100+ Inspirational May Quotes to Celebrate the Month of Renewal

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

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

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

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

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

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

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

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

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

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

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.

Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction.

Do something today that your future self will thank you for.

Great things never come from comfort zones.

Dream it. Believe it. Build it.

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

The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.

Dreams don’t work unless you do.

Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.

Your only limit is your mind.

Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.

Small progress is still progress.

Make each day your masterpiece.

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

I told my phone I needed more battery life, and now it judges me for staying up late.

If at first you don’t succeed, redefine success.

I followed my dreams… now I’m lost.

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

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

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

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

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

I’m not late, everyone else is just early.

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

I’m not weird, I’m limited edition.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

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.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

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

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Where there is love, there is life.

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

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

Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass.

If I had to choose between breathing and loving you, I would use my last breath to say I love you.

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.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

You don’t marry someone you can live with. You marry someone you cannot live without.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

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

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

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.

I’m not clumsy. The floor just hates me, the table and chairs are bullies, and the wall gets in my way.

I put my phone on airplane mode, but it’s not flying. What gives?

I asked God for a bike, but I know God works in mysterious ways. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.

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

I don’t need anger management — I need people to stop annoying me.

I’m not saying I’m Batman, but have you ever seen me and Batman in the same room?

I used to play piano by ear, but now I use my hands.

I’m not procrastinating — I’m doing background processing.

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

I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised.

I bought the world’s smallest book. It’s hard to beat.

I don’t make mistakes — I create unexpected learning opportunities.

Oh good, another meeting that could’ve been an email.

I love it when people talk during my awkward silences.

I’m not ignoring you — I’m just prioritizing my peace.

Thanks for the update. I’ve been living under a rock and really needed to catch up.

Wow, you’re late. I was starting to think you cared.

Congratulations! You’ve just won the award for stating the obvious.

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

Your opinion means so much to me that I’ll treasure it forever… in the trash.

I’m not arguing — I’m just explaining why I’m right… again.

I don’t have the energy to pretend to care right now.

Oh, you’re speaking? I thought it was just background noise.

I’m not lazy, I’m in low-power mode — thanks to you.

She believed she could, so she did.

I am not lucky. I am talented, I am smart, and I work incredibly hard.

I alone have the power to change my life — no one else.

My voice matters. My thoughts matter. I matter.

I don’t need anyone’s permission to be great.

I rise by lifting others.

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

I am not defined by my past. I am prepared for my future.

I choose to make my life a masterpiece — not a disaster.

I am strong, not despite my struggles, but because of them.

I don’t break — I break records.

I am the author of my story — and I’m writing a hell of a plot twist.

Less is more.

Breathe.

Just be.

Stay calm.

Simple.

Enough.

Now.

Peace.

Let go.

Slow down.

Be here.

This moment matters.

I’m not tired, I’m just out of coffee.

My plans for today: survive.

I’m not antisocial — I’m selectively social.

I’ll start tomorrow. Definitely.

I’m not late — I’m fashionably delayed.

I came, I saw, I overthought it.

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

I don’t need a hairstylist — I need a therapist.

I’m not arguing — I’m just passionately expressing my misunderstanding.

I’m not lazy — I’m in energy conservation mode.

I didn’t fail — I just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

I’m not weird — I’m a limited edition.