100+ Inspiring Strength Quotes to Empower Your Journey

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.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

You are never too old to set another goal or to 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

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

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

Let your light shine brightly before others, so they may see your good deeds.

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

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

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

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to make a difference.

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

Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.

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

I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.

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

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

I’m not lazy, I’m just conserving energy for important things—like snacks.

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

I put my phone on airplane mode, but it’s not flying anywhere.

I don’t need therapy, I just need a nap and someone to tell me I’m doing great.

I followed my dreams… now I’m lost.

I don’t make mistakes. I execute unexpected experiments in creativity.

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

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

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

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

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

Where there is love, there is life.

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

Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.

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

A simple 'I love you' means more if you say it after years, not hours.

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

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

Every moment with you feels like home.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

It is not knowledge but the use of knowledge that matters.

The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for himself.

True wisdom comes not from book learning, but from lived experience.

The fool speaks, the wise man listens.

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

Wisdom begins in wonder.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water shapes itself to the vessel.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

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 compassionate, to make a difference.

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

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

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

The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.

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

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.

Don’t just exist—live with intention.

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

Just do it.

Be here now.

Less talk, more action.

Stay curious.

Think different.

Keep going.

Dream big.

Make it count.

Start now.

Be kind.

Grow daily.

Do good.

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

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.

Until you make peace with who you are, you’ll never be content with what you have.

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

The most profound truths are the simplest.

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

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

The wound is the place where the light enters you.

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

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Not all who wander are lost.

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

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

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

I’m not procrastinating—I’m just prioritizing relaxation.

Congratulations! You’ve successfully wasted both of our times.

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

I’m not ignoring you, I’m just prioritizing my mental health.

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

Thanks for the update. I was really hoping to hear from you in 2019.

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

Your opinion has been noted and immediately discarded.

I’m not sarcastic. I’m just intelligent beyond your understanding.

Of course I respect you—just not very much.

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

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.

When you focus on the good, the good gets better.

You are capable of amazing things.

Good vibes only.

Choose joy, choose love, choose kindness.

Smile—the world is better because you’re in it.

Positive thinking leads to positive outcomes.

Gratitude turns what we have into enough.

You are enough, just as you are.