Top 200 Short Inspiring Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”

— Maya Angelou

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2. “Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.”

— Oprah Winfrey

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3. “Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.”

— Zig Ziglar

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4. “Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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5. “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

— Leo Buscaglia

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6. “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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7. “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”

— Annie Dillard

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8. “Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

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9. “You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over.”

— Richard Branson

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10. “It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.”

— J.K. Rowling

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11. “When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this – you haven’t.”

— Thomas A. Edison

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12. “If you want to be happy, be.”

— Leo Tolstoy

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13. “Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

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14. “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”

— Lao Tzu

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15. “The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.”

— Steven Furtick

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16. “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful, that’s what matters to me.”

— Steve Jobs

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17. “Everything is created twice, first in the mind and then in reality.”

— Robin S. Sharma

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18. “Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. ”

— Dale Carnegie

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19. “Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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20. “We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”

— Joseph Campbell

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21. “Stop leaving and you will arrive. Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found.”

— Lao Tzu

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22. “A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.”

— Simon Sinek

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23. “When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”

— Lao Tzu

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24. “Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.”

— Colin Powell

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25. “This is a subtle truth. Whatever you love, you are.”

— Rumi

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26. “Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”

— John Lennon

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27. “Don’t wish for less problems; wish for more skills.”

— Jim Rohn

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28. “Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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29. “You can’t hit a target you cannot see, and you cannot see a target you do not have.”

— Zig Ziglar

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30. “The cure for pain is in the pain.”

— Rumi

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31. “Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.”

— George Washington

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32. “Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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33. “If it is to be, it is up to me.”

— William H. Johnsen

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34. “We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.”

— Carl Sagan

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35. “Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.”

— Leonardo da Vinci

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36. “Excellence/Perfection is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends.”

— Brian Tracy

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37. “A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.”

— Brad Henry

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38. “You can't avoid pain, but you can choose to overcome it.”

— Paulo Coelho

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39. “Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use.”

— Steve Jobs

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40. “One of the greatest discoveries a person makes, one of their great surprises, is to find they can do what they were afraid they couldn’t do.”

— Henry Ford

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41. “When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.”

— Napoleon Hill

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42. “The thing I remember best about successful people I've met all through the years is their obvious delight in what they're doing and it seems to have very little to do with worldly success. They just love what they're doing, and they love it in front of others.”

— Fred Rogers

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43. “The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves.”

— Swami Vivekananda

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44. “When was the last time you did something for the first time?”

— John C. Maxwell

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45. “If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don’t want to be. ”

— Dale Carnegie

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46. “Look for the answer inside your question.”

— Rumi

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47. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”

— Albert Schweitzer

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48. “Fortune favours the brave.”

— Latin proverb

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49. “You cannot change your destination overnight. You can change your direction.”

— Jim Rohn

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50. “Don’t gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.”

— Bob Marley

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