91 Most Uplifting Quotes for Hard Times (LIFE)

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Top 10 Most Uplifting Quotes (INSPIRATIONAL)

“I just want you to know that if you are out there and you are being really hard on yourself right now for something that has happened… it’s normal. That is what is going to happen to you in life. No one gets through unscathed. We are all going to have a few scratches on us. Please be kind to yourselves and stand up for yourself, please.”
Taylor Swift

People often say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing you are the beholder. - Salma Hayek — People often say that **beauty** is in the eye of the beholder, and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing you are the beholder. – **Salma Hayek**

Life has got all those twists and turns. You've got to hold on tight and off you go. - Nicole Kidman — Life has got all those twists and turns. You’ve got to hold on tight and off you go. – **Nicole Kidman**

Believe in yourself. Stay in your own lane. There’s only one you. - Queen Latifah — **Believe** in yourself. Stay in your own lane. There’s only one you. – **Queen Latifah**

Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you. - Aldous Huxley — **Experience** is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you. – Aldous Huxley

Living is the art of getting used to what we didn’t expect. - Eleanor C. Wood — Living is the art of getting used to what we didn’t expect. – Eleanor C. Wood

Each day comes bearing its gifts. Untie the ribbon. - Ann Ruth Schabacker — Each day comes bearing its **gifts**. Untie the ribbon. – Ann Ruth Schabacker

The only way to have a life is to commit to it like crazy. - Angelina Jolie — The only way to have a life is to commit to it like crazy. – **Angelina Jolie**

The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot. - Michael Altshuler — The bad news is **time** flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. – Michael Altshuler

When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go. - Carol Burnett — When you have a **dream**, you’ve got to grab it and never let go. – Carol Burnett

13 Uplifting Quotes About Life that Will Brighten Your Perspective

“People tell you the world looks a certain way. Parents tell you how to think. Schools tell you how to think. TV. Religion. And then at a certain point, if you’re lucky, you realize you can make up your own mind. Nobody sets the rules but you. You can design your own life.”
Carrie Ann Moss

You make a choice continue living your life feeling muddled in this abyss of self-misunderstanding, or you find your identity independent of it. You draw your own box. - Duchess Meghan — You make a choice: continue living your life feeling muddled in this abyss of self-misunderstanding, or you find your identity independent of it. You draw your own box. – Duchess Meghan

The greatest mistake you can make is to be continually fearing that you’ll make one. - Elbert Hubbard — The greatest mistake you can make is to be continually **fearing** that you’ll make one. – **Elbert Hubbard**

“For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.”
Michelle Obama

There is only one certainty in life and that is that nothing is certain. - G.K. Chesterton — There is only one certainty in life and that is that nothing is certain. – **G.K. Chesterton**

You define your own life. Don't let other people write your script. - Oprah Winfrey — You define your own life. Don’t let other people write your script. – **Oprah Winfrey**

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length. - Robert Frost — **Happiness** makes up in height for what it lacks in length. – **Robert Frost**

Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you. - Walt Whitman — Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you. – **Walt Whitman**

What’s wrong with being sentimental Sentimental means you like stuff. - Paul McCartney — What’s wrong with being sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff. – Paul McCartney

If you make your internal life a priority, then everything else you need on the outside will be given to you and it will be extremely clear what the next step is. - Gabrielle Bernstein — If you make your internal life a priority, then everything else you need on the outside will be given to you and it will be extremely clear what the next step is. – Gabrielle Bernstein

Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put some sunglasses on. - Lady Gaga — Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put some sunglasses on. – **Lady Gaga**

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted. - John Lennon — Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted. – **John Lennon**

You can’t turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again. - Bonnie Prudden — You can’t turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again. – Bonnie Prudden

10 Uplifting Quotes That Inspires Love and Kindness

“Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!”
Anne Frank

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong. - Ella Fitzgerald — Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong. – **Ella Fitzgerald**

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day. - Sally Koch — Great **opportunities** to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day. – Sally Koch

Kindness is one thing you can’t give away. It always comes back. - George Skolsky — Kindness is one thing you can’t give away. It always comes back. – George Skolsky

Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile. - Franklin P. Jones — Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile. – Franklin P. Jones

Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud. - Maya Angelou — Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud. – **Maya Angelou**

The most sincere compliment we can pay is attention. - Walter Anderson — The most **sincere** compliment we can pay is attention. – Walter Anderson

The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway. - Henry Boye — The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway. – Henry Boye

Spread love everywhere you go. - Mother Teresa — Spread love everywhere you go. – **Mother Teresa**

I care about decency and humanity and kindness. Kindness today is an act of rebellion. - Pink — I care about decency and **humanity** and kindness. Kindness today is an act of rebellion. – Pink

3 Uplifting Quotes That Will Motivate You To Dream

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. - Malala Yousafzai — You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. – **Malala Yousafzai**

Nothing is impossible. The word itself says 'I'm possible!' - Audrey Hepburn — Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible!’ – **Audrey Hepburn**

Success is falling nine times and getting up ten. - Jon Bon Jovi — **Success** is falling nine times and getting up ten. – **Jon Bon Jovi**

6 Uplifting Quotes That Inspires Courage

“I want to be in the arena. I want to be brave with my life. And when we make the choice to dare greatly, we sign up to get our a*** kicked. We can choose courage or we can choose comfort, but we can’t have both. Not at the same time.”
Brene Brown

Success is not final, failure is not fatal it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill — Success is not final, **failure** is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. – **Winston Churchill**

Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. - Harper Lee — Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. – **Harper Lee**

“Be courageous. Challenge orthodoxy. Stand up for what you believe in. When you are in your rocking chair talking to your grandchildren many years from now, be sure you have a good story to tell.”
Amal Clooney

Never fear shadows. They simply mean there’s a light shining nearby. - Ruth E. Renkel — Never fear shadows. They simply mean there’s a light shining nearby. – Ruth E. Renkel

All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination. - Earl Nightingale — All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination. – **Earl Nightingale**

12 Uplifting Quotes To Help You Surpass Hard Times

I am experienced enough to do this. I am knowledgeable enough to do this. I am prepared enough to do this. I am mature enough to do this. I am brave enough to do this. - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — I am experienced enough to do this. I am **knowledgeable** enough to do this. I am prepared enough to do this. I am **mature** enough to do this. I am **brave** enough to do this. – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. - Ralph Waldo Emerson — What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. – **Ralph Waldo Emerson**

A problem is a chance for you to do your best. - Duke Ellington — A problem is a **chance** for you to do your best. – **Duke Ellington**

Belief creates the actual fact. - William James — Belief creates the actual fact. – William James

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. - Robin Williams — No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. – **Robin Williams**

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. - Aristotle — It is during our darkest moments that we must **focus** to see the light. – **Aristotle**

Believe you can and you're halfway there. - Theodore Roosevelt — Believe you can and you’re halfway there. – **Theodore Roosevelt**

Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen—that stillness becomes a radiance. - Morgan Freeman — **Learning** how to be still, to really be still and let life happen—that stillness becomes a radiance. – Morgan Freeman

Not having the best situation, but seeing the best in your situation is the key to happiness. - Marie Forleo — Not having the best situation, but seeing the best in your situation is the key to happiness. – **Marie Forleo**

I'm not going to continue knocking that old door that doesn't open for me. I'm going to create my own door and walk through that. - Ava DuVernay — I’m not going to continue knocking that old door that doesn’t open for me. I’m going to create my own door and walk through that. – Ava DuVernay

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow; it only saps today of its strength. - A.J. Cronin — **Worry** never robs tomorrow of its sorrow; it only saps today of its **strength**. – A.J. Cronin

Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time. - Ruth Bader Ginsburg — Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time. – **Ruth Bader Ginsburg**

11 Uplifting Quotes For Work

“I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
Henry David Thoreau

Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too. - Mark Twain — Stay away from those people who try to disparage your **ambitions**. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too. – **Mark Twain**

You don't always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go and see what happens. - Mandy Hale — You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to **breathe**, **trust**, let go and see what happens. – **Mandy Hale**

It is only when we take chances, when our lives improve. The initial and the most difficult risk that we need to take is to become honest. - Walter Anderson — It is only when we take chances, when our lives improve. The initial and the most difficult **risk** that we need to take is to become **honest**. – Walter Anderson

You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction. - George Lorimer — You’ve got to get up every morning with **determination** if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction. – George Lorimer

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you’re willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz — Your **talent** determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you’re willing to do. Your **attitude** determines how well you do it. – **Lou Holtz**

Build your own dreams or someone else will hire you to build theirs. - Farrah Gray — Build your own dreams or someone else will hire you to build theirs. – Farrah Gray

When someone tells me ‘no’, it doesn’t mean I can’t do it, it simply means I can’t do it with them. - Karen E. Quinones Miller — When someone tells me ‘no’, it doesn’t mean I can’t do it, it simply means I can’t do it with them. – Karen E. Quinones Miller

The individual who says it is not possible should move out of the way of those doing it. - Tricia Cunningham — The individual who says it is not possible should move out of the way of those doing it. – Tricia Cunningham

Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see further. - Thomas Carlyle — Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see further. – **Thomas Carlyle**

We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them. - Albert Einstein — We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them. – **Albert Einstein**

12 Uplifting Quotes For Women

“I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles.”
Audrey Hepburn

My mission in life is not merely to survive but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. - Maya Angelou — My mission in life is not merely to survive but to thrive and to do so with some **passion**, some **compassion**, some **humor**, and some style. – Maya Angelou

If you can dance and be free and not be embarrassed, you can rule the world. - Amy Poehler — If you can dance and be free and not be embarrassed, you can rule the world. – Amy Poehler

“Some women choose to follow men, and some choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.”
Lady Gaga

You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life. - Coco Chanel — You can be gorgeous at thirty, **charming** at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life. – **Coco Chanel**

Be messy and complicated and afraid and show up anyways. - Glennon Doyle Melton — Be messy and complicated and afraid and show up anyways. – Glennon Doyle Melton

If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. - Margaret Thatcher — If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. – **Margaret Thatcher**

You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation. - Brigham Young — You **educate** a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation. – Brigham Young

I am a woman with thoughts and questions and sht to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story – I will. - Amy Schumer — I am a woman with thoughts and questions and sh*t to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story – I will. – Amy Schumer

Whenever you see a successful woman, look out for three men who are going out of their way to try to block her. - Yulia Tymoshenko — Whenever you see a successful woman, look out for three men who are going out of their way to try to block her. – Yulia Tymoshenko

It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent. - Madeleine Albright — It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent. – **Madeleine Albright**

I am thankful for my struggle because, without it, I wouldn’t have stumbled across my strength. - Alex Elle — I am **thankful** for my **struggle** because, without it, I wouldn’t have stumbled across my strength. – Alex Elle

7 Uplifting Quotes For Students

The man who does not read books has no advantage over the one who cannot read them. - Mark Twain — The man who does not **read** books has no advantage over the one who cannot read them. – Mark Twain

Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. - Malcolm X — Education is the passport to the **future**, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. – **Malcolm X**

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be ignited. - Plutarch — The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be ignited. – **Plutarch**

Never let the fear of striking out stop you from playing the game. - Babe Ruth — Never let the fear of striking out stop you from playing the game. – **Babe Ruth**

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. - Albert Einstein — A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. – Albert Einstein

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**

The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. - B.B. King — The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. – B.B. King

7 Uplifting Quotes That Will Make You Think

“I’m going to be gone one day, and I have to accept that tomorrow isn’t promised. Am I OK with how I’m living today? It’s the only thing I can help. If I didn’t have another one, what have I done with all my todays? Am I doing a good job?”
Hayley Williams