Quotes on Attitude
A Crisis is when people show their True Colours.
A good soldier does as they’re told.
“A man without passion is only a latent force, only a possibility, like a stone waiting for the blow from the iron to give forth sparks.” – Henri-Frédéric Amiel (Philosopher)
“Action and Adventure – It’s good for the blood!”
Adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.
Always try to have a positive outlook on life.
“Aspire to inspire before you expire.”
“At least I’m consistent.”
Be careful what you wish for, you might get it.
Be generous in all things.
Be Loyal to your own Clause.
Be the one who put’s the Writing On The Wall.
Be ‘Your’ Best but always be prepared to Do Your Worst.
Being ‘A Star’ or being ‘World Class’ is a state of mind – You define who you are.
Being realistic is learning to balance your hopes against your fears.
Believe in Yourself.
Believe that you will live to fight another day!
“Blaming everyone else only takes away from you the control over your own life.”
“Can we make the Final Word a pleasant one please?”
Celebrate your gains and grieve your losses.
Charity is overcoming your own selfishness and suspicion by sacrificing and being selfless through understanding.
“Come on, what are you waiting for?”
Comedy is Observation.
Comfort Zone – Some people thrill at being outside theirs. Some people shrink and reinforce theirs. I’d prefer to work at constantly expanding mine.
Conclude with a plan or, at least, a moral.
Confidence is entertaining a room full of people.
“Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means to push back a boundary-line and adding to one’s liberty.” – Henri-Frédéric Amiel
Courage could turn what could be a bad memory into a good one.
Count your blessings, it could be worse.
Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing.
Do it all, if you can!
Do it because you think you can’t.
Do it for the experience.
Doing ‘nothing’ is still an option but then you are, at least, aware of where you are.
Don’t burden people with your problems; inspire them with your solutions.
Don’t impose but share your views when asked.
Don’t over analyse situations – It is what it is.
Don’t put the World on your shoulders, you can’t do it all!
“Don’t take it all to heart.”
Doing the right thing should give you piece of mind but doesn’t always.
Drag yourself out of your own pit.
“England expects that every man will do his duty” – Battle of Trafalgar – Lord Nelson 1805.
Even when we think we’ve found our place in the world, we can still feel a little lost every now and again.
Every day brings choices – you can choose to be a winner or a loser. If you experience each one though then you will appreciate the other – This is Balance.
Everyone always thinks that they are right and that they are the good guys.
Everyone’s entitled to an opinion.
Everyone has a chance.
Expect nothing, and then you will not be disappointed.
“Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder” – George Washington (1732-1799)
Fulfil your childhood dreams – “It’s not about how to achieve your dreams. It’s about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you.”- Randy Pausch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo
Generosity is Sacrifice.
“Happiness is Helping”.
Have a Method to your Madness.
Have Fun! – It’s only a game!
“I believe it incredible good fortune that you are born at all when you consider the cosmic odds. I sincerely wish you stay lucky.” *
“I believe there is the determination and the will to do it and I believe we will have a good day.” – Mo Mowlam
I can resist anything except Temptation.
“I challenge you to make the person next to you smile.” *
“I don’t believe in the no-win scenario” – Kirk
If it’s easy then it’s probably not worth having/doing.
If you can’t give someone help, give them a laugh.
“If you can’t stem the tide then ride the wave.” *
If you can’t please everyone, at least, please yourself.
“If you can’t joke with someone, then how can you trust them?”
“If you ignore my truths, then you will find your own to follow.”
“If you want happiness then when the opportunity presents itself try to help, at least, one person a day.” *
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion” – The Dalai Lama
“If you want to be successful, it’s just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing” – You will Ooze Success!
If you’re a kid – don’t speak to strangers; If you’re a grown up – don’t be afraid to speak to strangers.
If you’ve got it – use it.
“If you’ve nothing nice to say about someone, then say nothing.”
If you set your mind to it then you really can accomplish anything.
It’s a shame to waste the potential if it’s there.
“It’s every life form for itself” – The Stainless Steel Rat.
It’s great to be on top of the world but it’s a long way to the bottom and your Ego can help you go either way.
It’s natural to want to be happy – So do whatever makes you happy.
It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice. (This is not a game of who the **** are you! – Eddie Izzard – Death Star Canteen)
It’s ok to wish people “A Good Day”.
Keep your feet on the ground and your head out of the clouds – “Great Kid; Don’t get Cocky” – Han Solo
“Know thyself.” – Socrates (Greek philosopher)
Know when to Fight; Know when to Accept.
Know when to Stop!
Learn to take the Rough with the Smooth.
Learning to Balance is learning to be Wise.
“Let’s turn it around.”
“Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul.” – Grave in St Nicholas Church in Sutton, Surrey. (A Psalm of Life – see below)
Like Buddha, have a polite, considerate, respectful and humble attitude.
Like Buddha, “Meditate, Live purely, and be quiet. Do your work with mastery and like the Moon, come out from behind the clouds and Shine!”
Make a difference, don’t be indifferent.
Make the days full of something, in case the end appears as all for nothing.
“May you work hard having fun and have fun working hard.” *
More Action; Less Drama.
Never be ashamed of what you’ve had to do, where you come from and where you live and work now – These things help define who you are.
“Never tell me the odds!” – Han Solo
“No man is justified in doing evil on the grounds of expedience” – Theodore Roosevelt
“No one likes a Smart Ass.”
“No Risk; No Fun”.
Nothing can prepare you though for when it happens and how it will affect you.
Nothing focus’s the mind more than when you have to eat excrement.
“Now! What have you got for me this time?” – 11th Doctor Who
Pass someone you know in the street? Pass them a smile or a compliment. Then it’s up to them if they want to pass it on.
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” – Buddha
People try to overcome their disabilities before their disabilities overcome them.
“People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.” – Stephen Hawkins
“Play up! Play up! And play the game!” – Henry Newbolt – Vitaï Lampada (see below)
“Positive Thought is more powerful than Negative Action.” *
Practice what you preach.
“Preparation is Everything!” *
“One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.” – Plato (his Golden Rule) – Student of Socrates.
“Onwards and Upwards!”
“Ready? I was born Ready!” – Jack Burton – Big Trouble in Little China
Respect is the cement in the wall of our society that helps it stand against anything thrown against it.
Respect your elders and those who have experienced more, they might be younger than you.
Respond helpfully and compassionately, especially to your own thoughts.
“Savour our ‘tastes’, for they are the maps of our lives.” *
“Say what you see” – Straight talking – “What’s the real reason?”
Scandal; while embarrassing and showing an insight into character, does it really prevent us from doing our jobs? – “It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.” – Abraham Lincoln
Smile, it relaxes people.
Smiling is sipping from the fountain of youth.
Smiling is the first step to being beautiful.
“So, when a problem first arises, try to remain humble and maintain a sincere attitude and be concerned that the outcome is fair. Of course, others may try to take advantage of you, and if your remaining detached only encourages unjust aggression, adopt a strong stand, This, however, should be done with compassion, and if it is necessary to express your views and take strong countermeasures, do so without anger or ill-intent.” – Tenzin Gyatso; The Fourteenth Dalai Lama
“Some people think I’m Bonkers; But I just think I’m free; Man, I’m just livin’ my life; There’s nothin’ crazy about me” – Dizzee Rascal.
Success is coming back after every set back.
Success is measured in happiness.
Survive! – Hang in there!
STOP! Stop, Take inventory, Orientate and Plan.
Take the moral high ground but don’t sell yourself short.
The end of one era is the start of another.
“The grass must bend, when the wind blows across it.” – Confucius
The only thing stopping you is you …
The people that influence who we are, are our Parachute Packers – They may never know that what they did was so useful, so if you get the opportunity, thank them. And what you do influences others, so pack their parachutes well for when they need them. – Compilation from Charlie Plumb (Former Navy Fighter Pilot – P.O.W) – see below.
The person to compare yourself to is in the mirror.
“The successful will profit from their mistakes and then try again in a different way.”
There are people though who just don’t want to listen to what you’d like to say.
There may be times when you are a victim of an injustice – OPQRSTUV – Oh no-It’s not fair, Protect yourself and those with you first, Quick-Call the Police then the Insurance, Recover physically (hopefully), Secure against it re-occurring, Talk about it to those close to you, U didn’t do it-they did!, Victim Support.
There should be times though when “Sweet Justice” is served.
“This is going to take Crackerjack Timing. Besides, It’s all in the Reflexes” – Jack Burton
Throw open those curtains and let in the light!
Tick off the Good days; Cross off the Bad ones.
To be grateful for all that you have and for anything anyone is kind enough to give you.
“To make it fair, everybody has to do their share.”
Try to be your best but don’t get obsessed.
Try and play the best with the hand you’ve been dealt.
Unthinking! – Makes you a hero or an idiot.
Watching the world go by is fine, but in the meantime; don’t watch your own life go by.
We all face the same challenge; whatever opportunity and choice present us with.
We all have “Moments of Madness” or “Lose the Plot” every now and again.
We all have to go at some point, but not today!
We all need to be taken down a peg or two every now and again.
We all nothing, without Love.
We have to help people less fortunate than ourselves.
We overcome evil by simply helping to build a better world.
“We shall carry on, regardless!”
We’ve all been/felt lost at one time or another in our lives.
“Weigh your disappointments against all your successful appointments.” *
“What goes around; comes around.”
When we are disheartened, disillusioned and fatigued; they say “A Change is as good as a Rest.” to refocus.
“When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody’s bothering to tell you anymore, that’s a very bad place to be. Your critics are your ones telling you they still love you and care.” – Randy Pausch
When you’re in younger years you can’t dictate; When you are in your senior years, you must. It’s the only way of getting your own back.
“Where there’s a will; there’s a way.”
While it may be comfortable, don’t leave your head in the sand.
“Yes, I am breaking my own rules here!”
You’re only as old as the person you feel
“You’re bullets cannot harm me, my wings are like a shield of steel” – Batfink
You can only be Yourself; you are Unique!
You can’t give 100%, 100% of the time.
You can’t have an answer for everything.
“You can’t see the Rainbow until you’ve experienced Life’s Sun and Rain.” *
“You learn something new every day”.
You may go from strength to strength but be prepared to take one step forward and two steps back.
You set the standard others may choose to follow.
You wanna save the World?; You wanna make a difference? – Starting by being helpful and showing a little compassion!
“You were Fantastic! And you know what? So was I!” – 10th Doctor Who
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