36 Inspiring And Uplifting Quotes

In our fast-paced world, a little inspiration can go a long way. Whether you're navigating the hustle and bustle of daily life or embarking on a new adventure, a few words of wisdom can provide the motivation you need to push forward. That's why we've gathered a selection of the top 36 inspiring and uplifting quotes. These timeless nuggets of encouragement come from various thought leaders, philosophers, and dreamers—each offering unique insights that resonate across time and cultures. Dive into this collection and let these powerful messages spark hope, ignite passion, and guide you through any challenge you face.

1. “There are only two forces at work in this world- black and white. Only people are grey.” - Chris Heimerdinger

2. “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

3. “Keep true. Never be ashamed of doing right. Decide what you think is right and stick to it.” - George Eliot

4. “Nobody gets praised for the right reasons.” - Diana Wynne Jones

5. “The thing about a hero, is even when it doesn't look like there's a light at the end of the tunnel, he's going to keep digging, he's going to keep trying to do right and make up for what's gone before, just because that's who he is.” - Joss Whedon

6. “Psychopaths... people who know the differences between right and wrong, but don't give a shit. That's what most of my characters are like.” - Elmore Leonard

7. “If I could, Sister James, I would certainly choose to live in innocence. But innocence can only be wisdom in a world without evil. Situations arise and we are confronted with wrongdoing and the need to act.” - John Patrick Shanley

8. “Doing the right thing for someone else occasionally means doing something that feels wrong to you.” - Jodi Picoult

9. “It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong.” - John Maynard Keynes

10. “Doesn't matter what the press says. Doesn't matter what the politicians or the mobs say. Doesn't matter if the whole country decides that something wrong is something right. This nation was founded on one principle above all else: The requirement that we stand up for what we believe, no matter the odds or the consequences. When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world -- "No, YOU move.” - J. Michael Straczynski

11. “There is one fairly good reason for fighting - and that is, if the other man starts it. You see, wars are a great wickedness, perhaps the greatest wickedness of a wicked species. They are so wicked that they must not be allowed. When you can be perfectly certain that the other man started them, then is the time when you might have a sort of duty to stop them. ” - T.H. White

12. “What is right is often forgotten by what is convenient.” - Bodie Thoene

13. “She hadn't lied. She hadn't betrayed anyone's trust; still, she felt she had done something wrong. Or rather, she had not yet done the right thing. Was there a difference between these two sins?” - Michael David Lukas

14. “The world is full of men who want to be right, when actually the secret of a man's strength and his pathway to true honor is his ability to admit fault when he has failed. God wants to fill the church with men who can say they are wrong when THEY ARE WRONG. A man who is willing to humble himself before God and his family and say:"I was wrong." will find that his family has all the confidence in the world in him and will much more readily follow him. If he stubbornly refuses to repent or admit he was wrong, their confidence in him and in his leadership erodes.” - Jim Anderson

15. “There are many differing viewpoints on nature versus nurture, and there are those who believe that bad behavior can be excused and understood if a person doesn't know better. The theory that someone who has been abused as a child will go on to abuse their own children, and so on, because they don't know differently is widely held. But children know. We all know.Learned behavior. When a child is abused, he or she knows, even as it is happening, that it is wrong. I knew. I was abused. When a child is treated unfairly in any way, he or she knows that it is wrong. I knew. I was treated unfairly. And when a child is treated with love and affection, he or she knows that it is right. I knew. I saw how other kids were treated with love and affection by their parents. I knew. My soul cried out to me and told me so. We all know. We all know right from wrong. Our souls cry out to us and tell us so. And we decide, we make our choices, and we are responsible for those choices. We, no one else but we, decide.Anger, hurt, pain, humiliation, fear, dread, confusion-all these emotions we choose. De we hold on to our anger, our pain and humiliation, and hit back, or do we strive to understand that we can do better?” - Rosemary Altea

16. “Einer hat immer Unrecht: aber mit zweien beginnt die Wahrheit. Einer kann sich nicht beweisen: aber zweie kann man bereits nicht widerlegen.” - Friedrich Nietzsche

17. “After so many years even the fire of passion dies, and with it what was believed the light of the truth. Who of us is able to say now whether Hector or Achilles was right, Agamemnon or Priam, when they fought over the beauty of a woman who is now dust and ashes?” - Umberto Eco

18. “It's best to let her go," he says.No, no, that's wrong. It's never right to give up on someone.” - Lauren DeStefano

19. “I always make sure that the world will prove me right. It gives me the freedom to contradict myself.” - Criss Jami

20. “It would be most right, and most wise, and, therefore must involve least suffering.” - Jane Austen

21. “Lying's wrong, but when the world spins backwards, a small wrong may be a big right.” - David Mitchell

22. “Seems like nothing's getting safer or better," I said. "Seems like everything's getting worse." "Maybe that's what's gotta happen," Willa Mae said. "Maybe everything's gotta break lose and fall apart before we can put it back together again right.” - Margaret McMullan

23. “I'm too old to figure out the rights and wrongs of everything.” - Barbara Else

24. “Get to know the right, then you would know the people of right. Right Is not measured by its men, but men are measured by their right.” - Ali Bin Abi Thalib

25. “No doubt your sword is indeed a beautiful thing. It is a tribute to whoever forged it in bygone ages. There are very few such swords as this one left in the world, but remember, it is only a sword, Matthias! It contains no secret spell, nor holds within its blade any magical power. This sword is made for only one purpose, to kill. It will only be as good or evil as the one who wields it. I know that you intend to use it only for the good of your Abbey, Matthias; do so, but never allow yourself to be tempted into using it in a careless or idle way. It would inevitably cost you your life, or that of your dear ones. Martin the Warrior used the sword only for right and good. This is why it has become a symbol of power to Redwall. Knowledge is gained through wisdom, my friend. Use the sword wisely.” - Brian Jacques

26. “Being sad with the right people is better than being happy with the wrong ones.” - Philippos

27. “A few people would suffer, but a lot of people would be better off.''It's just not right,' said Kevin stubbornly. 'Maybe not. But neither's your way of looking at it. There doesn't have to be a right side and a wrong side. both sides can be right, or both sides can be wrong...” - John Marsden

28. “It's risky most of the time, but its better to listen to your heart.” - Jonathan Anthony Burkett

29. “I find there are usually no extremes in relationships, even friendship. One is not always right or never wrong.” - Boone Brux

30. “It turns out that indecision is a path itself; but figuratively, a vertical path - up or down - meaning it isn't always a fruitless path. One is forgotten, but the other is glorified. To be what they call 'middle-of-the-road' in most cases just means you have a hard time figuring out who between options is dumber. So quite often those who refused to decide were, after all, the bold individuals, the influential ones, the creative ones, those who snatched their own authority.” - Criss Jami

31. “Right now is always the right time for almost everything.” - Minhal Mehdi

32. “But more than that, if you ally yourself with people who are prepared to fight to make a difference, then your life will always be in danger. I don't think it's fair to ever blame the person who makes the stand. Because the Doctor's so old, because he's done this so many times before, he sometimes forgets how dangerous it is. But if he didn't create the danger by opposing evil, if he didn't get these people to help him, then terrible things would happen. Standing up for what's right is always the best thing to do.” - Tom MacRae

33. “It's just that life felt the right size in there... not too big and not too small. Wasn't so hard to work up a bit of courage. It's got so bloody complicated since then.” - Athol Fugard

34. “Our natural rights come from an authority beyond the petty rule of man.” - Bryant McGill

35. “When I reached the street I didn't know whether to go right or left. Soon I'd have to start acting like a person who cared about what happened to him.” - Denis Johnson

36. “And as we should all know by now, anytime you predict failure you have an excellent chance of being right.” - Jeff Lindsay