104 Life Quotes for Daily Inspiration
Life is a journey filled with ups, downs, and everything in between. It’s about growth, learning, and finding meaning in even the smallest moments.
That’s why we’ve gathered all the best life quotes to inspire and uplift you.
Whether reflecting on where you’ve been or looking ahead to what’s next, these sayings are perfect for sharing with family, friends, or your next post.
Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.
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“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” — Thomas A. Edison
“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” — Albert Einstein
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.” — Steve Jobs
“Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.” — Seneca
“The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it.” — Henry Ford
“In order to write about life first you must live it.” — Ernest Hemingway
“The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.” — Frank Sinatra
“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.” — Leo Burnett
“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” — Soren Kierkegaard
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” — Socrates
“Don’t settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something.” — Ashton Kutcher
“Life imposes things on you that you can’t control, but you still have the choice of how you’re going to live through this.” — Celine Dion
“Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met – obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty.” — John F. Kennedy
“Live for each second without hesitation.” — Elton John
“The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.” — Mark Twain
“I am still determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I find myself.” — Martha Washington
“Blessed is he who makes his companions laugh.” — The Koran
“Happy are those who have given up worrying once and for all.” — Ovid
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” — Epictetus
“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.” — Marcus Aurelius
“The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.” — Marcus Aurelius
“The most wasted of all days is that in which we have not laughed.” — Sebastien Chamfort
“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Life is like a guided tour, where we are the tourists, our inner voice is the guide and the destiny is like a travel company which tries to give us the best possible ‘package’ that our ‘Karma’ can afford!” — D.S. Pandit
“Developing a cheerful disposition can permit an atmosphere wherein one’s spirit can be nurtured and encouraged to blossom and bear fruit. Being pessimistic and negative about our experiences will not enhance the quality of our lives. A determination to be of good cheer can help us and those around us to enjoy life more fully.” — Barbara Winder
“Life teaches you many lessons, many good, some bad. Just learn from the good and forget the bad.” — J.D. Rockefeller
“Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed.” — Corita Kent
“When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.” — Helen Keller
“Do not be afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will create the fact.” — William James
“According to this third important mental law, your outer life is a mirror image to your inner life.” — Brian Tracy
“Everything you have in your life today you have attracted to yourself by the person you are, by the way you think. You can change your life because you can change the person you are. You can change your thoughts that you think.” — Brian Tracy
“The most important things in life that are free are common sense, knowledge, and opportunities. If you acquire one of the three, the others will fall within your grasp.” — Jean Watson
“We need to accept that most things in life are beyond our control, but they are generally good.” — D.S. Pandit
“Even in life, it is wise to find good people and experiences, instead of complaining about the bad ones; while keeping in mind that even the good experiences will not last forever.” — D.S. Pandit
“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” — Michelangelo
“If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing.” — Coco Chanel
“If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.” — St. Clement of Alexandra
“Other times we feel discouraged, drained and spiritually weak and need inspiration and added strength to keep ourselves striving to build the life that we envisioned to continue to move forward.” — J.D. Rockefeller
“No one said life was easy – there are always challenges, and hurdles along the way that must be overcome.” — J.D. Rockefeller
“And I truly believe that the information, thoughts, ideas and inspiration that we feed our mind, soul and spirit with has a direct correlation with the quality and ultimately the direction of our life’s unfolding.” — J.D. Rockefeller
“To me old age is always fifteen years older than I am.” — Bernard Baruch
“By the time you’re eighty years old you’ve learned everything. You only have to remember it.” — George Burns
“I was introduced to a beautiful young lady as a man in his nineties. Early nineties, I insisted.” — George Burns
“I don’t know how you feel about old age, but in my case I didn’t even see it coming. It hit me from the rear.” — Phyllis Diller
“I’m at the age when my back goes out more than I do.” — Phyllis Diller
“Eighty is a wonderful age – especially if you’re ninety.” — Abel Green
“In youth we want to change the world. In old age we want to change youth.” — Garth Henrichs
“Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age.” — Victor Hugo
“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.” — Serena Williams
“When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.” — Carol Burnett
“The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters.” — Steve Jobs
“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come without leaving happier.” — Mother Teresa
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” — Oscar Wilde
“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” — Oprah Winfrey
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” — Michael Jordan
“You’ve got to be in it to win it.” — Tony Robbins
“It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop.” — Confucius
“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” — Dolly Parton
“For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.” — Michelle Obama
“Confident people have a way of carrying themselves that makes others attracted to them.” — Sofia Vergara
“If you can do what you do best and be happy, you are further along in life than most people.” — Leonardo DiCaprio
“You can be everything. You can be the infinite amount of things that people are.” — Kesha
“Always go with your passions. Never ask yourself if it’s realistic or not.” — Deepak Chopra
“When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world.” — Norman Vincent Peale
“The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.” — Stephanie Perkins
“By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.” — Edwin Elliot
“Do one thing every day that scares you.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” — George Eliot
“Find out who you are and be that person. That’s what your soul was put on this earth to be. Find the truth, live that truth, and everything else will come.” — Ellen DeGeneres
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” — Viktor E. Frankl
“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” — Napoleon Hill
“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” — Og Mandino
“You can’t help what you feel, but you can help how you behave.” — Margaret Atwood
“No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.” — Virginia Woolf
“Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — A. A. Milne
“Failure is a great teacher and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer.” — Oprah Winfrey
“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” — Dolly Parton
“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” — Will Rogers
“Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” — Marilyn Monroe
“Be persistent and never give up hope.” — George Lucas
“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” — Paulo Coelho
“Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.” — Charles Kettering
“There are so many great things in life; why dwell on negativity?” — Zendaya
“Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.” — John Barrymore
“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” — Margaret Mead
“A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” — Duke Ellington
“You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go and see what happens.” — Mandy Hale
“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible!'” — Audrey Hepburn
“Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful.” — Annette Funicello
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” — Aristotle
“The best way out is through.” — Robert Frost
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” — John D. Rockefeller
“Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right.” — Henry Ford
“Don’t take yourself too seriously. Know when to laugh at yourself, and find a way to laugh at obstacles that inevitably present themselves.” — Halle Bailey
“Love the life you live. Live the life you love.” — Bob Marley
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I’m not going to continue knocking that old door that doesn’t open for me. I’m going to create my own door and walk through that.” — Ava DuVernay
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” — Wayne Dyer
“I believe that if you’ll just stand up and go, life will open up for you. Something just motivates you to keep moving.” — Tina Turner
“Once you face your fear, nothing is ever as hard as you think.” — Olivia Newton-John
“Next time, ask ‘What’s the worst that will happen?’ Then push yourself a little further than you dare.” — Audre Lorde
“Dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It’s hard work that makes things happen. It’s hard work that creates change.” — Shonda Rhimes
“Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality.” — Malala Yousafzai
