Top 200 Giving Up Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Never give up on what you really want to do”

— H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Also featured in: Focus Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Positive Life Quotes, Empowering Quotes, Personal Development Quotes

2. “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”

— Earl Nightingale

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Success Quotes, Inspirational Quotes, Goal Quotes, Goal Setting Quotes

3. “Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Also featured in: Deep Quotes About Life, Empowering Quotes, Emotional Quotes, Meaningful Quotes, Wellness Quotes

4. “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.”

— Samuel Beckett

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Failure Quotes, Resilience Quotes, Not Giving Up Quotes

5. “Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Also featured in: Success Quotes, Deep Quotes About Life, Wisdom Quotes, Friday Inspirational Quotes

6. “Giving up doesn’t always mean you’re weak. Sometimes you’re just strong enough to let go.”

— Taylor Swift

Also featured in: Emotional Quotes, Moving On Quotes, Artist Quotes

7. “Nothing you have not given away will ever really be yours.”

— C. S. Lewis

Also featured in: Wealth Quotes, Emotional Quotes, Meaningful Quotes

8. “If you ever think about giving up, remember why you held on for so long.”

— Hayley Williams

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Recovery Quotes, Quotes About Thinking, Challenges Quotes

9. “Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. ”

— John Wooden

Also featured in: Short Inspirational Quotes, Meaningful Quotes, Opportunity Quotes, Positive Work Quotes

10. “Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.”

— George E. Woodberry

Also featured in: Failure Quotes, Effort Quotes, Self-Belief Quotes, Determination Quotes

11. “But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”

— Ernest Hemingway

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Quality Quotes, Struggle Quotes

12. “Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.”

— Lance Armstrong

Also featured in: Courage Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Quotes About Strength, Hard Work Quotes, Short Inspiring Quotes

13. “Rage, rage against the dying light.”

— Dylan Thomas

Also featured in: Poetry Quotes, Passion Quotes, Fighting Quotes

14. “Having a rough day? Place your hand over your heart. Feel that? It’s called purpose. You’re alive for a reason. Don’t give up.”

— Joyce Meyer

Also featured in: Quotes About Heart

15. “You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.”

— Beverly Sills

Also featured in: Success Quotes, Courage Quotes, Motivational Work Quotes, Effort Quotes, Positive Short Quotes

16. “To hold, you must first open your hand. Let go.”

— Lao Tzu

Also featured in: Short Quotes About Life, Life Lessons Quotes, Wednesday Motivational Quotes, Moving On Quotes

17. “If you give up on your dreams, what’s left?”

— Jim Carrey

Also featured in: Emotional Quotes, Quotes About Dreams, Passion Quotes, Determination Quotes

18. “If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old.”

— Peter F. Drucker

Also featured in: Business Quotes, Short Motivational Quotes, New Beginnings Quotes

19. “It’s always darkest before the dawn. The bigger your challenge, the closer you are to your victory.”

— Joel Osteen

Also featured in: Positivity Quotes, Optimistic Quotes, Encouragement Quotes, Winning Quotes, Empowerment Quotes

20. “I let go. Lost in oblivion. Dark and silent and complete. I found freedom. Losing all hope was freedom.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

Also featured in: Depressing Quotes, Sad Quotes, Loss Quotes, Depression Quotes

21. “If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.”

— Banksy

Also featured in: Short Quotes About Life, Short Inspirational Quotes, Resilience Quotes, Feel Better Quotes

22. “The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”

— Anna Quindlen

Also featured in: Confidence Quotes, Self-Care Quotes, Self-Worth Quotes, Emotional Quotes, Identity Quotes

23. “At the end of pain is SUCCESS!”

— Eric Thomas

Also featured in: Hustle Quotes, Self-Empowerment Quotes, Fitness Quotes

24. “Giving up is the greatest failure.”

— Jack Ma

Also featured in: Startup Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Inspirational Quotes for Men, Commitment Quotes

25. “Give up all desire for enjoyment in earth or heaven. Control the organs of the senses and control the mind. Bear every misery without even knowing that you are miserable. Think of nothing but spiritual freedom.”

— Swami Vivekananda

Also featured in: Enlightenment Quotes, Spiritual Growth Quotes, Spirituality Quotes

26. “I plead with you – never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.”

— Pope John Paul II

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Christian Quotes, Positive Inspirational Quotes, Christian Motivational Quotes, Never Give Up Quotes

27. “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. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.”

— Anne Lamott

Also featured in: Emotion Quotes, Quotes About Trying, Quotes About Hope, Progress Quotes

28. “Follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don’t give up.”

— Rachel Corrie

Also featured in: Self-Esteem Quotes, Sweet Quotes, Quotes About Dreams, Passion Quotes

29. “The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me.”

— Francis Chan

Also featured in: Scripture Quotes, Christian Motivational Quotes, Discipleship Quotes, Love You Quotes

30. “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive. Never surrender.”

— Tupac Shakur

Also featured in: Loss Quotes, Struggle Quotes, Being Strong Quotes, Artist Quotes

31. “It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.”

— Chris Gardner

Also featured in: Failure Quotes, Live Life Quotes, Struggle Quotes, Graduation Quotes

32. “Once you start working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.”

— Chanakya

Also featured in: Dedication Quotes, Commitment Quotes, Not Giving Up Quotes, Moving Forward Quotes

33. “Talent is a wonderful thing, but it won't carry a quitter. ”

— Stephen King

Also featured in: Never Give Up Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes, Not Giving Up Quotes

34. “Victory belongs to the most persevering.”

— Napoleon

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Winning Quotes, Effort Quotes

35. “Life will knock us down, but we can choose whether or not to stand back up.”

— Jackie Chan

Also featured in: Recovery Quotes, Moving On Quotes, Struggle Quotes, Being Strong Quotes

36. “Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.”

— Larry Bird

Also featured in: Athlete Quotes, Greatness Quotes, Quotes About Giving, Work Hard Quotes

37. “Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.”

— Roger Crawford

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Impact Quotes, Not Giving Up Quotes, Moving Forward Quotes

38. “Whatever comes, let it come. What stays, let it stay. What goes, let it go.”

— H. W. L. Poonja

Also featured in: Acceptance Quotes, Moving On Quotes, Different Quotes, Soul Quotes

39. “You fail only if you stop writing.”

— Ray Bradbury

Also featured in: Failure Quotes, Quotes About Writing, Storytelling Quotes, Creative Quotes

40. “Pain is temporary. Eventually it will subside. If I quit, however, the surrender stays with me.”

— Lance Armstrong

Also featured in: Athlete Quotes, Fitness Quotes, Pain Quotes, Quitting Quotes

41. “Inside of a ring or out, ain’t nothing wrong with going down. It’s staying down that’s wrong.”

— Muhammad Ali

Also featured in: Athlete Quotes, Never Give Up Quotes, Loss Quotes

42. “We can do anything we want as long as we stick to it long enough.”

— Helen Keller

Also featured in: Optimistic Quotes, Motivational Quotes About Life, Commitment Quotes, Not Giving Up Quotes

43. “If I persist long enough I will win.”

— Og Mandino

Also featured in: Winning Quotes, Positive Thinking Quotes, Commitment Quotes, Struggle Quotes

44. “The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying.”

— John C. Maxwell

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Failure Quotes, Discipline Quotes, Short Inspirational Quotes

45. “The difference between a winner and a loser – they both failed, but the winner gets back up and does it again and again until it goes his way.”

— Greg Plitt

Also featured in: Failure Quotes, Excellence Quotes, Moving On Quotes, Fitness Quotes

46. “I have not yet begun to fight!”

— John Paul Jones

Also featured in: Resistance Quotes, Fighting Quotes, Hero Quotes, Quotes About War

47. “If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.”

— Jesse Jackson

Also featured in: Philosophical Quotes

48. “I’ve always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there’s only a slightest chance.”

— Michael Schumacher

Also featured in: Commitment Quotes, Fighting Quotes, Not Giving Up Quotes, Being Strong Quotes

49. “Waiting for the end to come, Wishing I had strength to stand, This is not what I had planned, It’s out of my control.”

— Linkin Park

Also featured in: Struggle Quotes, Pain Quotes, Sadness Quotes, Quotes About Songs

50. “Never reduce a target. Instead, increase actions. When you start rethinking your targets, making up excuses, and letting yourself off the hook, you are giving up on your dreams!”

— Grant Cardone

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