Jack McDevitt Quotes

The near cousin of optimism is hope: knowing the steps needed to get to a goal and having the energy to pursue those steps. It is a primal motivating force, and its absence is paralyzing.

We use language that has been designed to keep order, and to keep people in line.

Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them.

Optimism, then, is a fact within my own heart. But as I look out upon life, my heart meets no contradiction. The outward world justifies my inward universe of good.

You can look at a person's attitude and know what kind of thinking is prevalent in his life... It's better to be positive and wrong than negative and right!

Attitude isn’t everything, but it is one thing that can make a difference in your life.

Your biggest asset is a positive attitude. That more than anything else determines your earnings.

Hope for the best, expect the worst.

Positive emotional energy is the key to health, happiness and wellbeing. The more positive you are, the better your life will be in every area.

Optimism is the first cousin of love, and it's exactly like love in three ways: it's pushy, it has no real sense of humour, and it turns up where you least expect it.

Our challenge is to think right in a wrong world. Our challenge is to think positive in a negative world.

The bottom line on attitude is that a good one helps to increase your possibilities. Pessimists usually get what they expect. So do optimists.

Positive attitude is the foundation of your life - and the determining factor of your ability to serve.

A great attitude is not the result of success; success is the result of a great attitude.

A positive attitude will have positive results because attitudes are contagious.

Boy, it's a tough planet if you want it to be. But a great planet if you let it.

I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.

It is important to possess a short-term pessimism and a long-term optimism.

A positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude.

Most people are optimists, although they may claim they are not. People who call themselves realists are often the biggest optimists of all.

I think optimism is in the eyes of the beholder.

Positive thinking is how you think about a problem. Enthusiasm is how you feel about a problem. The two together determine what you do about a problem.

The more positive you are when you think and work toward your goals, the faster you achieve them.

Always choose attitude over experience. Always.

Learn to be positive, it's your only chance.