Be Positive Quotes & Sayings

If you’re wanting to be more positive in everyday life, then a great way to start is to actively look for the good in life. Focus on what’s going well, over what’s not so great, and practice really zoning in on feeling gratitude and abundance.

What does it mean when someone says ‘be more positive’?

When we say to ‘be more positive’, it means that you should try and shift your mindset from negative to positive. It means to start looking at the good in every situation and to not dwell on the bad. Think of the possibilities, the good life and the joy that can be found.

It isn’t always easy to do, and sometimes we all need a little help, which is why we’ve put together this collection of positive quotes and sayings that inspire and remind us to be more positive on a daily basis.

 

Be Positive Quotes

 

“People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?” Thich Nhat Hanh

 

 

“Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.” Dalai Lama

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

“When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple.” Paulo Coelho

 

 

“The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities; the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision.” William Arthur Ward

 

 

“Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

 

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

 

 

“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” Colin Powell

 

 

“A positive atmosphere nurtures a positive attitude, which is required to take positive action.” Richard M. DeVos

 

 

“Live life to the fullest and focus on the positive.” Matt Cameron

 

 

“And imagine acquiring a new language and only learning the words to describe a wonderful world, refusing to know the words for a bleak one and in doing so linguistically shaping the world that you inhabit.” Rosamund Lupton

 

 

“In order to carry a positive action, we must develop here a positive vision.” Dalai Lama

 

“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” Willie Nelson

 

 

“Be fanatically positive and militantly optimistic. If something is not to your liking, change your liking.” Rick Steves

 

 

“The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.” Kobe Bryant

 

 

“Great things happen to those who don’t stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful.” Roy T. Bennett

 

 

“Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.” Joseph Campbell

 

 

“If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn’t. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.” Oscar Wilde

 

 

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

 

“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” Lyndon B. Johnson

 

 

“A good laugh is sunshine in the house.” William Makepeace Thackeray

 

 

“People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?” Thich Nhat Hanh

 

 

“Keep looking up… that’s the secret of life.” Charlie Brown

 

 

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars and see yourself running with them.” Marcus Aurelius

 

 

“Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.” Mahatma Gandhi

 

 

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

 

 

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” Oscar Wilde

 

 

“I will go anywhere as long as it’s forward.” David Livingston

 

 

“Gratitude is one of the most powerful human emotions. Once expressed, it changes attitude, brightens outlook, and broadens our perspective.” Germany Kent

 

 

“Even the darkest night will end, and the sun will rise.” Victor Hugo

 

 

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

 

 

“If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems.” Pat Riley

 

 

“If you are positive, you’ll see opportunities instead of obstacles.” Widad Akrawi

 

 

“Pessimism never won any battle.” Dwight D. Eisenhower

 

 

“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

 

If you’re interested in reading more about positive mindsets, be sure to check out:

• Short Positive Messages, Words & Quotes That Inspire
• 36 Powerful Quotes on Staying Positive
• 40 Quick & Positive Feel-Good Quotes
• 50 Positive One Line Quotes – Short but Powerful