Do you find yourself deeply in need of some words of encouragement?
Everyone does from time to time. Life can get a little dicey sometimes, and it can be difficult to keep yourself sunny and motivated. But sometimes, you just need a change of perspective–and words of encouragement from some truly inspirational people can help you refocus and rejuvenate.
Here are some of our favorite quotes for when you need them most!
Words of Encouragement For When Life’s Getting You Down
“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” ~Harriet Beecher Stowe
“I’m not saying everything is survivable. Just that everything except the last thing is.” ~John Green in his book, Paper Towns
“A diamond is a piece of charcoal that handled stress exceptionally well.” ~Unknown
“The earth has music for those who listen.” ~Shakespeare
“I took a deep breath and listened to the bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am.” ~Sylvia Plath
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” ~Anne Frank
“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.” ~Sigmund Freud
“As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being directed to something better.” ~Dr. Steve Marboli
“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” ~English Proverb
“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” ~Winston Churchill
For When Others Are Getting You Down
“People will kill you over time, and how they’ll kill you is with tiny, harmless phrases, like “be realistic.” ~Dylan Moran
“Once in a while, it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.” ~Alan Keightley
“Do not feel lonely; the entire universe is inside you.” ~Rumi
“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” ~Maya Angelou
“There wouldn’t be a sky full of stars if we were all meant to wish on the same one.” ~Frances Clark
“When you do something beautiful and nobody notices, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the audience still sleeps.” ~John Lennon
“As people grow up, they realize it’s less important to have more friends and more important to have real ones.” ~Lauren Conrad
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” ~Ayn Rand
When You Need Inspiration
“Respond to every call that excites your spirit.” ~Rumi
“Your work is to discover your work and then, with all your heart, give yourself to it.” ~Buddha
“I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.” ~John Burroughs
“We keep moving forward, opening new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious, and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” ~Walt Disney
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” ~Rumi
“I’m a slow walker, but I never walk back.” ~Abraham Lincoln
“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” ~Albert Einstein
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.” ~Zig Ziglar
“You create your thoughts, your thoughts create your intentions, and your intentions create your reality.” ~Wayne Dyer
“If you can’t figure out your purpose, find out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.” ~T.D. Jakes
Words of Encouragement For When You’re Doubting Yourself or Your Choices
“The what-if’s and the should-have’s will eat your brain.” ~John O’Callaghan
“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” ~John Steinbeck
“Never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.” ~Katharine Hepburn
“You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition.” ~Alan Alda
“‘It’s impossible,’ said pride. ‘It’s risky,’ said experience. ‘It’s pointless,’ said reason. ‘Give it a try,’ whispered the heart.” ~Unknown
“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” ~Christian D. Larson
“Change can be scary, but you know what’s scarier? Allowing fear to stop you from growing, evolving, and progressing.” ~Mandy Hale
“Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” ~Mary Anne Radmacher
“I am always doing what I can’t do so I may learn how to do it.” ~Vincent Van Gogh
“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” ~Earl Nightingale
“A ship is always safe at shore, but that’s not what it’s built for.” ~Albert Einstein
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Sammy Nickalls is the Content Manager at Inspiyr.com. She is an avid health nut and a lover of all things avocado. Follow her on Twitter or Pinterest.
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