Earl Nightingale Quotes

Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.

No matter what job you have, you're in control of your attitude. That, to me, is my biggest focus every day - being on the energy bus.

I find, when you're an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you.

A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me.

I really believe you can predict when someone has a great attitude, a real well of talent.

Could we change our attitude, we should not only see life differently, but life itself would come to be different.

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.

I feel that things happen for a reason and open up new opportunities.

I've found in my life that the parts that you're right for are the parts that you get. It's really usually quite easy because you're kind of right.

Attitude determines the altitude of life.

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

When you wake up every day, it's like a new birthday: it's a new chance to be great again and make great decisions.

Whatever the language, I will make the best of the opportunities coming my way.

I always believed in my ability. I just had to work hard and be patient and, yeah, at times it didn't look likely. You need a wee stroke of luck but every chance I've been given, I've taken.

Well, well, my boy, if good luck knocks at your door, don't you put your head out at window and tell it to be gone about its business, that's all.

The right attitude can transform a barrier into a blessing, an obstacle into an opportunity or a stumbling block into a stepping stone.

The next time you encounter a difficult obstacle or problem, you should smile and say, 'Here's my chance to grow.'

The power of your thoughts can influence how events turn out. I'm a positive person - when bad things happen, I can see the silver lining. As a result I think I am very lucky, even though I probably have as much bad luck as anyone else, and that translates into seeing opportunity.

The greatest pollution problem we face today is negativity. Eliminate the negative attitude and believe you can do anything. Replace 'if I can, I hope, maybe' with 'I can, I will, I must.

I have never been bored an hour in my life. I get up every morning wondering what new strange glamorous thing is going to happen and it happens at fairly regular intervals. Lady Luck has been good to me and I fancy she has been good to everyone. Only some people are dour, and when she gives them the come hither with her eyes, they look down or turn away and lift an eyebrow. But me, I give her the wink and away we go.

Change your attitude and gain some altitude. Believe me, you'll love it up here.

Every challenge is nothing more than a chance to make things better.

I never thought of myself as unlucky. When you aim high, it's tough to get there unless something really fortunate happens.

How is it the great pieces of good luck fall to us?

I've had a fantastic life so far; I'm lucky. I'd like the great role that changes everything, but at the moment, what's important is being happy in myself.