Here are some motivational quotes. I find that they’re good reminders for me to stay positive and thankful to be alive. Wish I knew who’d come up with them, but most of them have unknown authors. I hope they inspire you to make your life awesome!


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“Today may suck, but it doesn’t mean tomorrow will too”

“Hardships often prepare ordinary people, for an extraordinary destiny” – CS Lewis

“Beauty is the opposite of perfection – it’s about confidence, charisma, and character.”

“Sometimes the things we cannot change end up changing us”

“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings” – Lao Tzu

“Your body hears everything your mind says – stay positive!”

“Giving up is the easiest thing you could ever do, but holding it all together when everyone expects you to crumble, that is true strength”

“Yesterday was great, but today will be exceptional”

“Positivity is everything”

“Smile, it’s more fun!” – me

“Don’t think about what might go wrong, think about what could go right”

“Your body can stand almost anything. It’s your mind that you have to convince”

“Everyone wants happiness. No one wants pain. You can’t have a rainbow, without a little rain”

“Remember how far you have come, not just how far you have to go”

“The longer you wait for the future, the shorter it will be”

“”Always remember that, no matter how useless you feel, you’re someone’s reason to smile.”

“Nothing is more beautiful than a real smile that has struggled through tears.”

“The pain may come over you… but never let it overcome you.”

“Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.”

“Strength includes knowing you can’t be strong all the time.”

“The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow. For every challenge encountered there is opportunity for growth.”

“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trail and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” – Helen Keller

“Wear your tragedies as armor, not shackles.”

“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“When we begin to long for a life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.” – Peter Narshall

“You’re a survivor, it’s written all over your body.”