30 Super Duper Positive Quotes That Will Lighten Up Your Day

1. “Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

2. “You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people.” ― Joel Osteen

3. “You become what you digest into your spirit. Whatever you think about, focus on, read about, talk about, you’re going to attract more of into your life. Make sure they're all positive.” ― Germany Kent

4. “You are loved. You have a purpose. You are a masterpiece. You are wonderfully made. God has a great plan for you.” ― Germany Kent

5. “The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.” ― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

6. “You're like a song that I heard when I was a little kid but forgot I knew until I heard it again.” ― Maggie Stiefvater, Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception

7. “This is for girls who have the tendency to stay up at night listening to music that reminds them of their current situation. Who hide their fears, hurt, pain and tears under the smiles, laughs, and giggles on a daily basis. The girls who wear their hearts on their sleeves. The girls who pray that things will work out just once and they'll be satisfied. The girls who scream and cry to their pillows because everyone else fails to listen. The girls who have so many secrets but won't tell a soul. The girls who have mistakes and regrets as a daily moral. The girls that never win. The girls that stay up all night thinking about that one boy and hoping that he'll notice her one day. The girls who take life as it comes, to the girls who are hoping that it'll get better somewhere down the road. For the girls who love with all their hearts although it always gets broken. To girls who think it's over. To real girls, to all girls: You're beautiful.” ― Zayn Malik

8. “My God, Sage. Your eyes. How have I never noticed them?" ― Richelle Mead, Bloodlines That uncomfortable feeling was spreading over me again. "What about them?" "The color," he breathed. "When you stand in the light. They're amazing... like molten gold. I could paint those..." He reached toward me but then pulled back. "They're beautiful. You're beautiful.” ― Richelle Mead, Bloodlines

9. “He continued to stare out the window. "I meant what I said before. You need to walk away, Pidge. God knows I can't walk away from you.” ― Jamie McGuire, Beautiful Disaster

10. “Look at me, chica." When she does, I repeat, "Eres hermosa." "What does it mean?" "You're beautiful.” ― Simone Elkeles, Rules of Attraction

11. “Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words never stops at all.” ― Emily Dickinson

12. "There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, Morrel, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life. " Live, then, and be happy, beloved children of my heart, and never forget, that until the day God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words, 'Wait and Hope." — Alexandre Dumas

13. “Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think. So start each day by thinking of all the things you have to be thankful for. Your future will depend very largely on the thoughts you think about today. So think thoughts of hope and confidence and love and success.” ― Dale Carnegie

14. “Positive thinking is powerful thinking. If you want happiness, fulfillment, success and inner peace, start thinking you have the power to achieve those things. Focus on the bright side of life and expect positive results.” ― Germany Kent

15. “Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

16. “Work on you, do you, love you, celebrate you, and as you become more, you will begin to attract more opportunities and the right people will start to appear more in your life.” ― Germany Kent

17. “They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” ― Tom Bodett

18. “If you're reading this... Congratulations, you're alive. If that's not something to smile about, then I don't know what is.” ― Chad Sugg, Monsters Under Your Head

19. “Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

20. “Peace begins with a smile..” ― Mother Teresa

21. “I was smiling yesterday; I am smiling today and I will smile tomorrow. Simply because life is too short to cry for anything.” ― Santosh Kalwar, Quote Me Everyday

22. “Even if you cannot change all the people around you, you can change the people you choose to be around. Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you. Spend your life with people who make you smile, laugh, and feel loved.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

23. “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh

24. “If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning 'Good morning' at total strangers.” ― Maya Angelou

25. “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” ― Leo F. Buscaglia

26. “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.” ― Frank Herbert, Dune

27. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ― Confucius, Confucius: The Analects

28. “When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully. When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light. When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it. When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway. When life seems to beat you down, dare to fight back. When there seems to be no hope, dare to find some. When you’re feeling tired, dare to keep going. When times are tough, dare to be tougher. When love hurts you, dare to love again. When someone is hurting, dare to help them heal. When another is lost, dare to help them find the way. When a friend falls, dare to be the first to extend a hand. When you cross paths with another, dare to make them smile. When you feel great, dare to help someone else feel great too. When the day has ended, dare to feel as you’ve done your best. Dare to be the best you can – at all times, Dare to be!” ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

29. “Everybody is standing, but you must stand out. Everybody is breaking grounds, but you must breakthrough! Everybody scratching it, but you must scratch it hard! Everybody is going, but you must keep going extra miles! Dare to be exceptionally excellent and why not?” ― Israelmore Ayivor

30. “If you're reading this, I hope God opens incredible doors for your life this year. Greatness is upon you. You must believe it though.” ― Germany Kent