100 Positive Attitude Quotes to Inspire and Motivate

A positive attitude is a powerful force that can transform your life, improve your mental well-being, and lead to greater success. Whether you’re facing challenges or simply looking to maintain a sunny disposition, inspirational quotes can provide the boost you need. Here are 100 positive attitude quotes for men to help you stay motivated and keep a positive outlook.

1. “Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman

2. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

3. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

4. “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James

5. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.” – Albert Schweitzer

6. “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” – Zig Ziglar

7. “Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” – Colin Powell

8. “Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama

9. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker

10. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

11. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

12. “Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day.” – Alice Morse Earle

13. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

14. “Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll

15. “The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.” – Oprah Winfrey

16. “The sun himself is weak when he first rises and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.” – Charles Dickens

17. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe

18. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller

19. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon

20. “Positive anything is better than negative nothing.” – Elbert Hubbard

21. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius

22. “Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine

23. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson

24. “The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.” – Charles Kingsleigh

25. “A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes.” – Wade Boggs

26. “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

27. “If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining.” – Guy Finley

28. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson

29. “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou

30. “Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier

31. “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” – Alan Watts

32. “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” – Winston Churchill

33. “No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” – Robin Williams

34. “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” – Theodore Roosevelt

35. “Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.” – William Butler Yeats

36. “Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward.” – Victor Kiam

37. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen R. Covey

38. “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau

39. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot

40. “Life isn’t about finding yourself. It’s about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw

41. “What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.” – Plutarch

42. “The only thing that can grow is the thing you give energy to.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

43. “You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.” – Joyce Meyer

44. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” – T.S. Eliot

45. “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey

46. “To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.” – Reba McEntire

47. “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney

48. “Every day is a new opportunity to change your life.” – Unknown

49. “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” – Roy T. Bennett

50. “Keep your spirits up. Good things will come to you and you will come to good things.” – Unknown

51. “Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.” – William James

52. “To be a champ, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.” – Sugar Ray Robinson

53. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle

54. “Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.” – Zig Ziglar

55. “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi

56. “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey

57. “You do not find the happy life. You make it.” – Camilla Eyring Kimball

58. “The power of imagination makes us infinite.” – John Muir

59. “We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.” – Dr. Henry Link

60. “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

61. “Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.” – Zen Proverb

62. “Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.” – William James

63. “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” – Anatole France

64. “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein

65. “Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.” – Shiv Khera

66. “You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there.” – Venus Williams

67. “Positive anything is better than negative nothing.” – Elbert Hubbard

68. “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” – Roy T. Bennett

69. “The best revenge is massive success.” – Frank Sinatra

70. “Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.” – Roy T. Bennett

71. “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” – Helen Keller

72. “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop

73. “The only difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude.” – Dennis S. Brown

74. “It’s a wonderful world. You can accomplish anything if you believe in it.” – Raymond Loewy

75. “Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.” – Jim Rohn

76. “A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.” – Joyce Brothers

77. “It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” – Epictetus

78. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” – Confucius

79. “The most wasted of days is one without laughter.” – E.E. Cummings

80. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein

81. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky

82. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson

83. “Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs

84. “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller

85. “Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.” – William Butler Yeats

86. “You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” – Brian Tracy

87. “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” – Mahatma Gandhi

88. “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill

89. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

90. “Your mind is a powerful thing. When you fill it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.” – Unknown

91. “A positive attitude can really make dreams come true – it did for me.” – David Bailey

92. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

93. “To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart.” – Thomas Watson Sr.

94. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

95. “You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you.” – Brian Tracy

96. “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” – Theodore Roosevelt

97. “The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do.” – Swati Sharma

98. “Believe in yourself and you will be unstoppable.” – Unknown

99. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

100. “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