Top 200 Carpe Diem Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “Live today like there’s no tomorrow!”

— Jerry Spinelli

102. “Do something instead of killing time. Because time is killing you.”

— Paulo Coelho

103. “We gotta get out while we’re young, ’cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run.”

— Bruce Springsteen

104. “Right now counts forever.”

— R.C. Sproul

105. “Francois Rabelais. He was a poet. And his last words were “I go to seek a Great Perhaps.” That’s why I’m going. So I don’t have to wait until I die to start seeking a Great Perhaps.”

— John Green

106. “The only thing you ever have is now.”

— Eckhart Tolle

107. “What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare.”

— W. H. Davies

108. “I will act now. I will act now. I will act now.”

— Og Mandino

109. “To wish for change will change nothing; To make the decision to take action right now will change everything.”

— Nick Vujicic

110. “This is the only chance you will ever have on earth with this exciting adventure called life. So why not plan it, and try to live it as richly, as happily as possible?”

— Dale Carnegie

111. “Just live every day like it’s your last day and be the best person that you can be.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

112. “Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that’s the stuff life is made of.”

— Benjamin Franklin

113. “Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.”

— Marcus Aurelius

114. “The greatest opportunity in the world is found here today… We already know what yesterday has got for us. It’s already gone. Tomorrow, too far away. What about right now!”

— Ray Lewis

115. “The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

116. “Tomorrow, is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.”

— Brad Paisley

117. “Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Walk your talk. Dance and sing to your music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering.”

— Steve Maraboli

118. “Don’t forget to stop and smell the roses.”

— Walter Hagen

119. “If you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it? Carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary.”

— Robin Williams

120. “You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly.”

— Bear Grylls

121. “Someday is not a day of the week.”

— Janet Dailey

122. “Push yourself. Don’t Settle. Just live well. Just LIVE.”

— Jojo Moyes

123. “The early bird catches the worm.”

— William Camden

124. “Enjoy it. Because it’s happening.”

— Stephen Chbosky

125. “We get one opportunity in life, one chance at life to do whatever you’re going to do, and lay your foundation and make whatever mark you’re going to make. Whatever legacy you’re going to leave; leave your legacy!”

— Ray Lewis

126. “Life ends so fast, so take your chance, and make it last.”

— Chuck Schuldiner

127. “Afoot and lighthearted I take to the open road, healthy, free, the world before me.”

— Walt Whitman

128. “Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.”

— Og Mandino

129. “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.”

— Amit Ray

130. “I’m telling you, people. Everyday we wake up is another blessing. Follow your dreams and don’t let anyone stop you. Never say never.”

— Justin Bieber

131. “You have a clean slate every day you wake up. You have a chance every single morning to make that change and be the person you want to be. You just have to decide to do it. Decide today’s the day. Say it: this is going to be my day.”

— Brendon Burchard

132. “Dream as if you will live forever; Live as if you will die today.”

— James Dean

133. “One life on this earth is all that we get, whether it is enough or not enough, and the obvious conclusion would seem to be that at the very least we are fools if we do not live it as fully and bravely and beautifully as we can.”

— Frederick Buechner

134. “Nothing is more precious than being in the present moment. Fully alive, fully aware.”

— Nhat Hanh

135. “Enjoy yourself – it’s later than you think.”

— Guy Lombardo

136. “Life’s too short to sit around and wait.”

— Stephanie Gilmore

137. “Remember there are no mistakes, only lessons. Love yourself, trust your choices, and everything is possible.”

— Cherie Carter-Scott

138. “Today is the only day. Yesterday is gone.”

— John Wooden

139. “Don’t count the days, make the days count.”

— Muhammad Ali

140. “Make hay while the sun shines.”

— John Heywood

141. “What’s the point in being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable? How very odd, to believe God gave you life, and yet not think that life asks more of you than watching TV.”

— John Green

142. “I don’t think you should wait. I think you should speak now.”

— Taylor Swift

143. “Time is not money or gold; it is life itself and is limited. You must begin to appreciate every moment of your life and always strive to make the best use of it.”

— Khurram Murad

144. “I’m gonna live like tomorrow doesn’t exist.”

— Sia Furler

145. “Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future.”

— Earl Nightingale

146. “Seize the day, take hold of it, and make it whatever you want.”

— Jessica Sorensen

147. “Enjoy the best things in your life because you aren’t going to get to live it twice.”

— Mac Miller

148. “The world is waiting for you. Good luck. Travel safe. Go!”

— Phil Keoghan

149. “One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.”

— John Coltrane

150. “Life is fragile. We’re not guaranteed a tomorrow so give it everything you’ve got.”

— Tim Cook