60 Inspiring Quotes to Uplift You

 

We're always in the habit of reading quotes and Inspiring words but never using them. We see a quote or an inspiring word and at that moment we feel like we can literally ''do all things'' but then we move on, and we forget what it was inspired us in the first place, and we go back to whatever sorry-way we felt before.

Although a quote can never replace human conviction and determination, it should however be a push in the right direction, a reminder that we own our lives and can shape it in whatsoever way we desire.

So look past the pretty words and brilliant word play, and understand the in-depth meaning and message those great minds were/are passing on in their words.

Uplift yourself with sixty inspiring quotes;

1. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” —Mahatma Gandhi

2. “If you live long enough, you’ll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you’ll be a better person.” —Bill Clinton

3. “Life is short, and it is here to be lived.” —Kate Winslet 

4. “The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.” —Frank Lloyd Wright

5. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” —T.S. Eliot

6. “When you cease to dream you cease to live.” —Malcolm Forbes

7. “If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you’ll never enjoy the sunshine.” —Morris West

8. “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” —Dr. Seuss 

9. “If you can do what you do best and be happy, you’re further along in life than most people.” —Leonardo DiCaprio

10. “We should remember that just as a positive outlook on life can promote good health, so can everyday acts of kindness.” —Hillary Clinton

11. “Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.” —Mary Kay Ash 

12. “It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” —J. K. Rowling

13. “If you’re not stubborn, you’ll give up on experiments too soon. And if you’re not flexible, you’ll pound your head against the wall and you won’t see a different solution to a problem you’re trying to solve.” —Jeff Bezos

14. “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” — Abraham Lincoln

15. “You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.” —Michael Jordan

16. “Identity is a prison you can never escape, but the way to redeem your past is not to run from it, but to try to understand it, and use it as a foundation to grow.” —Jay-Z

17. “There are no mistakes, only opportunities.” —Tina Fey

18. “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” —Warren Buffett

19. “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” —Audrey Hepburn

20. “Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.” —Ellen DeGeneres

21. “You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” —Mahatma Gandhi 

22. “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

23. “Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes … the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules … You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things … They push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius …” – Steve Jobs

24. “It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” – Leonardo Da Vinci

25. “Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.” — Will Smith

26. “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”– Buddha

27. “Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.” – Sholom Aleichem

28. “If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.” – Bruce Lee

29. When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us. – Alexander Graham Bell

30. “Don’t be afraid to fail. It’s not the end of the world, and in many ways, it’s the first step toward learning something and getting better at it.” — Jon Hamm

31. “Life is very interesting… in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.” – Drew Barrymore

32. “I think if you live in a black-and-white world, you’re gonna suffer a lot. I used to be like that. But I don’t believe that anymore.” – Bradley Cooper

33. “I don’t believe in happy endings, but I do believe in happy travels, because ultimately, you die at a very young age, or you live long enough to watch your friends die. It’s a mean thing, life.” – George Clooney

34. “It’s never too late – never too late to start over, never too late to be happy.” – Jane Fonda

35. “You’re only human. You live once and life is wonderful, so eat the damned red velvet cupcake.” – Emma Stone

36. “A lot of people give up just before they’re about to make it. You know you never know when that next obstacle is going to be the last one.” – Chuck Norris 

37. “Be nice to people on the way up, because you may meet them on the way down.” – Jimmy Durante

38. “I believe you make your day. You make your life. So much of it is all perception, and this is the form that I built for myself. I have to accept it and work within those compounds, and it’s up to me.” – Brad Pitt

39. “The minute that you’re not learning I believe you’re dead.” – Jack Nicholson

40. “Life’s tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid.” – John Wayne

41. “Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life — think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.” — Swami Vivekananda

42. “I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living or get busy dying.” — Shawshank Redemption

43. “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” — Paulo Coelho

44. “There are three things you can do with your life: You can waste it, you can spend it, or you can invest it. The best use of your life is to invest it in something that will last longer than your time on Earth.” — Rick Warren

45. “You only pass through this life once, you don’t come back for an encore.” — Elvis Presley

46. “In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.” — Anne Frank

47. “You’re not defined by your past; you’re prepared by it. You’re stronger, more experienced, and you have greater confidence.” — Joel Osteen

48. “We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.” — Jimmy Carter

49. “Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.” — Seneca

50. “Once you figure out who you are and what you love about yourself, I think it all kinda falls into place.” — Jennifer Aniston

51. “Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby.” — George Bernard Shaw

52. “Just disconnect. Once in a day sometime, sit silently and from all connections disconnect yourself.” — Yoda (Star Wars Quotes)

53. “Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life.” — Buddha

54. “Living an experience, a particular fate, is accepting it fully.” — Albert Camus

55. “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” — Oprah Winfrey

56. “Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.” — Derek Jeter

57. “As you know, life is an echo; we get what we give.” — David DeNotaris

58. “There are no regrets in life, just lessons.” — Jennifer Aniston

59. “I believe that nothing in life is unimportant every moment can be a beginning.” — John McLeod

60. “Find people who will make you better.” — Michelle Obama

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