Negativity often casts a dark shadow over our lives, making it hard to see the light. While it’s natural to face down moments of doubt or frustration, how we navigate these feelings can shape our days and even our lives. Understanding the thoughts and words of those who have battled negativity can offer solace and perspective.
In this article, we’ll explore some of the best negativity quotes to help you reflect and perhaps shift your outlook. These quotes, from various voices, offer wisdom to counter life’s less-than-bright moments.
Inspirational Quotes on Defeating Negativity
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.”
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.”
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
“The only place where your dreams become impossible is in your own thinking.”
“Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.”
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
“A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.”
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.”
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”
“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.”
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
“Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.”
“You are confined only by the walls you build yourself.”
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.”
“We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.”
“In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.”
“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.”
“Even the darkest night will end, and the sun will rise.”
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
“everything will be okay. If it’s not okay, it’s not yet the end.”
Profound Quotes on Negativity Management
“You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.”
“The only way to escape the abyss is to look at it, gauge it, sound it out, and descend into it.”
“People tend to dwell more on negative things than on good things. So the mind then becomes obsessed with negative things, with judgments, guilt, and anxiety produced by thoughts about the future and so on.”
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.”
“Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows fall behind you.”
“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.”
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
“Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them.”
“Remember, you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
“If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining.”
“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.”
“The rose is fairest when it is budding new, and hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.”
“Every day may not be good… but there’s something good in every day.”
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”
“Rise above the storm, and you will find the sunshine.”
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“Bad vibes don’t go with my outfit.”
“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”
“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.”
“Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.”
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.”
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.”
“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.”
“A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.”
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
Affirming Quotes on Negativity Reversal
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.”
“In the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity.”
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
“Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.”
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
“You have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life.”
“Hard times may have held you down, but they will not last forever. When all is said and done, you will be increased.”
“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.”
“There’s a light at the end of every tunnel. Some tunnels just happen to be longer than others.”
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”
“The sun himself is weak when he first rises and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.”
“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.”
“Stars can’t shine without darkness.”
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.”
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.”
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.”
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”
“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.”
“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
“It’s not what happens to you, but how you handle it.”
“Inside every dark cloud, there is an inner radiance that no storm can extinguish.”
“If you want the rainbow, you have to deal with the rain.”
“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.”
“Surround yourself with people who only lift you higher.”
“Out of difficulties, grow miracles.”
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”
Heartening Quotes on Negativity Mindset Shift
“The only way to change our negative mindsets is to identify and challenge the underlying thoughts that drive them.”
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.”
“The darkest hour has only sixty minutes.”
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
“Strength shows not only in the ability to persist, but in the ability to start over.”
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
“Out of difficulties grow miracles.”
“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.”
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
“Negativity is an addiction to the bleak shadow that lingers around every human form—and you can transmute it.”
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.”
“People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?”
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
“Boredom is the root of all evil—the despairing refusal to be oneself.”
“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.”
“Let your smile change the world, but don’t let the world change your smile.”
“Sometimes, when you’re in a dark place, you think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted.”
“Weaknesses are just strengths in the wrong environment.”
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
Empowering Quotes Against Negativity
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
“You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.”
“In the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer.”
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
“Negativity, you just have to avoid it.”
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.”
“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.”
“Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.”
“Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.”
“A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.”
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
“Your life is as good as your mindset.”
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.”
“Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat.”
“Surround yourself with positive people and situations, and avoid negativity.”
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.”
“Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.”
“You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go, and see what happens.”
“Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they’re big, flashing signs that something needs to change.”
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
“The only way to deal with fear is to face it head-on. Confront your fears, list them, get to know them, and only then will you be able to put them aside and move ahead.”
“Don’t let people pull you into their storm. Pull them into your peace.”
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”
“Positivity always wins… Always.”
“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.”
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.”
Motivational Quotes to Overcome Negativity
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.”
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.”
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.”
“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.”
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
“Out of difficulties grow miracles.”
“Stars can’t shine without darkness.”
“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“The best way out is always through.”
“Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”
“Life is ten percent what happens to us and ninety percent how we respond to it.”
“In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.”
“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.”
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
“Hard times may have held you down, but they will not last forever. When all is said and done, you will be increased.”
“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.”
“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.”
“Stop waiting for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.”
“Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before.”
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
“Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.”
“Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.”
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
“You don’t have to be positive all the time. It’s perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared, and anxious. Having feelings doesn’t make you a negative person. It makes you human.”
“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.”
“Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.”
“No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.”
Engaging Quotes on the Impact of Negativity
“Negativity is the enemy of creativity.”
“Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.”
“Letting go of negative people doesn’t mean you hate them. It just means that you love yourself.”
“You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.”
“Negativity, like any other force, can only be overcome with its opposite—positivity.”
“Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in this world, but has not solved one yet.”
“Negative people need drama like oxygen. Stay positive; it will take their breath away.”
“Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.”
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.”
“The tongue has no bones, but is strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your words.”
“The less you respond to negative people, the more peaceful your life will become.”
“Be the reason someone believes in the goodness of people.”
“Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair.”
“When you close the door to negativity, you open the door to infinite possibilities.”
“What consumes your mind, controls your life.”
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
“Some people are so negative, they can scorch a singing sun.”
“Negativity breeds negativity. The more you dwell on it, the more it multiplies.”
“Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.”
“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.”
“Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they’re big, flashing signs that something needs to change.”
“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”
“Negativity is a thief. It steals happiness.”
“Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.”
“When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.”
“Count your blessings, not your problems.”
“Negativity is an addiction to the bleak shadow that lingers around every human form.”
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.”
“Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.”
“Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.”
“Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you believe that you too can become great.”
“Negativity is the fertile ground where fear and doubt can grow unchecked.”
To Wrap Things Up
Wrapping up, negativity quotes offer a unique way to reflect on life’s challenges. They remind us that it’s okay to acknowledge our struggles and setbacks. Such quotes don’t just highlight the darker parts of life; they also shine a light on the strength and resilience we can find within ourselves.
By reading and sharing these quotes, you can gain a fresh perspective on tough times. They can serve as a gentle nudge to keep going, even when things seem tough. So next time negativity surrounds you, remember these powerful words to lift your spirits and push you forward.
