Inspirational quotes have the power to lift us up, inspire us to be our best selves, and motivate us to pursue our dreams. Whether we’re facing a tough challenge, feeling down, or simply looking for a little guidance, a few well-chosen words of wisdom can make all the difference.
These 100 quotes cover a wide range of topics and themes, from love and happiness to perseverance and determination. Some offer simple, straightforward advice, while others encourage us to think outside the box and challenge the status quo. But all of them are meant to inspire and uplift, reminding us of our potential, our strength, and our ability to overcome obstacles and achieve greatness.
So whether you need a little boost on a tough day or just want to remind yourself of your power and potential, these quotes are sure to do the trick.
- “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
- “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
- “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.” – Albert Schweitzer
- “The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.” – Charles Kingsleigh (Alice in Wonderland)
- “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb
- “The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.” – Joel Brown
- “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” – Booker T. Washington
- “The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.” – Marcus Aurelius
- “There are no limits to what you can accomplish, except the limits you place on your own thinking.” – Brian Tracy
- “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
- “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “The mind is everything. What you think, you become.” – Buddha
- “The only way to do great work is to be passionate about what you do.” – Steve Jobs
- “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller
- “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
- “The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.” – Joel Brown
- “The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.” – Marcus Aurelius
- “There are no limits to what you can accomplish, except the limits you place on your own thinking.” – Brian Tracy
- “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
- “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb
- “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” – Maya Angelou
- “The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don’t know what to do.” – John Holt
- “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson