Richard Carlson Quotes

I will sit in the car on the way to a meeting and just smile. I really mean that. It helps you get through life. If you have nothing to say, smile. Look up at the sky and smile. Just be grateful.

Just trying to keep going. Just try to stay in the present the best I can. Not get too big-headed or too down on myself.

Don't let the good days get to your head, and don't let the bad days get to your heart.

Everyone goes through bad days, but that does not mean you should stop enjoying the good days.

I try to be positive and calm all the time.

Everyone has their good and bad days. You just have to go with the flow and make the most of whatever comes your way.

We may have forgotten how to feel. Nobody is teaching us how to live happily ever after, as we've heard in fairy tales.

I try to stay positive by focusing on how much I'll appreciate my health if I get better.

Success and failure are emotional and physiological experiences. We need to deal with them in a way that is present and calm.

If you want to be happy, be.

Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I don't know if it's a technique, or just being bent that way, being raised by the folks I was raised by.

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 was born with a happy heart, and I try to keep a good attitude. It's not true that I'm happy all the time because nobody is, and we all go through our things.

It's almost impossible to reconcile the realities of how one feels during the day, hour by hour. But I approach things not cynically.

Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind - listen to the birds. And don't hate nobody.

I believe the only thing that we really have control over is our attitude. If we focus on the positive things in our lives and learn how to cope with all the surprises, we will be happier people.

I can have as many bad days as anyone. But I choose to say, 'I'm just fine.'

It is a challenge at times, but trying to stay centered and balanced helps me keep things in perspective.

People dwell so much on the little things, but why should they hold you back when you have the big things to look forward to? By exuding positive energy when dealing with your problems, you will exude it in your being in general. Treat yourself with love and you will exude love to others.

When I wake up in a bad mood, I try not to stay in one. Learn to make the best of what you have.

When things don't go our way, we get to choose how we will respond. We get to choose our perspective. Will you focus on what you didn't get, or what you did get?

I think I was always joyous, but I don't think I became very aware of positivity and its power until I became older. I always did it naturally, but then I lost it, and it forced me to find it again and appreciate it more.

I meditate. I breathe out what I can't control and focus on the positives.

You can look in the mirror and find a million things wrong with yourself. Or you can look in the mirror and think, 'I feel good, I have my health, and I'm so blessed.' That's the way I choose to look at it.

I don't put much pressure on myself, because I'm strong mentally.