I was looking for something a lot heavier, yet melodic at the same time. Something different from heavy metal, a different attitude.

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.

The special ops guys and the firefighters around the world have this great phrase. They say, ‚Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast,‘ and that is true. Everything I’ve accomplished in my life has been because of that attitude.

I could give a flying flip about doing promo because, no disrespect, nobody put me in the position that I’m in.

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

There are a lot of inaccuracies out there when it comes to the SEAL training process. You will see guys carrying logs around on television. They think that the hardest part about being on a SEAL team is getting through that training. The fact of the matter is, if you have a good attitude, that training is fun. I had a blast.

It takes no more time to see the good side of life than it takes to see the bad.

I’ve got wide tastes, but I don’t like jazz.

I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.

Attitude and enthusiasm play a big part in my life. I get excited about the things that inspire me. I also believe in laughing and having a good time.

But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.

Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.

I’m not a serious person, and I don’t like serious people.

A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don’t ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren’t blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart.

I think I hate cynicism more than anything else. It’s the curse of our age, and I want to avoid it at all costs.

Personally I’m always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.

I would say that I’m more moved by melody, even though I love to rap.

A fit body gives you confidence. And there’s nothing more impressive than a great attitude, which you can wear on your sleeve. But you’ll have to remember the difference between being rude and being confident.

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.

If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.

A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.

Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality. I’m a realist.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Sometimes, wearing a scarf and a polo coat and no makeup and with a certain attitude of walking, I go shopping or just look at people living. But then, you know, there will be a few teenagers who are kind of sharp, and they’ll say, ‚Hey, just a minute. You know who I think that is?‘ And they’ll start tailing me. And I don’t mind.

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.

People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them.

I don’t believe in pessimism. If something doesn’t come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it’s going to rain, it will.

If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm.

Don’t tell your problems to people: eighty percent don’t care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.

Hip hop has always been braggin‘ and boasting and ‚I’m better at you than this‘ and ‚I’m better at you than that.‘

It’s important for me to let my fans know I really don’t care. I’m confident.

There is a need for financial reform along ethical lines that would produce in its turn an economic reform to benefit everyone. This would nevertheless require a courageous change of attitude on the part of political leaders.

Alternative R&B is in my soul. It’s not going anywhere.

A pessimist? That’s a person who has been intimately acquainted with an optimist.

I don’t want to impugn the motives of my colleagues, but my attitude is, speaking just for me, you either believe in border security or you don’t.

People in tough times – it doesn’t mean they don’t have a great attitude.

And the attitude of faith is the very opposite of clinging to belief, of holding on.

I think whether you’re having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

I think that when we know that we actually do live in uncertainty, then we ought to admit it; it is of great value to realize that we do not know the answers to different questions. This attitude of mind – this attitude of uncertainty – is vital to the scientist, and it is this attitude of mind which the student must first acquire.

Yeah, it’s pretty hard not to be completely cynical these days.

People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.

Britishness is just a way of putting things together and a certain don’t care attitude about clothes. You don’t care, you just do it and it looks great.

There is a soak-the-rich attitude in the air, a feeling that if you have a lot of money you must have got it by some ghastly means. I can quite happily say there was never any family money. All the money we got was mine, just from writing books.

The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That’s the day we truly grow up.

If you can’t make it good, at least make it look good.

Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars.

I always have an optimistic view, no matter what it is.

When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.

Solidarity is an attitude of resistance, I suppose, or it should be.

Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it’s hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way.

Actually, I hear a lot of rock music. My husband is a big rock fan.

I love women with attitude.

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Only those who want everything done for them are bored.

Rock music is niche.

Gospel music is never pessimistic, it’s never ‚oh my god, its all going down the tubes‘, like the blues often is.

More than anything, I like a jacket. You can do anything with a great jacket, the bigger the better. You can have any silhouette underneath. It gives you an attitude. It makes a gown look cool.

Being ‚contented‘ ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought not to mean being unable to move from it and resigned to living in it; it ought to mean appreciating all there is in such a position.