Top 100 Quotes About Positive Thinking
#1. Norman Vincent Peale "A peaceful mind generates power." from his book The Powers of Positive Thinking.
Norman Vincent Peale
#2. The definition of a person who practices visualization and positive thinking, without taking action: a broke loser.
Robert Rolih
#3. If you will make a deliberate decision to develop a positive attitude toward opportunities and obstacles, you are on your way toward having what is the most important quality in education: the power of positive thinking.
Robert H. Schuller
#4. The technique of positive thinking is not a technique that transforms you. It is simply repressing the negative aspects of your personality. It is a method of choice. It cannot help awareness; it goes against awareness. Awareness is always choiceless.
Rajneesh
#5. Once you have resolved to embrace the ideology of positive thinking, you will find a way to interpret virtually any eventuality as a justification for thinking positively. You need never spend time considering how your actions might go wrong.
Oliver Burkeman
#6. The principle of positive thinking is simplicity itself. Picture an outcome, dwell on it in your thoughts and feelings, and unseen agencies - whether metaphysical or psychological - will supposedly come to your aid. Seen in this way, the mind is a causative force.
Mitch Horowitz
#7. Positive thinking is so firmly enshrined in our culture that knocking it is a little like attacking motherhood or apple pie.
Srikumar Rao
#8. Positive thinking is the key to success in business, education, pro football, anything that you can mention. I go out there thinking that I'm going to complete every pass.
Ron Jaworski
#10. There was Glenn Cunningham, whose legs were so badly burned as a child that he was told he would not walk again. But he became one of the fastest Olympic milers in history. Glenn Cunningham told me that faith and positive thinking are 85 per cent of an athlete's success;
Norman Vincent Peale
#11. Positive thinking looks upon weak places in people as challenging opportunities.
Norman Vincent Peale
#12. No matter what is happening in the world, I continue to believe in humanity. The power of positive thinking is always enough.
Britt Skrabanek
#13. Positive thinking will let you use the ability which you have, and that is awesome.
Zig Ziglar
#14. There is a basic law that like attracts like. Negative thinking definitely attracts negative results. Conversely, if a person habitually thinks optimistically and hopefully, his positive thinking sets in motion creative forces - and success instead of eluding him flows toward him.
Norman Vincent Peale
#15. There is something called positive thinking that people often confuse with hope. But it is different. Positive thinking is a state of mind, while hope is a useless state of the heart. Positive thinking is about doing and hope is about feeling. So, positive thinking is what you need.
Stevan V. Nikolic
#16. I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical.
Valentino Rossi
#17. I wouldn't say 'most' people are prone to negativity. I think it's probably that most people allow negativity to color their thinking, depending on circumstances, but I also believe most people make the necessary efforts to return to positive thinking as quickly as possible.
Zig Ziglar
#18. Positive thinking is better than negative thinking and... No thinking is far better then positive thinking
Ed Strachar
#20. Positive thinking is about remembering that our internal world creates and is more powerful than the external.
J. P. Blake
#21. If all we needed were ideas and positive thinking, then we all would have had ponies when we were kids and we would all be living our "dream life" now.
Tony Robbins
#22. The most powerful force to maintaining a good immune system is the power of positive thinking and not allowing yourself to be unnecessarily drained emotionally by worries and fears.
Frederick Lenz
#23. Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.
Shiv Khera
#24. The power of positive thinking will overcome so many things
Malcolm Gladwell
#25. I was on the point of saying something about the power of positive thinking, but anyone who's reached the age of thirty ought to know at a glance when something is irredeemably fucked, and be mature enough to admit it.
Eileen Curtright
#26. Confronting the worst-case scenario saps it of much of its anxiety-inducing power. Happiness reached via positive thinking can be fleeting and brittle, negative visualization generates a vastly more dependable calm.
Oliver Burkeman
#27. 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
#28. I think sometimes in life we want to ignore the problems of society and just think about the good. I believe in positive thinking and affirmative living, I also think it's really important to remember all of our disenfranchised members of society.
Kerry Washington
#29. I'm very into positive thinking. The minute I feel nervousness or anxiety or fear, I go, "No, no, that's not a thought that I need to have right now. Everything's great, everything's good, you're going to be fine."
Jennifer Lopez
#30. The power of positive thinking begins when you refuse to accept defeat, and start preparing yourself for future possibilities. The only thing standing in the way of your breakthrough, is you!
Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.
#31. Doing Good is a simple and universal vision. A vision to which each and every one of us can connect and contribute to its realisation. A vision based on the belief that by doing good deeds, positive thinking and affirmative choice of words, feelings and actions, we can enhance goodness in the world.
Shari Arison
#32. A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it. Positive thinking is a form of thought which habitually looks for the best results from the worst conditions
Norman Vincent Peale
#33. Something I've noticed as I get older is that I do think about the future more. It's all positive thinking.
Abbie Cornish
#34. I am not a big fan of positive thinking. The term suggests that there is something negative that you have to counteract by being positive. That is an artificial duality.
Srikumar Rao
#35. Life is about having a laugh, positive thinking & looking after loved ones
Patrick Barrett
#36. Positive thinking is a habit, like everything else, you get better at it with time.
Alexander Gustafsson
#37. One or two of my friends set longevity records for people who had AIDS. What they did, incredibly hard though it was, was to practice meditation, positive thinking and they worked out physically quite a bit.
Frederick Lenz
#38. I'm a big advocate of the power of positive thinking, particularly for small businesses.
Kevin Plank
#39. Only by our positive thinking, by our bringing the positive qualities of others to the fore, will this world be able to make progress.
Sri Chinmoy
#40. I've heard people say putting is 50 percent technique and 50 percent mental. I really believe it is 50 percent technique and 90 percent positive thinking, see, but that adds up to 140 percent, which is why nobody is 100 percent sure how to putt.
Chi Chi Rodriguez
#41. You see, life just happens, but positive thinking doesn't. Our thoughts, not our cirumstances, determine the condition of our hearts and minds. Our thoughts elicit feelings, so if we can change our thoughts, we can change how we feel.
Tracie Miles
#42. I've always had God, but now I want to go back to church for the sense of community and that feeling of positive thinking, a place where I can think about being a better person.
Julianne Hough
#43. There is a vast difference between positive thinking and existential courage.
Barbara Ehrenreich
#45. If you never tasted a bad apple, you would not appreciate a good apple. If you were never sad, you would not know how it feels to be happy. If you never had negative thoughts, you would not learn the power of positive thinking. You have to experience life to understand life.
Jeekeshen Chinnappen
#46. Positive thinking,' he would say, 'is also very important.
Terry Pratchett
#47. Positive thinking isn't ignoring life's problems, it's understanding that Allah can make a way out for you if you sincerely try.
Omar Suleiman
#48. The power of positive thinking is vital for maintaining happiness, good
health and longevity.
Eraldo Banovac
#49. There's no question that positive thinking has a place in business. [ ... just as it has in the the rest of a happy, successful person's life.]
David Mason
#50. I envisioned him tied in a chair, an iron arrow pointed at his brow. Ah, the power of positive thinking.
Red Tash
#51. Positive thinking can move mountains, fill up valleys and it can make dry bones to become alive again.
Euginia Herlihy
#52. Every morning you have a choice. Are you going to be a positive thinker or a negative thinker? Positive thinking will energize you.
Jon Gordon
#53. If we allow ourselves to dwell on negatives, on hurts, on mistreatments, we will be negative thinkers. So be open to positive thinking, THINK BIG!
Benjamin Carson
#54. Positive thinking relates to an art of reasoning with the quality of hope for a better future either in the face of difficulties or in the presence of abundance of opportunities.
Israelmore Ayivor
#55. Fundamentally, what all forms of positive thinking about collapse come down to is our own fear of death.
Carolyn Baker
#56. If positive thinking can increase productivity, then maybe increasing our productivity can increase positive thinking".
Laurie Sims
#58. Positive thinking is great, if you'll take action.
Guy Harduf
#59. Positive thinking won't allow you to do anything, but it will allow you to do everything better than negative thinking will.
Zig Ziglar
#60. Positive thinking doesn't guarantee results, all it offers is something better than negative thinking.
Seth Godin
#61. Positive Thinking and creativity are the powerful pairs to push the world forward.
Pearl Zhu
#62. When you first start to practice positive thinking, tell no one, go to it realistically, stop dwelling on your difficulties, your sorrows. Radiate the happiness you reall want in your life.
Albert E Cliffe
#63. Positive thinking may seem like a fairly basic thing, but I know people who, when asked if they understand the importance of positive affirmations, reply, Yes! I'm positive things will not work out!
Lynn A. Robinson
#64. Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games or pop psychology. IT IS AN ACT OF FAITH in the God of grace.
Brennan Manning
#65. There is a tremendous power in positive thinking. When you expect the best, you literally create a thought field that magnetizes that which you desire. Like attracts like.
Douglas Bloch
#66. Thinking rationally is often different from "positive thinking," in that it is a realistic assessment of the situation, with a view towards rectifying the problem if possible.
Albert Ellis
#67. Positive thinking is the notion that if you think good thoughts, things will work out well. Optimism is the feeling of thinking things will be well and be hopeful.
Martin Seligman
#69. Positive thinking will ultimately enable you to live a positive life. So think positively.
Debasish Mridha
#71. Negative people offer no hope to the person who wants to pursue their goal. They are a hinder to positive thinking and plans for a brighter future.
Ellen J. Barrier
#72. Positive thinking leads to positive living so follow the positive you
Marcelle Hinkson
#74. If you want to build a positive attitude, then associate with people of high moral character and read books that lead you to positive thinking.
Shiv Khera
#75. Many persons swear by positive thinking, and quite a few have been helped by it. Nevertheless, it is not a very effective tool and can be downright harmful in some cases.
Srikumar Rao
#76. To be candid, some people have given positive thinking a bad name. I can't stand to hear some gung-ho individual say that with positive thinking you can just do 'anything.' If you think about that one for a moment, you recognize the absurdity of it.
Zig Ziglar
#77. The point about positive thinking, and later cognitive behavioural therapy, was that you could choose how you thought about life, and that how you thought about it changed not only your interpretation of what happened, but also the actual course of events.
Jenny Alexander
#78. The process of change does not occur on superficial levels, through mere 'positive thinking.' It involves exploring, discovering, and changing our deepest, most basic attitudes toward life.
Shakti Gawain
#79. Nothing substitutes for positive thinking. Nothing. It is more powerful than all the money, all the influence, all the 'friends in high places' on earth.
Neale Donald Walsch
#80. Without question, positive thinking will do more for you, will make you feel better, do better, let you have more fun, and be liked by more people than negative thinking ever will.
John Patrick Hickey
#81. Positive action generates positive thinking, not the other way around. Positive action is a choice, one that can be challenging, especially for people who've experienced much suffering and pain in their lives - but it's still a choice.
Lauren Mackler
#82. I'm totally into new age and self-help books. I used to work in a bookstore and that's the section they gave me, and I got way into it. I just loved the power of positive thinking, letting yourself go.
Jason Mraz
#83. Positive thinking is no longer for drifters, dreamers and the perpetually naive. People who think positively see more opportunities, perform better, take more often correct and sound decisions, have more self-confidence, maintain better relations and have more trust placed in them
Herman Van Rompuy
#84. How can anyone take yes for an answer?" he countered. "Yes is just pretending, just positive thinking. The facts, the basic and ultimate facts, are always no. Spirit? No! Love? No! Sense, meaning, achievement? No!
Aldous Huxley
#85. If you embrace 'positive thinking,' you are - by definition - spurning 'negative thinking.' So it's as if you were on a teeter-totter and are trying desperately to put all your weight on one side - the 'positive thinking' side.
Srikumar Rao
#86. Only through our positive thinking and actions do we become strong. Even the weakest person in the world can become the strongest in their own mind.
David Estes
#87. Remain assiduously stubborn with your positive thinking, sooner or later the world around you will give up and let you have your way
Carl Henegan
#88. Positive thinking is a good attitude to have. But positive thinking without any skills is a load of crap.
Conrad Dobler
#89. I believe that we're all connected to each other with an invisible spiritual thread through which we can transmit energy emissions and positive thinking. I want you to use your visualization techniques.
Uri Geller
#90. Positive thinking can be contagious. Being surrounded by winners helps you develop into a winner.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
#91. Negative thinking will always lead to failure and nervous prostration; but positive faith- positive thinking -will lead you towards happy, healthy, and abundant living.
Albert E Cliffe
#92. I was going to buy a copy of The Power of Positive Thinking, and then I thought: What the hell good would that do?
Ronnie Shanks
#93. Positive thinking does not work without taking positive action.
Steven Aitchison
#94. No one can escape stress, but you can learn to cope with it. Practice positive thinking ... seize control in small ways.
Adele Scheele
#95. Part of the problem with positive thinking, and many related approaches to happiness, is exactly this desire to reduce big questions to one-size-fits-all self-help tricks or ten point plans.
Oliver Burkeman
#96. My motto is water off a duck's back. Meaning: don't let negativity weigh you down, perpetuate positive thinking.
Jinkx Monsoon
#97. I have no physical symptoms, but psychologically there's this burden. I've got to get rid of it somehow. Of course, when I first went back to work I was scared the same thing might happen again. It takes positive thinking to overcome fear, otherwise you'll carry around this victim mentality forever.
Haruki Murakami
#98. Positive thinking is hard. Worth it, though.
Seth Godin
#99. Never give up hope, that family can be a great source of love, that the eternal inner spirit lives on even when the human body is frail and through positive thinking it can overcome incredible odds. Yes, all of these. But also, that love for others defines us.
Peter Benn
#100. When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking.
Albert Einstein
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