in any given situation”
2) “Positive thinking is a mental and emotional attitude that focuses on the bright side of life and expects positive results.”
What is toxic positivity?
A positive mindset is not to be confused with toxic positivity.
A positive mindset is consciously making the most of any given situation, whereas toxic positivity is rejecting and denying anything other than positive emotions.
I strongly believe that my positive mindset is all the stronger because I allow myself to fully feel all of my emotions.
If something goes wrong, I let myself feel sadness, regret and disappointment. Emotions are temporary - like travelling through a tunnel. When I see the light at the other end of the tunnel, I rely on a positive mindset to reframe things and make the best of the situation.
Positive mindset quotes about tough times
3) “I'm taking all the negatives in my life, and turning them into a positive.”
-Pitbull
4) “Even mistakes can be wonderful.”
-Robin Williams
5) “We May Encounter Many Defeats But We Must Not Be Defeated.”
-Maya Angelou
6) “You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events.”
-Joel Osteen
7) “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
–Anais Nin
8) “There’s no shame in failing. The only shame is not giving things your best shot.”
-Robin Williams
9) “Only in the darkness can you see the stars.”
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
10) “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”
-Aristotle
11) “Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.”
-Mr Rogers
12) “I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.”
-Dalai Lama
13) “You will have bad times, but they will always wake you up to the stuff you weren’t paying attention to.”
-Robin Williams
Positive mindset quotes about living your best life
14) “If you are positive, you’ll see opportunities instead of obstacles.”
-Widad Akrawi
15) “Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.”
-Roy T. Bennett
16) “Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”
–John Wooden
17) “The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.”
–Oprah Winfrey
18) “Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circ*mstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.”
-Don Miguel Ruiz
19) “Being realistic is the most common path to mediocrity.”
-Will Smith
20) “It's your outlook on life that counts. If you take yourself lightly and don't take yourself too seriously, pretty soon you can find the humor in our everyday lives. And sometimes it can be a lifesaver.”
-Betty White
21) “Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!”
-Anne Frank
22) “[My mother would] tell us ‘Don’t sit around and complain about things; do something.’ So I did something. I devoted my life to making real the words carved in the United States Supreme Court: Equal justice under law.”
-Kamala Harris
23) “Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.”
-Dr. Seuss
24) “Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.”
-Oprah Winfrey
25) “I feel like a bumper car. If I hit a wall, I’m backing up and going in another direction. And I’ve hit plenty of f-cking walls in my career. But I’m not stopping. I think maybe that’s my best quality: I just don’t stop.”
-Cher
26) “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”
–Alice Walker
27) “You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.”
-Joyce Meyer
28) “Wake up determined, go to bed satisfied.”
-Dwayne Johnson
29) “I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities.”
-Whoopi Goldberg
30) “You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.”
-Maya Angelou
31) “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”
–Milton Berle
32) “Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up.”
-Allen Klein
33) “It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.”
-Roy T. Bennett
34) “It's a wonderful thing to be optimistic. It keeps you healthy and it keeps you resilient.”
-Daniel Kahneman
Positive mindset quotes about others
35) “The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.”
-Bennett Cerf
36) “If you're not making someone else's life better, then you're wasting your time. Your life will become better by making other lives better.”
-Will Smith
37) “Feeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.”
-Mr Rogers
38) “Don't let people disrespect you. My mom says don't open the door to the devil. Surround yourself with positive people.”
-Cuba Gooding, Jr.
39) “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
-Aesop
40) “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”
-Maya Angelou
41) “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.”
-Audrey Hepburn
Positive mindset quotes about self love & acceptance
42) “You may find the worst enemy or best friend in yourself.”
–English Proverb
43) “I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.”
-Brené Brown
44) “Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.”
-Roy T. Bennett
45) “When a woman finally learns that pleasing the world is impossible, she becomes free to learn how to please herself.”
-Glennon Doyle
46) “On the toilet no one is a star. Remember that and you will go far in life.”
-Ruby Wax
47) “Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are.”
-Lady Gaga
48) “A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.”
-Joyce Brothers
49) “You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.”
-Christopher Robin
50) “Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”
-Roy T. Bennett
51) “When you're young and beautiful, you're paranoid and miserable.”
-Helen Mirren
52) “You are you. Now, isn't that pleasant?”
-Dr. Seuss
53) “Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put some sunglasses on.”
-Lady Gaga
54) “Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.”
-Roy T. Bennett
Positive mindset quotes about the meaning of life & finding happiness
55) “The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.”
-Christopher McCandless
56) “I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness – it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.”
-Brene Brown
57) “The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times.”
-Zig Ziglar
58) “Happiness can exist only in acceptance.”
-George Orwell
59) “Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”
-Roald Dahl
60) “Oh, the things you can find if you don't stay behind!”
-Dr. Seuss
61) “The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters.”
-Audrey Hepburn
62) “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
-Dalai Lama
63) “Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.”
-Marcus Aurelius
64) “It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine.”
-Eeyore
65) “Our job is improving the quality of life, not just delaying death.”
-Robin Williams
Bonus Positive mindset quotes that I’ve discovered since publishing this post:
66) Every storm runs out of rain
-Maya Angelou
67) Being kind to yourself while eating ice cream is healthier than hating yourself while eating a salad
-KC Davis
68) Self love can only come through self awareness. You cannot love someone you don't know.
-Dr Nicole LePera
Conclusion
We’ve covered positive mindset quotes from every angle & I hope your cup is a little more full than it was before.
If these quotes inspired you, please share using the buttons below!
Love quotes? Check these out next:
Quote of the day generator
Messy people quotes
Profound Quotes About Dying That Will Touch Your Soul
Quotes by KC Davis
The best quotes to send to loved ones
Ted Lasso quotes
Ema Hidlebaughhttp://www.MinimizeMyMess.com
