Top 200 Short Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “Always do whatever’s next.”

— George Carlin

102. “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.”

— Mark Twain

103. “If you want to fly with the eagles, don’t swim with the ducks!”

— T. Harv Eker

104. “I learned all about life with a ball at my feet.”

— Ronaldinho

105. “Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.”

— Lao Tzu

106. “The right thing to do and the hard thing to do are usually the same.”

— Steve Maraboli

107. “Why climb Mount Everest? Because it’s there.”

— George Leigh Mallory

108. “The very important thing you should have is patience.”

— Jack Ma

109. “I’d rather have 1% of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort.”

— J. Paul Getty

110. “My Poor Dad Often Said, ‘I’d Rather Be Happy Than Rich.’ My Rich Dad Said, ‘Why Not Be Both?’”

— Robert T. Kiyosaki

111. “Don’t show up to prove. Show up to improve.”

— Simon Sinek

112. “Doing your best is more important than being the best.”

— Shannon Miller

113. “Test fast, fail fast, adjust fast.”

— Tom Peters

114. “Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.”

— Confucius

115. “If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.”

— Epictetus

116. “Never assume. Ask.”

— Hlovate

117. “If you cannot be positive, then at least be quiet.”

— Joel Osteen

118. “I dream my painting and I paint my dream.”

— Vincent van Gogh

119. “That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest. ”

— Henry David Thoreau

120. “Wherever you are – be all there.”

— Jim Elliot

121. “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”

— Thomas A. Edison

122. “Never stray from the Way.”

— Miyamoto Musashi

123. “Self-awareness is a key to self-mastery.”

— Gretchen Rubin

124. “Know thyself, know thy enemy.”

— Sun Tzu

125. “Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.”

— Bruce Lee

126. “Success is in the details.”

— Zig Ziglar

127. “Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth.”

— Socrates

128. “Learn to hide your need and show your skill.”

— Jim Rohn

129. “When one teaches, two learn.”

— Robert A. Heinlein

130. “I have nothing to lose, but something to gain.”

— Eminem

131. “Little strokes fell great oaks.”

— Benjamin Franklin

132. “Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten.”

— Aldo Gucci

133. “Calm down, Think different, Find your way...”

— Arash

134. “Accountability breeds response-ability.”

— Stephen R. Covey

135. “When there’s change, there’s opportunity.”

— Jack Welch

136. “Thoughts lead to feelings. Feelings lead to actions. Action leads to results.”

— T. Harv Eker

137. “Time is a precious thing. Never waste it.”

— Gene Wilder

138. “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.”

— John Wooden

139. “Never complain and never explain.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

140. “A man is great by deeds, not by birth.”

— Chanakya

141. “To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

142. “It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?”

— Henry David Thoreau

143. “Expect the unexpected.”

— Bear Bryant

144. “We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. ”

— Thomas Fuller

145. “Work hard. Think big. Listen well.”

— Ben Feldman

146. “Alone we are smart. Together we are brilliant.”

— Steven Anderson

147. “Debt is dumb. Cash is king.”

— Dave Ramsey

148. “We have three baskets for investing: yes, no and too tough to understand. ”

— Charlie Munger

149. “If you're explaining, you're losing.”

— Ronald Reagan

150. “Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.”

— Chili Davis