100+ Essential Quotes: Master the Art of Long Quoting APA Style

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

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

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

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

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

Great things never come from comfort zones.

Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people.

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

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

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

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

In a world where you can be anything, be kind.

Let your light shine so others may find their way.

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

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

Stars can't shine without darkness.

Kindness is free; sprinkle that stuff everywhere.

Be the reason someone believes in the goodness of people.

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

The best way out is always through.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

We rise by lifting others.

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

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

If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you.

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

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

Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it most never use it.

I put my phone in airplane mode, but it won’t take off.

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

I’m not procrastinating—I’m doing nothing with great enthusiasm.

I followed a diet once. It was delicious.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.

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

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.

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

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

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

Love makes our souls grow wings.

A simple ‘I love you’ means more than money.

Where there is love, there is life.

Love is not about how many days, months, or years you’ve been together. It’s about how much you love each other every single day.

Forever is composed of nows.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

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

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

The wise man speaks because he has something to say; the fool because he has to say something.

Do more than dream: work.

True wisdom comes not from knowledge, but understanding.

The greatest wealth is to live content with little.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.

Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.

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

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate.

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.

The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your relationships.

Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile.

Life is not measured in years, but in the moments that take your breath away.

Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.

Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got.

Life is tough, but so are you.

Sometimes, the person you’d take a bullet for sees you as the gun.

The worst feeling isn’t hate. It’s indifference.

Smiling doesn’t mean I’m happy. It just means I’m strong.

I’m tired of pretending I’m okay when I’m breaking inside.

The saddest people hide behind the brightest smiles.

I miss you, even though saying it won’t bring you back.

It hurts to breathe, but I do it anyway.

I wanted to change the world, but the world changed me instead.

I gave you my all, and you gave me an ending.

The loneliest moment is when you realize you’re alone in a crowded room.

I smile because I have to, not because I want to.

Some people are going to leave, but that’s not the end of your story.

To be is to do.

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

Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.

Everything that exists is born of chaos.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Existence precedes essence.

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

Doubt is the origin of wisdom.

Nothing in the world is harder than speaking the truth.

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.

You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

I am not a victim. No, I am a powerful woman.

She believed she could, so she did.

I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.

Know thyself and you will win all battles.

When you know your worth, no one has to remind you.

Power is not given to you. You have to take it.

Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.

Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.

I am enough. I am strong. I am worthy.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.

Content is fire, social media is gasoline.

Your personal brand is what people say about you when you're not in the room.

Engagement is the new currency.

One retweet can change your life.

Tell stories, not sales pitches.

Authenticity over aesthetics.

Be consistent, be valuable, be real.

Algorithms favor emotion.

Go where your audience hangs out, not where you want them to be.

Listen more than you post.

Create content that educates, entertains, or inspires.

The best marketing doesn’t feel like marketing.