91 Short Inspirational Quotes to Uplift You (EMPOWER)

Top 12 Short Inspirational Quotes of All Time

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. - Lao Tzu — Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. – **Lao Tzu**

Die with memories, not dreams. — Die with **memories**, not **dreams**.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. - Eleanor Roosevelt — The **future** belongs to those who **believe** in the beauty of their **dreams**. – **Eleanor Roosevelt**

If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.

I don’t need it to be easy, I need it to be worth it. – **Lil Wayne**

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**

Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. - Sam Levenson — Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. – Sam Levenson

Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear. - George Addair — Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of **fear**. – George Addair

In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. - Albert Einstein — In the middle of every difficulty lies **opportunity**. – **Albert Einstein**

I will remember and recover but that doesn't mean I will forget. — I will remember and recover but that doesn’t mean I will forget.

Be so good they can’t ignore you. - Steve Martin — Be so good they can’t ignore you. – Steve Martin

Don’t tell people your plans. Show them your results.

Short Inspirational Quotes (Images)

Whatever you are, be a good one. - Abraham Lincoln — Whatever you are, be a good one. – **Abraham Lincoln**

Good things happen to those who hustle. - Anais Nin — Good things happen to those who **hustle**. – **Anais Nin**

Forget about style; worry about results. - Bobby Orr — Forget about style; worry about results. – Bobby Orr

Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve. - Napoleon Hill — Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve. – **Napoleon Hill**

The grass is greener where you water it.

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. - Proverb — Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. – Proverb

The roots of **education** are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. – **Aristotle**

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. - Gandhi — You must be the change you wish to see in the world. – **Gandhi**

To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence. - Mark Twain — To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and **confidence**. – **Mark Twain**

Man doesn’t know what he is capable of until he is asked. - Kofi Annan — Man doesn’t know what he is capable of until he is asked. – Kofi Annan

To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. - Soren Kierkegaard — To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. – Soren Kierkegaard

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

Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. - Dr. Seuss — Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. – **Dr. Seuss**

Every noble work is at first impossible - Thomas Carlyle — Every noble work is at first impossible – **Thomas Carlyle**

I am an artist at living, my work of art is my life. - D.T. Suzuki — I am an artist at living, my work of art is my life. – D.T. Suzuki

The wisest mind has something yet to learn. - George Santanaya — The wisest mind has something yet to learn. – George Santanaya

In life you need either inspiration or desperation. - Tony Robbins — In life you need either inspiration or desperation. – **Tony Robbins**

Either you run the day, or the day runs you. – **Jim Rohn**

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. - Eleanor Roosevelt — No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. – **Eleanor Roosevelt**

Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still. - Chinese Proverb — Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still. – **Chinese Proverb**

Turn your wounds into wisdom. Oprah Winfrey — Turn your wounds into **wisdom**. – **Oprah Winfrey**

Fall seven times, stand up eight. - Japanese Proverb — Fall seven times, stand up eight. – **Japanese Proverb**

No guts, no story. - Chris Brady — No guts, no story. – Chris Brady

10 Short Inspiration & Uplifting Quotes (Anonymous)

You make mistakes. Mistakes don’t make you.

Breathe. It’s just a bad day, not a bad life. — **Breathe**. It’s just a bad day, not a bad life.

Don’t dream your life, live your dream. — Don’t **dream** your life, live your dream.

Dream without fear. Love without limits. — **Dream** without fear. **Love** without limits.

What consumes your mind controls your life

It’s okay to not be okay as long as you are not giving up.

Everything is going to be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.

Only hard things are worth doing. If what you are doing is not hard, rethink what you are doing.

More Short Quotes to Inspire You Deeply

Being miserable is a habit; being happy is a habit; and the choice is yours. - Tom Hopkins — Being miserable is a habit; being happy is a habit; and the choice is yours. – **Tom Hopkins**

It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get up. - Vince Lombardi — It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up. – **Vince Lombardi**

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. – Lao Tzu

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher. - Oprah Winfrey — Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher. – Oprah Winfrey

It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as a lamb. - Roman Proverb — It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as a lamb. – Roman Proverb

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. - Albert Einstein — In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. – **Albert Einstein**

He that can have patience can have what he will. - Benjamin Franklin — He that can have **patience** can have what he will. – **Benjamin Franklin**

You get credit for what you finished, not what you started.

Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion. - Muhammad Ali — Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion. – **Muhammad Ali**

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. - Henry Ford — The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. – **Henry Ford**

Energy and initiative count as much as talent and luck. - Will Peters — Energy and initiative count as much as talent and luck. – Will Peters

The only thing that can grow is the thing you give energy to. - Ralph Waldo Emerson — The only thing that can grow is the thing you give energy to. – **Ralph Waldo Emerson**

Goals help you channel your energy into action. - Les Brown — Goals help you channel your energy into **action**. – **Les Brown**

When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. - Maya Angelou — When we give **cheerfully** and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. – **Maya Angelou**

Other people's opinion of you does not have to become your reality. - Les Brown — Other people’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality. – **Les Brown**

The key to life is not accumulation. It's contribution. - Stephen Covey — The key to life is not accumulation. It’s contribution. – **Stephen Covey**

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. - Jim Rohn — Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. – Jim Rohn

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde — Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. – **Oscar Wilde**

Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. - Martin Luther King Jr. — Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. – Martin Luther

Extraordinary results are rarely happenstance. - The ONE Thing — Extraordinary results are rarely happenstance. – **The ONE Thing**

A word fitly spoken can change a person's life. - Louis Howard — A word fitly spoken can change a person’s life. – Louis Howard

**Success** is never permanent, and failure is never final. – Mike Ditka

Be flexible so you can change with change. - Bruce Lee — Be flexible so you can change with change. – Bruce Lee

In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail. - Vince Lombardi — In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail. – Vince Lombardi

Live out of your imagination instead of out of your memory. - Les Brown — Live out of your imagination instead of out of your memory. – **Les Brown**

Forget the failures. Keep the lessons. - Dalai Lama — Forget the failures. Keep the lessons. – **Dalai Lama**

Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought. - Matsuo Basho — Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought. – **Matsuo Basho**

Life is a big canvas, throw all the paint on it you can. - Danny kaye — Life is a big canvas, throw all the paint on it you can. – Danny kaye

It’s never too late to be what you might have been. – George

Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. - Charles Swindoll — Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. – Charles Swindoll

Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision. - Winston Churchill — Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision. – **Winston Churchill**

The days are long, but the years are short.

Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears. - Arthur Koestler — Courage is never to let your **actions** be influenced by your fears. – Arthur Koestler

Conclusion

If you want a quick inspirational boost then look no further, here are some of the most inspiring short quotes I have garnered over the past several years.

They had served me well and I believe they will for you too.

Maybe not all of them will speak to you the same way as it did for me but you just need a handful that you can deeply relate to.

Just because these quotes are short does not mean they are not powerful.

In fact, if you use them wisely, these short quotes will make more of an impact than you read an entire book.

3 significant words beat a thousand without meaning.“
Jeremiah Say

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These are my collectible short quotes.

I return to this page whenever I need quick inspiration to execute a task I deem important but procrastinated.

Relying on Willpower is good but my willpower is not infinite so it is smart to keep these short quotes handy.

Different quotes will speak to me differently at different times so I just post everything up and read them from top to bottom.

What you can do is save some of the quotes on your desktop or you can tweet or pin them. Doing so will allow you to refer back to these quotes in times of need.

If there are any short quotes that you like but I have missed them, please let me know.

This page will be continually updated.

Thanks for reading.

Sincerely,
Jeremiah Say

Also read:

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