Top 1200 Bright Side Quotes & Sayings

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Last updated on April 14, 2025.
Even happiness itself may become habitual. There is a habit of looking at the bright side of things, and also of looking at the dark side. Dr. Johnson has said that the habit of looking at the best side of a thing is worth more to a man than a thousand pounds a year. And we possess the power, to a great extent, of so exercising the will as to direct the thoughts upon objects calculated to yield happiness and improvement rather than their opposites.
It's difficult to look on the bright side when you're surrounded by negativity.
In 1957, 'West Side Story' had introduced the musical to the reckless dark side of teen-age life; 'Bye Bye Birdie,' set in Sweet Apple, Ohio, where the citizens apparently dress mostly in chartreuse, mauve, orange, periwinkle, and turquoise, was a walk on the bright side.
Looking on the bright side of life never killed anybody. — © Jenny Han
Looking on the bright side of life never killed anybody.
Never look on the bright side. The glare is blinding.
I've never been this wet in my life, " said Kira. "Even immersed in a bathtub I swear I was dryer than I am now. " "Look on the bright side, " said Marcus. Kira waited. "This is the point at which you would traditionally suggest a bright side. " "I've never been a real traditional guy," said Marcus. "Besides, I'm not saying I know a bright side, I just think this would be a great time to look at one.
D is a wholesome key. It's not bland, like C. It's not neutral. It's probably on the bright side.
In 1957, “West Side Story” had introduced the musical to the reckless dark side of teen-age life; “Bye Bye Birdie,” set in Sweet Apple, Ohio, where the citizens apparently dress mostly in chartreuse, mauve, orange, periwinkle, and turquoise, was a walk on the bright side.
I resolved that, like the sun, as long as my day lasted, I would look on the bright side of everything.
the darkness is a cresting wave. It sweeps me up out of my body until I float among the stars, those tine bright pores on the sky's skin. If only I could pass through them, I would end up on the other side, the right side, shadowless, perfectly illuminated, beyond the worries of this mundane world
No person ever ended his eyesight by looking on the bright side.
When you look on the bright side, you're acknowledging that there is a dark side at which you are choosing not to gaze. If you think that the darkest hour is before the dawn, you accept that you are moving from darkness to light.
That luminous part of you that exists beyond personality - your soul, if you will - is as bright and shining as any that has ever been. Bright as Shakespeare’s, bright as Gandhi’s, bright as Mother Theresa’s. Clear away everything that keeps you separate from this secret luminous place. Believe it exists, come to know it better, nurture it, share its fruits tirelessly.
It is only by knowing how little life has in store for us that we are able to look on the bright side and avoid disappointment. — © Ellen Glasgow
It is only by knowing how little life has in store for us that we are able to look on the bright side and avoid disappointment.
There is a part of me which is aggressive and demure, the other side being bright, sexy and lively.
Always look on the bright side of life.
I always see the glass as half full and prefer to look on the bright side of life.
Look at the bright side no matter how old you are, you are younger than you'll ever be again.
I like to look on the bright side: Every day I beat my own previous record for number of consecutive days I've stayed alive.
Even happiness itself may become habitual. There is a habit of looking at the bright side of things, and also of looking at the dark side.
Look on the bright side; that's one bullet that's not going to hit me.
We suffer more often in imagination than in reality. [We must learn to control and focus the force of our imagination on the good, bright side so it is positive and constructive helping ourselves and others, rather than let its force focus on the bad, dark side so it is negative and destructive hurting ourselves and others!]
I would say what's really interesting about me personally is that I've taken my transgender experience, and I've looked at it on the bright side, on the positive side.
If you cannot see the bright side of life, polish the dull side.
Autism, like a rainbow, has a bright side and a dark side and even though it can mean rough weather, it can be beautiful!
From the dark end of the street - To the bright side of the road - We'll be lovers once again on the - Bright side of the road
We are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side.
I always look at the bright side.
I like to hear songs which can lay it all on, songs which can look at the dark side as well as the bright side, sometimes they can be as strong as each other. Love and hatred are close.
Truth is a golden thread, seen here and there In small bright specks upon the visible side Of our strange being's party-coloured web.
You got to look on the bright side, even if there ain't one.
I just look at the high and bright side of things
....avoid roasted cabbage, do not eat earwax, and look on the bright side of life!" -Angela
There is no danger of developing eyestrain from looking at the bright side of things.
The spirit of the gospel is optimistic; it trusts in God and looks on the bright side of things. The opposite or pessimistic spirit drags men down and away from God, looks on the dark side, murmurs, complains, and is slow to yield obedience.
I hated the summer jobs I had when I was a teenager. They were so mundane and repetitious, they deadened my soul. On the bright side, it was good training for this job.
When you're chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble, give a whistle And this'll help things turn out for the best... And...always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the light side of life.
It never hurts your eyesight to look on the bright side of things.
Jupiter was very large and bright. Apparently, there was a small reddish star appended to its side. This is called "an alliance." — © Gan De
Jupiter was very large and bright. Apparently, there was a small reddish star appended to its side. This is called "an alliance."
RuPaul has a very playful outlook on the world. He always looks on the bright side.
Let's look on the bright side: we're having an adventure, Fezzik, and most people live and die without being as lucky as we are.
Look on the bright side," said Simon, "If they need a human sacrifice, you can always offer me. I'm not sure the rest of you qualify anyway.
We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.[so we can see the bright side of everything]
Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe is still there.
When you are on the bright side of life, do not forget the people who are on the dark side and remember that man can easily slip from one side to the other!
We manufacture a culture in the movie business, and whatever we put out creates a dark side and a bright side, too.
I try to look on the bright side, but it really hurts my eyes.
I always know how to look at the bright side because there's been a lot of dark.
I get the sense that the British do not like to look at things on the bright side of life. Maybe it has something to do with the weather. — © Ana Patricia Botin
I get the sense that the British do not like to look at things on the bright side of life. Maybe it has something to do with the weather.
And you? Did you find the doorknob?” Hadrian picked up a jug and downed several swallows, drinking so quickly some of the water dripped down his chin. He poured some in his palm and rinsed his face, running his fingers through his hair. “I didn’t even get close enough to see a door.” “Well, look on the bright side”—Hadrian smiled—“at least you weren’t captured and condemned to death this time.” “That’s the bright side?” “What can I say? I’m a glass-half-full kinda guy.
Anyone who sees only the bright side but not the difficulties cannot fight effectively for the accomplishment of the Party's tasks.
If you can't see the bright side, why ya just need to polish the dull one.
A disposition to dwell on the bright side...is like gold to its possessor.
I'm capable of looking on the bright side. I just don't do it very often.
I always look on the bright side of everything. If you keep aiming for some goal, you usually get there if you don't give up.
Humor can help you cope with the unbearable so that you can stay on the bright side of things until the bright side actually comes along.
To everything there is a bright side and a dark side; and I hold it to be unwise, unphilosophic, unkind to others, and unhealthy for one's own soul, to form the habit of looking on the dark side. Cheerfulness is to the spiritual atmosphere what sunshine is to the earthly landscape. I am resolved to cherish cheerfulness with might and main.
That's the bright side, even at 34 years old I know I can get better in several areas of my game, and that's my goal.
I just look at the high and bright side of things.
The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year.
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