Walter Anderson Quotes

The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.

I can only control myself, my actions, my work ethic, and my attitude.

Control what you can control. I can control my emotions, my attitude, my effort every day.

We must become masters of our own actions and attitudes. To let another person determine whether we will be rude or gracious, elated or depressed is to give control of ourselves. The only true possession is self possession.

Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings.

How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself?

You can never control other people. You can only control yourself. I have definitely learned that.

Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.

As much as you may want to, you can't control what other people say or do; you can only control yourself.

I really do see that anywhere I am, whether it's doing interviews a hundred in a row, that every situation I'm in, I'm at choice in the matter.

Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.

He who avoids complaint invites happiness.

The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.

A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it.

Every minute you are thinking of evil, you might have been thinking of good instead. Refuse to pander to a morbid interest in your own misdeeds. Pick yourself up, be sorry, shake yourself, and go on again.

You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.

Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.

I tend to not wallow too much in sentiment if I can avoid it.

We can't determine our emotions, but we can choose our attitudes and actions.

I'm my own harshest critic but I'm also master of my own destiny.

I've learned in my life that I have to focus on the things that I can control and what I can control is what comes out of my mouth and how I respond to people.

I can't control what people say, but I can control what I do.

There's times where I go off the rails like anybody else. For the most part, I try to keep it, 'Hey, this is what we're dealt and this is the situation, so let's make the best of it.' Keep a positive attitude.

I think I just have to control what I can control. I can control myself. I can't control anything else but what I do. I definitely know I can do a better job at that.