126 Inspirational And Motivational Quotes

In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we all need a little spark to ignite our passion and drive us forward. Words have the incredible power to uplift our spirits, broaden our perspectives, and rekindle our dreams. That's why we've compiled a carefully curated collection of the top 126 inspirational and motivational quotes designed to inspire and empower you. Whether you are seeking motivation to pursue a personal goal, uplift your mood, or simply reflect on life's journey, these quotes serve as a testament to the resilience and power of the human spirit. Join us as we explore these nuggets of wisdom and find the inspiration you need to unlock your potential, one quote at a time.

1. “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” - Henry Ford

2. “Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can, there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.” - Sarah Caldwell

3. “Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.” - Ann Landers

4. “Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action. ” - William James

5. “If you do whatever it takes to accomplish your goals to live the life you desire, It will be worth it. I promise! But if you find some excuse to justify quitting your journey, you will regret it. This is also a promise!" -gbb” - Glenn Brandon Burke

6. “Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.” - Napoleon Hill

7. “Yawns are not the only infectious things out there besides germs.Giggles can spread from person to person.So can blushing.But maybe the most powerful infectious thing is the act of speaking the truth.” - Vera Nazarian

8. “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” - Les Brown

9. “I'm not happy when I'm writing, but I'm more unhappy when I'm not.” - Fannie Hurst

10. “Leave your excuses and live your dreams!” - Paul F. Davis

11. “As with all other aspects of the narrative art, you will improve with practice, but practice will never make you perfect. Why should it? What fun would that be?” - Stephen King

12. “Change is in the air. This change reminds us that we are made and beautifully sculpted by the same power that orchestrates the change of season. Let this be the season you embrace and align yourself with this change.” - Steve Maraboli

13. “Your agreement with reality defines your life.” - Steve Maraboli

14. “We can't undo a single thing we have ever done, but we can make decisions today that propel us to the life we want and towards the healing we need.” - Steve Maraboli

15. “Today, many will choose to live free of conditions and rules governing their own happiness. Why not you? Do not let another day go by where your dedication to other people's opinions is greater than your dedication to your own emotions! Today's a new day!” - Steve Maraboli

16. “Those with a grateful mindset tend to see the message in the mess. And even though life may knock them down, the grateful find reasons, if even small ones, to get up.” - Steve Maraboli

17. “Although time seems to fly, it never travels faster than one day at a time. Each day is a new opportunity to live your life to the fullest. In each waking day, you will find scores of blessings and opportunities for positive change. Do not let your TODAY be stolen by the unchangeable past or the indefinite future! Today is a new day!” - Steve Maraboli

18. “Sometimes life knocks you on your ass... get up, get up, get up!!! Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them.” - Steve Maraboli

19. “Dare to BeWhen a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully.When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light.When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it.When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway.When life seems to beat you down, dare to fight back.When there seems to be no hope, dare to find some.When you’re feeling tired, dare to keep going.When times are tough, dare to be tougher.When love hurts you, dare to love again.When someone is hurting, dare to help them heal.When another is lost, dare to help them find the way.When a friend falls, dare to be the first to extend a hand.When you cross paths with another, dare to make them smile.When you feel great, dare to help someone else feel great too.When the day has ended, dare to feel as you’ve done your best.Dare to be the best you can –At all times, Dare to be!” - Steve Maraboli

20. “Your greatest self has been waiting your whole life; don't make it wait any longer.” - Steve Maraboli

21. “Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don't.” - Steve Maraboli

22. “It’s time to care; it’s time to take responsibility; it’s time to lead; it’s time for a change; it’s time to be true to our greatest self; it’s time to stop blaming others.” - Steve Maraboli

23. “Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity and fear of others. Never decide to do nothing just because you can only do little. Do what you can. You would be surprised at what "little" acts have done for our world.” - Steve Maraboli

24. “You are where you are right now because of the actions you've taken, or maybe, the inaction you've taken.” - Steve Maraboli

25. “Accept yourself, your strengths, your weaknesses, your truths, and know what tools you have to fulfill your purpose.” - Steve Maraboli

26. “Do what you think is right. Don't let people make the decision of right or wrong for you.” - Steve Maraboli

27. “You know you're doing what you love when Sunday nights feel the same as Friday nights....” - Donny Deutsch

28. “There has never been a meaningful life built on easy street.” - John Paul warren

29. “I have not learned a single lesson, been inspired or impacted by another person’s life void of negative experiences.” - John Paul warren

30. “The secret to strong leaders is that strong leaders are strong because they have been tempered by the negative. They have discovered the secret of combining the negative and the positive to PRODUCED their very own POWER plant!” - John Paul warren

31. “إذا أردت أن تتفاعل حقاً مع من تعاملهم ، يجب أن تفهمهم قبل أن تطلب منهم أن يفهموك” - ستيفن كوفي

32. “Don't be one of those who don't want others to be empowered. Share information. Try to make the next person, smarter.” - Steve Maraboli

33. “Yet how hard most people work for mere dust and ashes and care, taking no thought of growing in knowledge and grace, never having time to get in sight of their own ignorance.” - John Muir

34. “... Gunpei Yokoi, asked his boss, 'What should I make?' Nintendo chief executive Hiroshi Yamauchi replied, 'Something great.'Game Over Nintendo's Battle to Dominate Videogames” - David Sheff

35. “Life’s a marathon, not a sprint.” - Phillip C. McGraw

36. “...[I]ron discipline does not preclude but presupposes criticism and contest of opinion within the Party. Least of all does it mean that discipline must be 'blind'. On the contrary, iron discipline does not preclude but presupposes conscious and voluntary submission, for only conscious discipline can be truly iron discipline.” - Joseph Stalin

37. “POEMINHA DO CONTRATodos estes que aí estãoAtravancando o meu caminho,Eles passarão.Eu passarinho!” - Mário Quintana

38. “If the world is a book, are you the hero, or just a walk-on part?” - K.J. Parker

39. “The madder it makes you, the harder you need to laugh at it.” - Destiny Booze

40. “I will heighten my life by helping others heighten theirs” - Les Brown

41. “Going down in history is a dead end pursuit” - Benny Bellamacina

42. “When the going gets tough, the tough get going” - Billy Joel

43. “What is done is done for the love of it- or not really done at all.” - Robert Frost

44. “Always Remember to take your Vitamins: Take your Vitamin A for ACTION, Vitamin B for Belief, Vitamin C for Confidence ,Vitamin D for Discipline, Vitamin E for Enthusiasm!!” - Pablo

45. “Make the most of the best and the least of the worst.” - Robert Louis Stevenson

46. “If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you always got.” - James P. Lewis

47. “Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.” - Napoleon Hill

48. “If you want to find happiness, find gratitude.” - Steve Maraboli

49. “A good self-esteem level is mostly dependant on how we value ourselves without any bias.” - Stephen Richards

50. “If we can acquire an attitude of self-belief, then we will surely determine our future actions and our future life opportunities.” - Stephen Richards

51. “Failing to make it to the list of the best 5 students in class or not being named the team captain should not make anyone feel like they have failed.” - Stephen Richards

52. “Each person has got a voice inside them. Communicate with it and take hold of it. Do not let it push and shove you around – you are its master!” - Stephen Richards

53. “Your self-confidence is simply the part of your brain that tells you whether or not you should try something different or new or believe in yourself, and just as a Jedi truly believes that it is within their power to control their thoughts and stay in the Light, so can you.” - Stephen Richards

54. “This inner Being is all powerful, intelligent, indestructible and a storehouse of knowledge and wisdom. This inner core is truly who and what you are and is perpetually trying to connect with your outward self.” - Stephen Richards

55. “Jedi act with confidence, move with confidence, and breathe with confidence. Jedi possess a confident calmness in their looks, attitude andbehaviour.” - Stephen Richards

56. “When you act on your beliefs, the realisation that happens is caused by you and this will in turn lead to a consequence.” - Stephen Richards

57. “You are essentially who you create yourself to be and all that occurs in your life is the result of your own making.” - Stephen Richards

58. “What if I told you 10 years from now your life would be exactly the same?Doubt you'd be happy.So, why are you afraid of change?” - Karen Salmansohn

59. “To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something; to be inspirational is to be crazy enough to live a little.” - Criss Jami

60. “Easily mistaken, it is not about a love for adversity, it is about knowing a strength and a faith so great that adversity, in all its adverse manifestations, hardly even exists.” - Criss Jami

61. “Lucky people will focus on what’s in front of them rather than scrabbling about for what they’re searching for.” - Steve Backley

62. “Trust in your own beliefs or succumb to the influence of others’.” - Steve Backley

63. “There are three types of people in this world. Firstly, there are people who make things happen. Then there are people who watch things happen. Lastly, there are people who ask, what happened? Which do you want to be?” - Steve Backley

64. “Don’t forget to collect the memories on your journey. Remember, if you only focus on your destination, you will miss out on the benefits of the journey.” - Tanya R. Liverman

65. “I will not try to convince you to love me, to respect me, to commit to me. I deserve better than that; I AM BETTER THAN THAT...Goodbye.” - Steve Maraboli

66. “Set the standard! Stop expecting others to show you love, acceptance, commitment, & respect when you don't even show that to yourself.” - Steve Maraboli

67. “Jenifer always taught me that starting a job was one thing―—and admirable―—but that following through and completing―—well, that’s where the bravery is.” - Valerie Estess

68. “A smile is the best way to get oneself out of a tight spot, even if it is a fake one. Surprisingly enough, everyone takes it at face value. I read that in a book.""If you keep staring at me, I'll hit you.""I only became part of your team recently when I replaced Sasuke, so I don't know everything that's going on. I don't really understand people either. But even I can tell that Naruto really loves you. Naruto's been shouldering that promise for a long time...I think he means to shoulder it for the rest of his life. I don't know what you said to him, but it's just like what's been done to me - it feels like a curse. Sasuke causes Naruto pain, but I think you do too.""Sasuke is only helping spread his darkness across the world. Letting him live will only sow the seeds of another war. He's just another criminal now. Sasuke lost all hope of coming back when his group, Akatsuki, attacked our village. Your fellow Konoha shinobi would never accept him now. Sakura's not stupid, either. She understands the position he's put us all in. That's why she came out here, to tell you herself.” - Naruto Shippuden

69. “100% of a Guru’s marketing plan depends on you holding the belief that you are not enough; that you were created less equipped than necessary to fulfill your purpose. What if you let go of that belief and connected with the truth of your innate power to change and shape your life? You ARE enough. You CAN change and shape your own life. Anyone who tells you different is simply lying. Your life has immeasurable potentiality for greatness; act accordingly.” - Steve Maraboli

70. “عندما أفشلُ أُوقِنُ بأنني أسير في الطريق الصحيح لأن الفشل يدفعني إلى العمل أكثر” - ياسر حارب

71. “لا يمكنك أن تُنجز شيئا إذا أعطيته نصف وقتك ولا يمكنك أن تحب شخصا إذا أعطيته نصف قلبك” - ياسر حارب

72. “النّصرُ لا يتأخر نحن الذين نسْتَعجِله” - ياسر حارب

73. “الظلال تمنحنا الراحة وكثرتها تمنحنا الخمول” - ياسر حارب

74. “الانشغال بالألم هو توقّفٌ مؤقَتٌ عن الحياة وهو إقحامٌ ساذج للعجز في عقولنا والعظماء فقط من يرون في الألم أكبر دافع للمقاومة” - ياسر حارب

75. “إن من يُحب يُهدي ومن يُهدي يحب وخير هدية هو الحب ذاته، فهو البقاء بعد الرحيل وهو الحياة بعد الموت وهو الكلمة التي لا تحتاج إلى قاموس” - ياسر حارب

76. “ننامُ كثيرا أفلا نحلمُ قليلا” - ياسر حارب

77. “You’ve got one life, one shot, and all the power to make it happen. Get ready to dream big and live big. It’s all up to you. And it starts now.” - Jolene Stockman

78. “Are you living in the moment?” - Asa Don Brown

79. “Over the years, I've come to realize that determination makes one to punch above one's weight.” - Ogwo David Emenike

80. “Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.” - Johann Gottfried Von Herder

81. “You can keep pondering on which thing to do first or which path to take or by simply taking action now of most any kind, you may just find yourself on the way to where you most needed to go.” - April Bryan

82. “be who you set out to be...” - Gino Norris

83. “Rejection is an opportunity for your selection.” - Bernard Branson

84. “We all have different paths in life. As in purpose, so is happiness. As our purposes differ, so do our roads to happiness differ, though we may have common grounds.” - Ogwo David Emenike

85. “If you are not in charge of your life, who is?” - Val Edward Simone

86. “The ship did not leave without you. It left to make room for your ship soon to arrive....the power of hope and faith.” - Val Edward Simone

87. “A gentleman is someone who does not what he wants to do, but what he should do.” - Haruki Murakami

88. “We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

89. “Be your best self and do not imitate anyone else. Find your strengths. They are your talents. They will make you smile and cause you to real joy on the inside.Don’t listen to those who ridicule the choices you make or the dreams you share. Let no one despise your youth. As Og Mandino explained in The Greatest Salesman in the World, “Experience is overrated, usually by old men who nod wisely and speak stupidly.” Create your own experiences. And know that you are creating memories for a lifetime.Life is not about finding yourself; it is about creating yourself.You have to take chances to make your dreams reality. Face your fears head-on and move rapidly. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. Make lots of them! Your odds for success will increase with the number of decisions you make. Have patience with your dreams and the expectations you have for others. Be impatient with yourself daily. Live as if this is your last day. Say “I love you” to all those who matter. Know that everyone matters.You must play full-out right now. Sit up, hold your head high. Breathe deeply. Lift your chest up. Stand up straight and with confidence. Dust yourself off. Stop being a party pooper in your own life. Smile. A bigger noticeable smile. Start acting happy. Yes, you act first. I promise the feeling of happiness will soon follow.” - Robert Smith

90. “As Christians, we are not to beg for signs and wonders but, to command them all the time and not some of the time.” - Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

91. “Have nuts and be nuts.” - Criss Jami

92. “Many people experience the travesty of regret in their end days; the realization that nothing held them back, that nothing was in their way, that there is no one to blame, only themselves. Don't just sit by waiting for your life to happen, make it happen! Don’t just hope your dreams will come alive, breathe life into them! Don't let your fear help you birth a well-nourished regret, take action today! At the end of the day, at the end of the year, at the end of your life, live in such a manner that you can hold your head up high, smile, and be proud of a life well lived.” - Steve Maraboli

93. “If you can't be inspired, be the inspiration.” - Habeeb Akande

94. “Cometh the hour, cometh the man.” - Cliff Gladwin

95. “Everyday of your life is a another lesson. If you learn the lesson well and apply it; whether positive or negative, you determine what happens in your tomorrow.” - David Kofi Awusi

96. “Let some holy ambition invade our souls, so that, dissatisfied with mediocrity, we shall eagerly desire the highest things and shall toil with all our strength to obtain them, since we may if we wish.” - Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola

97. “Life never changes, until you take a step in a different direction - Kit McCann” - Kit McCann

98. “One thing I have learned from many years of watching my father is that some people, the best ones, are motivated more by the chance to prove themselves than by a command to serve. It is the work itself that calls them onward, especially if they believe they are the only ones who can do it.” - Rae Carson

99. “Whatever thing the mind can imagine, the eyes can see, the hands will soon handle.” - Ogwo David Emenike

100. “Miracles don't just happen on their own you know, you got to make them happen.” - Joem S. Aguilar

101. “When I accept myself, I am freed from the burden of needing you to accept me.” - Steve Maraboli

102. “You can't master your future if you're still a slave to your past.” - Habeeb Akande

103. “You — no one else!” - Jack Canfield

104. “Indeed His blessings are in the struggle.” - Habeeb Akande

105. “If you stay on this path as long as I have, you’ll soon learn that the road to providence leads right through perdition. And along that road, the devil’s waiting to collect his pound of flesh.” - Jay Grewal

106. “He broke me down past the flesh, past the muscle, past the bone, down to my soul and in a loud provocation, he asked, “What are you made of?”After I gathered the broken bits and pieces of my life together, I shouted at the top of my lungs, “HOPE! Unbreakable, undeniable, irrevocable hope!” - Jay Grewal

107. “GO the distance— BE Passionate With Endless Possibilities!" ©2011•ICA” - Isabel

108. “We believe people with Passion CAN change the World for the Better." -Steve Jobs” - Steve Jobs

109. “Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember; involve me and I will understand.” - Confucius

110. “Pull the trigger.” - Troy Rawlings

111. “Desire-Aspire-Perspire-Inspire but, don't Expire!” - Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

112. “Anything you think of doing, however insignificant, should be done immediately. Spur yourself on and carry it through without becoming discouraged. If this becomes an ingrained habit, things you thought were impossible will become possible, and closed doors will open, as you will discover in many ways.” - Shinichi Suzuki

113. “Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.” - Les Brown

114. “Pay attention! At all moments of the day you are either leading or being led.” - Steve Maraboli

115. “The problem isn’t that I think so highly of myself. It is just that you think so little of yourself. Live life BIG, BOLD and OUT LOUD!” - Shannon L. Alder

116. “Busca, descubre, innova, conoce, encuentra… y sigue buscando.” - Fernando Araya

117. “The joy of travel does not lie in reaching the destination, but in the companions met with on the journey, the changing scenery through which the traveller passes, and even the inconveniences that break up the monotony of the ordinary routine life.” - A.R. Calhoon

118. “TAKE ACTION! Wanting is not enough; Act upon your goals! If somebody was watching your day-to-day behavior, would they be able to see what you’re working towards; what your goals are? If the answer is no, FIX IT!” - Steve Maraboli

119. “The personal, as every one’s so fucking fond of saying, is political. So if some idiot politician, some power player, tries to execute policies that harm you or those you care about, TAKE IT PERSONALLY. Get angry. The Machinery of Justice will not serve you here—it is slow and cold, and it is theirs, hardware and soft. Only the little people suffer at the hands of Justice; the creatures of power slide out from under with a wink and a grin. If you want justice, you will have to claw it from them. Make it PERSONAL. Do as much damage as you can. GET YOUR MESSAGE ACROSS. That way you stand a far better chance of being taken seriously next time. Of being considered dangerous. And make no mistake about this: being taken seriously, being considered dangerous marks the difference, the ONLY difference in their eyes, between players and little people. Players they will make deals with. Little people they liquidate. And time and again they cream your liquidation, your displacement, your torture and brutal execution with the ultimate insult that it’s just business, it’s politics, it’s the way of the world, it’s a tough life and that IT’S NOTHING PERSONAL. Well, fuck them. Make it personal.  QUELLCRIST FALCONERThings I Should Have Learnt by NowVolume II” - Richard K Morgan

120. “God can deliver you so well that some people won’t believe your testimony.” - Shannon L. Alder

121. “Time is too short in this one life, to be able to do everything, but it definitely is long enough at least to be able to develop the will to do anything & everything...” - Sujit Lalwani

122. “When you wake up each morning with a burning passion to accomplish a goal, you've already won the day.” - George Alexiou

123. “Nothing that happens to you was meant to be. The only thing about you that was meant to be is you. Blaze your own trail.” - George Alexiou

124. “Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light.” - Norman B. Rice

125. “The difference between those who adapted and those who didn't, Gorton said, was a willingness to totally commit.” - Arnold Schwarzenegger

126. “I'd discovered another of life's cliches by being with jude: the happier you are in life, the faster it passes you by.” - Nicole Williams