20 Short Inspirational Quotes to Begin Your Day With

On the surface, they’re just a string of words but when you dive deeper, quotes are very powerful. They resonate with your core. You relate with them on the most basic level. Quotes are easy to remember, and they tend to be simplistic. 

Whether you want to get motivated, feel happy, sound intelligent, or just add a few wise words to your essay, here are 20 of the best uplifting quotes that are short, sweet, and right on point.

On hardships:

•    “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” – T.S. Eliot, Poet and Author
  
  
•    “Problems are not stop signs; they are guidelines.” – Robert H. Schuller, Motivational Speaker
  
  
•   “The time is always right to do what is right.” – Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights Activist
  
  
•   “Determine your priorities and focus on them.” – Eileen McDargh, Motivational Speaker
  
  

On motivation:

•   “Everything you can imagine is real.” – Pablo Picasso, Painter
  
  
•   “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Mahatma Gandhi, Transformational Leader
  
  
•   “All limitations are self-imposed.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, American Jurist
  
  
•   “There is no substitute for hard work.” – Thomas Edison, Inventor
  
  
•   “Oh, the things you can find, if you don’t stay behind.” – Dr. Seuss, Children’s Author
  
  
•   “The best way to predict your future is to create it” – Peter Drucker, Management Guru
  
  

On life:

•   “And still, I rise.” – Maya Angelou, Poetess and Civil Rights Activist
  
  
•   “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci, Polymath
  
  
•    “I don’t need it to be easy, I need it to be worth it.” – Lil Wayne, Rapper and Songwriter
  
  
•    “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are.” – Kurt Cobain, Singer, Songwriter, and
  Musician
  
  
•    “Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got.” – Robert Brault, Author
  
  
•    “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” – Aristotle, Philosopher and Polymath
  
  
•    “There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” – Nelson Mandela
  
  

On kindness:

•    “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” – Maya Angelou, Poetess and Civil Rights Activist
  
  
•    “The true meaning of life is to plant trees; under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” – Nelson
  Henderson, Rugby Player
  
  
•    “Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.” – Jackie Chan,
  Martial Artist and Actor
  
  

Which of these did you like the most? Do you have some other favourite quotes? Share it with us in the comments below