Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

You can either give in to negative feelings or fight them, and I'm of the belief that you should fight them.

Why did the achievers overcome problems while thousands are overwhelmed by theirs? They refused to hold on to the common excuses for failure. They turned their stumbling blocks into stepping stones. They realized that they couldn't determine every circumstance in life but they could determine their choice of attitude towards every circumstance.

When life is at that extremely hard time, all we can control is our attitude.

How do I change? If I feel depressed I will sing. If I feel sad I will laugh. If I feel ill I will double my labor. If I feel fear I will plunge ahead. If I feel inferior I will wear new garments. If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice. If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come. If I feel incompetent I will think of past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals. Today I will be the master of my emotions.

But I still think it's mind over matter in the sense that if you're strong, you can combat anything.

I'm a fighter and not a victim. Think of yourself and make the most of life.

It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.

People could tell me I was not good at something and, even if I wasn't, I told myself I was.

To stay positive, you have to be very strong mentally.

It's really important to always have a positive mind-set, no matter what people have been through.

Please remember, that even in your darkest moments, you still have the choice to focus your energy on the positive and create a better life.

I deeply believe in one's own positive will to overcome even the most daunting challenges.

I can wade through contrast and give birth to desires without yielding my Well Being.

Happiness does not depend on your circumstances; it depends on your will. It's a choice that you make.

Attitude, humor and action (persistence) will whip fears and rejection. Fear of failure doesn't exist, if you believe it doesn't.

I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position.

The power of an attitude is amazing

Mind is all that counts. You can be whatever you make up your mind to be.

It's easy to have a great attitude when things are going our way...It's when difficult challenges rise before us...that attitude becomes the difference maker.

You have incredible lives ahead of you. You have incredible things that you can accomplish. If you feel that, you will have an amazing life. Do not let anything build a wall too high for you to get over. And I know that might seem very cliche, but I've had alot of friends who had hurt themselves. And when you're younger, a lot of that stuff is so temporary. You can get through it. You're stronger than you think. You'll ALWAYS be stronger than you think. Feel with your heart and do what you want.

Never let the worst of you get the best of you.

I let no man drag me down so low as to make me hate him.

Will is what can make you succeed when your thoughts tell you that you're defeated.

No matter what, we always have the power to choose hope over despair, engagement over apathy, kindness over indifference, enthusiasm over lethargy, love over hate. This is our true freedom. Whatever life may throw at us, we have the freedom and ability to choose our attitude. And I believe it is in those moments of choice that we manifest our destiny.

Do not lay things too much to heart. No one is ever really beaten unless he is discouraged.