Jack Nicholson Quotes

I think as time goes on, I'm trying to get less fatalistic, because that's just one of those unhealthy, kind of dangerous head spaces to get in, of not being able to tolerate sustained positive energy.

Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it.

I myself become terrified of death when I am in a negative state of mind. But the thought of death ceases to bother me once I become productive.

It's easier to be angry. It's harder to be positive and happy, I reckon.

Negative thinking keeps us from enjoying life.

To be happy when you are travelling, you need to be happy inside before you leave. A positive frame of mind will definitely enhance your travelling experience. If I'm not in a positive frame of mind then the whole thing definitely becomes more of a challenge for me.

I say there're no depressed words just depressed minds.

I learned not to get too happy about good news or too distraught about bad.

You have to try your best to have peace of mind, and whatever happens you know you did your best

It is foolish to conjure up woe where none exists.

Real optimism is not the pep talk you give yourself. It is earned through the labor involved in emotional housekeeping.

Positive thinkers think and talk continually about solutions, and negative thinkers continually talk and think about problems. Keep your mind solution-focuse d rather than problem- focused.

I've always enjoyed myself. Unhappy periods for me last about twenty minutes.

When you get discouraged or depressed, try changing your attitude from negative to positive and see how life can change for you.

I've not been able to avoid periods of time where I felt super-lonely. Luckily, I have a side that is able to always see the glass as half-full.

It's good to just smile and go on with your day.

Positive minds produce positive lives. Negative minds produce negative lives. Positive thoughts are always full of faith and hope. Negative thoughts are always full of fear and doubt.

Your mind is your invisible talisman. The letters PMA (positive mental attitude) are emblazoned on one side, and NMA (negative mental attitude) on the other. These are powerful forces.

Life is hard, you're tired, and there's disease. The strategy that works for children is to be delighted by the things that delight you.

I'm not a doom-and-gloom person. But I think there is a difference between transcendence and denial, and much of the Western world is in major denial today.

For many, negative thinking is a habit which, over time, becomes an addiction.

...an optimistic mind-set finds dozens of possible solutions for every problem that the pessimist regards as incurable.

In our daily life a certain way of thinking makes us happy, and a certain way of thinking makes us unhappy. In other words, there are certain states of mind which bring us problems, and they can be removed.

We not only need to work happy, we need to work at being happy.

Occupying my mind with complex problems has been my best and most powerful and most reliable defense against my mental illness.