Richard DeVos Quotes

The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.

People from the most horrendous of childhoods can have good lives, but it comes down to a very seemingly simple word. 'Choice.'

A positive attitude is not going to save you. What it's going to do is, everyday, between now and the day you die, whether that's a short time from now or a long time from now, that every day, you're going to actually live.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

I'm a very positive person. My grandmother taught me that happiness is both a skill and a decision, and you are responsible for the outcome.

A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.

A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it.

When you wake up every day, you have two choices. You can either be positive or negative; an optimist or a pessimist. I choose to be an optimist. It's all a matter of perspective.

I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life.

A positive impact stems from our admission that we were wrong or our thinking was wrong. 'I'm wrong' are two little words that can help improve our own positive attitude.

There's times where I go off the rails like anybody else. For the most part, I try to keep it, 'Hey, this is what we're dealt and this is the situation, so let's make the best of it.' Keep a positive attitude.

Each day, I come in with a positive attitude, trying to get better.

All I can control is myself and just keep having a positive attitude.

A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.

I always try and do my best and put out the best and find the best in me, as well. But I'm not thinking about it beforehand.

I always love to be careful with my expectations so that life has pleasant surprises for me.

I feel ups and downs are a part of one's career, and this totally depends on how you take it. You can either be knocked down by the negative things, or you can take it in a positive way and learn from it.

I have very strong feelings about how you lead your life. You always look ahead, you never look back.

Inspiration comes from within yourself. One has to be positive. When you're positive, good things happen.

I try to keep it light and positive most of the time, whereas earlier on I didn't always do that.

I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive.

There are no plans that always work in life. For me, the secret to happiness is being positive and looking at the brighter side of my life.

I try and stay positive; being negative isn't good for my personality. I don't just bring myself down, I bring everyone around me down. It's like a dark cloud, 'Uh oh, here we go,' and have to snap out of it.

I know there's millions of problems in the world, but if you dwell on those, then you're going to be miserable. I think my meditation helps me to transcend and get beyond the grip of all the negativity and regenerate from within a more positive attitude, which comes in very handy when you're going to do 150 concerts a year.

Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have an inner peace and a positive attitude, I think you attract that.