104 Life Quotes to Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

20 Life Quotes That Will Inspire You

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. ― Mae West
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. ― Mae West
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. ― George Bernard Shaw
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. ― George Bernard Shaw
Not in doing what you like, but in liking what you do is the secret of happiness. ― J.M. Barrie
Not in doing what you like, but in liking what you do is the secret of happiness. ― J.M. Barrie
Folks are usually about as happy as they make up their minds to be. ― Abraham Lincoln
Folks are usually about as happy as they make up their minds to be. ― Abraham Lincoln
Life ought not merely to contain acts of worship, it should be an act of worship. ― John Blanchard
Life ought not merely to contain acts of worship, it should be an act of worship. ― John Blanchard
Always be yourself. At the end of the day, that's all you've really got; when you strip everything down, that's all you've got, so always be yourself. ― Al Roker
Always be yourself. At the end of the day, that's all you've really got; when you strip everything down, that's all you've got, so always be yourself. ― Al Roker
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. ― Marie Curie
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. ― Marie Curie
You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, love like you’ll never be hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, and live like it’s heaven on earth. ― William W. Purkey
You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, love like you’ll never be hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, and live like it’s heaven on earth. ― William W. Purkey
My father gave me the best advice of my life. He said, ‘Whatever you do, don't wake up at 65 years old and think about what you should have done with your life.’ ― George Clooney
My father gave me the best advice of my life. He said, ‘Whatever you do, don't wake up at 65 years old and think about what you should have done with your life.’ ― George Clooney
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed. ― Booker T. Washington
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed. ― Booker T. Washington
Being happy never goes out of style. ― Lilly Pulitzer
Being happy never goes out of style. ― Lilly Pulitzer
Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can’t build on it; it’s only good for wallowing. ― Katherine Mansfield
Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can’t build on it; it’s only good for wallowing. ― Katherine Mansfield
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. ― Charles Darwin
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. ― Charles Darwin
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. ― Robert Frost
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. ― Robert Frost
Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. ― John Wooden
Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. ― John Wooden
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. ― Steve Jobs
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. ― Steve Jobs
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. ― Thomas A. Edison
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. ― Thomas A. Edison
Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there. ― Will Smith
Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there. ― Will Smith
Everything you can imagine is real. ― Pablo Picasso
Everything you can imagine is real. ― Pablo Picasso
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. ― Eleanor Roosevelt
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. ― Eleanor Roosevelt

15 Quotes That Inspire You to Live the Life You Want

Life is not worth living if you are not living in the way you want. ― Ram Gopal Varma
Life is not worth living if you are not living in the way you want. ― Ram Gopal Varma
If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor. ― Eleanor Roosevelt
If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor. ― Eleanor Roosevelt
The purpose of our lives is to be happy. ― Dalai Lama
The purpose of our lives is to be happy. ― Dalai Lama
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. ― Albert Einstein
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. ― Albert Einstein
It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life. ― Elizabeth Kenny
It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life. ― Elizabeth Kenny
We do not remember days, we remember moments. ― Cesare Pavese
We do not remember days, we remember moments. ― Cesare Pavese
Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life. ― Steve Jobs
Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life. ― Steve Jobs
I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go. ― Langston Hughes
I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go. ― Langston Hughes
Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others. ― Roy T. Bennett
Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others. ― Roy T. Bennett
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. ― Buddha
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. ― Buddha
The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything. ― Frank Sinatra
The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything. ― Frank Sinatra
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. ― Andre Gide
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. ― Andre Gide
The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed. ― Eminem
The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed. ― Eminem
If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it! ― Jonathan Winters
If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it! ― Jonathan Winters
If you can do what you do best and be happy, you’re further along in life than most people. ― Leonardo DiCaprio
If you can do what you do best and be happy, you’re further along in life than most people. ― Leonardo DiCaprio

16 Quotes to Empower a Life of Adventure and Courage

Life is either a great adventure or nothing. ― Helen Keller
Life is either a great adventure or nothing. ― Helen Keller
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ― Nelson Mandela
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ― Nelson Mandela
Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground. ― Theodore Roosevelt
Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground. ― Theodore Roosevelt
Believe you can and you’re halfway there. ― Theodore Roosevelt
Believe you can and you’re halfway there. ― Theodore Roosevelt
One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure. ― William Feather
One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure. ― William Feather
Hold on to your dreams of a better life and stay committed to striving to realize it. ― Earl G. Graves, Sr.
Hold on to your dreams of a better life and stay committed to striving to realize it. ― Earl G. Graves, Sr.
The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams. ― Oprah Winfrey
The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams. ― Oprah Winfrey
Get busy living or get busy dying. ― Stephen King
Get busy living or get busy dying. ― Stephen King
Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. ― Babe Ruth
Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. ― Babe Ruth
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. ― Anais Nin
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. ― Anais Nin
The unexamined life is not worth living. ― Socrates
The unexamined life is not worth living. ― Socrates
Don’t settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something. ― Ashton Kutcher
Don’t settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something. ― Ashton Kutcher
Make sure the thing you are living for is worth dying for. ― Charles Mayes
Make sure the thing you are living for is worth dying for. ― Charles Mayes
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. ― Andy Warhol
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. ― Andy Warhol
Difficult and meaningful will always bring more satisfaction than easy and meaningless. ― Maxime Lagace
Difficult and meaningful will always bring more satisfaction than easy and meaningless. ― Maxime Lagace
Don’t waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear. ― Paulo Coelho
Don’t waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear. ― Paulo Coelho

20 Motivational Quotes to Live By for a Better Life

Live your best, and act your best, and think your best each day, for there may be no tomorrows.
Live your best, and act your best, and think your best each day, for there may be no tomorrows.
Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead. ― Charles Bukowski
Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead. ― Charles Bukowski
Let us endeavour so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry. ― Mark Twain
Let us endeavour so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry. ― Mark Twain
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. ― Oscar Wilde
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. ― Oscar Wilde
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. ― Søren Kierkegaard
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. ― Søren Kierkegaard
Don’t be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don’t have to live forever, you just have to live. ― Natalie Babbitt
Don’t be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don’t have to live forever, you just have to live. ― Natalie Babbitt
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. ― Friedrich Nietzsche
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. ― Friedrich Nietzsche
Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing. ― Seneca
Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing. ― Seneca
Sing like no one’s listening, love like you’ve never been hurt, dance like nobody’s watching, and live like it’s heaven on earth.
Sing like no one’s listening, love like you’ve never been hurt, dance like nobody’s watching, and live like it’s heaven on earth.
In order to write about life first you must live it. ― Ernest Hemingway
In order to write about life first you must live it. ― Ernest Hemingway
Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life a life like yours, this earth would be God’s paradise. ― Phillips Brooks
Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life a life like yours, this earth would be God’s paradise. ― Phillips Brooks
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. ― Albert Einstein
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. ― Albert Einstein
It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. ― J.K. Rowling
It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. ― J.K. Rowling
The most important thing in life is to live your life for something more important than your life. ― William James
The most important thing in life is to live your life for something more important than your life. ― William James
You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when. But you can decide how you’re going to live now. ― Joan Baez
You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when. But you can decide how you’re going to live now. ― Joan Baez
Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. ― Dr. Seuss
Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. ― Dr. Seuss
All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret. ― Gabriel García Márquez
All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret. ― Gabriel García Márquez
Life imposes things on you that you can’t control, but you still have the choice of how you’re going to live through this. ― Celine Dion
Life imposes things on you that you can’t control, but you still have the choice of how you’re going to live through this. ― Celine Dion
Live for each second without hesitation. ― Elton John
Live for each second without hesitation. ― Elton John
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

33 Inspirational Quotes to Help You Embrace the Journey of Life

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. ― Albert Einstein
Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody. ― Stephen Chbosky
Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody. ― Stephen Chbosky
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. ― Confucius
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. ― Confucius
Take care of your life and the Lord will take care of your death. ― George Whitefield
Take care of your life and the Lord will take care of your death. ― George Whitefield
In the face of a problem majority of people don’t understand the difference between thinking and worrying... Thinking creates solutions and worrying creates depression. ― Ram Gopal Varma
In the face of a problem majority of people don’t understand the difference between thinking and worrying... Thinking creates solutions and worrying creates depression. ― Ram Gopal Varma
Don’t you think it’s better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life? ― Audrey Niffenegger
Don’t you think it’s better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life? ― Audrey Niffenegger
The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. ― William Morris
The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. ― William Morris
Life is a mountain. Your goal is to find your path, not to reach the top. ― Maxime Lagacé
Life is a mountain. Your goal is to find your path, not to reach the top. ― Maxime Lagacé
The seven ages of man: spills, drills, thrills, bills, ills, pills, wills. ― Richard J. Needham
The seven ages of man: spills, drills, thrills, bills, ills, pills, wills. ― Richard J. Needham
Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments. ― Rose Kennedy
Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments. ― Rose Kennedy
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. ― Jimi Hendrix
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. ― Jimi Hendrix
I’d rather regret the risks that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all. ― Simone Biles
I’d rather regret the risks that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all. ― Simone Biles
Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved. ― Barbara Johnson
Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved. ― Barbara Johnson
Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. ― Mark Twain
Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. ― Mark Twain
When you are doing something that is right, you just do it and take care … Someone has to do this. ― Alice Nkom
When you are doing something that is right, you just do it and take care … Someone has to do this. ― Alice Nkom
We should employ our passions in the service of life, not spend life in the service of our passions. ― Richard Steele
We should employ our passions in the service of life, not spend life in the service of our passions. ― Richard Steele
Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. ― Charles R. Swindoll
Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. ― Charles R. Swindoll
You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot – it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive. ― Maya Angelou
You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot – it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive. ― Maya Angelou
Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher of poison with milk on top. ― Chanakya
Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher of poison with milk on top. ― Chanakya
What makes life dreary is absence of motive. What makes life complicated is multiplicity of motive. What makes life victorious is singleness of motive. ― George Eliot
What makes life dreary is absence of motive. What makes life complicated is multiplicity of motive. What makes life victorious is singleness of motive. ― George Eliot
Life can only be enjoyed as one acquires a true perspective of life and death and of the real purpose of life. ― Spiros Zodhiates
Life can only be enjoyed as one acquires a true perspective of life and death and of the real purpose of life. ― Spiros Zodhiates
Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people. ― Leo Burnett
Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people. ― Leo Burnett
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. ― Dolly Parton
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. ― Dolly Parton
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. ― Soren Kierkegaard
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. ― Soren Kierkegaard
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. ― Mark Twain
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. ― Mark Twain
I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens. ― Woody Allen
I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens. ― Woody Allen
I have very strong feelings about how you lead your life. You always look ahead, you never look back. ― Ann Richards
I have very strong feelings about how you lead your life. You always look ahead, you never look back. ― Ann Richards
Turn your wounds into wisdom. ― Oprah Winfrey
Turn your wounds into wisdom. ― Oprah Winfrey
The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you. ― Stephanie Perkins
The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you. ― Stephanie Perkins
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naïve forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget. ― Thomas Szasz
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naïve forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget. ― Thomas Szasz
It’s not so much what we have in this life that matters. It’s what we do with what we have. ― Fred Rogers
It’s not so much what we have in this life that matters. It’s what we do with what we have. ― Fred Rogers
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. ― George Bernard Shaw
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. ― George Bernard Shaw
Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about. ― Marilyn Monroe
Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about. ― Marilyn Monroe
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