100+ Illuminating Quotes About Darkness and Light

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

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

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

Opportunities don't happen. You create them.

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

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.

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

Dream big, start small, act now.

Great things never come from comfort zones.

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

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.

Stars can't shine without darkness.

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

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

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

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

When you feel like quitting, remember why you started.

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

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

Rise up from the ashes and show the world what you’re made of.

Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’

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

I followed my heart, and it led me to the fridge.

Adulting is just pretending you know what you’re doing.

I don’t need therapy, I just need Wi-Fi and snacks.

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

Coffee: because adulting is hard.

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

I put the ‘pro’ in procrastination.

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

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

I didn’t lose my mind. I sold it on eBay.

My phone battery lasts longer than my relationships.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

You’re the missing piece I didn’t know my heart was searching for.

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.

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

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

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

You’re my today and all of my tomorrows.

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

We loved with a love that was strong as death.

Every moment with you feels like magic.

You’re the reason I believe in love.

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

Be the change that you wish to see in the world. – Mahatma Gandhi

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. – Albert Einstein

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. – Abraham Lincoln

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

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. – Robert Frost

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

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. – George Bernard Shaw

The unexamined life is not worth living. – Socrates

Everything you can imagine is real. – Pablo Picasso

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. – Lao Tzu

Happiness depends upon ourselves. – Aristotle

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Less perfection, more authenticity.

Stay foolish. Stay hungry.

No bad vibes allowed.

Create your own sunshine.

Be weird. Be random.

Make peace with your past.

Good vibes only.

She believed she could, so she did.

Dreams don’t work unless you do.

Own your story.

Progress over perfection.

Just keep going.

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

Self-love is not selfish; you cannot truly love others until you know how to love yourself.

Confidence is silent. Insecurity is loud.

You are enough just as you are.

Stop shrinking yourself to fit places you’ve outgrown.

You don’t need permission to be yourself.

Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.

Speak to yourself like someone you love.

Self-care is how you take your power back.

You were born to stand out, not to blend in.

Don’t dim your light for anyone.

You are not a mistake. You are not a problem to be solved.

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.

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

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

Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

Best friends are the people who make you laugh louder and live better.

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

A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.

Friendship doubles your joy and halves your sorrow.

Side by side or miles apart, true friends are always close to the heart.

Growth begins where comfort ends.

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Small progress is still progress.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. – Mark Twain

Invest in yourself. It’s worth it.

Every expert was once a beginner.

Success is the sum of small efforts repeated daily.

Your potential is endless. Start before you’re ready.

Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.

Becoming is better than being.

Creativity is intelligence having fun. – Albert Einstein

The creative adult is the child who survived.

Imagination is the beginning of creation.

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try. – Dr. Seuss

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. – Steve Jobs

There is no innovation and creativity without error. – Dean Keith Simonton

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.

The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before. – Neil Gaiman

To create, you must first risk being ridiculous.

Art challenges technology; technology inspires the art. – John Lasseter

Don’t wait for inspiration. It comes while working. – Henri Matisse

Originality is simply a fresh pair of eyes. – Woodrow Wilson