Since time immemorial, Monday has been considered the worst day of the week. In most parts of the world, work resumes on Monday after the weekend; it is also a day when schools and businesses reopen. It is a day that marks the resumption of the hustling and bustling of life, especially in towns and cities.
Are you one of those who see Monday as the worst day of the week, I understand. This is why I have come up with 100 positive new week quotes to motivate and inspire you or someone close to you.
These quotes are so inspiring and positive, I can assure you that. Someone out there may just need a word of encouragement to push through this stressed filled new week. Sending some of the quotes to your friends via social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter can bridge the gap between sanity and distress.
I have included the names of authors for these positive quotes should in case you want to learn more about them.
Positive New Week Quotes with Authors
- Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results. — Willie Nelson
- Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will. — Zig Ziglar
- If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes. — John Wooden
- Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A ‘you can do it when things are tough. — Richard M. DeVos
- Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation. — Michael Jordan
- In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision. — Dalai Lama
- I do believe we’re all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe in the power of prayer. I do believe in putting good out into the world. And I believe in taking care of each other. — Harvey Fierstein
- No matter what you’re going through, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel and it may seem hard to get to it but you can do it and just keep working towards it and you’ll find the positive side of things. — Demi Lovato
- You’ve done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination. — Ralph Marston
- Like success, failure is many things to many people. With Positive Mental Attitude, failure is a learning experience, a rung on the ladder, a plateau at which to get your thoughts in order and prepare to try again. — W. Clement Stone
- It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts. — Robert H. Schuller
- If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges. — Pat Riley
- Positive anything is better than negative nothing. — Elbert Hubbard
- I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well. — Yannick Noah
- You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it. — Norman Schwarzkopf
- But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that I am grateful. — Elizabeth Edwards
- 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? — Nhat Hanh
- Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, physical characteristics, warts and all, and, from belonging to a family that accepts you without question. — Willard Scott
- There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. That little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative. — Robert Collier
- A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can’t do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do. — Chuck Norris
- Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event. — Brian Tracy
- 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
- I believe in karma, and I believe if you put out positive vibes to everybody, that’s all you’re going to get back. — Kesha
- You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, or kind. — Emmet Fox
- When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple. — Paulo Coelho
- I surround myself with positive, productive people of goodwill and decency. — Ted Nugent
- Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you. — Les Brown
- I’ve always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negatively. — James A. Baldwin
- If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person’s life in a positive light, and that’s what I want to do. That’s what it’s all about. — Tiger Woods
- A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success. — Joyce Brothers
- Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It’s the best part of the day. — George Allen, Sr.
- I think a lot of times we don’t pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume they are naive or stupid or unschooled. — Amy Adams
- I feel that sin and evil are the negative part of you, and I think it’s like a battery: you’ve got to have the negative and the positive in order to be a complete person. — Dolly Parton
- I’m looking forward to influencing others in a positive way. My message is you can do anything if you just put your mind to it. — Justin Bieber
- Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have inner peace and a positive attitude, I think you attract that. — Imelda Staunton
- Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life. — Arthur Schopenhauer
- The most positive men are the most credulous. — Alexander Pope
- God never ends anything on a negative God always ends on a positive. — Edwin Louis Cole
- Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people. — Queen Latifah
- You have to listen to the people who have a negative opinion as well as those who have a positive opinion. Just to make sure that you are blending all these opinions in your mind before a decision is made. — Carlos Ghosn
- The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being. — Lee Iacocca
- Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay. — William Cowper
- Delete the negative and accentuate the positive! — Donna Karan
- Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world. -Camryn Manheim
- Sometimes the most positive thing you can be in a boring society is absolutely negative. — Johnny Rotten
- So there was a fire inside me. And that fire inside you, it can be turned into a negative form or a positive form. And I gradually realized that I had this fire and that it had to be used in a positive way. — John Newcombe
- So long as you’ve got your friends about you and a good positive attitude, you don’t really have to care what everyone else thinks. — Gail Porter
- The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount. — B. F. Skinner
- The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything. — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- I’m taking all the negatives in my life, and turning them into a positive. — Pitbull
- A year or so ago I went through all the people in my life and asked myself: does this person inspire me, genuinely love me and support me unconditionally? I wanted nothing but positive influences in my life. — Mena Suvari
- I was determined to share my positive approach and not let diabetes stand in the way of enjoying my life. — Paula Deen
- You shall always find what you created in your mind, for instance, a benevolent God or an evil Devil. Between them are countless facets. Therefore, concentrate on the depth of your consciousness and on what you consider to be positive and good. — Hans Bender
- I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives. — Nadia Comaneci
- I don’t want to waste anyone’s time or money. I want to give people some truth and a positive heart lift. — Mos Def
- And I have to work so hard at talking positively to myself. If I don’t, it’s just really hard to get through the day, and I’ll get really down, and just want to cry. My whole body language changes. I get more slumped over. — Delta Burke
- If it’s great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It’s a positive force. — Manuel Puig
- Some people never contribute anything positive to society, they may even drain our resources, but most of us try to do something better, to give back. — Martin Yan
- Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better. — Yao Ming
- Having achieved my own dreams, I want to give to kids who are less fortunate, and who struggle with everyday obstacles. I want to give them something positive in their lives: support. — Kristi Yamaguchi
- There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast. — Brian Koslow
- First of all, I try to be a positive role model. — Bruce Jenner
- Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet. — King Edward VIII
- Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you’re going to live your life. — Joel Osteen
- I think it’s important to get your surroundings as well as yourself into a positive state – meaning surround yourself with positive people, not the kind who are negative and jealous of everything you do. — Heidi Klum
- There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative. — W. Clement Stone
- Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, and conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results. — William James
- A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results. — Wade Boggs
- In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. — Lee Iacocca
- Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success. — Bo Bennett
- You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people. — Zig Ziglar
- Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. — Henry David Thoreau
- Adopting the right attitude can convert negative stress into a positive one. — Hans Selye
- Every positive value has its price in negative terms… the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima. — Pablo Picasso
- A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug. — Patricia Neal
- I’m not sure what the future holds but I do know that I’m going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate. As my dad said ‘Nic, it is what it is, it’s not what it should have been, not what it could have been, it is what it is.’ — Nicole Kidman
- There is a sense that things if you keep positive and optimistic about what can be done, do work out. — Hillary Clinton
- So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry me in such a professional way as if there ever is a reflection, it’s a positive one. — Sidney Poitier
- Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking of ideal truth. — John Ruskin
- Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can’t be done. — Bo Bennett
- A positive attitude is not going to save you. What it’s going to do is, every day, between now and the day you die, whether that’s a short time from now or a long time from now, that every day, you’re going to actually live. — Elizabeth Edwards
- At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of parents. — Jane D. Hull
- You can’t live a positive life with a negative mind and if you have a positive outcome you have a positive income and just to have more positivity and just to kind of laugh it off. — Miley Cyrus
- Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a long time. — Steven Biko
- To be positive is to be mistaken at the top of one’s voice. — Ambrose Bierce
- I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive. — Yoko Ono
- When it comes to developing character strength, inner security, and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or ever will compare with, or effectively substitute for, the home’s potential for positive influence. — Stephen Covey
- Question: Why are we Masters of our Fate, the captains of our souls? Because we have the power to control our thoughts and our attitudes. That is why many people live in a withering negative world. That is why many people live in the Positive Faith world. — Alfred A. Montapert
- But reason always cuts a poor figure besides sentiment the one being essentially restricted, like everything that is positive, while the other is infinite. — Honore de Balzac
- You don’t want to love – your eternal and abnormal craving is to be loved. You aren’t positive, you’re negative. You absorb, absorb as if you must fill yourself up with love because you’ve got a shortage somewhere. — David Herbert Lawrence
- A positive attitude can really make dreams come true – it did for me. — David Bailey
- And to me, fame is not a positive thing. The idea of being famous is a lot better than reality. It’s fantastic when you go to premieres and people cheer you, but it’s not real. And it’s totally not my approach to get my name on a club door just because I can. — Tom Felton
- Don’t let people disrespect you. My mom says don’t open the door to the devil. Surround yourself with positive people. — Cuba Gooding, Jr.
- I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it’s proactive and there is positive intent behind it. — Michael J. Fox
- You should also appreciate the goodness around you, and surround yourself with positive people. — Nadia Comaneci
- I never appreciated ‘positive heroes in literature. They are almost always cliches, copies of copies until the model is exhausted. I prefer perplexity, doubt, and uncertainty, not just because it provides a more ‘productive’ literary raw material, but because that is the way we humans really are. — Jose Saramago
- Christians were instructed to serve others, and the thanksgiving was for the grace of God and the fact that God offered a way for man to return to a positive relationship with Him. — John Clayton
- Say and do something positive that will help the situation it doesn’t take any brains to complain. — Robert A. Cook
- Even when bad things happen you have to try to use those bad things in a positive manner and really just take the positive out of it. — Natalie du Toit
- The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being. — Lech Walesa
- When families are strong and stable, so are children – showing higher levels of well-being and more positive outcomes. But when things go wrong – either through a family breakdown or a damaged parental relationship – the impact on a child’s later life can be devastating. — Iain Duncan Smith
- In high school, in sports, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure. — Mike Krzyzewski
- Really you just gotta keep chugging along and keep a positive attitude and get through all the problems. You gotta face them, otherwise, you don’t get through. — Lesley Gore
- Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between this world and the positive. — Franz Kafka
- Getting sober just exploded my life. Now I have a much clearer sense of myself and what I can and can’t do. I am more successful than I have ever been. I feel very positive where I never did before, and I think that’s all a direct result of getting sober. — Jamie Lee Curtis