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60 Short Inspirational Quotes That Make Us Happy

The best short inspirational quotes that make us happy and brings positive vibes into our lives (especially when we struggle). Be sure to share these famous sayings and inspirational thoughts with your friends and family.


Inspirational Quotes Life Struggles Frederick Douglass "If there is no struggle, there is no progress."

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” – Frederick Douglass


“You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” – Unknown


inspirational quotes Charles R Swindoll

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll


“If you only walk on sunny days you’ll never reach your destination.” – Paulo Coelho


inspirational quotes Nelson Mandela

“It always seems impossible until it’s done” – Nelson Mandela


“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison


inspirational quotes make today count

“You will never have this day again, so make it count.” – Unknown


“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” – Ernest Hemingway


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“Without ambition one starts nothing” – Ralph Waldo Emerson


“Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.” – Rocky Balboa


inspirational quotes Confucius

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius


“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” – Oscar Wilde


inspirational quotes Norman Vincent Peale

“Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you’ll land among the stars.” – Norman Vincent Peale


“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Dr. Robert Schuller


inspirational quotes Samantha Snyder

“Mistakes are proof that you are trying.” – Samantha Snyder


“Your speed doesn’t matter, forward is forward.” – unknown


inspirational quotes Norman Vincent Peale

“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale


“Your past mistakes are meant to guide you, not define you.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour


inspirational quotes - babe ruth

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” – Babe Ruth


“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.” – John F Kennedy


inspirational quotes when it rains

“When it rains look for rainbows, when it’s dark look for stars.” – Unknown


“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche


nature quotes picture - Lao Tzu

“Nature never hurries, yet everything is accomplished.” – Lao Tzu


“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain


growth quotes william jordan

“Mistakes are the growing pains of wisdom.” – William Jordan


“You have to be odd to be number one.” – Dr. Seuss


uplifting quotes hard times AJ Darkholme

“Memories are meant to serve you, not enslave you.” – AJ Darkholme


“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” – Lance Armstrong


quotes to live by robert stevenson

“Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.” – Robert Stevenson


“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” – Laurel Thatcher Ulrich


life quotes - be better than you were

“The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday” – Matty Mullins


“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” – Jack London


positive life quotes - good times

“Good times become good memories and bad times become good lessons.” – Unknown


“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” – Walt Disney


life quotes - Laird Hamilton

“Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your ears.” – Laird Hamilton


“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.” – John A. Shedd


life quotes - Abraham Lincoln

“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln


“Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln


life quotes - Eleanor Roosevelt

“We do not have to become heroes overnight.” – Eleanor Roosevelt


“Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman


inspirational quote for work - Wayne Gretzky


“We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents.” – Bob Ross


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“Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.” – Eleanor Roosevelt


quotes being strong - George Eliot


“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” – Lao Tzu


focus on yourself quotes Buddha


“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” – Mother Teresa


being hurt quotes - Oprah Winfrey


“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” – Haruki Murakami


happy journey quotes - Lao Tzu


“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain


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“‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.” – Voltaire


positive quote about peace of mind


“You never fail until you stop trying.” – Albert Einstein


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“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” – Lance Armstrong


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“Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt