A Collection Of Quotes About Life

How can quotes about life help you? Are you having one of those days when you feel like everything is going wrong and you can’t even figure out why? You have a feeling it is wrong and you would love to find how to change it. 

Words have power, more than you even realise. Sometimes it is all about finding some phrase or quote that just makes you stop and think wow that is me. That is what I need right now. 

Why not take a look through the list of inspirational quotes about life here and see which one or ones make you stop and smile. Feel empowered and motivated to change your outlook on life. 

Famous quotes about life

“When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.”  – Carol Burnett

“You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be “Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” – Og Mandino

“The most important thing is to enjoy your life -to be happy -it’s all that matters.” – Steve Jobs

“Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow.”  – Mahatma Gandhi

“Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself.” – Alice Walker

“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” – Estée Lauder

“When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale

“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” – Winnie the Pooh

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

Positive quotes about life

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

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde

“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”  – Napoleon Hill

“Do the best you can. No one can do more than that.” – John Wooden

“Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” – Wayne Dyer

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.” – Robert Frost

“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.”- Will Rogers

“Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.” – John Barrymore

“Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful.” – Annette Funicello

“When a woman becomes her own best friend, life is easier.”  – Diane Von Furstenberg

When a woman becomes her own best friend, life is easier.

Meaningful quotes to live by

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln

“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” – Dolly Parton

“All dreams are within reach. All you have to do is keep moving towards them.” – Viola Davis

“Life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans.” – John Lennon

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe

“The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.” – William Hazlitt

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw

“If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.” – Bruce Lee

“The purpose of life is a life of purpose.” – Robert Byrne

If you can’t yet do great things, do small things in a great way.” – Napoleon Hill

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” – Mary Anne Radmacher

“Worry is a misuse of imagination.” – Unknown

“A year from now you will wish you had started today.” – Unknown

“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” – Dolly Parton

 

Find out who you are and do it on purpose

Motivational quotes about life

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer

“If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves.” – Maria Edgeworth

“We can see through others only when we can see through ourselves.” – Bruce Lee

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” – Frederick Douglass

“Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.” – Ruth Gordo

“You’ll never get bored when you try something new. There’s really no limit to what you can do.” – Dr. Seuss

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” – Angela Davis

“Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated.” –  Confucius

“Almost nothing material is needed for a happy life, for he who has understood existence.” – Marcus Aurelius

“The greatest pleasure of life is love.” –  Euripides

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” –  Anais Nin

“There are no mistakes, only opportunities.” – Tina Fey

“I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.” – Louise Hay

“Life is a book you write, not a movie you watch.” – Maxime Lagacé

“Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.” – Seneca 

Inspirational quotes to live by

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” –  Buddha

“Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.” –  Anonymous 

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll

“If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” – H. G. Wells

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour, and some style.” – Maya Angelou

“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand

“Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality.” – Les Brown

Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality.
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