We are so often hit with negativity—negative news, negative perspectives—from pessimistic people that it might seem next to impossible to continue on with a positive spirit. Instead of getting stuck in the negativity, turn to those habitually optimistic people who have figured out how to see the brighter side of life and remain positive no matter what… so you can learn to do the same.
Here are 15 quotes about positivity from well-known people who have faced failure and success, who despite certain odds and challenges stayed positive. Use their words to get you going on your own good vibes:

1. “ Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.”
— Helen Keller

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

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

4. “In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.”
— Dalai Lama

5. “I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.”
— Walt Disney

6. “Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.”
— Zig Ziglar

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

8. “You can’t make positive choices for the rest of your life without an environment that makes those choices easy, natural, and enjoyable.”
— Deepak Chopra

9. “The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.”
— Lee lacocca

10. “Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave. And I firmly believe that when I am positive, it not only makes me better, but it also makes those around me better.”
— Harvey Mackay

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

12. “I’m a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.”
— Roger Federer

13. “Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.”
— Colin Powell

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

15. “Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so let us all be thankful.”
— Buddha

Think Positive.
Be Positive.