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Attitude Quotes

"An attitude of philosophic doubt, of suspended judgment, is repugnant to the natural man. Belief is an independent joy to him."

"An attitude of philosophic doubt, of suspended judgment, is repugnant to the natural man. Belief is an independent joy to him."

William Minto, British Critic

Attitude, Belief, Doubt, Joy

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"I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun."

"I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun."

Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor

Attitude, Work, Life, Day, Fun

15

"As a team, you need to come from behind every once in awhile just to do it. Good for the attitude. It makes it exciting. And when everybody knows you have to throw it... that makes it fun too."

"As a team, you need to come from behind every once in awhile just to do it. Good for the attitude. It makes it exciting. And when everybody knows you have to throw it... that makes it fun too."

Dan Marino, American Athlete

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"Even with, or perhaps, because of, this background, I have over the past few years sensed a very dramatic change in attitude on the part of Prince Edward Islanders towards the on-going rush for so-called modernization."

"Even with, or perhaps, because of, this background, I have over the past few years sensed a very dramatic change in attitude on the part of Prince Edward Islanders towards the on-going rush for so-called modernization."

Alex Campbell, Canadian Politician

Attitude, Change, Past, Years

15

"Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style."

"Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style."

David Byrne, Scottish Musician

Attitude, Punk, Style

15

"Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities."

"Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities."

Walter Scott, Scottish Novelist

Attitude, Business, Success, Failure

15

"Attitude. That is your tendency to evaluate things based on your perception. If you think you can't, that is a negative attitude parcel and opening it will reveal what you believe."

"Attitude. That is your tendency to evaluate things based on your perception. If you think you can't, that is a negative attitude parcel and opening it will reveal what you believe."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Attitude, Perception, Belief, Mindset

15

"The war changed everybody's attitude. We became international almost overnight."

"The war changed everybody's attitude. We became international almost overnight."

W. Averell Harriman, American Politician

15

"Style is a reflection of your attitude and your personality."

"Style is a reflection of your attitude and your personality."

Shawn Ashmore, Canadian Actor

Attitude, Personality, Reflection, Style

15

"I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life."

"I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life."

Walter Anderson, German Writer

Attitude, Life, May

15

"Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more."

"Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more."

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., American Author

Attitude, People, Giving

15

"I just try to try to keep an attitude that I don't know what I'm doing. Not to the point where I'm beating myself up, but I just go in thinking that I have a lot to learn. And I hope I still have that attitude 30 years from now."

"I just try to try to keep an attitude that I don't know what I'm doing. Not to the point where I'm beating myself up, but I just go in thinking that I have a lot to learn. And I hope I still have that attitude 30 years from now."

Tobey Maguire, American Actor

Attitude, Hope, Now, Thinking

15

"Boredom is for the selfish."

"Boredom is for the selfish."

Patti Digh, American Writer

Attitude, Boredom, Selfishness, Perspective, Motivational

15

"I look at Jagger and the like and if I see a good attitude I'll admire it but I wouldn't copy their style."

"I look at Jagger and the like and if I see a good attitude I'll admire it but I wouldn't copy their style."

Michael Hutchence, Australian Musician

Attitude, Style

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"You call to a dog and a dog will break its neck to get to you. Dogs just want to please. Call to a cat and its attitude is, 'What's in it for me?'"

"You call to a dog and a dog will break its neck to get to you. Dogs just want to please. Call to a cat and its attitude is, 'What's in it for me?'"

Lewis Grizzard, American Writer

Attitude, Dogs, Want, Will

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"Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude."

"Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude."

Ralph Marston, American Writer

Attitude, Excellence, Skill

14

"There are two things in ordinary conversation which ordinary people dislike - information and wit."

"There are two things in ordinary conversation which ordinary people dislike - information and wit."

Stephen Leacock, Canadian Economist

Attitude, People, Conversation, Information, Wit

14

"Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door."

"Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door."

Coco Chanel, French Designer

14

"After working for years in Hollywood where the actors have taken over, it was a real relief to get down there and not only have some children, but also have some actors that had no attitude."

"After working for years in Hollywood where the actors have taken over, it was a real relief to get down there and not only have some children, but also have some actors that had no attitude."

Phillip Noyce, Australian Director

Attitude, Actors, Children, Hollywood

14

"Attitude is your acceptance of the natural laws, or your rejection of the natural laws."

"Attitude is your acceptance of the natural laws, or your rejection of the natural laws."

Stuart Chase, American Writer

Attitude, Acceptance, Laws, Rejection

14

"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude."

"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude."

Colin Powell, American Statesman

Attitude, Habit, Excellence

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"One does not leave a convivial party before closing time."

"One does not leave a convivial party before closing time."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Attitude, Time, Party

14

"You don't have to have an attitude if you're famous."

"You don't have to have an attitude if you're famous."

Adriana Lima, Brazilian Model

Attitude, Famous

14

"When you are thwarted, it is your own attitude that is out of order."

"When you are thwarted, it is your own attitude that is out of order."

Meister Eckhart, German Philosopher

Attitude, Order

14

"We've been seeing some good things from Randy. We're starting to see that Randy Johnson attitude that we've been looking forward to seeing."

"We've been seeing some good things from Randy. We're starting to see that Randy Johnson attitude that we've been looking forward to seeing."

John Flaherty, American Baseball Player

14

"Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form."

"Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form."

Toni Morrison, American Novelist

Attitude, Art, Literature, Tolerance

14

"I always have one or two, sometimes more, Navajo or other tribes' cultural elements in mind when I start a plot. In Thief of Time, I wanted to make readers aware of Navajo attitude toward the dead, respect for burial sites."

"I always have one or two, sometimes more, Navajo or other tribes' cultural elements in mind when I start a plot. In Thief of Time, I wanted to make readers aware of Navajo attitude toward the dead, respect for burial sites."

Tony Hillerman, American Author

Attitude, Time, Mind, Respect

14

"Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back."

"Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back."

Fran Lebowitz, American Journalist

Attitude, First, Want

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"A person who is worried about the outcome of his work does not see his goal; he sees only his opposition and the obstacles before him."

"A person who is worried about the outcome of his work does not see his goal; he sees only his opposition and the obstacles before him."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Attitude, Goal, Obstacles, Opposition, Son

14

"The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude."

"The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude."

Mark Spitz, American Athlete

14

"The attitude of the actor is his interpretation of what he reads, and the written word is what creates the role in the actor's mind, and I guess in reading the things that were given to me, I reacted as you guys saw me, you know."

"The attitude of the actor is his interpretation of what he reads, and the written word is what creates the role in the actor's mind, and I guess in reading the things that were given to me, I reacted as you guys saw me, you know."

Gene Barry, American Actor

Attitude, Mind, Reading

14

"Abhorrence of apartheid is a moral attitude, not a policy."

"Abhorrence of apartheid is a moral attitude, not a policy."

Edward Heath, English Leader

Attitude, Policy, Abhorrence

13

"The Stones are a different kind of group. I realized that when I joined them. It's not really so much their musical ability, it's just they have a certain kind of style and attitude which is unique."

"The Stones are a different kind of group. I realized that when I joined them. It's not really so much their musical ability, it's just they have a certain kind of style and attitude which is unique."

Mick Taylor, English Musician

Attitude, Ability, Style

13

"I went to England in the '70s, and I was in my early 20s. There was still a residue of that era of being an underclass or colonial. I assume it must have been a more aggressive and prominent attitude 40 years before that, because Australia internationally wasn't regarded as having much cultural value. We were a country full of sheep and convicts."

"I went to England in the '70s, and I was in my early 20s. There was still a residue of that era of being an underclass or colonial. I assume it must have been a more aggressive and prominent attitude 40 years before that, because Australia internationally wasn't regarded as having much cultural value. We were a country full of sheep and convicts."

Geoffrey Rush, Australian Actor

Attitude, Being, Country, England

13

"Somehow, the greater the public opposition to the health care bill, the more determined they seem to force it on us anyway. Their attitude shows Washington at its very worst - the presumption that they know best, and they're going to get their way whether the American people like it or not."

"Somehow, the greater the public opposition to the health care bill, the more determined they seem to force it on us anyway. Their attitude shows Washington at its very worst - the presumption that they know best, and they're going to get their way whether the American people like it or not."

Scott Brown, American Politician

Attitude, Health, People

13

"The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying about somebody else's attitude was time I could put to better use."

"The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying about somebody else's attitude was time I could put to better use."

Charley Pride, American Athlete

Attitude, Time, Thinking

13

"Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude."

"Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

Attitude, Happiness

13

"You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you."

"You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you."

Brian Tracy, American Author

Attitude, Change, Control, Will

13

"The problem was just a mean attitude that festers and has to be challenged."

"The problem was just a mean attitude that festers and has to be challenged."

Major Owens, American Politician

13

"The phenomenon of home schooling is a wonderful example of the American can-do attitude. Growing numbers of parents have become disenchanted with government-run public schools. Many parents have simply taken matters into their own hands, literally."

"The phenomenon of home schooling is a wonderful example of the American can-do attitude. Growing numbers of parents have become disenchanted with government-run public schools. Many parents have simply taken matters into their own hands, literally."

Steve Forbes, American Businessman

Attitude, Home, Government

13

"When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him."

"When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him."

Norman Vincent Peale, American Clergyman

13

"My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression."

"My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression."

Sally Kirkland, American Actress

Attitude, Enthusiasm, Expression, Sensuality

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"Be moderate in everything, including moderation."

"Be moderate in everything, including moderation."

Horace Porter, American Soldier

Attitude, Moderation

13

"My personal view is that such total planning by the state is an absolute good and not simply a relative good... I do not myself think of the attitude I take as deriving from Marx - though this undoubtedly will be suggested - but from Fichte and Hegel."

"My personal view is that such total planning by the state is an absolute good and not simply a relative good... I do not myself think of the attitude I take as deriving from Marx - though this undoubtedly will be suggested - but from Fichte and Hegel."

John Grierson, British Director

Attitude, Planning, State, Will

13

"What sculptors do is represent the essence of gesture. What is important in mime is attitude."

"What sculptors do is represent the essence of gesture. What is important in mime is attitude."

Marcel Marceau, French Actor

13

"Although as a sailor I despised politics - for I loved my sailor's life and still love it today - conditions forced me to take up a definite attitude towards political problems."

"Although as a sailor I despised politics - for I loved my sailor's life and still love it today - conditions forced me to take up a definite attitude towards political problems."

Fritz Sauckel, German Soldier

Attitude, Life, Love, Politics

13

"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do."

"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

Attitude, Fool, Fools

13

"I developed a nutty attitude where I'd think, If some guy really loves me he doesn't care if I'm fat. I'd come up with all these stupid reasons why it would be OK to be fat."

"I developed a nutty attitude where I'd think, If some guy really loves me he doesn't care if I'm fat. I'd come up with all these stupid reasons why it would be OK to be fat."

Kirstie Alley, American Actress

13

"I think it's my adventure, my trip, my journey, and I guess my attitude is, let the chips fall where they may."

"I think it's my adventure, my trip, my journey, and I guess my attitude is, let the chips fall where they may."

Leonard Nimoy, American Actor

Attitude, Adventure, Journey, May

13

"Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up."

"Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up."

Allen Klein, American Businessman

Attitude, Humor, Colors, Will

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