Maintaining a positive attitude is one of the most recognized keys to professional success. Failing without losing spirit, focusing on our strengths instead of our flaws, and keeping our goals in mind makes us better professionals. But having a positive attitude toward life also benefits our personal lives, improving relationships and allowing us to enjoy the journey more.

This is something that many thinkers and influential people have practiced historically. Today, we share some famous quotes about positive attitude and its importance, remembering that success is a combination of work, direction, confidence, effort, abilities, perseverance, decision-making, and luck.

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“There is a driving force more powerful than steam, electricity, and atomic energy: the will.” – Albert Einstein, scientist

“I believe anything is possible if you have the determination, will, and desire to do it, and invest the time.” – Roger Clemens, baseball player

“Life begins every five minutes.” – Andreu Buenafuente, comedian

“To perform positive actions, we must first develop a positive vision.” – Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama

“Where one door closes, another opens.” – Miguel de Cervantes, writer

“Few things in the world are as powerful as positivity. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. A ‘you can do it’ when things go wrong.” – Richard DeVos, entrepreneur

“My mistakes were seeds.” – Alejandro Jodorowsky, artist (filmmaker, writer, actor)

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

“No one who has given their best ever regretted it.” – George Halas, football player and coach

“Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It’s the best part of the day.” – George Allen, politician

“Let us be realistic and do the impossible.” – Ernesto Guevara, revolutionary

“Your attitude is like a box of paints that color your world. If you always color your drawing gray, your picture will always be bleak. Try adding bright colors, including humor, and your picture will begin to shine.” – Allen Klein, talent scout and producer

“The triumph of a true man arises from the ashes of error.” – Pablo Neruda, poet

“You are the sum of everything you’ve seen, heard, eaten, smelled, listened to, forgotten… it’s all there. Everything influences us, and that’s why I try to make my experiences positive.” – Maya Angelou, artist (poet, dancer, actress, singer)

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope.” – Helen Keller, writer

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

“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, writer, philosopher, musician

“Something positive is better than nothing negative.” – Elbert Hubbard, writer and philosopher

“Even the darkest night will end with the sunrise.” – Victor Hugo, writer

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas Alva Edison, inventor and entrepreneur

“I am an optimist. It does not seem useful to be anything else.” – Winston Churchill, politician

“With the right mental attitude, nothing can stop a man from reaching his goal, and nothing can help a man with the wrong mental attitude.” – Thomas Jefferson, politician

“If we exaggerated our joys as much as we do our sorrows, our problems would lose importance.” – Anatole France, writer