Life is full of happiness and unhappiness. Happiness may come from a variety of things – like accomplishing a goal or getting a job. Meanwhile, we also face unhappiness, for example when we lose a loved one or when we do not get our dream job. Many people tend to give up during their difficult times because they are unable to think positively. Personally, I try to live by the idea that every difficult moment in life will be a beautiful lesson for the future. Ultimately, the key is understanding that positivity can come through anything and that the tough times will not last forever. As a student in high school, I am constantly facing difficulties. Yet, people are not able to detect any unhappiness in my emotions. Why you might ask? As I mentioned earlier, every challenge is beneficial. If I feel I can’t do something because it’s too challenging or difficult, I always try to convince myself that there is a “light at the end of the tunnel”. This motivates me to work harder and stay more positive and happy. As I got better and better at incorporating this idea into my daily life, I felt happier and less stressed. Feeling unhappy all the time never feels good. Therefore, I have compiled a list of 40 short positive quotes that helped me stay happier during difficult times in my life and I hope they do the same for you. Remember, there will always be positivity in every challenge or struggle.
- “There is a light at the end of every tunnel. Some tunnels just happen to be longer than others” – Ada Adams
- “You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.”– Stephen King
- “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”– Roy T. Bennett
- “We become what we think” – Emily Nightingale
- “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” — Willie Nelson
- “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” — Lyndon B. Johnson
- “What you feel inside reflects on your face. So be happy and positive all the time” — Sridevi
- “I surround myself with good people who make me feel great and give me positive energy.” Ali Krieger
- “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
- “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” – Helen Keller
- “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
- “It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.” – William James
- “You do not find the happy life. You make it.” – Camilla Eyring Kimball
- “Some people look for a beautiful place. Others make a place beautiful.” – Hazrat Inayat Khan
- “Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.” – Anthony J. D’Angelo
- “Stay positive in every situation and everything you do, never stop trying, have faith don’t stop due to failure.” – Anurag Prakash Ray
- “Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.” – Roy T. Bennett
- “Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.” – Mary Lou Retton
- “Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses. Focus on your character, not your reputation. Focus on your blessings, not your misfortunes.” – Roy T. Bennett
- “I have to think of the positive; that’s how I cope.” – Ingrid Newkirk
- “When it rains, it pours? but soon, the sun shines again. Stay positive. Better days are on their way.” – Unknown
- “A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.” — Joyce Meyer
- “Affirm the positive, visualize the positive and expect the positive, and your life will change accordingly.” — Remez Sasson
- “Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A ‘you can do it’ when things are tough.” – Richard M. DeVos
- “It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive.” – Ellen DeGeneres
- “If you don’t like something change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude about it. Don’t complain.” – Maya Angelou
- “Everywhere you go, make positive deposits rather than negative withdrawals. You can be a people builder.” – Joel Osteen
- “Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.”– John Barrymore
- “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”
― Roy T. Bennett - “More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate.”
― Roy T. Bennett, - “A positive attitude causes a chain of reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.”
– Wade Boggs - “I truly believe in positive synergy, that your positive mindset gives you a more hopeful outlook, and belief that you can do something great means you will do something great.”
– Russell Wilson - “Don’t forget to tell yourself positive things daily! You must love yourself internally to grow externally.”
– Hannah Bronfman - “It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.”
– Joseph Campbell - “You can’t change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “It doesn’t matter what cards you’re dealt. It’s what you do with those cards. Never complain. Just keep pushing forward. Find a positive in anything and just fight for it.”
– Baker Mayfield - “One small positive thought can change your whole day.”
– Zig Ziglar - “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”
– Joshua J. Marine
