We all experience tough times and setbacks and sometimes we just have an off day. Even the most successful people need a reminder to keep striving for greatness. Here are 75 motivational and inspirational daily quotes to help you stay motivated and to live your life to the fullest every day.
Daily Inspirational Quotes
These quotes are great to start your day with. They will inspire you to try new things and work hard to accomplish all of your goals.
“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow know what you truly want to become.” —Steve Jobs
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” —Albert Einstein
“Whatever you are, be a good one.” —Abraham Lincoln
“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” —Pablo Picasso
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” —Martin Luther King Jr.
“If you want to reach a goal, you must ‘see the reaching’ in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.” —Zig Ziglar
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” —Vince Lombardi
“Everything you can imagine is real.” —Pablo Picasso
“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” —Henry Ford
“I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else. ” —Pablo Picasso
“If you can accept losing, you can’t win.” —Vince Lombardi
“Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.” —Albert Einstein
“Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.” —LeBron James
“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” —George Addair
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” —Albert Einstein
“By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.” —Confucius
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” —Pablo Picasso
“There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.” —Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.” —Marie Curie
“Don’t be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed.” —LeBron James
“Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.” —Kobe Bryant
“You define your own life. Don’t let other people write your script.” —Oprah Winfrey 23.“Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put some sunglasses on.” —Lady Gaga
“Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.” —Confucius
“I’m not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.” —Franklin D. Roosevelt RELATED: 100 Motivational Quotes That Will Inspire You To Work Even Harder To Achieve Your Goals
Daily Motivational Quotes
These quotes are perfect to motivate you and keep you going. Push yourself beyond your comfort zone and toward your goals with these motivational quotes. 26. “Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” —Abraham Lincoln
- “I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” —Steve Jobs
- “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” —Martin Luther King Jr.
- “Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.” —Steve Jobs
- “You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.” —Zig Ziglar
- “I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.” —Abraham Lincoln
- “The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” —Vince Lombardi
- “Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.” —Martin Luther King Jr.
- “Failure is only the opportunity more intelligently to begin again.” —Henry Ford
- “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” —Pablo Picasso
- “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” —Confucius
- “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” —Albert Einstein
- “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” —Vince Lombardi
- “Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.” —Confucius
- “When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” —Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for our own improvement.” —Marie Curie
- “The only source of knowledge is the experience.” —Albert Einstein
- “It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.” —Confucius
- “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” —Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “First principle: never to let one’s self be beaten down by persons or by events.” —Marie Curie
- “I think the reason why I am who I am today is because I went through those tough times when I was younger.” —LeBron James
- “Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success.” —Kobe Bryant
- “If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” —H. G. Wells
- “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” —Nelson Mandela
- “I like criticism. It makes you strong.” —LeBron James RELATED: 60 Best Inspirational Life Quotes To Live By Each Day
Positive Quotes of the Day
These positive quotes are guaranteed to brighten your outlook and each makes for a great quote of the day. 51. “If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” —Martin Luther King Jr.
- “When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion.” —Abraham Lincoln
- “The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love, and loyalty.” —Zig Ziglar
- “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” —Pablo Picasso
- “Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.” —Zig Ziglar
- “Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.” —Confucius
- “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
- “Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.” —Roy T. Bennett
- “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” —Mark Twain
- “We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.” —Robin Sharma
- “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” —Albert Einstein
- “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” —Martin Luther King Jr.
- “Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.” —Confucius
- “If you treat people right they will treat you right … ninety percent of the time.” —Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.” —Marie Curie
- “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” —Theodore Roosevelt
- “Extraordinary things are always hiding in places people never think to look.” —Jodi Picoult
- “You can have it all. Just not all at once.” —Oprah Winfrey
- “Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.” —Albert Einstein
- “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” —Confucius
- “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” —Mahatma Gandhi
- “Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” —Nathaniel Hawthorne
- “Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” —Roald Dahl
- “The most wasted of days is one without laughter.” —E. E. Cummings
- “Think and wonder. Wonder and think.” —Dr. Suess RELATED: How To Get Motivated: 12 Steps To Get You Moving When You Feel Stuck & Ashamed Dan O’Reilly is a writer who covers news, politics, and social justice. Follow him on Twitter.
