100+ Inspiring Martin Luther King Quotes to Motivate and Empower

Success doesn't come from what you do occasionally, it comes from what you do consistently.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.

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

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

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

It always seems impossible until it's done.

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

Dream big. Start small. Act now.

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

Great things never come from comfort zones.

Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.

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

You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.

Let your dreams be bigger than your fears.

Stars can't shine without darkness.

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

Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.

You were born to be real, not perfect.

Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.

The best way out is always through.

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness.

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

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

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.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

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

Life isn’t about finding yourself. It’s about creating yourself.

The mind is everything. What you think, you become.

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

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

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.

I’m not lazy, I’m just conserving energy for future procrastination.

I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not so sure.

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

If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

I didn’t lose my temper today—I left it home on purpose.

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

I don’t need therapy, I just need a vacation… and maybe a therapist.

I put the ‘pro’ in procrastination.

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

I’m not late. Everyone else is just early.

I don’t always take selfies, but when I do, I use filters.

I’m not weird, I’m a limited edition.

I love it when people assume I have no feelings. Makes being heartless so much easier.

Oh, I’m sorry—did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?

I’m not ignoring you. I’m just giving you the silent treatment you’ve always wanted.

I’d agree with you, but then we’d both be wrong.

Your opinion means so much to me that I’ve decided to keep it with all the others I’ve lost.

I’m not saying I hate you, but I would unplug your life support to charge my phone.

I wasn’t born this way—I had to work really hard at it.

Congratulations! You’ve just wasted 10 seconds of my life.

I'm not rude—I'm just aware that you're wasting my time.

I'm not always sarcastic. Sometimes, I'm asleep.

I'd explain it to you, but I don’t have any crayons with me.

I’m not bitter—I’m just sweetened with a touch of realism.

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 know what love is, it is because of you.

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.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew—love at first sight is real.

I want to be with you until the sun falls from the sky.

You’re the missing piece I didn’t know my puzzle needed.

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

Loving you is the easiest thing I’ve ever done.

You’re my favorite notification.

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.

Failure is the tuition you pay for success.

Every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

Failure is not the opposite of success—it’s part of success.

Sometimes when you're in a dark place, you think you've been buried, but you've actually been planted.

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

The comeback is always stronger than the setback.

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

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of passion.

Opportunities don't happen. You create them.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire.

Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Success is not in what you have, but who you have become.

Time isn’t precious because it’s scarce. It’s precious because it’s gone forever.

Lost time is never found again.

You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.

Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of commitment to excellence.

The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.

Don’t count the days, make the days count.

Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

Focus on being productive instead of busy.

The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things.

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift—so wake up and use it.

You have the same number of hours in a day as Beyoncé. Use them wisely.

I’m not antisocial—I’m just better in smaller doses.

Adulting is just pretending to know what you’re doing while secretly panicking.

I’m not tired. I’m just emotionally drained by existing.

My bank account and I have a long-distance relationship—we rarely see each other.

I don’t need a therapist—I have Wi-Fi and a search bar.

I followed my dreams—all they led me to was a job.

I’m not lazy—I’m in energy-saving mode.

My plans for tonight: doing nothing and feeling absolutely no guilt.

I don’t always check my notifications—but when I do, I regret it.

I’m not avoiding you—I’m practicing mindful solitude.

I’m not late—I’m fashionably delayed.

I don’t need motivation—I need coffee and a miracle.