“Empty the cup every time and it comes back at twice as full. I developed that attitude when I was very, very young, when I decided I didn't want to be a gangster anymore. Whether it's just shining shoes, I said okay, I'm going to do this better than anybody else did it in my life.” WantSaidYoungAttitudeEmptyDecidedOkayShiningShoesCupsGangsters Author:Quincy Jones
“A positive attitude goes a long way. Focus your energy on the here and now, and see how a happier you shines through.” WayLongEnergyAttitudeFocusShiningPositive AttitudeLong WayHere And Now Author:Jamie Eason
“Eliminate the word "impossible" from your conversation, drop it from your thoughts, erase it from your attitudes. Stop rationalizing it. Cease excusing it. Substitute for it that bright and shining word...POSSIBLE."” AttitudeImpossibleConversationShiningCeaseSubstitutesErase Author:Norman Vincent Peale
“My parents were Hungarian immigrants; my father was a tailor and we lived in the back of a tailor store. And that was my first inkling of what it was like to be raised in America. It had a profound effect on me - I saw different people coming in all the time with different attitudes and I liked it. And as I grew older, I found that I was able to use something inside of me to get some sympathy if I wanted it. I used to shine shoes, and I would use a waif-like look. I'd get a dime and I'd be as happy as could be.” PeopleDifferentFatherParentAttitudeShiningProfound Author:Tony Curtis