50 Best Short Inspirational Quotes That Will Raise Your Spirits
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."
There's only so much that your morning cup of joe can do for your day. Sure that extra burst of caffeine is the perfect kickstart, but sometimes we need a little more than that. Hey, we all have bad days every once in a while, and sometimes those bad days call for a little pick-me-up. Speaking of, there's no better way to lift up your mood than by reading some inspirational quotes! We created a list of the best ones that are short enough for you to get the message.
Each of these meaningful, memorable sayings is intended to kick you into high gear and motivate you for the day, week, or month ahead. (Plus, many double as excellent Instagram captions!) There are happy quotes here about life, like this saying from Albert Einstein: "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." And there are inspiring love quotes on our list, too. Just take Lucille Ball's words, for instance: "Love yourself first and everything else falls into line." Best friend quotes, family quotes, and gratitude quotes abound here as well—and we're certain that poetry lovers will feel particularly inspired by these beloved lines from Langston Hughes: "Hold fast to dreams / For if dreams die / Life is a broken-winged bird / That cannot fly."
Of course, adding coffee is never a bad idea. Pour yourself an iced coffee, then read through these wise words to add even more pep in your step!
Walt Disney
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Be the best of whatever you are.”
Emily Dickinson
“Forever is composed of nows.”
Norton Juster, ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’
“So many things are possible just as long as you don’t know they’re impossible.”
Rosa Parks
“To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step.”
Paulo Coehlo
“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”
Mahatma Gandhi
“We need not wait to see what others do.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“One must be something to do something.”
Maya Angelou
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”
Viola Davis
“All dreams are within reach. All you have to do is keep moving towards them.”
Sigmund Freud
“One day in retrospect the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.”
Esteé Lauder
“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.”
Pablo Picasso
“Action is the foundational key to all success.”
Deepak Chopra
“You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible.”
William James
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."
Winston Churchill
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
Albert Einstein
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
Ella Fitzgerald
"Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do."
Malala Yousafzai
"Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality."
Josiah is the Digital Content Producer for the commerce team at Popular Mechanics, Best Products, Runner’s World, and Bicycling Magazine. He also writes for “BIO Buys”—a column on Biography.com—giving readers the lowdown on what products their favorite celebs are using. In another life, Josiah was an editor at ThePioneerWoman.com, where he sharpened his expertise on all things lifestyle, food-news, and entertainment. Outside work related matters, he’s a fan of Studio Ghibli films, unimportant reality TV drama, and melancholy Lorde songs.
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