100+ Essential Tips for APA Style Quote Citation

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

“Believe you can and you're halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“It always seems impossible until it's done.” – Nelson Mandela

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

“Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life.” – Steve Jobs

“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” – Booker T. Washington

“You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.” – Wayne Gretzky

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe

“Great things never come from comfort zones.” – Neil Strauss

“Dream big. Start small. Act now.” – Robin Sharma

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar

“Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier

“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers

“The harder you work for something, the greater you'll feel when you achieve it.” – Anonymous

“Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction.” – Anonymous

“Small progress is still progress.” – Anonymous

“You’ve got this.” – Anonymous

“Make each day your masterpiece.” – John Wooden

“Rise up. Start fresh. See the bright possibility in each day.” – Anonymous

“I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right.” – Anonymous

“I’m not lazy, I’m on energy-saving mode.” – Anonymous

“I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised.” – Anonymous

“I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.” – Anonymous

“I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.” – Emo Philips

“I’m not short, I’m concentrated awesome.” – Anonymous

“Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?” – Robin Williams

“I’m not procrastinating. I’m just prioritizing my laziness.” – Anonymous

“I put my phone in airplane mode, but it won’t take off.” – Anonymous

“I don’t need therapy, I just need a nap.” – Anonymous

“I’m not weird, I’m limited edition.” – Anonymous

“I’m not late. Everyone else is just early.” – Anonymous

“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” – Aristotle

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” – Dr. Seuss

“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” – Audrey Hepburn

“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” – David Viscott

“In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours.” – Maya Angelou

“Love makes a silent house noisy.” – Rumi

“I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more.” – Angelita Lim

“Where there is love, there is life.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Love is not about how many days, months, or years you have been together. Love is about how much you love each other every single day.” – Anonymous

“I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.” – Roy Croft

“A simple ‘I love you’ means more if you show it every day.” – Anonymous

“Loved you yesterday, love you still, always have, always will.” – Anonymous

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” – Socrates

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle

“It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions longer.” – Albert Einstein

“The fool speaks, the wise man listens.” – Solomon

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success.” – Samuel Smiles

“The wise man knows he knows nothing; the fool thinks he knows everything.” – Chinese Proverb

“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.” – Basho

“True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.” – Socrates

“He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.” – Lao Tzu

“Knowledge is power.” – Francis Bacon

“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” – Abraham Lincoln

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“I am not a victim. No, I am a survivor.” – Beyoncé

“She believed she could, so she did.” – R.S. Grey

“I am my own muse, the subject I know best.” – Frida Kahlo

“I define myself. Not society.” – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” – Louisa May Alcott

“Power is not given to you. You have to take it.” – Beyoncé

“I am enough. I am strong. I am capable.” – Anonymous

“Confidence is not ‘they will like me.’ Confidence is ‘I’ll be fine if they don’t.’” – Christina Grimmie

“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” – Carl Jung

“Own who you are. Unapologetically.” – Anonymous

“Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” – Steve Maraboli

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb

“Out of difficulties grow miracles.” – Jean de La Bruyère

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” – J.K. Rowling

“Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.” – Rikki Rogers

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” – Oprah Winfrey

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” – Maya Angelou

“The human capacity for burden is like bamboo – far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance.” – Jodi Picoult

“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller

“Scars are tattoos with better stories.” – Anonymous

“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s the point.” – Haruki Murakami

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t—you’re right.” – Henry Ford

“The mind is everything. What you think, you become.” – Buddha

“Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine

“Growth begins when we accept our weaknesses.” – Anonymous

“A year from now, you may wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Focus on progress, not perfection.” – Anonymous

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” – Zig Ziglar

“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around—figure out how to climb it.” – Michael Jordan

“Every day is a new opportunity to become a better version of yourself.” – Anonymous

“Be so good they can’t ignore you.” – Steve Martin

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Create content that adds value, not noise.” – Gary Vaynerchuk

“Your vibe attracts your tribe.” – Anonymous

“Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.” – Hafiz

“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be.” – Brené Brown

“Don’t hustle for visibility. Hustle for impact.” – Marie Forleo

“One positive thought can change your whole day.” – Anonymous

“Good vibes only.” – Anonymous

“You do you.” – Anonymous

“Self-care isn’t selfish. It’s survival.” – Anonymous

“Tell your story. Your voice matters.” – Anonymous

“Less is more.” – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci

“Breathe.” – Anonymous

“Just be.” – Anonymous

“Let go.” – Anonymous

“Enough.” – Anonymous

“Slow down.” – Anonymous

“Peace.” – Anonymous

“Present.” – Anonymous

“Simply begin.” – Anonymous

“Do it now.” – Anonymous

“Keep going.” – Anonymous