Quotes on Encouragement: Inspire Strength & Hope

When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

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

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

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

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

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.

The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.

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

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

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

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.

Success is no accident—it’s hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

There is no substitute for hard work. Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people.

Great things take time. Keep going.

Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done.

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

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

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

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

Dreams don’t work unless you do.

Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.

Your attitude determines your direction.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

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

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

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

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

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

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

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

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.

Hope is being able to see that there is light even when most people only see darkness.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, 'It will be happier.'

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.

Hope is the anchor of the soul.

Where there is hope, there is life.

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

Hope is the power behind, fear is the barrier ahead.

A single ray of hope can dispel a universe of darkness.

Hope is not ignoring the reality; it’s facing it and still believing in better days.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

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

Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success.

The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.

Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.

Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.

You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.

Nothing is impossible — the word itself says 'I’m possible.'

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.

Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

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

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

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.

If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.

Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.

You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead.

The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.

Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.

Invest in your dreams. Grind now. Shine later.

The expert in anything was once a beginner.

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.

You don’t have to be smart to learn, you just have to be willing.

Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

Opportunities don't happen. You create them.

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

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

Excellence is never an accident. It’s a commitment.

Teamwork makes the dream work.

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

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

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

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

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

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

Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

If you want to lift yourself up, lift someone else.

Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

You don’t lead by pointing and commanding. You lead by building consensus.

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

Growth begins when we accept our weaknesses.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small.

Personal growth is not a matter of learning new information but transforming yourself.

You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

The best project you'll ever work on is you.

Life expands or contracts in proportion to one’s courage.

Your level of success will seldom exceed your level of personal development.

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

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.