David Niven Quotes

Whatever happens in life is fine - just trust in that.

I can only control what I can control at the end of the day, so some things you just can't allow to take your head the other way, some things happen for a reason.

There are going to be bad things in your life, a lot of ups and downs, but the only thing you can control is your attitude. And if you do that, in the end good things will happen.

I'm not scared to fail, I'm not scared to lose, I'm not scared to die, for that matter... It's going to work out the way it's supposed to work out.

I always try to see the good in everything, and that gives me strength. Even when I lost in the London Olympics quarterfinals, I said to myself, 'Don't lose heart, God has his own plans.' Actually, life just goes on; you have to accept whatever challenge you face and become stronger.

If you get too attached to how you want it to come out the other side, you freeze. I try to trust that it will work out in the end.

I'm strong and spiritual, and I know that everything will work out for a reason.

Well, for us, it's always better not to have too many expectations and to just go with the flow because then it's always a big plus no matter what happens.

I don't have expectations. Expectations in your life just lead to giant disappointments.

I have a very positive attitude in life. My insecurity, fear and need to know about tomorrow has fortunately eased. What is going to happen will happen anyway. So why break my head over 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.

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.

Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted.

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.

I try to go with the flow and have faith that everything is going to work out.

The best way to survive life is - never fret over what you don't get. There's a bigger plan for you.

I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.

I don't believe in mistakes. Everything belongs, and, as the homies say, 'It's all good.'

Sometimes you have to look at a start and say, 'Nothing is wrong.' Even when you get lit up, you still have to say 'Nothing is wrong.'

I think all of us have enemies in disguise, but there is nothing much you can do about that. You have to live with it. I just do my own thing and let the enemies be.

I learned when I was a kid not to worry so much about things because it's all going to work out. What will be will be.

You have to take all the ups and downs that come your way like a pinch of salt. Just leave everything behind. Forgive and forget.

If I win, it's a bonus. If I lose, the sun still comes up the next day, and it's all good.

Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.