500 Inspiring Quotes & Sayings About Life

126. ”Maybe the thing you’re most scared of is exactly what you should do.”

127. ”One day you’re going to miss the subway because it’s not going to come. One of these days, it’s going to break down and it’s not going to come around and everyone else will just wait for the next one or will take the bus, or walk, or run to the next station: they will go on with their lives. And you’re not going to be able to go on with your life! You’ll be standing there, in the subway station, staring at the tube. Why? Because you think that everything has to happen perfectly and on time and when you think it’s going to happen! Well guess what! That’s not how things happen! And you’ll be the only one who’s not going to be able to go on with life, just because your subway broke down. So you know what, you’ve got to let go, you’ve got to know that things don’t happen the way you think they’re going to happen, but that’s okay, because there’s always the bus, there’s always the next station…you can always take a cab.” – C. JoyBell C.

128. ”Eventually all things fall into place. Until then, laugh at the confusion, live for the moments, and know everything happens for a reason.”

129. ”Everything in life can teach you a lesson, you just have to be willing to learn.”

130. “Your mind is a powerful thing. When you fill it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.”

131. ”Your choices, your actions, and your life. Live it the way you want, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.”

132. “The years go by. The time, it does fly. Every single second is a moment in time that passes. And it seems like nothing — but when you’re looking back … well, it amounts to everything.” – Ray Bradbury

133. ”Some things need to be let go before other things can be let in.” – Marianne Williamson

134. ”You can’t change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it.”

135. ”People who have only good experiences aren’t very interesting. They may be content, and happy after a fashion, but they aren’t very deep. It may seem a misfortune now, and it makes things difficult, but well—it’s easy to feel all the happy, simple stuff. Not that happiness is necessarily simple. But I don’t think you’re going to have a life like that, and I think you’ll be the better for it. The difficult thing is to not be overwhelmed by the bad patches. You must not let them defeat you. You must see them as a gift—a cruel gift, but a gift nonetheless.” – Peter Cameron

136. ”Sometimes you have to accept the truth and stop wasting time on the wrong people.”

137. ”Be happy. Just because things are not good, doesn’t mean you can’t see the good side of things.”

138. ”Don’t ever say you’re not good enough. If that person can’t see how amazing you are, then they’re the one who’s not good enough for you.”

139. ”What is coming is better than what is gone.” – Arabic Proverb

140. ”It is okay to want your own happiness. It’s okay to care about yourself the most. You are not obligated to sit there and smile and swallow every bit of shit everyone heaps on you. You are more than furniture, you’re more than window dressing, you’re not their shiny toy. You’re human, and you have the right to say “That was shitty of you”. You have a right to protest your own mistreatment and set boundaries for respectful interactions. The rest of the world doesn’t realize you have this right, and they will act offended and appalled when you exercise it, but it is yours.”

141. ”Sometimes we fall down because there is something down there we’re supposed to find.”

142. ”Everyone has an untold story hidden behind closed doors, try to understand that people are not always as they first seem.”

143. “Take small steps every day and you’ll eventually get there.”

144. “Do your best to avoid stress and try to enjoy life. Quit thinking so much. Why complicate life?”

145. ”Sometimes we don’t need advice, we just need someone to listen.”

146. ”How you respond to failure will either make you or break you.”

147. ”Guess what? You don’t have to attend every argument you’re invited to!”

148. ”There is a blessing hidden in every trial in life, but you have to be willing to open your heart to see them.”

149. ”Sometimes as much as you want to hold on to something you have to let it go, because God has something else better in store.”

150. ”You’ll never understand until it happens to you.”

151. ”When love is real, it finds a way.”

152. ”If you don’t start appreciating what’s right in front of you, you might lose it.”

153. ”Life only comes around once, so do whatever makes you happy, and be with whoever makes you smile.”

154. ”Be careful who you make memories with. Those things can last a lifetime.” – Ugo Eze

155. ”Sometimes you have to go through the hard times to realize how strong you are.”

156. ”An ugly personality will always ruin a beautiful face.”

157. “People may not realize this, but it’s sadness and despair that sometimes allow a person to grow. Being comfortable with where you’re at often doesn’t motivate you to change or improve your situation. However, being in despair forces you to try to get out of it. That’s why despair is a good thing.”

158. ”Know your worth. Know when you have had enough. And move on from the people who keep ruining your happiness.”

159. ”Be selective in your battles, sometimes peace is better than being right.”

160. ”Waiting for someone else to make you happy is the surest way to be sad.”

161. “The past is the past. Don’t let it hold you back. Move forward and don’t look back.”

162. “We all have this perfect picture in our minds of how things are supposed to be and that’s why we all end up being disappointed.”

163. “One small positive thought can change your whole day.”

164. “Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same.” – Flavia Weedn

165. “Live your life and ignore the negativity. Don’t let anyone steal your happiness.”

166. “I may not be there yet, but I’m closer than I was yesterday.”

167. “Be thankful for what you have and work hard for what you don’t have.”

168. ”Never trust anyone that doesn’t smoke pot or listen to Bob Dylan…Never trust anyone who doesn’t like the beach. And never, ever, EVER, trust ANYONE who says they don’t like dogs. You meet someone who doesn’t like dogs, you alert the authorities immediately and you sure as SHIT don’t marry them.”

169. ”Life is unpredictable and you never know what is coming next. Don’t ever get too comfortable. Always be ready to change.”

170. “It doesn’t matter what other people think of you. All that matters is what you think of you.” – Robin Sharma

171. “Don’t rush things. Anything worth having is worth waiting for.”

172. ”The past is your lesson. The present is your gift. The future is your motivation.”

173. “Hope is wishing something would happen. Faith is believing something will happen. Courage is making something happen.”

174. “Friendship means understanding, not agreement. It means forgiveness, not forgetting. It means the memories last, even if contact is lost.”

175. ”Smile like you’ve never cried, fight like you’ve never lost, love like you’ve never been hurt, and live like there’s no tomorrow.”

176. “My wife got sick. She was constantly nervous because of problems at work, personal life, her failures and children. She lost 30 pounds and weighted about 90 pounds. She got very skinny and was constantly crying. She was not a happy woman. She had suffered from continuing headaches, heart pain and jammed nerves in her back and ribs. She did not sleep well, falling asleep only in the mornings and got tired very quickly during the day. Our relationship was on the verge of a break up. Her beauty was leaving her somewhere, she had bags under her eyes, she was poking her head, and stopped taking care of herself. She refused to shoot the films and rejected any role. I lost hope and thought that we’ll get divorced soon… But then I decided to act. After all I’ve got the most beautiful woman on earth. She is the idol of more than half of men and women on earth, and I was the one allowed to fall asleep next to her and to hug her. I began to shower her with flowers, kisses and compliments. I surprised and pleased her every minute. I gave her a lot of gifts and lived just for her. I spoke in public only about her. I incorporated all themes in her direction. I praised her in front of her own and our mutual friends. You won’t believe it, but she blossomed. She became better. She gained weight, was no longer nervous and loved me even more than ever. I had no clue that she can LOVE that much. And then I realized one thing: the woman is the reflection of her man. If you love her to the point of madness, she will become it.” – Brad Pitt about his wife

177. “Sometimes you have no choice but to just move on.”

178. “Inhale the best, exhale the stress.”

179. “Keep calm and Stay positive. Good things will happen.”

180. “Chase dreams, not people.”

181. “Your past mistakes are meant to guide you, not define you.”

182. ”When people walk away from you, let them go. You shouldn’t have to talk them into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, and coming to see you, because if they really cared about you in the first place; they would not be going anywhere.”

183. “Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet that person, we will be grateful.”

184. ”When you are with the right one there will not be constant drama. Refuse to live a soap opera.” – Thema Davis

185. ”Too little time is never the problem. It’s your priorities and how you plan the things in it.”

186. “Life is like a mirror, we get the best results when we smile at it.”

187. “The best thing to do is be patient with faith.”

188. “I hope your fifties mean going back to school or starting yoga. I hope your forties include falling in love with someone new – a friend, child, or partner. I hope you stay up all night laughing with your friends. And when you’re thirty, learn something new. I hope your life is one of wisdom and youth, adventure and old age – no matter what year it was that you were born. What I really mean to say is that I hope you aren’t held back because of a number. And that you don’t rush into things because it feels like time is slipping by. I hope you do what’s right for you. Hold on. Slow down. And breathe in. Your age is your age. But more importantly, your life is your life. Don’t change your journey so that it matches someone else’s. We need to walk different paths so the whole world can be explored. Revel in the differences. And enjoy where you are.”

189. “If you can’t stop thinking about it, don’t stop working for it.”

190. “Keep it simple. Keep it honest. Keep it real.”

191. ”When you delete the unnecessary people from your life, good things will start happening for you and it won’t be a coincidence.”

192. ”For every set back, God has a major come back.”

193. ”Stop waiting for approval. Do what you want and live your life.”

194. ”Stop looking for reasons to be unhappy. Focus on the things you do have, and the reasons you should be happy.”

195. ”If you really want something, make an effort. Everything isn’t just going to come to you.”

196. ”All we can do is learn from the past and make peace with it.” – Ada Monroe

197. ”The things you hope for the most are the things that usually destroy you in the end.” – David Levithan

198. “Life is short. Don’t waste it being sad. Be who you are, be happy, be free, be whatever you want to be.”

199. “When you catch yourself slipping into a pool of negativity, notice how it derives from nothing other than resistance to the current situation.”

200. Life is short. Focus on what matters and let go of what doesn’t.

201. “Don’t let little stupid things break your happiness.”

202. “Keep going, you are getting there.”

203. ”Waking up to see another day is a blessing. Don’t take it for granted. Make it count and be happy that you’re alive.”

204. ”Don’t give up hope. Things always have a way of working out.”

205. ”Have the courage to make the change, the strength to see you through it, and faith that everything will turn out for the best.”

206. ”Everything comes with a price. You can never gain something if you don’t sacrifice something of equal value.”

207. ”You don’t need anyone who doesn’t need you.”

208. “Most people don’t cheat because they’re cheaters. They cheat because they are people. They are driven by hunger or for the experience of someone being hungry once more for them. They find themselves in friendships that take an unintended turn or they seek them out because they’re horny or drunk or damaged from the stuff they didn’t get when they were kids. There is love. There is lust. There is opportunity. There is alcohol. And youth. There is loneliness and boredom and sorrow and weakness and self-destruction and idiocy and arrogance and romance and ego and nostalgia and power and need. There is the compelling temptation of intimacies with someone other than the person with whom one is most intimate. Which is a complicated way of saying, it’s a damn long life. And people get mucked up in it from time to time. Even the people we marry. Even us.” – Cheryl Strayed

209. “You know what’s really, powerfully sexy? A sense of humor. A taste for adventure. A healthy glow. Hips to grab on to. Openness. Confidence. Humility. Appetite. Intuition. … Smart-ass comebacks. Presence. A quick wit. Dirty jokes told by an innocent-looking lady. … A storyteller. A genius. A doctor. A new mother. A woman who realizes how beautiful she is.” – Courtney E. Martin

210. “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.”

211. “Ask yourself what is really important, and then have the wisdom and courage to build your life around your answer.”

212. “Be yourself, but be your best self.”

213. ”Live life without any limits, because you’ll never know when your time comes. So live, laugh and most importantly be happy.”

214. ”Be patient. Things will change for the better.”

215. “It is terrifying to think that one day you will trust somebody enough to let them see you naked. You will undress and remind them that you’ve stretch marks and birth marks and scars from having chicken pox when you were little and scars from all of the other things now. You will blush thousands of shades of red, painting yourself as a rose losing its petals. And that person – that person will take it all in. And I wonder if they will reassure you. But mostly, I wonder if they will even see anything worth reassuring you about. I hope they see each freckle on your back as if it’s a star and you are the whole universe to them.” – K.P.K

216. “There is nothing wrong with having a bad day, nothing at all. There is nothing wrong with putting your jammies on and staying in. The world will wait, the world will not combust because you can’t force a smile.” – Sharon Rooney

217. “I’m glad to be here right now, poking at my threshold. I want to get more comfortable being uncomfortable. I want to get more confident being uncertain. I don’t want to shrink back just because something isn’t easy. I want to push back, and make more room in the area between I can’t and I can. Maybe that spot is called I will.” – Kristin Armstrong

218. “Whatever you may be missing right now – a person, a place, a feeling, maybe you are injured and missing running – whatever it is, have peace and take heart – remember that any goodbye makes room for a hello.” – Kristin Armstrong

219. “Do the things you used to talk about doing but never did. Know when to let go and when to hold on tight. Stop rushing. Don’t be intimidated to say it like it is. Stop apologizing all the time. Learn to say no, so your yes has some oomph. Spend time with the friends who lift you up, and cut loose the ones who bring you down. Stop giving your power away. Be more concerned with being interested than being interesting. Be old enough to appreciate your freedom, and young enough to enjoy it. Finally know who you are.” – Kristin Armstrong

220. “Don’t fight for their attention. If they really care, you shouldn’t have to.”

221. “You can’t correct what you aren’t willing to confront.”

222. “You think you’re waiting for help. For someone to tell you what the right thing to do is. Even though, at the back of your mind, you already know what that is. So all you’re really waiting for, is a time when you’re forced to do it.” – Ian Thomas

223. “Don’t worry about hard times, because some of the greatest things we have in life come from trials in our life.”

224. “As you waste your breath complaining about life, someone out there is breathing their last. Appreciate what you have.”

225. ”Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self-worth. Only YOU can be responsible for it. You have to invest in yourself, or no one else will.” – Stacey Charter

226. “Always be thankful! Life could be worse.”

227. ”We will find out what we need to do when we quit lying to ourselves and see the situation for what it is.”

228. “No matter how much it hurts right now. one day you’ll look back and realize it changed your life for the better.”

229. “When life knocks you down, it’s testing you to see whether you have the strength or not to stand back up. Don’t give up!”

230. ”Things always have a way of working out. Never underestimate the power of prayer, faith, and love.”

231. “To keep a relationship, you must keep your business to yourself and your partner. The whole world doesn’t need to know your problems.”

232. “Instead of focusing on all the bad, be thankful for all the good. Each day you have is a blessing from God. Enjoy life.”

233. “Pray, forgive yourself, appreciate others, trust your gut, do things you enjoy, and remind yourself that you are loved.” – Sandra Lumb

234. “The reality is people mess up. Don’t let one mistake ruin a beautiful thing.”

235. “Don’t be afraid to start over. It’s a new chance to rebuild what you want.”

236. ”Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.” – Victoria Holt

237. ”Don’t let the burdens of your past be obstacles of your future.”

238. “The happiest people are those who think the most interesting thoughts. Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are the happiest people in the world. And they are not only happy in themselves, they are the cause of happiness in others.” – William Lyon Phelps

239. ”When you ain’t got nothing, you got nothing to lose.”

240. “One of the best things in life is realizing you’re perfectly happy without the things you thought you needed the most.”

241. “Don’t waste your time on people who see you as you were instead of as you are. If they can’t let go of the past, let go of them.”

242. ”Don’t judge someone’s choices without first knowing their reason.”

243. ”It’s better to be yourself and have no friends than to be like your friends and have no self.”

244. “Life is too short to worry about what others say or think about you.”

245. ”We’re stronger in the places that we’ve been broken.” – Ernest Hemingway

246. “You can always take the easy way out and give up, but real strength comes when you decide to keep pushing no matter what the circumstances are.”

247. “A relationship will only go as far as you both want it to.”

248. “Sometimes you just need to put the past away and move on with your life.”

249. ”Life never stops moving forward. Stay focused and never slow down with regrets. Smile, forgive, forget and keep moving on.”

250. ”It’s okay to want things other people have; it is quite natural and we should want good things for ourselves. But we should not fool ourselves into thinking that other people have picture-perfect lives. Everyone struggles, everyone hurts, and everyone is enduring something that they probably won’t tell you about. Whatever picture people paint their life as, rest assured that any one life in all its parts is beautiful and dark, hopeful and weary, a blessing and an everyday battle. Focus on the good parts of your life and be grateful for your own set of problems because if you knew what everyone else was going through, you would probably still choose your own life. Don’t compare yourself to anyone and while we’re at it, let’s be a little kinder to each other along the way.” – Kovie Biakolo