Encouraging Quotes give us that little push we need to keep going, even when things seem uncertain or difficult. They remind us that courage is built on patience, faith, and persistent effort. These quotes don’t just motivate—they reconnect you with your inner strength and the possibilities ahead.
Whether you’re pursuing a goal, overcoming an obstacle, or simply trying to maintain hope, Encouraging Quotes can elevate your thinking and inspire you to do the right thing. Let these words lead you to a more positive, grounded, and determined version of yourself.
1. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
2. “Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman
3. “Keep going. Be all in.” – Bryan Hutchinson
4. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
5. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
6. “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James
7. “The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost
8. “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis
9. “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” – Maya Angelou
10. “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt
11. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
12. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
13. “Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.” – Christopher Reeve
14. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
15. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe
16. “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney
17. “Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible!'” – Audrey Hepburn
18. “You are stronger than you know.” – Lori Osterman
19. “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
20. “Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted.” – Christine Caine
21. “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde
22. “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain
23. “Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.” – Dalai Lama
24. “You must do the things you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
25. “Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.” – Stephanie Bennett-Henry
26. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
27. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” – T.S. Eliot
28. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
29. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill
30. “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” – Albert Einstein
31. “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius
32. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
33. “Turn your wounds into wisdom.” – Oprah Winfrey
34. “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” – Roy T. Bennett
35. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
36. “Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
37. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
38. “What we think, we become.” – Buddha
39. “Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” – Napoleon Hill
40. “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Viktor Frankl
41. “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” – Dalai Lama
42. “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair
43. “Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.” – André Gide
44. “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein
45.”The sun itself is weak when it first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.” – Charles Dickens
46. “You must go on. I can’t go on. I’ll go on.” – Samuel Beckett
47. “The best dreams happen when you’re awake.” – Cherie Gilderbloom
48. “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
49. “Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination.” – Mae Jemison
50. “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere despite overwhelming obstacles.” – Christopher Reeve
51. “I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.” – Louise Hay
52. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle
53. “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali
54. “Fortune favors the brave.” – Virgil
55. “One small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” – Dalai Lama
56. “The expert in anything was once a beginner.” – Helen Hayes
57. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
58. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
59. “You are enough just as you are.” – Meghan Markle
60. “What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” – Vincent van Gogh
61. “The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.” – George Washington
62. “It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.” – Aristotle
63. “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” – Theodore Roosevelt
64. “You are never defeated until you stop trying.” – Mike Ditka
65. “A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.” – Norbert Wiener
66. “Believe in yourself and all that you are.” – Christian D. Larson
67. “Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden
68. “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” – Aristotle
69. “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne
70. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.” – Helen Keller
71. “You can if you think you can.” – George Reeves
72. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi
73. “Light tomorrow with today.” – Elizabeth Barrett Browning
74. “You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth
75. “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw
76. “It’s always too early to quit.” – Norman Vincent Peale
77. “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
78. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
79. “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” – Confucius
80. “The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” – Nicolas Chamfort
81. “Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” – Babe Ruth
82. “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Suzy Kassem
83. “Focus on the step in front of you, not the whole staircase.” – Vance Havner
84. “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” – Rabindranath Tagore
85. “A champion is defined by the adversity they overcome.” – Serena Williams
86. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
87. “Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot
88. “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” – E.E. Cummings
89. “The best revenge is massive success.” – Frank Sinatra
90. “Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman
91. “May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” – Nelson Mandela
92. “There is always a way — if you’re committed.” – Tony Robbins
93. “Failure is not the opposite of success; it’s part of success.” – Arianna Huffington
94. “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A. A. Milne
95. “What good are wings without the courage to fly?” – Atticus
96. “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch
97. “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” – C. S. Lewis
98. “Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.” – Wayne Dyer
99. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
100. “Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
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