Negativity Quotes

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.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker

“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” – Epictetus

“The only place where your dreams become impossible is in your own thinking.” – Robert H. Schuller

“Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.” – William James

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.” – Joyce Meyer

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe

“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” – Rabindranath Tagore

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.” – Benjamin Franklin

“You are confined only by the walls you build yourself.” – Andrew Murphy

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius

“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll

“We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” – Kenji Miyazawa

“In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” – Les Brown

“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.” – Maori Proverb

“Even the darkest night will end, and the sun will rise.” – Victor Hugo

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller

“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“everything will be okay. If it’s not okay, it’s not yet the end.” – Fernando Sabino

Profound Quotes on Negativity Management

“You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.” – Joyce Meyer

“The only way to escape the abyss is to look at it, gauge it, sound it out, and descend into it.” – Cesare Pavese

“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.” – Eckhart Tolle

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein

“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers

“Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows fall behind you.” – Maori Proverb

“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“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.” – Helen Keller

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them.” – Steve Maraboli

“Remember, you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne

“If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining.” – Guy Finley

“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.” – Steve Jobs

“The rose is fairest when it is budding new, and hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.” – Walter Scott

“Every day may not be good… but there’s something good in every day.” – Alice Morse Earle

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe

“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” – Napoleon Hill

“Rise above the storm, and you will find the sunshine.” – Mario Fernández

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” – Buddha

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela

“Bad vibes don’t go with my outfit.” – Unknown

“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” – John Wooden

“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.” – Pema Chödrön

“Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.” – William James

“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” – Oprah Winfrey

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

“A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.” – Joyce Meyer

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” – Victor Hugo

Affirming Quotes on Negativity Reversal

“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” – Willie Nelson

“In the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity.” – Albert Einstein

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James

“Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.” – Denis Waitley

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” – Albert Einstein

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller

“You have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life.” – Anonymous

“Hard times may have held you down, but they will not last forever. When all is said and done, you will be increased.” – Joel Osteen

“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” – Colin Powell

“There’s a light at the end of every tunnel. Some tunnels just happen to be longer than others.” – Ada Adams

“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” – Napoleon Hill

“The sun himself is weak when he first rises and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.” – Charles Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’

“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.” – Elbert Hubbard

“Stars can’t shine without darkness.” – D.H. Sidebottom, ‘Fighting to be Free’

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” – Victor Hugo, ‘Les Misérables’

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” – Lyndon B. Johnson

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.” – Nido Qubein

“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.” – Helen Keller

“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll

“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” – C.S. Lewis

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“It’s not what happens to you, but how you handle it.” – Anonymous

“Inside every dark cloud, there is an inner radiance that no storm can extinguish.” – Helen Hayes

“If you want the rainbow, you have to deal with the rain.” – Dolly Parton

“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.” – Oscar Wilde

“Surround yourself with people who only lift you higher.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Out of difficulties, grow miracles.” – Jean de La Bruyère

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” – Winston Churchill

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.” – Dr. Wendy Suzuki

“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” – Napoleon Hill

“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.” – Helen Keller

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” – Winston Churchill

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman

“The darkest hour has only sixty minutes.” – Morris Mandel

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker

“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” – C.G. Jung

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” – Victor Hugo, ‘Les Misérables’

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein

“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Strength shows not only in the ability to persist, but in the ability to start over.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Out of difficulties grow miracles.” – Jean de La Bruyère

“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” – Fred Rogers

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu

“Negativity is an addiction to the bleak shadow that lingers around every human form—and you can transmute it.” – Bryant McGill

“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – Francis of Assisi

“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” – Epictetus

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.” – Alphonse Karr

“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?” – Thich Nhat Hanh

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” – Joseph Kennedy

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Boredom is the root of all evil—the despairing refusal to be oneself.” – Søren Kierkegaard

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” – Marcus Aurelius

“Let your smile change the world, but don’t let the world change your smile.” – Connor Franta

“Sometimes, when you’re in a dark place, you think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted.” – Christine Caine

“Weaknesses are just strengths in the wrong environment.” – Marianne Cantwell

“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene

Empowering Quotes Against Negativity

“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James

“You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.” – Joyce Meyer

“In the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“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.” – Marcus Aurelius

“Negativity, you just have to avoid it.” – Venus Williams

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman

“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” – Oprah Winfrey

“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” – Epictetus

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.” – Alphonse Karr

“Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.” – Abraham Lincoln

“Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.” – William James

“A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.” – Joyce Meyer

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller

“Your life is as good as your mindset.” – Unknown

“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” – Willie Nelson

“Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick

“Surround yourself with positive people and situations, and avoid negativity.” – Doreen Virtue

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.” – Shirley MacLaine

“You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go, and see what happens.” – Mandy Hale

“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.” – Gretchen Rubin

“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker

“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.” – Unknown

“Don’t let people pull you into their storm. Pull them into your peace.” – Kimberly Jones

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” – Pablo Picasso

“Positivity always wins… Always.” – Gary Vaynerchuk

“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.” – Nido Qubein

Motivational Quotes to Overcome Negativity

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha

“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” – Molière

“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers

“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” – Napoleon Hill

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Out of difficulties grow miracles.” – Jean de la Bruyère

“Stars can’t shine without darkness.” – D.H. Sidebottom

“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein

“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.” – Helen Keller

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius

“The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost

“Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine

“Life is ten percent what happens to us and ninety percent how we respond to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll

“In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” – Les Brown

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Hard times may have held you down, but they will not last forever. When all is said and done, you will be increased.” – Joel Osteen

“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.” – Elbert Hubbard

“Stop waiting for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.” – Luther Burbank

“Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before.” – Bonnie Blair

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

“Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.” – Winston Churchill

“Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.” – Bil Keane

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker

“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.” – Lori Deschene

“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” – Julie Andrews

“Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.” – Robert H. Schuller

“No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.” – Buddha

Engaging Quotes on the Impact of Negativity

“Negativity is the enemy of creativity.” – David Lynch

“Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.” – Shirley MacLaine

“Letting go of negative people doesn’t mean you hate them. It just means that you love yourself.” – Unknown

“You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.” – Joyce Meyer

“Negativity, like any other force, can only be overcome with its opposite—positivity.” – Original

“Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in this world, but has not solved one yet.” – Maya Angelou

“Negative people need drama like oxygen. Stay positive; it will take their breath away.” – Tony Gaskins

“Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.” – Maya Angelou

“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” – Willie Nelson

“The tongue has no bones, but is strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your words.” – Unknown

“The less you respond to negative people, the more peaceful your life will become.” – Unknown

“Be the reason someone believes in the goodness of people.” – Karen Salmansohn

“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.” – Yehuda Berg

“When you close the door to negativity, you open the door to infinite possibilities.” – Original

“What consumes your mind, controls your life.” – Unknown

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein

“Some people are so negative, they can scorch a singing sun.” – Unknown

“Negativity breeds negativity. The more you dwell on it, the more it multiplies.” – Original

“Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.” – Benjamin Franklin

“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.” – Oprah Winfrey

“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.” – Gretchen Rubin

“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Negativity is a thief. It steals happiness.” – Original

“Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.” – Dalai Lama

“When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.” – Donald Miller

“Count your blessings, not your problems.” – Unknown

“Negativity is an addiction to the bleak shadow that lingers around every human form.” – John O’Donohue

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.” – Alphonse Karr

“Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” – Aristotle

“Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.” – Robert Brault

“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.” – Mark Twain

“Negativity is the fertile ground where fear and doubt can grow unchecked.” – Original

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.

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