Inspiration
35 OPTIMISTIC QUOTES TO GET YOU THROUGH HARD TIMES
If you’re in search of some optimistic quotes then you’ll enjoy this page. Life can seem hard at times for just about everyone. We all go through our own trials and tribulations. For many, those trials and hardships are longer and more drawn out than they are for others. And for some, their hardships may seem to be a never ending struggle. But, the one thing we must never forget, is that there is a path that that typically gets every person through the dark.
So what is this path?
It is the light, the hope, and the possibility that things will eventually improve. It is a path of possibility. But, it is a path that can only be seen if one chooses to see it. Optimism is a choice.
So, if you find yourself in a lull in your life or struggling through some tough times, allow these optimistic quotes to strengthen your vision of better days to come, and allow the possibility of what could be… pull you through those dark times.
BEST OPTIMISTIC QUOTES FOR HARD TIMES
1. “Optimism doesn’t wait on facts. It deals with prospects.” – Norma Cousins.
2. “The greatest salvation of man is through love and in love.” – Victor Frankl
3. “I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.” – Winston Churchill
4. “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” – William Arthur Ward
5. “For every dark night there’s a brighter day.” – Tupac Shakur
6. “Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.” – Maya Angelou
7. “Optimism is true moral courage.” – Ernest Shackelton
8. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller
9. “Even if I knew tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” – Martin Luther
10. “Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” – John Wooden
11. “Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted.” – Christine Caine
12. “Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” – Rabindranath Tagore
13. “The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails, the way in which he takes up his cross, gives him ample opportunity – even under the most difficult circumstances – to add a deeper meaning to his life.” – Victor Frankl
14. “I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.” – Antonio Gramsci
15. “Pessimism never won any battle.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower
16. “I discovered that if you expect the worst you will get the worst, and if you expect the best you will get the best.” – Norman Vincent Peale
17. “Optimism inspires, energizes, and brings out our best. It points the mind toward possibilities and helps us think creatively past problems.” – Price Pritchett
18. “Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” – Marcus Aurelius
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19. “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank
20. “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
21. “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” – Mark 9:23
22. “Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that insures the successful out of your venture.” – William James
23. “If ye have faith…nothing shall be impossible to you.” – Matthew 17:20
24. “Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” – Deepak Chopra
25. “Life cannot deny itself to the person who gives life his all.” – Norman Vincent Peale
26. “Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.” – Dalai Lama
27. “To find optimism, look for the good things in life.” – Catherine Pulsifer
28. “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” – Douglas Adams
29. “Optimism is courage if it is not naïve.” – Jordan Peterson
30. “Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.” – Nicholas M. Butler
31. “Be patient with yourself. Nothing in nature blooms all year.” – Optimistic Quote
32. “Optimism – the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.” – Ambrose Bierce
33. “An optimist understands that life can be a bumpy road, but at least it is leading somewhere. They learn from mistakes and failures, and are not afraid to fail and try again.” – Harvey Mackay
34. “Be fanatically positive and militantly optimistic. If something is not to your liking, change your liking.” – Rick Steves
35. “Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.” – Nelson Mandela
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Bonus Quote on Optimism:
Bonus: This last quote is by far one of the most powerful quotes on optimism. It was uttered by the Holocaust survivor, turned psychologist who experienced the worst of the worst when it comes to life, yet never lost hope…..
Final Words
Remember, it is not what happens to us that determines our outcomes in life. Rather, it is what we do with what happens to us. And the few who grasp on to the vision of an optimistic future are the ones who will eventually live it.
So, stay optimistic, stay hopeful, and keep believing that things will get better for you, and before you know it, they will. Till next time,
STRIVE
PS – If you enjoyed this collection of optimistic quotes then you’ll love these quotes about living life to the fullest, and you may even enjoy these don’t lose hope quotes.
Inspiration
100 BEST GRATITUDE QUOTES TO INSPIRE A GRATEFUL LIFE
Gratitude is the quality of being thankful. It’s a readiness to show appreciation, and an eager willingness to return kindness to the person or entity that has graced us with the good we find ourselves appreciating. Gratitude is a positive quality that allows us to celebrate the present, block toxic emotions and experiences, reduce stress, and improve our self-worth. In short, gratitude is good and can help us create a beautiful life. So, in honor of this powerful life-enhancing attitude, we aim to publish some of our favorite gratitude quotes.
Our hope is that these gratitude quotes will help you realize that an attitude of gratitude is worth embracing all year long, and not just in November. With that said, if you’re ready for some of the most inspiring gratitude quotes and sayings, let’s dive in:
BEST GRATITUDE QUOTES AND SAYINGS
1. “Being rich/wealthy is being in touch with the fullness of life. When you are open to the present moment, what comes in, is a gratitude for “what is”. – Eckhart Tolle
2. “It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.” – Eckhart Tolle
3. “Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” – Eckhart Tolle
4. “Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.” – Zig Ziglar
5. “The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times.” – Zig Ziglar
6. “Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.” – Zig Ziglar
7. “Gratitude is the vessel that we lift to the Gods that they may fill it with their wonder-gifts.” – Rudolf Steiner
8 “Gratitude is a sacred space where you allow and know that a force greater than your ego is always at work and always available.” – Wayne Dyer
9. “Be in a state of gratitude for everything that shows up in your life. Be thankful for the storms as well as the smooth sailing. What is the lesson or gift in what you are experiencing right now? Find your joy not in what’s missing in your life but in how you can serve.” – Wayne Dyer
10. “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward
11. “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” – William Arthur Ward
12. “Here dies another day during which I have had eyes, ears, hands and the great world around me; and with tomorrow begins another. Why am I allowed two?” – G.K. Chesterton
13. “When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” – G.K. Chesterton
14. “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of though; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” – G.K. Chesterton
15. “When you direct your focus toward gratitude, you’ll find true joy and fulfillment.” – Tony Robbins
16. “Trade your expectation to appreciation and the world changes instantly.” – Tony Robbins
17. “At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” – Albert Schweitzer
18. “The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.” – Albert Schweitzer
19. “To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything he has given us — and he has given us everything.” – Thomas Merton
20. “Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices.” – Robert Braathe
21. “Gratitude therefore take nothing for granted, is never unresponsive, is constantly awakening to new wonder.” – Thomas Merton
22. “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy
23. “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” – Oprah Winfrey
24. “The more thankful I became, the more my bounty increased. That’s because for sure what you focus on expands. When you focus on the goodness in life, you create more of it.” – Oprah Winfrey
25. “I am happy because I am grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy.” – Will Arnet
26. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie
27. “My day begins with gratitude and joy. I look forward with enthusiasm to the adventures of the day, knowing that in my life, all is good.” – Louise Hay
28. “That’s just the way life works: gratitude and appreciation just bring more goodness. Remember: Everything we give out comes back. Gratitude has all sorts of little, surprising rewards.” – Louise Hay
29. “In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
30. “Gratitude is the single most important ingredient to living a successful and fulfilled life.” – Jack Canfield
31. “I awoke this morning with devout thanskgiving for my friends, the old and the new.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Short Gratitude Quotes
We hope you enjoyed the inspiring gratitude quotes above. This next set is no less inspiring, but is a collection of some of those pithy and short gratitude quotes that pack a punch. We hope you appreciate them.
32. “Gratitude is the energy of faith.” – William Arthur Ward
33. “The universe provides abundantly when you’re in a state of gratefulness.” – Wayne Dyer
34. “The more gratitude I feel, the more I am aware that the supply is endless.” – Louise Hay
35. “When you’re present in gratitude you can’t be anywhere else.” – Jay Shetty
36. “A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles.” – Gratitude Quote
37. “Gratitude looks to the past and love to the present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.” – C.S. Lewis
38. “When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” – Tony Robbins
39. “I can no other answer make, but thanks and thanks, and ever thanks.” – William Shakespeare
40 “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
41. “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may loo bac and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault
Best Attitude of Gratitude Quotes
Having an attitude of gratitude is key to living our best lives. It’s a practice and habit that we should all embrace. With that said, below is small collection of some of the best quotes attitude of gratitude quotes. Enjoy.
42. “Always have an attitude of gratitude.” – Sterling K. Brown
43. “Our favorite attitude should be gratitude.” – Zig Ziglar
44. “Of all the ‘attitudes’ we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing.” – Zig Ziglar
45. “Be present in all things, and thankful for all things.” – Maya Angelou
46. “You cut yourself off from the supply of awesomeness when you are not in a state of gratitude.” – Jen Sincero
47. “Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.” – Roy T. Bennett
48. “There are so many things in the world that could be invisible to the material eye, and when you take a moment to stop, to pause, to be present and notice them — that’s gratitude.” – Jay Shetty
49. “Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.” – Brian Tracy
50. “Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.” – Doris Day
51. “Living in a state of gratitude is the gateway to grace.” – Arianna Huffington
52. “Gratitude can transform any situation. It alters your vibration, moving you from negative energy to positive. It’s the quickest, easiest, most powerful way to effect change in your life — this I know for sure.” – Oprah Winfrey
53. “O Lord, who lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.” – William Shakespeare
54. “We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” – Cynthia Ozick
55. “When you drink from the stream remember the spring.” – Chinese Proverb
56. “When you arise in the morning, think of the precious privilege it is to be alive — to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love — then make that day count.” – Steve Maraboli
57. “The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” – Nietzsche
58. “Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.” – John Ortberg
59. “You can’t be grateful and be a victim at the same time. Stop playing the blame game.” – Ed Mylett
60. “Gratitude erases negativity.” – Steve Harvey
61. “Let your small appreciations build into a tidal wave of gratitude.” – Ken Honda
62. “Gratitude works like miracles. If you pour on gratitude, everything melts, especially bad feelings.” – Wahei Takeda
63. “Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
64. “What you focus on you create more of, so if the plan is to get rich, you’re gonna want to focus on abundance as much as possible. Give as much as you can as often as you can, receive with gratitude and joy, think of money as your pal, raise your frequency and get in the flow, yo.” – Jen Sincero
65. “Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” – Karl Barth
66. “The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” – Mary Davis
67. “Showing gratitude is the easiest and yet most impactful thing we can do for each other.” – Lori Greiner
68. “I know it may sound crazy but I try to keep the hard times of the past in the forefront of my mind, because it allows me to live every day with a greater perspective, purpose and GRATITUDE.” – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
69. “When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” – G.K. Chesterton
70. “Celebrate what you want more of.” – Tom Peters
71. “If you want to get over your issues and rock your life, be grateful, look for the good and learn.” – Jen Sincero
72. “Gratitude is an attitude that hooks us up to our source of supply. And the more grateful you are, the closer you become to your maker, to the architect of the universe, to the spiritual core of your being. It’s a phenomenal lesson.” – Bob Proctor
73. “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.” – Denis Waitley
74. “If you can’t find gratitude, you’ll never find peace.” – Leticia Rae
75. “A noble person is mindful and thankful of the favors he receives from others.” – Buddha
76. “The real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become.” – Robert Holden
77. “There’s no happier person than a truly thankful, content person.” – Joyce Meyer
78. “Love those who appreciate you, and appreciate those who love you.” – Connor Chalfant
79. “Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.” – William Bennett
80. “Through the eyes of gratitude, everything is a miracle.” – Mary Davis
81. “Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.” – Lionel Hampton
82. “Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.” – Ernest Hemingway
83. “When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” – Wille Nelson
84. “Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.” – Eileen Caddy
85. “There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.” – Ralph H. Blum
86. “My grateful heart is a magnet that attracts everything I desire.” – Gratitude quote
87. “Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.” – Roy T. Bennett
88. “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust
89. “Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
90. “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” – Aesop
91. “Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” – Epicurus
92. “Gratitude is the ultimate state of receivership.” – Dr. Joe Dispenza
93. “Gratitude is more than an intellectual thought process. You have to feel as though whatever you want is in your reality at this very moment. Thus, your body must be convinced that it has the emotional quotient of the future experience, happening to you now.” – Dr. Joe Dispenza
94. “What are you grateful for right now? Gratitude can shift your energy, raise your vibration, and make all your next moments even better.” – Joe Vitale
95. “One of the most powerful energies you can ever experience is gratitude.” – Joe Vitale
96. “Learning the art of expressing gratitude will force you to focus on the positive.” – Jim Rohn
97. “Don’t wait for a greater life to be grateful. Be grateful and you’ll have a greater life.” – Jim Kwik
98. “If you live in the flow of gratitude, your life will be full of unexpected miracle.” – Ken Honda
99. “Gratitude is the key to happiness. When gratitude is practiced regularly and from the heart, it leads to a richer, fuller and more complete life.” – Vishen Lakhiani
100. “Gratitude is the antidote to unhappiness.” – Ed Mylett
101. “The more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.” – Norman Vincent Peale
102. “A grateful heart is the best kind to have.” – Anonymous
103. “The best way to show my gratitude to God is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy.” – Mother Teresa
104. “‘Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say.” – Alice Walker
105. “Gratitude will shift you to a higher frequency, and you will attract much better things.” – Rhonda Byrne
Final Thoughts
Alright, if you’ve ever wondered what is a good quote for gratitude, well, now you have plenty of answers. One thing to keep in mind is that gratitude is something we should embrace as often as possible, not just one month out of the year.
These quotes are not just year end gratitude quotes, these are quotes to help you appreciate…appreciation all year long. Why? Because that’s how a greater and more beautiful life is created.
With said, stay grateful, stay positive, and thank you for stopping by. We’re sincerely grateful!
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
Inspiration
100+ INSPIRATIONAL SHORT QUOTES ABOUT LIFE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS
There’s nothing like a few good short quotes to help brighten your day or improve your mindset, especially when times get tough. Quotes have the uncanny ability to inspire, enlighten, and boost our moods all at once. Inspirational short quotes in particular are very helpful, especially when we’re pressed for time.
So, if you’re like most readers of The STRIVE, busy working hard, dreaming big, and striving to achieve big dreams, then you’ll appreciate these pithy, yet extremely inspirational short quotes. We’ve rounded up some of the most inspiring short quotes on life, love, and happiness to give you a quick burst of inspiration when you need it most, but when you’re short on time. Enjoy!
Short Inspirational Quotes For Living Your Best Life
1. “You can have it all. Just not all at once.” – Oprah Winfrey
2. “Live what you love.” – Anonymous
3. What we do now echoes in eternity.” – Marcus Aurelius
4. “You are your home.” – Erin Hanson
5. “Follow your dreams, they know the way.” – Kobe Yamada
6. “Little by little one walks far.” – Peruvian Proverb
7. “All progress is experimental.” – Jim Rohn
7. “Kindness always comes back.” – K. Tolnoe
9. “You know the truth by the way it feels.” – Anonymous
10. “Stay patient and trust the journey.” – The Universe
11. “I am doing this for me.” – Anoymous
12. “When words fail, music speaks.” – Shakespeare
13. “There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.” – Rumi
14. “Intuition is seeing with the soul.” – Dean Koontz.
15. “Change is inevitable but personal growth is a choice.” – Bob Proctor
16. “Never regret anything that made you smile.” – Mark Twain
17. “If you can’t get a miracle, become one.” – Nick Vujicic
18. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” – T.S. Eliot
19. “Die with memories, not dreams.” – Anonymous
20. “Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.” – Doris Day
Short Inspirational Quotes About Life
We have multiple collections of quotes on this page, and this particular section consists of the very best short inspirational quotes about life. So, if you’re looking for a handful of short quotes with a strong focus life, then you’ll enjoy these quotes.
21. “Normality is a paved road: it’s comfortable to walk but no flowers grow.” – Vincent Van Gogh
22. “Life is short, make it sweet.” – Anonymous
23. “Life is too short and happiness is too rare.” -A.R. Lucas
24. “Live life to the fullest because it only happens once.” – Maddi Jenkins
25. “Live, laugh, leave a legacy.” – Stephen R. Covey
26. “Everybody has their own kind of weird.” – Anonymous
27. “Always be a work in progress.” – Emily Lillian
28. “Nothing in life is promised except death.” – Kanye West
29. “Stay strong. Be brave. Go beyond.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
30. “Dreams without goals remain dreams.” – Denzel Washington
31. “Life is short, and we should respect every moment of it.” -Orhan Pamuk
32. “Creativity is an expression of our enthusiasm.” – Earl Nightingale
33. Enjoy your life now. This is not a rehearsal.” – Bob Marley
34. “Life is short, break the rules.” – Mark Twain
35. “Life is short and death is long.” – Fritz Shoulder
36. “And still I rise.” – Maya Angelou
37. “Out of the mountain top of despair, a stone of hope.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
38. “Life is too short to not be fearless for what you want.” – Atlas Rowe
39. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller
40. “Turn your wounds into wisdom.” – Oprah Winfrey
Short Motivational Quotes
No collection of short quotes would be complete here on The Strive if didn’t include at least a few motivational quotes. As such, we snuck in these highly motivational short quotes to keep you inspired to chase those meaningful goals that add so much value to this thing called life.
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41. “Where determination is, the way can be found. – George S. Clason
42. “It always seems impossible, until its done.” – Nelson Mandela
43. “Without labor nothing prospers.” – Sophocles
44. “Freedom lies in being bold.” – Robert Frost
45. “Be obsessed or be average.” – Grant Cardone
46. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle
47. “If you believe you can do a thing, you can do it.” – Claude M. Bristol
48. “The key to success is failure.” – Michael Jordan
49. “Good ideas are always crazy until they are not.” – Elon Musk
50. “Keep trying you will get there.” – Anonymous
51. “There is no substitute for hard work.” – Thomas Edison
52. “All limitations are self-imposed.” – Oliver Wendel Holmes
53. “Mindset is everything.” – Short Quote
55. “Fear causes hesitation, hesitation causes fear.” – Dana Emleh
55. “Whatever you do, do it well.” – Walt Disney
56. “Sometimes it takes a thousand tries to win.” – Rihanna
57. “Work hard in silence, let success be your noise.” – Anonymous
58. “Act as if what you do makes a difference.” IT DOES.” – William James
59. “Much effort, much prosperity.” – Euripides
60. “Doubt is your enemy.” – Grant Cardone
Short Quotes About Happiness and Love
One of best things about life is love. As such, we carved out this special section to include some of the most inspiring short quotes about happiness and love. We hope you love them as much as we do. (Pun intended.)
61. “We are most alive when we are in love.” – John Updike
62. “Where there is great love, there are always miracles.” – Willa Cather
63. “In love there are two things: bodies and words.” – Joyce Carol Oates
64. “There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.” – George Sand
65. “To love is to recognize yourself in another.” – Eckhart Tolle
66. “Love is the whole thing. We are only pieces.” – Rumi
67. “Love recognizes no barriers.” – Maya Angelou
68. “A life lived in love will never be dull.” – Leo Buscaglia
69. “Life is the flower for which love is the honey.” – Victor Hugo
70. “Where there is love there is life.” – Gandhi
71. “I knew I loved you before I met you.” – Savage Garden
72. “Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary.” – Oscar Wilde
73. “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” – Elbert Hubbard
74. “Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it.” – Nicholas Sparks
75. “Love is a better teacher than duty.” – Albert Einstein
76. “We accept the love we think we deserve.” – Stephen Chbosky
77. “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” – Shakespeare
78. “Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” – Aristotle
79. “Let the Beauty of what you love be what you do.” – Rumi
80. “Love does not dominate; it cultivates.” – Goethe
Short Quotes on Happiness
This next batch of short quotes is related to happiness. Life is too short to spend time on long winded quotes on happiness. So, quickly fill your mind with a few of this short happiness quotes, and then go live out your happiest life.
81. “A happy soul is the best shield for a cruel world.” – Atticus
82. “Smile. Life is too short to be unhappy.” – Anonymous
83. “Happiness is a state of activity.” – Aristotle
84. “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” – Dalai Lama
85. “You do not find the happy life. You make it.” – Camilla Eyring Kimball
86. “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” – Albert Einstein
87. “Happiness is the best makeup.” – Drew Barrymore
88. “Learn to be happy with what you have while you pursue all you want” – Jim Rohn
89. “Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln
90. “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” – Aristotle
91. “Be happy for this moment. This moment in your life.” – Omar Khayyam
92. “If you want to be happy, be.” – Leo Tolstoy
93. “Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” – Dale Carnegie
94. “The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.” – Arthur Shopenhauer
95. “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” – Robert Morley
96. “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers
97. “It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
98. “Life is the dancer and you are the dance.” – Eckhart Tolle
99. “Every day is a new day.” – Carrie Underwood
100. “There is no path to happiness; happiness is the path.” – Buddha
101. “The meaning of life is to give life meaning.” – Ken Hudgins
102. “Being happy never goes out of style.” – Lilly Pulitzer
103. “To get whatever you want, is to be happy now.” – Rhonda Byrne
Bonus Short Quote
Bonus: Alright, you’ve made it to the end, and this is by far one of our favorite short quotes. So, we’ve added it as a bonus to highlight it because it encapsulates one of our primary messages here at The STRIVE. Enjoy.
Final Thoughts
We hope you enjoyed our collection of short inspirational quotes, as there was certainly a little something for everyone.
If any of these short quotes stood out to you or moved you, please makes somebody’s day, and share it with them. You never know which word or short quote will be the one to improve somebody’s outlook for life.
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
PS – If you enjoyed this collection of short quotes then you’ll certainly love these quotes about living life to the fullest.
Inspiration
50+ TRUST YOUR GUT QUOTES TO INSPIRE FAITH IN YOUR OWN INTUITION
If you’re looking for some truly inspiring trust your gut quotes related to trusting your instincts and intuition, then you’ll love this page. But, before we dive into those quotes, know this…
Trusting one’s gut is not as easy at is seems. In fact, many people struggle with listening to that small voice that gently attempts to guide them into making the right choice. Too many of us persist in seeking outside or external validation, especially when it comes to making those critical decisions around our relationships, career, or key life choices. But, the answers to most of everything we seek resides within us. We believe most people know this to be true deep down, they just need to be reminded.
So, the purpose of this post is to reawaken your self-trust with a handful of inspiring trust your gut quotes. Our hope is that they’ll inspire you to realize once and for all, that it’s not only okay to start trusting your gut, but advantageous to just about every area of your life.
With that being said, let’s dive into these encouraging trust your gut quotes:
50 Encouraging Trust Your Gut Quotes
1. “There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.” – Rumi
2. “Always trust your first gut instincts. If you feel in your heart and soul that something is wrong it probably is.” – Anonymous
3. “When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!” – George S. Patton
4. “Intuition isn’t the enemy, but the ally, of reason.” – John Kord Lagemann
5. “Always trust your gut feelings. As they never lie as people do.” – Anonymous
6. “You have permission to walk away from anything that doesn’t feel right. Trust your instints and listen to your inner-voice — it’s trying to protect you.” – Bryant McGill
7. “Trust your instincts. Intuition doesn’t lie.” – Oprah Winfrey
8. “The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.” – Lao Tzu
9. “Always trust your gut. It knows what your head hasn’t figured out yet.” – Trust Your Gut Quote
10. “Intuition is seeing with the soul.” – Dean Koontz.
11. “The only person you have to blame is yourself when you could have made a different choice but instead you went against your gut feeling.” – Germany Kent
12. “Keep the faith, don’t lose your perseverance and always trust your gut extinct.” – Paula Abdul
13. “Wherever your heart is, that is where you’ll find your treasure.” – Paulo Coelho
14. “As you consider your next move, practice this definition of trust: the willingness to take steps while simultaneously waiting for “instructions.” – Gina Greenlee
15. “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something–your gut, destiny, life and karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” – Steve Jobs
16. “Listen to your intuition. It will tell you everything you need to know.” – Anthony J. D’Angelo
17. “Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.” – Dr. Benjamin Spock
18. “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” – Albert Einstein
19. “Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.” – Paul Tillich
20. “Trust your heart and success will come to you.” – Oprah Winfrey
21. “If you’re going to trust one person, let it be yourself.” – Robert Tew
22. “Trust your hunches. They’re usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.” – Joyce Brothers
23. “Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.” – Agatha Christie
24. “Trust in your innate wisdom. Your instincts know what is going on, long before your mind has caught up.” – Leon Brown
25. “Instinct is the nose of the mind.” – Madame De Girardin
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26. “If something on the inside is telling you that someone isn’t right for you, they’re NOT right for you, no matter how great they might look on paper. When it’s right for you, you will know. And when it’s not – it’s time to go.” – Mandy Hale
27. “Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong…. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
28. “Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.” – Marcus Aurelius
29. “Never apologize for trusting your intuition – your brain can play tricks, your heart can blind, but your gut is always right.” – Rachel Wolchin
30. “I listen to my gut, it’s not an emotion, it’s an index of risk.” – Kevin O’Leary
31. “Never ignore a gut feeling, but never believe that it’s enough.” – Robert Heller
32. “The more you trust your intuition the more empowered you become, the stronger you become and the happier you become.” – Gisele Bundchen
33. “Your biggest failure is the thing you dreamed of contributing but didn’t find the guts to do.” – Seth Godin
34. “Follow your instincts and do not let other people’s opinion of you become your opinion of yourself.” – Sarah Jessica Parker.
35. “If prayer is you talking to God, then intuition is God talking to you.” – Dr. Wayne Dyer
36. “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow know what you truly want to become.” – Steve Jobs
37. “I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics.” – Richard Branson
38. “Creativity coms from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.” – Rita Mae Brown
39. “Always trust your gut instinct. There will come a time when you will understand, but for now trust God has a plan greater than you have ever imagined.” – Shannon L. Alder
40. “Doubt is your enemy.” – Grant Cardone
41. “Keep trying. Stay humble, trust your instincts. Most importantly, act. When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” – Yogi Berra
42. “Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else’s.” – Billy Wilder
43. “The best decisions aren’t made with your mind, but with your instinct.” – Lionel Messi
44. “You must have the courage to trust your instincts and be ready to question what other people don’t. If you do that, you can seize opportunities that others would miss. Believe in yourself, and use everything you can — including the obstacles — to propel you along the road to success. Who knows what you might achieve?” – Richard Branson
45. “You know the truth by the way it feels.” – Anonymous
46. “In life we have many opportunities where we can’t see all the consequences, and there’s only one choice, it’s just to trust your gut.” – Garry Kasparov
47. “I learned to trust my own instincts.” – Ralph Lauren
48. “I don’t think you’re born with a gut. The gut matures and gets better and better over time. The struggle most people have I think, is learning to listen to it, figuring out how to access it in some way.” – Tim Cook
49. “You are a powerful point of consciousness. A bright particle of light within the Greater Light. Be brave, be wise, and always trust your gut.” – Anthon St. Maarten
50. “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Suzy Kassem
51. “Trust your gut. Listen to your heart. This world wasn’t built by people with small vision and minor thoughts. It was built by the misfits, eccentrics and oddballs who had the courage to passionately follow the voice of their dreams.” – Robin Sharma
52. “Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself.” – Oprah Winfrey
53. “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt
54. “Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.” – Barbara Corcoran
55. “Have the confidence to trust your gut feeling and choose your moment to act. Timing is everything.” – Lulu Guinness
56. “Follow your intuition.” – Steven Spielberg
Final Thoughts
There you have it, some of the best trust your gut quotes to inspire you to listen a little less to all those conflicting external voices that claim to know what’s best for you, and instead have a a lot more faith in your instincts and intuition.
Till next time,
STRIVE
PS – If you enjoyed these quotes related to listening to your intuition and trusting your gut, then you’ll likely love these quotes about trusting yourself.
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100+ INSPIRATIONAL SIMON SINEK QUOTES FOR SUCCESS
Simon Sinek is an American best-selling author, an inspirational speaker, and a visionary thinker whose already inspired hundreds of millions of people all over the world. He’s best known for his TED Talk on the concept of WHY, and his viral video on millennials in the workplace. However, he continues to inspire with his leadership development company, ‘The Optimism Company’, and through his podcast, ‘A Bit of Optimism’.
That said, Simon knows a thing or two about success, leadership, and finding a way to live out your best life. As such, we’ve rounded up this collection of the most inspirational and insightful Simon Sinek quotes. Our hope, is that you’ll be able to leverage their wisdom to find the inspiration needed to achieve the success you seek. So, if you’re ready to be inspired, let’s dive into these Simon Sinek quotes.
BEST SIMON SINEK QUOTES FOR SUCCESS
1. “When we work hard for something we don’t believe in, it’s called stress. When we work hard for something we love, it’s called passion.” – Simon Sinek
2. “People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe.” – Simon Sinek
3. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – Simon Sinek
4. “The goal is not to be better by the end. The goal is to be better tomorrow.” – Simon Sinek
5. “There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.” – Simon Sinek
6. “The challenge of the unknown future is so much more exciting that the stories of the accomplished past.” – Simon Sinek
7. “If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.” – Simon Sinek
8. “Great companies don’t hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire them. People are either motivated or they are not. Unless you give motivated people something to believe in, something bigger than their job to work toward, they will motivate themselves to find a new job and you’ll be stuck with whoever’s left.” – Simon Sinek
9. “You don’t hire for skills, you hire for attitude. You can always teach skills.” – Simon Sinek
10. “Dream big. Start small. But most of all, start.” – Simon Sinek
11. “A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.” – Simon Sinek
12. “A culture is strong when people work with each other, for each other. A culture is weak when people work against each other, for themselves.” – Simon Sinek
13. “When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.” – Simon Sinek
14. “The value of a true leader is not measured by the work they do, but by the work they inspire others to do.” – Simon Sinek
15. “As the Zen Buddhist saying goes, how you do anything is how you do everything.” – Simon Sinek
16. “I find, when you’re an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you.” – Simon Sinek
17. “When you compete against everyone else, no one wants to help you. But when you compete against yourself, everyone wants to help you.” – Simon Sinek
18. “If the challenge we face doesn’t scare us, then it’s probably not that important.” – Simon Sinek
19. “It is not the genius at the top giving directions that makes people great. It is great people that make the guy at the top look like a genius.” – Simon Sinek
20. “Let us all be the leaders we wish we had.” – Simon Sinek
21. “There is an entire section in the bookshop called self-help, but there is no section called help others. We are helping to build the help others industry… And it starts with Optimism.” – Simon Sinek
22. “The single best machine to measure trust is a human being. We haven’t figured out a metric that works better than our own sort of, like, ‘There’s something fishy about you.'” – Simon Sinek
23. “The ability for a group of people to do remarkable things hinges on how well those people can pull together as a team.” – Simon Sinek
24. “We are not victims of our situation. We are the architects of it.” – Simon Sinek
25. “A boss wants to pay for results, an employee wants recognition for effort. If a boss recognizes effort, they will get even better results.” – Simon Sinek
26. “Anyone can sell a product by dropping prices, but it doesn’t breed loyalty.” – Simon Sinek
27. “A leader must be inspired by the people before a leader can inspire the people.” – Simon Sinek
28. “You get to take credit when you also take accountability.” – Simon Sinek
29. “The goal is not to do business with everybody who needs what you have. The goal is to do business with people who believe what you believe.” – Simon Sinek
30. “Success is when reality catches up to your imagination.” – Simon Sinek
31. “If you can clearly articulate the dream or the goal, start.” – Simon Sinek
32. “Giving doesn’t mean we don’t ask for help. Giving means that we ask for help so that we can better give to others.” – Simon Sinek
33. “Don’t freak yourself out by what others have. They don’t have what you got.” – Simon Sinek
34. “Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about take care of those in your charge.” – Simon Sinek
35. “The role of a leader is not to come up with all the great ideas. The role of a leader is to create an environment in which great ideas can happen.” – Simon Sinek
36. “The most effective leaders are actually better at guarding against danger when they acknowledge that it exists. Cowards, in contrast, cling to the hope that failure will never happen and may be sloppy in the face of danger — not because they don’t acknowledge that it exists, but because they are just too afraid of it to look it in the eye.” – Simon Sinek
37. “Vision is a destination — a fixed point to which we focus all effort. Strategy is a route — an adaptable path to get us where we want to go.” – Simon Sinek
38. “Value is not determined by those who set the price. Value determined by those who choose to pay it.” – Simon Sinek
39. “If you want to feel happy, do something for yourself. If you want to feel fulfilled, do something for someone else.” – Simon Sinek
40. “Integrity is when we say the same thing publicly that we say privately.” – Simon Sinek
41. “The best way to find joy in our lives or overcome struggle is with the help of others.” – Simon Sinek
42. “There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.” – Simon Sinek
43. “We must all try to empathize before we criticize. Ask someone what’s wrong before telling them they are wrong.” – Simon Sinek
44. “Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and most importantly, a way of communicating.” – Simon Sinek
45. “Life is beautiful not because of the things we see or do. Life is beautiful because of the people we meet.” – Simon Sinek
46. “To think that you’re an expert in anything is a dangerous pursuit. You’re never as good as you could be, there’s always room for improvement.” – Simon Sinek
47. “The mind can be convinced, but the heart must be won.” – Simon Sinek
48. “It is important to celebrate our victories, but we cannot linger on them. For the Infinite Game is still going and there is still much work to be done.” – Simon Sinek
49. “We last longer if we compete against ourselves for the good of others instead of competing against others for the good of ourselves.” – Simon Sinek
50. “Money is fuel and fuel is very important.” – Simon Sinek
51. “My ‘Why’ is to inspire people to do what inspires them.” – Simon Sinek
52. “When we try to please everyone, we end up pleasing no one… lease of all ourselves.” – Simon Sinek
53. “What good is an idea if it remains an idea? Try. Experiment. Iterate. Fail. Try again. Change the world.” – Simon Sinek
54. “Success comes when we wake up every day in that never-ending pursuit of WHY we do WHAT we do.” – Simon Sinek
55. “Leadership is an education and the best leaders think of themselves as the students, no the teachers.” – Simon Sinek
56. “If you say what you believe, and you do what you believe, you will attract people who will believe what you believe.” – Simon Sinek
57. “Value is something people feel, not something we tell them they get.” – Simon Sinek
58. “A boss tells people what they must do to achieve a goal. A leader asks people what they can do to advance a vision.” – Simon Sinek
59. “All managers of metrics have an opportunity to become leaders of people.” – Simon Sinek
60. “The best leaders are the ones that learn to be the last to speak.” – Simon Sinek
61. “Companies that are built for stability can weather hard times, but they rarely improve from it. When we build for resilience, we can actually adapt and come out stronger.” – Simon Sinek
62. “A leader without a title is better than a title without the ability to lead.” – Simon Sinek
63. “The primary ingredient for progress is optimism. The unwavering belief that something can be better drives the human race forward.” – Simon Sinek
65. “Playing the infinite game of life requires an Infinite Mindset in order to succeed.” – Simon Sinek
66. “You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” – Simon Sinek
67. “Self confidence is the ability to exercise restraint in the face of disrespect and still show respect in response.” – Simon Sinek
68. “If you want to achieve anything in this world, you have to get used to the idea that not everyone will like you.” – Simon Sinek
69. “Don’t quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can’t see it. Listen to your drum and your drum only. It’s the one that makes the sweetest sound.” – Simon Sinek
70. “The only way to “Find out if it will work out” is to do it.” – Simon Sinek
71. “Achievement happens when we pursue and attain what we want. Success comes when we are in clear pursuit of Why we want it.” – Simon Sinek
72. “Most of us live our lives by accident—we live as it happens. Fulfillment comes when we live our lives on purpose.” – Simon Sinek
73. “Confidence is believing in yourself. Arrogance is telling others you’re better than they are. Confidence inspires. Arrogance destroys.” – Simon Sinek
74. “If we were good at everything, we would have no need for each other.” – Simon Sinek
75. “Focus on where you’re going and you’ll know what steps to take. Focus on the steps you’re taking and you won’t know where you’re going.” – Simon Sinek
76. “It’s not about the events. It’s not about intensity. It’s about consistency.” – Simon Sinek
77. “You have an entire generation that has access to an addictive numbing chemical called dopamine through social media and cell phones as they are going through the high stress of adolescences.” – Simon Sinek
78. “If you wake up and you check your phone before you say good morning to your girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse, you have an addiction. And like all addiction, in time it’ll destroy relationships, it will cost time, and it will cost money, and it will make your life worse.” – Simon Sinek
79. “What this young generation needs to learn is patience, that some things that really, really matter, like love, or job fulfillment, joy, love of life, self-confidence, a skill-set, any of these things, all of these things take time.” – Simon Sinek
80. “Always plan for the fact that no plan ever goes according to plan.” – Simon Sinek
81. “There’s another study that was released not that long ago, that says that parents who work late, the negative impact that it has on their children is little to none. They may feel guilty as parents, but the negative impact it has on the raising of their children is little to none. However, parents who come home from jobs they hate or don’t love, their kids are likely to be bullies at school.”
82. “Greatness is not born from one success. It’s born from persevering through the countless failed attempts that preceded.” – Simon Sinek
83. “Success is a team sport. Failure we can do alone. Success takes the help of others.” – Simon Sinek
84. “No matter when or where, always bring your ‘A’ game, because you never know when it will open doors for you.” – Simon Sinek
85. “It’s not about being ranked number one, it’s not about having more followers on Twitter than your friends, its not about outdoing anyone, its about outdoing yourself.” – Simon Sinek
86. “Great leaders don’t blame the tools they are given. They work to sharpen them.” – Simon Sinek
87. “A boss has a title, a leader has the people.” – Simon Sinek
88. “When in doubt, be yourself.” – Simon Sinek
89. “Truly effective and inspiring leaders aren’t’ actually driven to lead people, they are driven to serve them.” – Simon Sinek
90. “The way we find fulfillment is by doing good for others.” – Simon Sinek
91. “Success always takes help. Failure is done alone.” – Simon Sinek
92. “A star wants to see himself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.” – Simon Sinek
93. “An entrepreneur is somebody who is constantly looking for a better way to do something, there’s sort of a mad scientist about them.” – Simon Sinek
94. “Very few organizations WHY they do what they do. WHY is not about making money. That’s a result. WHY is a purpose, cause, or belief. It’s the very reason your organization exists.” – Simon Sinek
95. “As it turns out all the great and inspiring leaders and organizations in the world, whether its Apple, or Martin Luther King, or The Wright Brothers, they all think, act, and communicate the exact same way… and it’s the complete opposite to everyone else.” – Simon Sinek
96. “We don’t get to choose the nature of the game, life is infinite. We don’t even get to choose if we want to play in the game or not, once you’re born, you’re in it. We get one choice, do you want to play with a finite mindset, or do you want to play with an infinite mindset.” – Simon Sinek
97. “There’s two ways to see the world; some people see the thing that they want, and some people see the thing that prevents them from getting the thing that they want.” – Simon Sinek
98. “Passion is the feeling you have, that you’d probably do this for free you know, and you can’t believe somebody pays you to do it.” – Simon Sinek
99. “Sometimes, you’re the problem.” – Simon Sinek
100. “Words may inspire, but only action creates change.” – Simon Sinek
Bonus Simon Sinek Quote
Bonus: Alright, here is our final and favorite Simon Sinek quote. We’ve added it here as bonus, because we believe it can truly help you find success, if you’ll truly believe it.
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FINAL THOUGHTS
You’ve made it to the end of our Simon Sinek quote collection, great job! We hope you found his words both inspiring and insightful. More importantly, we hope they provided you with the clarity needed to become a better leader, live a more fulfilled life, and achieve meaningful success in your career or business.
That said, we appreciate you stopping and we wish you the very best in your efforts of finding the success you seek.
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
PS – If you enjoyed these Simon Sinek quotes, then you’ll likely enjoy reading the wise words of equally inspiring thought leaders like Gary Vee, Ryan Holiday, or Tony Robbins.
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WORK IN PROGRESS QUOTES TO KEEP YOU MOVING TOWARDS YOUR GOALS
Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal, and more often than not, once you reach a goal, you’ll create another one. So, in a sense, your better future, and your success, will always be a work in progress. Considering such, we’ve decided to round up some of the best work in progress quotes to keep you inspired and moving forward towards your big goals.
Our hope is that these quotes will help you maintain perspective about your life and goals, and keep you inspired to keep becoming your best self and living your best life. So, if you’re ready for this empowering collection of work in progress quotes, then let’s dive right in:
BEST WORK IN PROGRESS QUOTES TO KEEP YOU MOVING FORWARD
1. “Excellence is not a destination, it is a continuous journey that never ends.” – Brian Tracy
2. “I don’t feel like a legend. I feel like a work in progress.” – Barbara Streisand
3. “I’m a work in progress, but if I know in my heart that I’m doing my best, that my heart’s in the right place, that I have unconditional love, I feel okay.” – Stevie Wonder
4. “We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” – Oprah Winfrey
5. “You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.” – Sophia Bush
6. “You’re always a work in progress. Flexibility. Personality. Motivation. There’s always room to improvement.” – Chalene Johnson
7. “Every master was once a beginner. Every pro was once an amateur.” – Robin Sharma
8. “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” – Benjamin Franklin
9. “You are an unfinished work in progress.” – Karen Samuelson
10. “Success doesn’t stop when you get there.” – Michael Jordan
11. “If you want a future filled with promise, be a work in progress.” – Atlas Rowe
12. “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” – Winston Churchill
13. “Be relentless in your pursuit for expansion.” – Robert Greene
14. “No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still ahead of everyone else who isn’t trying.” – Tony Robbins
15. “I’m always a work in progress.” – Billie Joe Armstrong
16. “You are a work in progress. Give yourself the space and grace for improvements.” – Germany Kent
17. “Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they’re finished.” – Daniel Gilbert
18. “Every artist was first an amateur.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
19. “An extraordinary life is all about daily, continuous improvements in the areas that matter most.” – Robin Sharma
20. “Life is a work in progress.” – Jeff Rich
21. “In our dreams lies our unfinished work for the world.” – Joan D Chittister
22. “The secret to making progress is to get started.” – Mark Twain
23. “Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.” – Alfred A. Montapert
24. “A work-in-progress generates its own energy field. You, the artist or entrepreneur, are pouring love into the work; you are suffusing it with passion and intention and hope.” – Steven Pressfield
25. “The key to happiness is really progress and growth and constantly working on yourself and developing something.” – Lewis Howes
26. “Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw
27. “A work in progress. And the possibilities are endless.” – Elizabeth Eulsberg
28. “Always be a work in progress.” – Emily Lillian
29. “Personal growth is about progress not perfection.” – Hal Elrod
30. “A work of art was once a work in progress.” – Adele Leon
31. “Make measurable progress in reasonable time.” – Jim Rohn
32. “Progress means getting nearer to the place you want to be.” – C.S. Lewis
33. “Better to be a work in progress than a finished product.” – The STRIVE
34. “All creativity is a work in progress.” – Dean Cavanagh
35. “Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal.” – Earl Nightingale
Bonus Work In Progress Quote
Bonus: Alright, here is one of our last and final quotes about being a work in progress. We’ve listed it here as our final quote because it is one of our favorites. Enjoy!
FINAL THOUGHTS
There you have it, some of the most inspiring Work In Progress quotes of all-time. We hope you enjoyed them, and feel much more likely to embrace the fact that you are a work in progress too.
Till your reach your aims,
STRIVE
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100+ RESILIENCE QUOTES FOR SUCCESS
If you’re searching for some inspiring resilience quotes then this page is for you. Resilience is essential to success — it’s that little extra push that makes all the difference between being able to adapt and overcome the challenges of life, or succumbing to them. Resilience is what keeps you moving forward in the face of adversity, it’s that inner toughness that helps you bounce back from hardships and failure, and it’s what helps people ultimately achieve their goals.
So, to help you better adapt to the difficulties that lay before you, and assist you in making that extra push that will help you achieve the life you’re after, we’ve rounded up some of the most inspiring resilience quotes of all-time. May these encouraging words help you surmount whatever obstacles life throws your way so you can press on and achieve the life of your dreams.
BEST RESILIENCE QUOTES FOR SUCCESS
1. “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis
2. “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refused to be reduced by it.” – Maya Angelou
3. “The strongest oak in the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and the rains and the scorching sun.” – Napoleon Hill
4. “When we learn how to become resilient, we learn how to embrace the beautifully broad spectrum of the human experience.” – Jaeda Dewalt
5. “Resilience is like a callus on a palm. None of us are born with it — it takes hard work and sacrifice to build.” – Richard Branson
6. “Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” – Buddha
7. “Don’t judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” – Nelson Mandela
8. “Resilience is not something we have or don’t have—I believe resilience is something we find.” – Scott Taylor
9. “Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving; we get stronger and more resilient.” – Dr. Steve Maraboli
10. “Nothing in life breeds resilience like adversity and failure.” – John C. Maxwell
11. “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael Jordan
12. “The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity.” – Joshua Waitzkin
13. “The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” – Robert Jordan
14. “A bend in the road is not the end of the road… unless you fail to make the turn.” – Helen Keller
15. “Your adversity is your advantage. Your past has built muscles, not wounds.” – Darren Hardy
16. “The best views often come after the hardest climbs.” – Resilience Quote
17. “The more obstacles you face and overcome, the more times you falter and get back on track, the more difficulties you struggle with and conquer, the more resiliency you will naturally develop. There is nothing that can hold you back if you are resilient.” – Jim Rohn
18. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
19. “No one’s life is a smooth sail; we all come into stormy weather. But it’s this adversity — and more specifically our resilience — that makes us strong and successful.” – Tony Robbins
20. “I was never crippled until I lost hope.” – Nick Vijucic
21. “Resilience is very different than being numb. Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt, you, you fall. But, you keep going.” – Yasmin Mogahed
22. “My life was my life; I would have to start it down , somehow, and make it work for me.” – Paula McLain
23. “Resilience is not what happens to you. It’s how you react to, respond to, and recover from what happens to you.” – Jeffrey Gitomer
24. “Develop success from failure. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” – Dale Carnegie
25. “The human capacity for burden is like bamboo — far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance.” – Jodi Picoult
26. “What does it mean to be an entrepreneur? I can tell you this, it is not for the faint of heart. It is only for the brave, the courageous, the calculated. Entrepreneurship is reserved for the resilient.” – Anonymous
27. “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” – Victor Frankl
28. “Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. The goal of resilience is to just survive but thrive.” – Jamais Cascio
29. “Progress not perfection is the only way to bridge the gap between your ability and your ambition.” – Marie Forleo
30. “What helps you persevere is your resilience and commitment.” – Roy T. Bennett
31. “Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” – Napoleon Hill
32. “If at first you don’t succeed, get over it and get to work on something better.” – Kevin O’Leary
33. “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” – Kahlil Gibran
34. “Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.” – Robert H. Schuller
35. “Resilience is like a muscle. The more you get through something and not let it get you down or defeat you, the stronger your resilience muscle becomes.” – Sara Blakely
36. “Notice that the stiffest tree is usually cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.” – Bruce Lee
37. “Grit is guts, resilience, industriousness and tenacity. Grit is the ability to focus, stay determined, stay optimistic in the face of a challenge, and simply work harder than the next guy or gal.” – Linda Kaplan Thaler
38. “But ultimately what matters most is resilience–the ability to quickly rebound from failures, indeed to see failure as a stepping stone to success.” – Arianna Huffington
39. “True will is quiet humility, resilience, and flexibility; the other kind of will is weakness disguised as bluster and ambition. See which lasts longer under the hardest of circumstances.” – Ryan Holiday
40. “It is not the strong or the weak that will survive — it is the resilient.” – Robert Herjavec
41. “The roots of pervasive negativity can go all the way back to our childhood and manifest because we have unfinished business there, or it can be because we never developed a sense of resilience.” – Kristi Santana
42. “Gritty people are resilient, in the sense that they thrive through adversity. They reframe every challenge as an opportunity and do the work to become the master of their emotions.” – Ashley Elizabeth
43. “Difficult times are nothing but opportunities to become the resilient person your dreams require you to be.” – Atlas Rowe
44. “Even if he fails again and again to accomplish his purpose, the strength of character gained will be the measure of his true success.” – James Allen
45. “You can’t raise a happy, more resilient kid if you’re not a happy, more resilient adult.” – Tony Robbins
46. Resilience is the strength and speed of our response to adversity — and we can build it. It isn’t about having a backbone. It’s about strengthening the muscles around our backbone. — Sheryl Sandberg
47. “Companies that are built for stability can weather hard times, but they rarely improve from it. When we build for resilience, we can actually adapt and come out stronger.” – Simon Sinek
48. “Flexible in the face of change, resilient in the face of confusion. All of these attributes are choices, not talents, and all of them are achievable to you.” – Seth Godin
49. “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.” – Eric Thomas
50. “A good half of the art of living is resilience.” – Alain de Botton
51. “I encourage you to accept that you may not be able to see a path right now, but that doesn’t mean it’s not there.” – Nick Vujicic
52. “A dream you don’t have to fight for isn’t a dream — it’s a nap. One changes your afternoon. The other changes your world. Keep fighting.” – Jon Acuff
53. “Don’t ask for an easy life, ask for the resilience to take on a hard one.” – Atlas Rowe
54. “The most successful people see adversity not as a stumbling block, but as a stepping stone to greatness.” – Shawn Anchor
55. “Resilience always begins with acknowledgement of the difficulty. Acknowledgment of the challenge. Acknowledgment of the struggle of life. And acknowledgement of the inevitable hardships.” – Brendon Burchard
56. “Rock bottom became the solid foundation in which I rebuilt my life.” – J.K. Rowling
57. “Successful people demonstrate their resilience through their dedication to making progress every day, even if that progress is marginal.” – Johnathan Mills
58. “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” – Jimmy John
59. “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Viktor Fankl
60. “Resilience is an entrepreneur’s greatest quality.” – Gordon Tredgold
61. “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller
62. “When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t.” – Thomas A. Edison
63. “Sometimes carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement.” – Albert Camus
65. “The true measure of success is how many times you can bounce back from failure.” – Stephen Richards
66. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
67. “It’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life’s story will develop.” – Dieter F. Uchtdorf
68. “It’s not about how many times you get put down or how many times you lose or when. It’s about how you can come back and keep getting back up and keep moving forward like Rocky said.” – Tyson Fury
69. “Success is how high you bounce after you hit bottom.” – General George Patton
70. “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” – Babe Ruth
71. “Sometimes life hits you on the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.” – Steve Jobs
72. “Falling down is part of life. Getting back up is living.” – Anonymous
73. “Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up.” – Mary Holloway
74. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas A. Edison
75. “Embrace failure. Missteps and roadblocks are inevitable but are ultimately an opportunity to learn, pivot, and go after your goals with new perspective.” – Jenny Fleiss
76. “Failure shows us the way—by showing us what isn’t the way.” – Ryan Holiday
77. “Be clear about your goal but be flexible about the process of achieving it.” – Brian Tracy
78. “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” – Albert Einstein
79. “It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” – Charles Darwin
80. “Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” – Barry Finlay
81. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
82. “Resilience is our ability to bounce back from life’s challenges and unforeseen difficulties, providing mental protection from emotional and mental disorders.” – Michael Rutter
83. “Life is rough so you gotta be tough.” – Johnny Cash
84. “When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
85. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford
86. “You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” – Ain Eineziz
87. “Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” – Oprah Winfrey
88. “You can’t grow muscle without challenging it with greater weight. You can’t build emotional resilience without going through hardship and loss. You can’t sharpen your mind without challenging your own beliefs & assumptions. Changing and improving your life requires you to destroy a part of yourself and replace it with a newer, better part of yourself. Therefore, growth is, by definition, painful.” – Mark Manson
89. “Everything that happens to you is a form of instruction if you pay attention.” – Robert Greene
90. “Always take another step. If this is to no avail take another, and yet another. One step at a time is not too difficult.” – Og Mandino
91. “We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell
92. “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go to through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
93. “I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.” – Joshua Graham
94. “Resilience is the capacity to bounce back from difficult events, and if there’s one group who needs that ability, it’s entrepreneurs. Without resilience, every lost client feels like a catastrophe. Failure seems like a point of no return, despite being a normal, if unpleasant, outcome of starting a business.” – Chris Schembra
95. “Tough times never last but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller
96. “All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me…. You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” – Walt Disney
97. “Resilience is a precious skill. People who have it have three advantages: a belief they can influence life events, a tendency to find meaning and purpose in life’s turmoil, and a conviction they can learn from positive and negative experiences.” – Amanda Ripley
98. “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
99. “The best antidote to stress is resilience… having the ability to respond to change or adversity proactively and resourcefully.” – Lauren Mackler
100. “Fall down seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb
101. “Adjustments are necessary along the way because life isn’t always rosy, but it is always worth living.” – Nick Vijucic
Bonus Resilience Quote
Bonus: Alright, here is one of our favorite resilience quotes. We added it as bonus, because we stand behind it, and believe it can help you strengthen your resilience muscles the most. Enjoy!
FINAL THOUGHTS
There you have it, the best of the best quotes on resilience. Our collection of quotes aimed to include both insightful quotes about resilience, and quotes meant to inspire you to be more resilient. And we hope we successfully achieved both aims.
If you found them to be insightful and inspiring, please considering sharing them with someone who might appreciate them. Having said that, we appreciate you stopping by and we hope you find the resilience needed to get you through the hard times, and on track towards achieving the life you’ve always imagined.
Till you reach that aim,
STRIVE
PS – If you enjoyed these Resilience Quotes, then you’ll likely enjoy these Life Is Hard Quotes.
Inspiration
30+ ROBERT GREENE QUOTES TO HELP YOU BECOME THE MASTER OF YOUR LIFE
If you’re looking to take more control of your life and begin shaping it into the master peice that it can be, then you’ve come to the right place.
Robert Greene is the world renowned author of powerful books such as ‘The 48 Laws of Power’, ‘Seduction’, ‘War’, but most importantly, the book ‘Mastery’. The work and research he puts into his every book is second to none, and in this particular book he pieces together the secrets of what it takes to become a Master. So, if you’re looking for some serious insights on how to become the master of your own life, his book ‘Mastery’ is highly recommended.
Getting through the book will take some effort on your part, but, you’ll come out of the whole experience much stronger, wiser, capable, and willing to take charge of your own life. With that being said, we thought the best way to get you started on your own journey of self-mastery, would be to share some of the wisdom Robert Greene espouses in his book. We hope they inspire you to pursuit the ultimate form of power; mastery.
INSPIRATIONAL ROBERT GREENE QUOTES ON MASTERY
So, without further ado, learn and apply these powerful Robert Greene quotes to your life and observe how everything starts to change for you.
1. “In the end, the money and success that truly last come not to those who focus on such things as goals, but rather to those who focus on mastery and fulfilling their Life’s Task.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
2. “Everything that happens to you is a form of instruction if you pay attention.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
3. “Pushing against the passive trend of these times, you must work to see how far you can extend control of your circumstances and create the kind of mind you desire – not through drugs but through action.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
4. “All of us are born unique. This uniqueness is marked genetically in our DNA. We are a one-time phenomenon in the universe – our exact genetic makeup has never occurred before nor will it ever be repeated.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
5. “The very desire to find shortcuts makes you eminently unsuited for any kind of mastery.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
6. “It is often the height of wisdom to find the perfect mentor and offer your services as an assistant for free. ” – Robert Greene, Mastery
7. “Masters and those who display a high level of creative energy are simply people who manage to retain a sizable portion of their childhood spirit despite the pressures and demands of adulthood.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
8. “What really makes successful entrepreneurs is not the nature of their idea, or the university they went to , but their actual character – their willingness to adapt their ideas and take advantage of possibilities they had not first imagined.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
9. “It is time to reverse this prejudice against conscious effort and to see the powers we gain through practice and discipline as eminently inspiring and even miraculous.” – Robert Greene
10. “The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus.” – Robert Greene
11. “In order to master a field, you must love the subject and feel a profound connection to it.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
12. “The moment you rest, thinking that you have attained the level you desire, a part of your mind enters a phase of decay.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
13. “Many of the greatest Masters in history have confessed to experiencing some kind of force or voice or sense of destiny that has guided them forward.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
14. “Some people never become who they are; they stop trusting in themselves; they conform to the tastes of others, and they end up wearing a mask that hides their true nature. If you allow yourself to learn who you really are by paying attention to that voice and force within you, then you can become what you were fated to become – an individual, a Master.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
15. “Become who you are by learning who you are.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
16. “It is in fact the height of selfishness to merely consume what others create and to retreat into a shell of limited goals and immediate pleasures.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
17. “The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
18. “No one is really going to help you or give you direction. In fact, the odds are against you.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
19. “There are two kinds of failure: The first comes from never trying out your ideas because you are afraid, or because you are waiting for the perfect time. This kind of failure you can never learn from, and such timidity will destroy you. The second kind comes from a bold and venturesome spirit. If you fail in this way, the hit that you take to your reputation is greatly outweighed by what you learn. Repeated failure will toughen your spirit and show you with absolute clarity how things must be done.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
20. “Be relentless in your pursuit for expansion.” – Robert Greene, Master
21. Remember: your Life’s Task is a living, breathing organism. The moment you rigidly follow a plan set in your youth, you lock yourself into a position, and the times will ruthlessly pass you by.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
22. “In the stories of the greatest Masters, past and present, we can inevitably detect a phase in their lives in which all of their future powers were in development , like the chrysalis of a butterfly. This part of their lives — a largely self-directed apprenticeship that lasts some five to ten years — receives little attention because it does not contain stories of great achievement or discovery.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
23. “If we experience any failures or setbacks, we do not forget them because they offend our self-esteem. Instead we reflect on them deeply, trying to figure out what went wrong and discern whether there are any patterns to our mistakes.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
24. “You are not in a hurry. You prefer a holistic approach. You look at the object of study from as many angles as possible, giving your thoughts added dimensions.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
25. “It is a simple law of human psychology that your thoughts will tend to revolve around what you value most.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
26. “Mastery is not a function of genius or talent, it is a function of time and intense focus applied to a particular field of knowledge.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
27. “Mastery is not a function of I.Q. or natural talent or wealthy parents who can send you to the best school, but rather the result of going through a learning process, fueled by the desire to grow and the persistence to push past any obstacles.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
28. “Mastery, I learned, was not something genetic, or for a lucky few. It is something we can all attain if we get rid of some misconceptions and gain clarity as to the required path.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
29. “You must always be prepared to place a bet on yourself, on your future, by heading in a direction that others seem to fear.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
30. “Do not wait for a coronation; the greatest emperors crown themselves.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
31. “The pain and boredom we experience in the initial stage of learning a skill toughens our minds.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
32. “Mistakes and failures are precisely your means of education. They tell you about your own inadequacies.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
33. “You must value learning about everything else. This will lead you to all the right choices.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
34. “The principle is simple and must be engraved deeply in your mind: the goal of an apprenticeship is not money, a good position, a title, or a diploma, but rather the transformation of your mind and character — the first transformation on the way to mastery.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
35. “The first move toward mastery is always inward — learning who you really are and reconnecting with that innate force.” – Robert Greene, Mastery
Bonus Quote on Mastery
Bonus: Here’s the last and one of our favorites from this collection of Robert Greene Mastery Quotes. It’s a very wise piece of advice that all seekers of truth and mastery should prepare themselves for. Enjoy.
Final Thoughts on These Mastery Quotes
There you have it, some of the most powerful Robert Greene quotes on Mastery. Without a doubt, these Mastery quotes only scratch the surface of the wisdom Robert Greene provides us via his book. Hopefully they will still inspire you to get started on your journey of self-mastery.
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With that being said, if you have yet to read his book ‘Mastery‘, we highly recommend it.
Till next time,
STRIVE
PS – If you enjoyed these Mastery Quotes by Robert Greene, then you’ll love these quotes by one of his protege’s – Ryan Holiday.