45 Inspirational Quotes On Life

June 12, 2025
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45 Inspirational Quotes On Life

In the whirlwind of daily life, it's easy to lose sight of the bigger picture and the deeper meanings that define our existence. Whether you're seeking motivation during a challenging time or simply looking to infuse your day with positivity, a well-timed inspirational quote can spark a profound shift in perspective. Our carefully curated collection of the top 45 inspirational quotes on life aims to do just that. These words of wisdom, from thinkers past and present, offer reflections on perseverance, courage, and the beauty of embracing life's journey. Dive into this rich tapestry of insights and let them illuminate your path, reminding you of the endless possibilities that each new day holds.

1. “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” - Albert Einstein

2. “Be not afraid of life believe that life is worth living and your belief will create the fact.” - Henry James

3. “Fiction opens a window of imagination that reality closes.” - Deborah Brodie

4. “Selagi peradaban berkembang, begitu pula nafsu. Api akan membesar terus dan menyebabkan berbagai malapetaka. Pada akhirnya seluruh dunia akan binasa.Jika manusia ingin selamat, api harus dipadamkan. Itu berarti meredam nafsu dan hidup wajar.” - Osamu Tezuka

5. “Interests evolve into hobbies or volunteer work, which grow into passions. It takes time, more time than anyone imagines.” - Po Bronson

6. “Sometimes the most difficult thing to do is to believe in yourself, the reason it is so hard is because it is worth it.” - Tonny K. Brown

7. “If we're open to it, God can use even the smallest thing to change our lives... to change us. It might be a laughing child, car brakes that need fixing, a sale on pot roast, a cloudless sky, a trip to the woods to cut down a Christmas tree, a school teacher, a Dunhill Billiard pipe...or even a pair of shoes. Some people will never believe. They may feel that such things are too trivial, too simple, or too insignificant to forever change a life. But I believe. And I always will.” - Donna VanLiere

8. “‎"What does it mean if i'm afraid? Does it mean something bad is going to happen?" "No, it doesn't mean something bad is going to happen. It just means that you have the chance to be brave.” - C. JoyBell C.

9. “That which you manifest is before you.The visible becomes inevitable. Your car goes where your eyes go.” - Garth Stein

10. “I don't look for love. Love looks for me." "Why?" "Because it needs me. Because I'm not afraid of it.” - C. JoyBell C.

11. “The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way that we can grow is if we change. The only way that we can change is if we learn. The only way we can learn is if we are exposed. And the only way that we can become exposed is if we throw ourselves out into the open. Do it. Throw yourself.” - C. JoyBell C.

12. “Ends are not bad things, they just mean that something else is about to begin. And there are many things that don't really end, anyway, they just begin again in a new way. Ends are not bad and many ends aren't really an ending; some things are never-ending.” - C. JoyBell C.

13. “keep in mind what choices you make because one day your going to have to face you loved ones and hear what they have to say.” - Keydia Marie

14. “And I told him, I said: "One day you're going to miss the subway because it's not going to come. One of these days, it's going to break down and it's not going to come around and everyone else will just wait for the next one or will take the bus, or walk, or run to the next station: they will go on with their lives. And you're not going to be able to go on with your life! You'll be standing there, in the subway station, staring at the tube. Why? Because you think that everything has to happen perfectly and on time and when you think it's going to happen! Well guess what! That's not how things happen! And you'll be the only one who's not going to be able to go on with life, just because your subway broke down. So you know what, you've got to let go, you've got to know that things don't happen the way you think they're going to happen, but that's okay, because there's always the bus, there's always the next station...you can always take a cab.” - C. JoyBell C.

15. “People wait around too long for love. I'm happy with all of my lusts!” - C. JoyBell C.

16. “You should always have 2 books...the one you're reading and the one you're writing.” - Sterling W. Sill

17. “Exercise not only tones the muscles, but also refines the brain and revives the soul.” - Michael Treanor

18. “Pain is a pesky part of being human, I've learned it feels like a stab wound to the heart, something I wish we could all do without, in our lives here. Pain is a sudden hurt that can't be escaped. But then I have also learned that because of pain, I can feel the beauty, tenderness, and freedom of healing. Pain feels like a fast stab wound to the heart. But then healing feels like the wind against your face when you are spreading your wings and flying through the air! We may not have wings growing out of our backs, but healing is the closest thing that will give us that wind against our faces.” - C. JoyBell C.

19. “We had seen God in His splendors, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man.” - Ernest Shackleton

20. “For everything in this journey of life we are on, there is a right wing and a left wing: for the wing of love there is anger; for the wing of destiny there is fear; for the wing of pain there is healing; for the wing of hurt there is forgiveness; for the wing of pride there is humility; for the wing of giving there is taking; for the wing of tears there is joy; for the wing of rejection there is acceptance; for the wing of judgment there is grace; for the wing of honor there is shame; for the wing of letting go there is the wing of keeping. We can only fly with two wings and two wings can only stay in the air if there is a balance. Two beautiful wings is perfection. There is a generation of people who idealize perfection as the existence of only one of these wings every time. But I see that a bird with one wing is imperfect. An angel with one wing is imperfect. A butterfly with one wing is dead. So this generation of people strive to always cut off the other wing in the hopes of embodying their ideal of perfection, and in doing so, have created a crippled race.” - C. JoyBell C.

21. “To achieve self actualization, do good things for other people that you would want to be done onto yourself” - Meg Cabot

22. “Hari yang indah selalu bisa membuat semua orang gembira, bukan?” - Ilana Tan

23. “Deja que toda tu nostalgia emigre, todos tus cabos sueltos; comienza, todos los días en el parto.” - Carlos Fuentes

24. “It is only when our fate hangs in the balance, when our very life depends on something, that we see whether or not we trust that the rope to which we are clinging will support us. If we do not, then we let of of the ledge and swing on it with our full weight.” - Margaret George

25. “All that may be wished for, will by nature fade to nothing.” - Shantideva

26. “Il più certo modo di celare agli altri i confini del proprio sapere, è di non trapassarli.” - Giacomo Leopardi

27. “You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles.” - C. JoyBell C.

28. “As you go about your daily life, you will encounter many lemons. Sour expressions, sour attitudes, sour auras! The good thing is that if you don't want to be a lemon, you don't have to be! Just don't let those lemons rub themselves all over you! And you don't even have to save them! Let lemons be lemons! One of the most important things that I have ever learned, is that I don't have to save people.” - C. JoyBell C.

29. “The day we get comfortable with our lives is the day we sacrifice adventure.” - Marissa Haddlin

30. “Every generation must recognize and embrace the task it is peculiarly designed by history and by providence to perform.” - Chinua Achebe

31. “She thought little of her ordeal. Cruelty was part of nature, like a winter frost; something to be survived and then forgotten (p.689)” - Tim Willocks

32. “And is often the case with faith, I thought I was being asked a favor, when in fact I was being given one".” - Mitch Albom

33. “A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.” - Molière

34. “Give them time to think things over.” - AceQwetyu

35. “You do not know a situation until you experience .” - AceQwetyu

36. “The greatest warrior is not he who conquers his enemies, but he who conquers himself.” - Sensei Darian Stokes

37. “Family is the people you love who love you back.” - Karen Marie Hart

38. “My religion consists of laughing at myself. My motto is this: As long as there is a me, there is a reason to laugh out loud!” - C. JoyBell C.

39. “The one who is born of the earth, dreams of the sky. The one who is born of the sky, dreams of the earth.” - C. JoyBell C.

40. “If you hold a bird too tightly, you'll crush its wings” - V.C.Andrews

41. “Some people love you for a reason, some people hate you for no reason... Yet I am still me and you are still you.” - Adam Aksara

42. “Di dunia ini tidak ada yang instan, semuanya butuh proses dan kerja keras” - Anne ahira

43. “kehidupan memang kadangkala kita rasa menyusahkan kita, membuat hati kita gundah. kadangkala kita rasa kita hilang harapan di dalam kehidupan. namun, bila kita renung semula kehidupan ini adalah tempat terbaik untuk kita belajar mengenai diri kita, memperbaikinya untuk kita menjalani kehidupan yang lebih kekal: muka surat 506-507” - Norhayati Berahim

44. “write with honesty and don't worry about the feelings of others, because no matter what you say, they'll hate you anyway.” - Isabel Allende

45. “ولو تأمل المسلم في حقائق الحياة.. وكان له من العلم ما يؤهلهلإدراكها لوجد نفسه في فسحة من عيش.. ورحابة من حياة.. وأنفراغه الذي يراه سببًا لضيقه وحيرته.. ما هو إلا نعمة حُقَّ أن يُغبطعليها.. بيد أنه لم يحسن شكرها.. ولم يدرك وزﻧﻬا.. فانقلبت عليهنقمة ونكدًا.. فهو كرجل ملك ذهبًا كثيرًا لا يعرف قيمته” - أبو الحسن بن محمد الفقيه