118 It Gets Better Quotes
A collection of quotes about situations getting better and enduring hard times from past, present, famous, and unknown authors.
“In the middle of a difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein
“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” – Carl Bard
“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll
“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly.” – Proverb
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller
“When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill
“Change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.” – Robin Sharma
“A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” – Duke Ellington
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis
“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” – Paulo Coelho
“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas Edison
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“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
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.” – Robert Frost
“It's not about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” – Sylvester Stallone
“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.” - William E. Channing
“There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet.” - William F. Halsey Jr.
“We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” - Kenji Miyazawa
“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” - A. A. Milne
“We must meet the challenge rather than wish it were not before us.” - William J. Brennan, Jr.
“The best way out is always through.” - Robert Frost
“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” - Dale Carnegie
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” - Friedrich Nietzsche
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” - Michael Jordan
“We should always pray for help, but we should always listen for inspiration and impression to proceed in ways different from those we may have thought of.” - John H. Groberg
“Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.” - Winston Churchill
“One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better.” - Col. Harland Sanders
“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” - Friedrich Nietzsche
“When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.” - John F. Kennedy
“Most great people have attained their greatest success one step beyond their greatest failure.” - Napoleon Hill
“In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.” - Lee Iacocca
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” - Henry Ford
“The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.” - Harry Golden
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” - Abraham Lincoln
“When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Believe you can and you're halfway there.” - Theodore Roosevelt
“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly.” - Proverb
“When one door closes, another opens.” - Alexander Graham Bell
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” - C.S. Lewis
“Those who have a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'.” - Viktor E. Frankl
“It always seems impossible until it's done.” - Nelson Mandela
“The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.” - Charles Kingsleigh
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” - Victor Hugo
“The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.” - Les Brown
“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” - Christian D. Larson
“Change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.” - Robin Sharma
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” - Thich Nhat Hanh
“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” - Carl Bard
“The best is yet to come.” - Frank Sinatra
“The greater your storm, the brighter your rainbow.” - Unknown
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” - Confucius
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
“You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.” - Richard Bach
“Once you choose hope, anything's possible.” - Christopher Reeve
“A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” - Duke Ellington
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” - Napoleon Hill
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” - Oprah Winfrey
“If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” - H.G. Wells
“Out of difficulties grow miracles.” - Jean de la Bruyere
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” - Confucius
“Life doesn't get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” - Steve Maraboli
“You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” - Brian Tracy
“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” - Marilyn Monroe
“Every day is a new day, and you'll never be able to find happiness if you don't move on.” - Carrie Underwood
“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.” - Chinese Proverb
“No matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again.” - Buddha
“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” - Jimmy Dean
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” - Walt Whitman
“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” - Robert H. Schuller
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness.” - Susan Gale
“In the middle of a difficulty lies opportunity.” - Albert Einstein
“When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.” - Carol Burnett
“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it.” - Jordan Belfort
“The sun will rise and we will try again.” - Twenty One Pilots
“No storm can last forever. It will never rain 365 days consecutively. Keep in mind that trouble comes to pass, not to stay. Don't worry! No storm, not even the one in your life, can last forever.” - Iyanla Vanzant
“Things get better. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. It may take one day, it may take ten years. But one day, you will find happiness if you manifest it. Put that energy out, and it'll come back.” - Lil Xan
“No matter how much it hurts now, one day you will look back and realize it changed your life for the better.” - Anonymous
"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit." - Napoleon Hill
"The comeback is always stronger than the setback." - Dr. Jill Biden
"It always gets better. Challenges and difficulties are not meant to destroy you, but to help you realize your true potential." - Chanda Kaushik
"Even the darkest night will pass and the sun will rise." - Victor Hugo
"Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." - Joshua J. Marine
"You're always one decision away from a totally different life." - Mark Batterson
"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated." - Maya Angelou
"We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey." - Kenji Miyazawa
"The best is yet to be." - Robert Browning
"Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle." - Christian D. Larson
"Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability." - Ho Chi Minh
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do." - Steve Jobs
"Don't wait. The time will never be just right." - Napoleon Hill
"The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible." - Charles Kingsleigh
"Sometimes when things are falling apart they may actually be falling into place." - J. Lynn
"Failure is just the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." - Henry Ford
"Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be." - Grandma Moses
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." - Abraham Lincoln
"Believe you can and you're halfway there." - Theodore Roosevelt
"If you can dream it, you can do it." - Walt Disney
"The future depends on what you do today." - Mahatma Gandhi
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." - C.S. Lewis
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." - Robert Frost
"If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else." - Booker T. Washington
"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me." - Carol Burnett
"Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it." - Charles R. Swindoll
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay." - Simone de Beauvoir
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon
"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined." - Henry David Thoreau
"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge." - Bertrand Russell
"The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates
"Don't count the days, make the days count." - Muhammad Ali
