Life is a series of ups and downs. It’s not always sunshine, sometimes it may seem blurry and we loose our willpower and self-comfidence.
In those times when life looks bleak and our future vague. Encouragement, assurance and a different vantage point is often what we need.
These quotes will boost your willpower and self-confidence and give you a burst of inspiration and motivation when times get tough.
1. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” — Buddha
2. “Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” —Christopher Robin
3. “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” —Oprah
4. “The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.” —Paul Tillich
5. “All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.” — Michael John Bobak
6. “I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.” — G. K. Chester ton
7. “Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember-the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you.” — Zig Ziglar
8. “I laugh at myself. I don’t take myself completely seriously. I think that’s another quality that people have to hold on to … you have to laugh, especially at yourself.” — Madonna
9. “Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.” — Bruce Barton
10. “I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn’t fall down.” — Al Neuharth
11. “We all have our limitations, but when we listen to our critics, we also have theirs.” – Robert Breault
12. “The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.” — William Jennings Bryan
13. “Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.” –Harvey Fierstein
14. “Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” — Marie Curie
15. “Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what? Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident, and more and more successful.” — Mark Victor Hansen
16. “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” — Vincent Van Gogh
17. “Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.” – Paul Tournier
18.“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.” — Mahatama Gandhi
19. “Trust yourself–you know more than you think you do.” — Benjamin Spock
20. “Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
21. “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world
straight in the eye.” — Helen Keller
22 . “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller
23. “Successful people have fear, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries. They just don’t let these feelings stop them.” — T. Harv Eker
24. “You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can’t have it.” — Robert Anthony
25. “You have no control over other people’s taste, so focus on staying true to your own.” — Tim Gunn
26. “Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, you can achieve.” — Mary Kay Ash
27. “Believe in yourself and there will come a day when others will have no choice but to believe with you. ― Cynthia Kersey
28. ” No name-calling truly bites deep unless, in some dark part of us, we believe it. If we are confident enough then it is just noise. ― Laurell K. Hamilton
29. “One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.” ― Shannon L. Alder
30. “Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric. ― Bertrand Russell
31. “Let others determine your worth and you’re already lost, because no one wants people worth more than themselves.” ― Peter V. BrettBrett
32. “Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place – that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realize the great life.” – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
33. “Beethoven said that it’s better to hit the wrong note confidently, than hit the right note unconfidently. Never be afraid to be wrong or to embarrass yourself; we are all students in this life, and there is always something more to learn.” ― Mike Norton
34. “I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others.” ― Marcus Aurelius
35. “Success is falling nine times and getting up 10.” -Jon BonJovi
36. “If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.” — Elon Musk
37. “Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” — Truman Capote
38. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time”. — Thomas A. Edison
39. “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” -Helen Keller
40. “Sometimes, some lies that’s spoken with high confidence could be more receptive than facts that’s spoken with doubt.” ― Toba Beta
41. “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt
42. “keep your face always towards the sunshine, and the shadow will fall behind you” — What Witman
43. “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. Quinose Miller
44. “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” –John D. Rockefeller
45. “Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.” — Dorothy .M. Neddermeyer
46. “Energy and persistence conquer all things.” — Benjamin Franklin
47. “If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.” — Unknown
48. “Someone else’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.” — Les Brown
49. “Whatever you want in life, other people are going to want it too. Believe in yourself enough to accept the idea that you have an equal right to it.” — Diane Sawyer
50. “It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.” — J.K. Bowling
51. “Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.” –Napoleon Hill
52. “Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.” — Donald Trump
53. “We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” — Arianna Huffington
54. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” — Nelson Mandela
55. “The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.” — Napoleon
56. “I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that’s how you grow. When there’s that moment of ‘Wow, I’m not really sure I can do this,’ and you push through those moments, that’s when you have a breakthrough.” — Marissa Mayer
57. “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” — Colin Powell
58. “Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.” ―Dalai Lama XIV
59. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill
60. “Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.” — Jim Rohn
61. “A failure is not always a mistake. It may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.” — B. F. Skinner
62. “If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” — Jim Rohn
63. “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” — Conrad Hilton
64. “I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure–It is: Try to please everybody.” — Herbert Bayard Swope
65. “In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.” — Nikos Kazantzakis
66. “Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.” ―Dorothy M. Neddermeyer
67. “Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.” — Theodore Roosevelt
68. “It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.” — Confucius
69. “There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.” — Nelson Mandela
70. “If you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything.” — Malcolm X
71. “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” – Lucille Ball
72. “Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self-worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can’t love and respect yourself – no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are – completely; the good and the bad – and make changes as YOU see fit – not because you think someone else wants you to be different.” – Stacey Charter
73. “Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
74. ” It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company” — George Washington
75. “If you cannot do great things,do small things in great ways” — Napoleon Hill
76. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a step” — Lao Tzu
77. “Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well too.” — David Storey
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