100+ Uplifting Quotes for Hard Times to Inspire Strength & Hope

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

“Resilience is knowing you can get back up no matter how many times you fall.” – Anonymous

“The human capacity for burden is like bamboo—far more flexible than you’d ever believe.” – Jodi Picoult

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” – J.K. Rowling

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius

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

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” – Nelson Mandela

“Sometimes when you're in a dark place, you think you've been buried, but actually, you've been planted.” – Christine Caine

“Scars are proof that you fought through something hard and still kept going.” – Anonymous

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu

“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.” – Emily Dickinson

“When you look at the world with hope, even the darkest tunnel has a light at the end.” – Anonymous

“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” – President Snow, The Hunger Games

“Every day brings new choices. Choose hope.” – Anonymous

“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.” – Maria Shriver

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something is worth doing even if it doesn’t.” – Václav Havel

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman

“Hope is the anchor of the soul.” – Hebrews 6:19

“Even the smallest light can chase away the biggest darkness.” – Anonymous

“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” – Hal Borland

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Nelson Mandela

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

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” – Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter

“Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.” – John Wayne

“The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.” – Megan McArdle

“Have the courage to be imperfect, to make mistakes, and to grow.” – Anonymous

“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” – Brené Brown

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

“Fear is inevitable. Courage is intentional.” – Anonymous

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

“Be brave enough to live creatively.” – Madeleine L’Engle

“Courage doesn’t roar. It’s the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” – Mary Anne Radmacher

“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot

“Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius

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

“Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson

“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” – Julie Andrews

“Keep going. Everything you need will come to you at the perfect time.” – Anonymous

“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around—figure out how to climb it.” – Michael Jordan

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength or knowledge, but rather a lack of will.” – Vince Lombardi

“Press on. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.” – Calvin Coolidge

“Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people.” – Anonymous

“Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done.” – David Goggins

“You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius

“The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us, but those who win battles we know nothing about.” – Anonymous

“She believed she could, so she did.” – R.S. Grey

“Your calmest hour might be right after your hardest storm.” – Anonymous

“You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.” – Bob Marley

“Strength doesn’t come from what you can do, it comes from overcoming what you once thought you couldn’t.” – Rikki Rogers

“I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.” – Carl Jung

“There is a strength within you that no obstacle can shake.” – Anonymous

“You’ve survived 100% of your worst days. That should tell you something.” – Anonymous

“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” – Ernest Hemingway

“Your strength is born in the moments you feel weakest.” – Anonymous

“Sometimes the hardest part isn’t letting go but learning to start over.” – Nicole Sobon

“Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.” – Steve Maraboli

“You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.” – Anonymous

“Let go of your attachment to being right, and embrace the possibility of being free.” – Deepak Chopra

“Release what no longer serves you, so space can be made for what truly does.” – Anonymous

“Letting go isn’t giving up, it’s accepting that some things aren’t meant to be.” – Anonymous

“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Holding on is believing that there’s a past; letting go is knowing the future is open.” – Danny Siegel

“Detach with love. Let go and let God.” – Anonymous

“Peace comes when you let go of what you cannot control.” – Anonymous

“Letting go means to release the illusion of control and trust the flow of life.” – Anonymous

“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.” – William James

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh)

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Self-belief is the prelude to any great achievement.” – Anonymous

“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” – Vincent Van Gogh

“You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” – Zig Ziglar

“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Suzy Kassem

“Your level of success will rarely exceed your level of self-esteem.” – Denis Waitley

“Confidence is not ‘they will like me.’ Confidence is ‘I’ll be fine if they don’t.’” – Christina Grimmie

“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.” – J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

“Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being excited about what could go right.” – Tony Robbins

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

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

“Purpose is the compass that guides us through life’s storms.” – Anonymous

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman

“Your purpose is not to just survive, but to thrive—with passion, compassion, humor, and style.” – Maya Angelou

“When you discover your purpose, pain becomes preparation.” – Anonymous

“Live your purpose, not your fears.” – Anonymous

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” – Mark Twain

“Purpose drives perseverance.” – Anonymous

“You don’t find your purpose by sitting around. You find it by getting involved, serving, and creating.” – Anonymous

“Knowing your purpose gives pain a meaning.” – Anonymous

“Purpose turns suffering into significance.” – Anonymous

“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” – Anonymous

“In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie

“When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” – Tony Robbins

“The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” – Mary Davis

“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions.” – Zicaris

“Say thank you as though you really mean it, and you’ll start feeling like you have enough.” – Anonymous

“Appreciate everything your experience is teaching you.” – Anonymous

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns complaints into thanks, and chaos into peace.” – Anonymous

“A thankful heart is a magnet for miracles.” – Anonymous

“Start each day with a grateful heart.” – Anonymous

“Even in the storm, there is something to be thankful for.” – Anonymous

“Every day is a new beginning. Treat it that way.” – Anonymous

“Starting over doesn’t mean you failed. It means you’re brave enough to try again.” – Anonymous

“You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Begin anywhere.” – Charles Darwin

“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot

“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” – Lao Tzu

“The first step toward getting somewhere is deciding you’re not going to stay where you are.” – J.P. Morgan

“Start now. Start here. Start small. But start.” – Anonymous

“Reinvention is not running away from who you were. It’s becoming who you are.” – Anonymous

“Don’t wait for a fresh start. Create one today.” – Anonymous

“You are allowed to begin again. As many times as you need.” – Anonymous

“A new chapter begins when you turn the page.” – Anonymous