Inspirational Quotes

“The most accurate measurement of courage is one’s vulnerability. Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity, and change.” ~ Dr. Brené Brown

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” ~ Marianne Williamson

“Share with people who’ve earned the right to hear your story.” ~ Dr. Brené Brown

“Those things that hurt, instruct.” ~ Benjamin Franklin

“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count.  It’s the life in your years.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.” ~ T.S. Elliot

“Butterflies cannot see their wings.  They can’t see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can.  People are like that too.” ~ Unknown

“When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” ~ Franklin Delano Roosevelt

“The more room you give yourself to express your true thoughts and feelings, the more room there is for your wisdom to emerge.” ~ Marianne Williamson

“What you do speaks so loud, I cannot hear what you are saying.” ~ Unknown

“The true meaning of courage is to be afraid, and then, with your knees knocking and your heart racing, to step out anyway even when that step makes sense to nobody but you.  I know that’s not easy.  But making a bold move is the only way to truly advance towards the grandest vision the universe has for you.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.” ~ John Irving

“Burn brightly without burning out.” ~ Richard Biggs

“It is one of the most beautiful compensations in life…that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.” ~ Will Rogers

“The deepest principle of human nature is a craving to be appreciated.” ~ William James

“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.” ~ Unknown

“Being the best is great; you’re number 1.  Being unique is greater; you’re the only one!” ~ Wilson Kanadi

“It’s better to be a lion for a day than to be a sheep all your life.” ~ Sister Elizabeth Kenny

“When we’re looking for compassion, it’s about connecting with the right person at the right time about the right issue.” ~ Dr. Brené Brown

“When you hold on to your history, you do it at the expense of your destiny.” ~ Bishop T.D. Jakes

“There is also something deeply lovely about uncertainty:  the possibility of optimism.” ~ Joan Wickersham

“When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.”  ~ Honoré de Balzac

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”  ~ Mahatma Gandhi

“Look for the answer inside your question.”  ~ Rumi

“One small crack does not mean that you are broken, it means that you were put to the test and you didn’t fall apart.”  ~ Linda Poindexter

“You get there realizing you are already there.”  ~ Eckhart Tolle

“Everyone is a genius.  But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.”  ~ Albert Einstein

“Sometimes burning a bridge isn’t a bad thing…it prevents you from going back to a place you should never have been, to begin with.”  ~ Unknown

“Sometimes you have to give up on people.  Not because you don’t care but because they don’t.  A person’s actions will tell you everything you need to know.  Love yourself enough to say goodbye to those who don’t make time for you or know how to love you back.  Let go of what hurts, even if it hurts to let go.”  ~ Jennifer Green

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last.  Well, neither does bathing that’s why we recommend it daily.”  ~Zig Ziglar

“Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got.”  ~ R. Brault

“Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.”  ~ Pema Chodron

“No” is a complete sentence.”  ~ Gavin De Becker

“You have to meet people where they are and sometimes you have to leave them there.”  ~ Iyanla Vanzant

“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.”  ~ Dalai Lama

“Don’t try to win over haters; you’re not a jackass whisperer.”  ~Brene Brown

“Forgiveness is a gift you give to yourself.”  ~ Tony Robbins

“The longest journey you will make in your life is from your head to your heart.”  ~ Gary Zukav

“The root of suffering is attachment.”  ~ Buddha

“To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow.  So do it.”  ~ Kurt Vonnegut

“Most people die at 25 and aren’t buried until they are 75.”  ~ Benjamin Franklin

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”  ~ Anais Nin

“You are not required to set yourself on fire to keep other people warm.”  ~ Unknown

“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”  ~ Mark Twain

“Throw me to the wolves and I’ll come back leading the pack”  ~ Unknown but shared by Saadia 🙂

“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”  ~ Anne Frank

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you”  ~ Maya Angelou

“Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are” ~Marianne Williamson

“When things seem unjust and unfair and you show up anyways and give 100%, that is when GREATNESS shows up” ~Tony Robbins

“Put your oxygen mask on first.  Caring for others requires taking care of yourself first” ~ Jennifer Green

“When life gives you lemons, make orange juice and leave the world wondering how you did it”  ~Unknown

“A person’s success in life can be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have” ~Tim Ferriss 🙂