John C. Maxwell Quotes

Negative thinking hinders others from making a positive response.

Pessimism is my default setting.

...if you live feeling like Your glass is half empty, well, It may as well be empty all the way.

I do not expect to get what I want, so I don't. And I don't even try.

Your life will follow your expectations. What you expect is what you will get. If you dwell on positive thoughts, you will move in that direction; if you continually think negative thoughts, you will live a negative life.

The thought "It's impossible" sets off a chain reaction of other thoughts to prove you're right.

I'm just a negative person, a deeply negative person. I see the worst aspects of everything.

I've never been an optimist.

People usually tend to believe grim words rather than positive ones.

I'm a massive pessimist.

I'm a pessimist.

Pessimism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy; it reproduces itself by crippling our willingness to act.

The main trouble with despair is that it is self-fulfilling. People who fear the worst tend to invite it. Heads that are down can't scan the horizon for new openings. Bursts of energy do not spring from a spirit of defeat. Ultimately, helplessness leads to hopelessness.

When you say that something is impossible, you have made it impossible.

I'm a pessimist by nature. I don't think things are ever going to work out, I'm not particularly ambitious.

It's easy to be negative.

Negative thinking limits God and our potential.

I'm a paranoid person. And I think - I'm the kind of person that can come up with lots of negative scenarios. But I remembered thinking that seemed like - that was a stretch even for me.

One of the main weaknesses of mankind is the average man's familiarity with the word 'impossible.

Negative thinking is prevalent, in particular, among so many women in their later years, and, as a result, they live out their lives in discontent.

I can't help it. I always focus in on the negative.

Nothing makes me more pessimistic than the obligation not to be pessimistic.

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

So I feel that lack of qualification. And I'm scared. And I have a tendency to think things may not/probably won't work out. That's my basic mindset.

Pessimism blunts the tools you need to succeed.