Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

attitude

The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject. 11 quotes from Jawaharlal Nehru

In aid, the proper attitude is one omitting gratitude. 5 views from Marya Mannes

Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude. 21 quotes from Dale Carnegie

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. 74 quotes from Winston Churchill

Attitudes are more important than facts. 12 other sayings from George MacDonald

An aristocratic culture does not advertise its emotions. In its forms of expression it is sober and reserved. Its general attitude is stoic. 3 views from Johan Huizinga

Funny is an attitude. 7 other quotes from Flip Wilson

Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new. 10 other views from Og Mandino

Cock your hat - angles are attitudes. 10 quotes from Frank Sinatra

The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair. 7 more wisdom & wit from Herbert Read

Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a long time. 2 sayings from Steven Biko

Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude. 2 wisdom & wit from Steven Biko

Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one. 2 quotes from Hans Selye

But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be. 16 sayings from Alan Watts

When you are thwarted, it is your own attitude that is out of order. 11 quotes from Meister Eckhart

And the attitude of faith is the very opposite of clinging to belief, of holding on. 16 other wisdom & wit from Alan Watts

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. 40 quotes from William James

Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees. 73 thoughts from Victor Hugo

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. 105 more views from Albert Einstein

Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us. 6 wisdom & wit from Earl Nightingale

Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet. 6 wisdom & wit from Earl Nightingale

My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never. 6 wisdom & wit from Duke Ellington

You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN. 7 other sayings from Alan Perlis

When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him. 11 other sayings from Norman Vincent Peale

For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language. 8 quotes from Joseph Brodsky

We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them. 59 wisdom & wit from Elbert Hubbard

Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time. 59 quotes from Elbert Hubbard

The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them. 17 views from Antoine de Saint-Exupery

No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude. 6 other thoughts from Karl Popper

Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society. 8 views from William Makepeace Thackeray

The Dolls were an attitude. If nothing else they were a great attitude. 2 other views from Johnny Thunders

The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight. 10 other quotes from Arthur Ashe

I have always detested any departure from reality, an attitude which I relate to my mother's poor mental health. 4 quotes from Jean Piaget

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability. 15 other wisdom & wit from Walter Scott

Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities. 15 other quotes from Walter Scott

My first feeling about the paper and the attitude is that it is absurd. 2 thoughts from Arthur Holly Compton

Pessimism only describes an attitude, and not facts, and hence is entirely subjective. 6 more quotes from Francis Parker Yockey

Only one thing can conquer war - that attitude of mind which can see nothing in war but destruction and annihilation. 10 more quotes from Ludwig von Mises

Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men. 2 other views from Jane Addams

The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind. 4 quotes from James Truslow Adams

The reactionary is always willing to take a progressive attitude on any issue that is dead. 36 more views from Theodore Roosevelt

Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the attitude of pronouncing upon our fellows. 16 sayings from Paul Valery

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike. 100 thoughts from Oscar Wilde

Could we change our attitude, we should not only see life differently, but life itself would come to be different. 3 quotes from Katherine Mansfield