Quotes elicit strong emotions in us and can entirely alter our perception of a situation. These inspirational quotations accomplish all of that and more.
The quotes below can be used as motivation, a pick-me-up, or a guide if your life is going in the wrong direction or when you need to be true to yourself.
130+ Quotes to Live By For Best Life
See the world as it is, not as you wish it would be.― E. Lockhart
To see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wildflower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.___William Blake
There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.___Paulo Coelho
Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.___Jonathan Lockwood Hule
To hide feelings when you are near crying is the secret of dignity.― Dejan Stojanovic
Honor from death,” I snap, “is a myth. Invented by the war torn to make sense of the horrific. If we die, it will be so that others may live. Truly honorable death, the only honorable death, is one that enables life.― Rae Carson
It is beautiful to express love and even more beautiful to feel it.― Dejan Stojanovic
Use the wings of the flying Universe,
Dream with open eyes;
See in darkness.― Dejan Stojanovic
Love the moment. Flowers grow out of dark moments. Therefore, each moment is vital. It affects the whole. Life is a succession of such moments and to live each is to succeed.___Corita Kent
Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinion drowned your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become.__Steve Jobs
I have this feeling, like I’m waiting for something. But I have no idea what.― Jennifer Niven
The most complicated skill is to be simple.― Dejan Stojanovic
Only you can take inner freedom away from yourself, or give it to yourself. Nobody else can.― Michael A. Singer
You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.___John Bunyan
To hide feelings when you are near crying is the secret of dignity.___Dejan Stojanovic
If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.___Katharine Hepburn
All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.___Walt Disney
Always be true to your friends, just as you are to yourself.___Meg Cabot, Glitter Girls and the Great Fake-Out
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. – Albert Einstein
Plant your garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.___Jose Luis Borges
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.____Milton Berle
I visited many places,
Some of them quite
Exotic and far away,
But I always returned to myself.― Dejan Stojanovic
To risk life to save a smile on a face of a woman or a child is the secret of chivalry.― Dejan Stojanovic
Love is holy.― William Shakespeare
Success requires no apologies. Failure permits no alibis.___Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.___William Shakespeare
The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life.___Oprah Winfrey
A good plan is like a road map: It shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there.___H. Stanley Judd
It is never too late to be what you might have been.– George Eliot
Don’t worry what others are doing. Do you!___Russell Simmons
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.___Eleanor Roosevelt
The world, no matter how big, is often smaller than we realize.― Jennifer L. Armentrout
If you really want to do something you’ll find a way, if you don’t you’ll find an excuse.___Jim Rohn
The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.___Bill Copeland
Don’t allow your past or present condition to control you. It’s just a process that you’re going through to get you to the next level.___T.D Jakes
Never assume that the person you are dealing with is weaker or less important than you are.____Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power
f you want to turn people down, it is best to do so politely and respectfully, even if you feel their request is impudent or their offer ridiculous.___Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power
To risk life to save a smile on a face of a woman or a child is the secret of chivalry.___Dejan Stojanovic
Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway.___Eleanor Roosevelt
The reason why we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind the scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.___Steven Furtick
If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.___Gail Sheehy
One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, ‘What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?___Rachel Carson
Choose people who lift you up. – Michelle Obama
Run if you can. Walk if you can’t. Crawl if you have to.___Dean Karnazes
Bones heal, pain is temporary, and chicks dig scars.___Evil Kinevil
Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.____Roy Goodman
When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.___Eric Thomas
A man who flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a shortcut to meet it.___Sador, Children of Húrin
I’m the one that has to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.___Jimi Hendrix
Everyone has inside him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!___Anne Frank
The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.___Marcus Aurelius
Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it. – Queen Latifah
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.___Maya Angelou
Your mind is like water, when agitated it becomes difficult to see but if allowed to settle, the answer becomes clear.___Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.___Harvey Fierstein
If you’re never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.___Julia Sorel
Just breathing can be such a luxury sometimes.___Walter Kirn
Failure is a prerequisite for great success. If you want to succeed faster, double your rate of failure.___Brian Tracy
Play keeps us vital and alive. It gives us an enthusiasm for life that is irreplaceable. Without it, life just doesn’t taste good.___Lucia Capacchione
Do stuff. Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.___Susan Sontag
Be who you are and let everyone love that person. – Wiz Khalifa
I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you’re prepared for it.___Denzel Washington
I think best in a hot bath, with my head tilted back and my feet up high.___Elizabeth Jane Howard
If you are honest, truthful, and transparent, people trust you. If people trust you, you have no grounds for fear, suspicion or jealousy.___Dalai Lama
Silence your critics. Ignore your haters. Delete your cynics.___Robin Sharma
Money is only a human invention.___Vanna Bonta, Degrees: Thought Capsules
Great people, no matter their field, have similar habits. Learn them and use them in your own quest for greatness.___Paula Andress
You were born with the ability to change someone’s life – don’t ever waste it.___Dale Partridge
You didn’t come into this world. You came out of it, like a wave from an ocean. You are not a stranger here.___Alan Watts
Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there’s footprints on the moon.– Paul Brandt
People are going to tell you who you are your whole life. You just got to punch back and say ‘No, this is who I am.’ You want people to look at you differently? Make them. You want to change things? You’re going to have to go out there and change them yourself—because there are no fairy godmothers in this world.___Emma Swan, Once Upon a Time
Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages you’ve had.___F. Scott Fitzgerald
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.___Martin Luther King Jr.
I don’t count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting. That is when I start counting, because then it really counts. That’s what makes you a champion.___Muhammed Ali
More Words to Live By
Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.___Walt Whitman
Think big.____Doug
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand. Most people listen with the intent to reply.___Stephen Covey
Change your thoughts and you change your world. – Norman Vincent Peale
There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.___C. S. Lewis
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.____Winston Churchill
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.___Albert Einstein
When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails.___H. Jackson Brown
We have nothing to fear but fear itself. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
If you’re going through hell, keep going.____Winston Churchill
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.__Robert Brault
Men who say it cannot be done should not interrupt men doing it.___Confucius
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.____Confucius
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.___Ralph Waldo Emerson
I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.___Jimmy Dean
The only difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude.___Dennis Brown
Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, live truly and forgive quickly.___Paolo Coelho
The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.___Mark Zuckerberg
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.___Colin Powell
If you want it, become it. – Mastin Kipp
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.___Friedrich Nietzsche
Eventually all things fall into place. Until then, laugh at the confusion, live for the moments, and know everything happens for a reason.___Albert Schweitzer
Infinity is present in each part. A loving smile contains all art. The motes of starlight spark and dart. A grain of sand holds power and might.___Madeline L’ Engle
Life’s too mysterious to take too serious.___Mary Engelbreit
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.___Mae West
Critical feedback is the breakfast of champions. Defensiveness is the dinner of losers.___Dharmesh Shah
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.___William James
A heart without dreams is like a bird without feathers.___Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kasse
Your past does not equal your future. – Tony Robbins
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.___Aldous Huxley
See the world as it is, not as you wish it would be.___E. Lockhart, We Were Liars
Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.___Ralph Waldo Emerson
Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods.___C.S. Lewis
Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more so that we may fear less.___Marie Curie
I am not the girl the guy gets at the end of the movie. I am not a fairytale. If you want me, earn me.___Olivia Pope, Scandal
If it isn’t a little scary it probably isn’t worth your time. – Ted Murphy
Humor and joy contribute to my total well-being.___Louise L. Hay, Heal Your Body A-Z
Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things.___George Carlin
Often what may appear as a detour in life is actually the most direct and empowering path to your destination.___James Arthur Ray
Knowing is better than wondering, waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure—even the worst—beats the hell out of not trying.___Meredith Grey, Grey’s Anatomy
Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.___Oprah Winfrey
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.___Aristotle
It’s not about how hard you can hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.___Sylvester Stallone, Rocky Balboa
Our thoughts and imaginations are the only real limits to our possibilities.___Orison Swett Marden
Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground. – Teddy Roosevelt
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.___Dr. Seuss
May I never be complete. May I never be content. May I never be perfect.___Chuck Palahniuk
What the mind can conceive, it can achieve.___Napoleon Hill
It is beautiful to express love and even more beautiful to feel it.____Dejan Stojanovic
Don’t be afraid of failure, be afraid of not trying in the first place.___Marie Forleo
You choose the life you live. If you don’t like it, it’s on you to change it because no one else is going to do it for you.___Kim Kiyosaki
Everything you want should be yours: the type of work you want; the relationships you need; the social, mental, and aesthetic stimulation that will make you happy and fulfilled; the money you require for the lifestyle that is appropriate to you; and any requirement that you may (or may not) have for achievement or service to others. If you don’t aim for it all, you’ll never get it all. To aim for it requires that you know what you want.
It’s less about learning new things and more about letting go of old things.___Liza Miller
Obstacles are those things you see when you take your eyes off the goal. – Henry Ford
The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just have to find the ones that are worth hurting for.___Bob Marley
It’s your unlimited power to care and to love that can make the biggest difference in the quality of your life.___Tony Robbins
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.___Seneca
Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, & character.___William Arthur Ward
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.___Mother Teresa
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.___Helen Keller
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.___Tony Robbins
And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.___Kahlil Gibran
Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved. – D. H. Lawrence
If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you’ll achieve the same results.___Tony Robbins
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.___Nelson Mandela