42 Inspiring Thoughts And Quotes

In a world bustling with information, it’s often a few well-chosen words that cut through the noise and touch our souls. Whether you're seeking a burst of motivation, a gentle reminder of life's beauty, or a profound perspective, inspiring thoughts and quotes have the power to spark change and foster resilience. Our carefully curated collection of the top 42 quotes is designed to do just that—captivate, inspire, and encourage you on your journey. From timeless wisdom to contemporary expressions, these quotes offer a diverse range of insights to uplift and energize your spirit. Join us as we explore these powerful reflections, and let them become guiding lights on your path.

1. “There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up the pen to write.” - William Makepeace Thackeray

2. “There is so much about my fate that I cannot control, but other things do fall under the jurisdiction. I can decide how I spend my time, whom I interact with, whom I share my body and life and money and energy with. I can select what I can read and eat and study. I can choose how I'm going to regard unfortunate circumstances in my life-whether I will see them as curses or opportunities. I can choose my words and the tone of voice in which I speak to others. And most of all, I can choose my thoughts.” - Elizabeth Gilbert

3. “Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.” - Madame de Stael

4. “No brain at all, some of them [people], only grey fluff that's blown into their heads by mistake, and they don't Think.” - A.A. Milne

5. “Are we our bodies? Is a small person less than a big person, then? If we were our bodies, then when we lost an arm, or a leg, would we be less, would we begin to fade from existence? No. We are the same person.We are not our bodies; we are our thoughts. As they form, they define who we are, and create the reality of our existence.” - Terry Goodkind

6. “Sow a thought, and you reap an act;Sow an act, and you reap a habit;Sow a habit, and you reap a character;Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.” - Samuel Smiles

7. “The world begins anew with every birth, my father used to say. He forgot to say, with every death it ends. Or did not think he needed to. Because for a goodly part of his life he worked in a graveyard.” - Sebastian Barry

8. “There are so many things that demand to be said. Where did you go? Do you ever think about me? You've ruined me. Are you okay? But of course, I can't say any of that.” - Gayle Forman

9. “We went to the New York World's Fair, saw what the past had been like, according to the Ford Motor Car Company and Walt Disney, saw what the future would be like, according to General Motors. And I asked myself about the present: how wide it was, how deep it was, how much was mine to keep.” - Kurt Vonnegut

10. “Our thoughts dictate how we feel; so it is important to recognize that we are as we think we are” - Jeremy Aldana

11. “I remember when your name was just another name that rolled without thought off my tongue.Now, I can’t look at your name without an abundance of sentiment attached to each letter.Your name, which I played with so carelessly, so easily, has somehow become sacred to my lips.A name I won’t throw around lightheartedly or repeat without deep thought.And if ever I speak of you, I use the English language to describe who you were to me. You are nameless, because those letters grouped together in that familiar form….. carries too much meaning for my capricious heart.” - Jamie Weise

12. “While she lay there with these old worn thoughts coming obediently into her mind, called there by habit and the familiar quiet of early morning, she was aware that at the back of her mind there was another thought that was not at all stale, but so fresh that it was nearly a feeling, with all a feeling's delicious power to kill thought.” - Stella Gibbons

13. “A great idea should always be left to steep like loose tea leaves in a teapot for a while to make sure that the tea will be strong enough and that the idea truly is a great one.” - Phoebe Stone

14. “Reality is a projection of your thoughts or the things you habitually think about.” - Stephen Richards

15. “The surveillance, he thought, essentially should be maintained. And, if possible, by me. I should always be watching, watching and figuring out, even if I never do anything about what I see; even if I just sit there and observe silently, not seen: that is important, that I as a watcher of all that happens should be at my place.” - Philip K. Dick

16. “Every goal first started as something in our mind. You have it all within you!” - Deborah Day

17. “Sometimes it's the tiniest things that can mean the difference between life and death.” - Anthony Horowitz

18. “(Parentheses speakMore than we dare say out loudWhy, oh, why is that?)” - Megan McCafferty

19. “Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them.” - Eckhart Tolle

20. “There are only 3 things that can make your dreams come true: your thoughts, your words, and your actions.” - MIke Dooley

21. “I thought: We are not close enough. I though: He will not hear it. I thought: He will hear it and be out so fast that we will have no chance. I thought: Twenty seconds. I was breathing hard and fast.” - John Green

22. “A word into the silence thrown always finds its echo somewhere where silence opens hidden lexicons.” - Dejan Stojanovic

23. “Be aware of the high notes, of the blissful faces and their soft messages, and listen for the silent message of a highly decorated gift.” - Dejan Stojanovic

24. “To dream on occasion is not dreaming, To love on occasion is not love.” - Dejan Stojanovic

25. “Oblivion cures the old wounds.” - Dejan Stojanovic

26. “Use the wings of the flying Universe, Dream with open eyes; See in darkness.” - Dejan Stojanovic

27. “There is always the question why And there is always life, Which doesn't need an answer.” - Dejan Stojanovic

28. “No reason for a feverish rush For we will all arrive in the same place At the right time. Justice will be served. There will be no better or worse, No big and small, no rewards, no punishment, No guilt, no judges, no hierarchies; Only silent equality.” - Dejan Stojanovic

29. “We traveled long and forgot why poetry was invented.” - Dejan Stojanovic

30. “Based on the law of probability Everything is possible because The sheer existence of possibility Confirms the existence Of impossibility.” - Dejan Stojanovic

31. “The eyesight for an eagle is what thought is to a man.” - Dejan Stojanovic

32. “To sense the peace of extinguished passionHappiness in not knowing the ultimate knowledge” - Dejan Stojanovic

33. “Without nothing, everything would be nothing.” - Dejan Stojanovic

34. “From nothing comes everything.” - Dejan Stojanovic

35. “He awaits himself while walking, out of the icy circle to escape.” - Dejan Stojanovic

36. “You must learn to control your dreams or your dreams will forever control you.” - Wayne Gerard Trotman

37. “These are the stories that we tell ourselves and only ourselves, and they are better left unshared.” - Jim Crace

38. “Not every thought is a candle! Some thoughts can make the world darker!” - Mehmet Murat ildan

39. “Far in the back of her mind she was thinking. But she could not dredge up these half-formed feelings, these obscure bits of ideas, into clear, definite thoughts. . . . Her mind ticked away, singing a song she could not decipher.” - Helen Wells

40. “Busy days galore...thoughts in a kaleidoscope of dervish dances.” - Al Cash

41. “We're all entitled to our different likes and dislikes. Imagine the world if we all liked the same things.” - Malia Ann Haberman

42. “Ideas and thoughts are like genes...more you keep inside yourself more it multply with same species consuming your whole energy to breed to produce same old ideas and thoughts again and again until it kills you. So, let it be interact with other species..take it out...make reaction with other peoples's thoughts and ideas and produce something new....produce new energy..new thoughts..new perceptions...” - Jagdish Poudel