80 Positive Quotes About Life To Brighten Your Day
Life gets heavy sometimes.
We focus on what’s going wrong.
We stress about things we can’t control. We forget to notice the good stuff right in front of us.
But here’s the thing.
A shift in perspective changes everything. Even just a little one.
You don’t need toxic positivity or fake motivation.
Just something real that reminds you life has beautiful moments too.
These positive quotes about life are simple reminders.
They won’t solve your problems, but they might help you see things a bit differently.
Stay Positive Quotes
“Friends are the family we choose.” —Jennifer Aniston
“My purpose: to lift your spirit and to motivate you.” —Mavis Staples
“Kindness is one thing you can’t give away. It always comes back.” —George Skolsky
“Great things happen to those who don’t stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful.” —Roy T. Bennett
“Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.” —Maya Angelou
“Sometimes, when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place.” —Unknown
“Happiness is not by chance but by choice.” —Jim Rohn
“Extraordinary things are always hiding in places people never think to look.” —Jodi Picoult
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” —Walt Whitman
“The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.” —Mark Twain
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” —Theodore Roosevelt
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” —William James
“Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.” —Robert H. Schuller
Positive Mindset Quotes
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible.’” —Audrey Hepburn
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” —Willie Nelson
“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.” —Elbert Hubbard
“Each day comes bearing its gifts. Untie the ribbon.” —Ann Ruth Schabacker
“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” —Dolly Parton
“A dead end is just a good place to turn around.” —Naomi Judd
“In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” —Les Brown
“A No. 2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.” —Joyce Meyer
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” —Norman Vincent Peale
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” —C.S. Lewis
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” —Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” —Arthur Ashe
Positive Attitude Quotes
“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” —Colin Powell
“Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.” —William James
“Say something positive, and you’ll see something positive.” —Jim Thompson
“Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.” —Dalai Lama
“Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive good things and good people will be drawn to you.” —Mary Lou Retton
“The key to life when things get tough is to just keep moving. Just keep moving.” —Tyler Perry
“Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.” —Vince Lombardi
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” —Winston Churchill
“A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.” —Patricia Neal
“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” —Zig Ziglar
“Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words.” —Roy T. Bennett
“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” —Scott Hamilton
Be Positive Quotes
“Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.” —Oscar Wilde
“You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” —Stephen King
“Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.” —Maggie Kuhn
“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” —A.A. Milne
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail.” —Nelson Mandela
“Your attitude is critical to success. If you expect things to be difficult, it will always be easier to solve problems, overcome adversity, and have an enthusiastic energy about how you go about and enjoy your work.” —Nick Saban
“Be yourself and people will like you.” —Jeff Kinney
“Be the kind of person that makes others want to up their game.” —Unknown
“Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody.” —Kid President
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” —Mother Teresa
“Be gentle with yourself. You’re doing the best you can.” —Unknown
“Be the light that helps others see.” —Unknown
Positive Energy Quotes
“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” —Dolly Parton
“Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.” —Matt Cameron
“You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try.” —Dolly Parton
“Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.” —Michael Jordan
“Every strike brings me closer to a home run.” —Babe Ruth
“Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” —Albert Einstein
“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” —Tony Robbins
“Know what sparks the light in you. Then use that light to illuminate the world.” —Oprah Winfrey
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” —Mae West
“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
“The most wasted of days is one without laughter.” —E.E. Cummings
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” —Benjamin Franklin
“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.” —Oprah Winfrey
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” —Oprah Winfrey
“Joy is not in things; it is in us.” —Richard Wagner
“Where focus goes, energy flows.” —Tony Robbins
Short Positive Quotes
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain!” —Dolly Parton
“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” —Dolly Parton
“Be so happy that, when other people look at you, they become happy too.” —Anonymous
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” —Mahatma Gandhi
“Every strike brings me closer to a home run.” —Babe Ruth
“Shine like the whole universe is yours.” —Rumi
“Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.” —Jon Bon Jovi
“Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own.” —Michelle Obama
“You are your best thing.” —Toni Morrison
“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” —Maya Angelou
“Do good and good will come to you.” —Unknown
“You are enough just as you are.” —Meghan Markle
“Dream big. Start small. Act now.” —Robin Sharma
“Progress, not perfection.” —Unknown
“Make today count.” —Unknown
“Even miracles take a little time.” —The Fairy Godmother, Cinderella
“Just keep swimming.” —Dory, Finding Nemo
“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” —Dr. Seuss
“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” —Roald Dahl, The Minpins
“It’s a whole lot more satisfying to reach for the stars, even if you end up landing only on the moon.” —Kermit the Frog, The Muppets
“Always let your conscience be your guide.” —Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio
“If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great.” —Tom Hanks
“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” —A.A. Milne
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” —Dr. Seuss
“First, think. Second, believe. Third, dream of coming true.” —Walt Disney
“Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.” —Roald Dahl, Matilda
“The moment where you doubt you can fly, you cease for ever being able to do it.” —J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” —Dr. Seuss
“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” —Epictetus
“Mistakes are proof that you are trying.” —Unknown
“You’re off to great places! Today is your day!” —Dr. Seuss
“The more you give away, the more happy you become.” —Kid President
