100+ Inspiring 'Better Angels of Our Nature' Quotes for Reflection and Growth

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

Your limitation—it's only your imagination.

Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction.

Dream big. Start small. Act now.

Great things never come from comfort zones.

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

Success doesn’t just find you, you have to go out and get it.

Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

Let your dreams be bigger than your fears.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Stars can't shine without darkness.

Be the energy you want to attract.

Even the smallest spark can start a wildfire of change.

I’m not lazy, I’m on energy-saving mode.

I told my dog all my problems and he fell asleep.

Adulting is hard. Can I have my blankie now?

I don’t need therapy, I just need a nap.

My bed is a magical place where I suddenly remember everything I was supposed to do.

I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right.

I followed my dreams… now I’m lost.

If silence is golden, then I must be a millionaire.

I’m not short. I’m concentrated awesome.

Coffee first. Human second.

I don’t make mistakes. I document creative experiments.

I’m not weird. I’m limited edition.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude.

Knowledge is power.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

No man ever steps in the same river twice.

Man is the measure of all things.

To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.

Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans.

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I’m with you.

You are my today and all of my tomorrows.

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours.

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.

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.

When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew.

You’re the closest to heaven, I’ll ever be.

I choose you. And I’ll choose you over and over and over. Without pause, without a doubt, in a heartbeat.

I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart).

Every moment with you is like a beautiful dream I never want to wake up from.

Less perfection, more progress.

Be kind. Everyone is fighting a battle.

Create. Don’t compete.

Stay foolish. Stay hungry.

Dreams don’t work unless you do.

Make today ridiculously amazing.

No pressure, no diamonds.

Rise and grind.

Be the vibe you want to attract.

Own your story.

Turn wounds into wisdom.

Good vibes only.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.

The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph.

Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming what you once thought you couldn’t.

Scars are proof that you survived.

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

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

It’s okay to be a glowstick: you have to break before you shine.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

Survival is important. Thriving is elegant.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

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

Self-love is not selfish; you cannot serve from an empty vessel.

Confidence is silent. Insecurity is loud.

You are enough just as you are.

Stop trying to fix yourself. You are not broken.

Loving yourself isn’t vanity, it’s sanity.

You were born an original. Don’t die a copy.

Speak to yourself like someone you love.

Own your magic.

You don’t need to be perfect to be worthy of love.

Be proud of who you are, and not ashamed of how someone else sees you.

You are not a mistake. You are a miracle in progress.

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’

True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.

Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.

Loyalty is rare. If you find it, keep it.

Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re there.

A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.

Behind every strong woman is a tribe of other women who have her back.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Loyalty isn’t grey. It’s black and white. You’re either loyal or not.

I would rather walk with a friend in the dark than alone in the light.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

Creativity is intelligence having fun.

The creative adult is the child who survived.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.

Don’t think. Feel. See the picture. Then shoot.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

The world always makes room for the man who knows where he is going and who wants to get there.

Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art.

To create one must be willing to be stone stupid, to shut reason off.

The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.

Dare to think differently. Dare to be wrong. Dare to fail.

Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.