Attitude quotes

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“Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.”

Richard Bach (1936) American spiritual writer

“And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”

Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) President of South Africa, anti-apartheid activist

“It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”

Epictetus (50–138) philosopher from Ancient Greece

“We lost because we told ourselves we lost.”

Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) Russian writer

“So is cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more remains.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet

“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.”

Colin Powell (1937) Former U.S. Secretary of State and retired four-star general

“Correction does much, but encouragement does more.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German writer, artist, and politician