Character Quotables: Positivity
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“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.”
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”
“Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.”
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.”
“Choosing to have joy is not naively thinking everything will be easy. It is courageously believing that there is still hope, even when things get hard.”
“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.”
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”
“It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars.”
“One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.”
“A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can’t do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do.”
“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.”
“Just for the record, darling, not all positive change feels positive in the beginning.”
“An optimist understands that life can be a bumpy road, but at least it is leading somewhere. They learn from mistakes and failures, and are not afraid to fail again.”
“If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.”
“Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.”
“Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.”
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
“Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.”
“Optimism is the foundation of courage.”
“Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.”
“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.”
“Pessimism dries up all the fountains of joy in the world.”
“Correction does much, but encouragement does more.”
“We have enough people who tell it like it is—now we could use a few who tell it like it can be.”
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.”
“Happiness can be found in even the darkest of times, but only to those who remember to turn on the light.”
“I hope the millions of people I’ve touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude.”
“A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.”
“A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.”
“There are so many unpleasant things in the world already that there is no use in imagining any more.”
“A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.”
“Don’t be pushed by your problems, be led by your dreams.”
“The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.”
“A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.”
“Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.”
“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.”
“Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.”
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
“If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.”
“The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.”
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
“A positive attitude does not mean you can’t lose…but you’re guaranteed a winning chance at anything you actually do!”
“Remember that hope is a powerful weapon even when all else is lost.”
“It’s not that optimism solves all of life’s problems; it is just that it can sometimes make the difference between coping and collapsing.”
“If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.”
“The first step towards the solution of any problem is optimism.”
“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
“In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.”
“Don’t let your failures define you—let them teach you.”
“Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.”
“At every moment, we always have a choice, even if it feels as if we don’t. Sometimes that choice may simply be to think a more positive thought.”
“People who think positively usually see endless possibilities.”
“You may not be able to change a situation, but with humor you can change your attitude about it.”
“Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities—always see them, for they’re always there.”
How can you use Quotes?
Start a discussion: Quotes can start a discussion about a character trait at the beginning of a meeting or the dinner table. You can ask questions about what it means, how they have seen the trait demonstrated in their own lives, or how they can develop it themselves.
Provide a model: Quotes can provide a model of good character. When you read a quote from a famous person or historical figure, you show that people they admire also value the same character traits.
Use quotes as writing/journal prompts: Ask them to write a short essay about a quote to help them think more deeply about its implications for their lives.
Post quotes: You can post quotes where they will be seen/heard often – classroom, breakroom, lobby, dining room, email signatures, video bulletin boards, morning announcements, social media, etc.
Read quotes aloud: You can read quotes aloud to your children during mealtimes, bedtime, or any other time you spend together.
Make it fun: You can make it even more fun by incorporating games, activities, or crafts. Let children decorate signs with the quotes to hang in the classroom or a bedroom door. Record children saying it and post it on social media.
