Mindset Quotes

When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.

If I stay negative in negative energy, that's what's gonna come back.

The longer I live the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company . . . a church . . . a home.

Sir, pay no attention to the people who say the glass is half empty, because 32% means it's 2/3 empty. There's still some liquid in that glass is my point, but I wouldn't drink it. The last third is usually backwash. (Said to President Bush at the White House Correspondents Dinner)

I say something, and then it usually happens. Maybe not on schedule, but it usually happens.

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

Perception is reality.

Remember this maxim: When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. The way you perceive things is an extremely powerful tool that will allow you to fully bring the power of intention into your life.

Our first mistake is the belief that the circumstance gives the joy which we give to the circumstance.

Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.

Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

You are now, and you do become, what you think about.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Say you’re running and you think, ‘Man, this hurts, I can’t take it anymore. The ‘hurt’ part is an unavoidable reality, but whether or not you can stand anymore is up to the runner himself.

If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.

Youth is not a time of life - it is a state of mind.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Even when you lose, you get better. Sometimes when you lose, you win.

What you resist persists. And only what you look at, and own, can disappear. You make it disappear by simply changing your mind about it.

You cannot possibly persuade people that what they have firmly in mind is not so.

Where focus goes, energy flows. And where energy flows, whatever you're focusing on grows. In other words, your life is controlled by what you focus on. That's why you need to focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear. When you next find yourself in a state of uncertainty, resist your fear. Shift your focus toward where you want to go and your actions will take you in that direction.

I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned that this is not a dress rehearsal, and that today is the only guarantee you get.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.