50 Inspirational Quotes
Inspiration is out there! Sometimes, though, you just need some help to find it.
- “There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
- “What lies behind us, and what lies before us, pales in comparison to what lies within us.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the things you think you cannot do.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt
- “If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today.” ~E. Joseph Cossman
- “Always keep your eyes open. Keep watching. Because whatever you see can inspire you.” ~Grace Coddington
- “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” ~Audrey Hepburn
- “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” ~Babe Ruth
- “A random act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a tremendous impact on someone else’s life.” ~Roy T. Bennett
- “Great changes don’t happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy.” ~Bill Blackman
- “The challenge is not to be perfect…it’s to be whole.” ~Jane Fonda
- “Whenever you are blue or lonely or stricken by some humiliating thing you did, the cure and the hope is in caring about other people.” ~Diana Sawyer
- “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” ~ Mahatma Ghandi
- “The best dreams happen when you’re awake.” ~Cherie Gilderbloom
- “Don’t count the days. Make the days count.” ~Muhammid Ali
- “Light tomorrow with today.” ~Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- “Believe you can and you’re half way there.” ~Theodore Roosevelt
- “Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” ~Napoleon Hill
- “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” ~George Eliot
- “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” ~Dalai Lama
- “Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.” ~Steve Maraboli
- “Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.” ~Leo Buscaglia
- “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” ~Maya Angelou
- “I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.” ~Ariana Huffington
- “Never loose hope. Storms make people stronger and cannot last forever.” ~Roy T. Bennett
- “Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.” ~Carol Burnett
- “There’s nothing more inspiring than the complexity and beauty of the human heart.” ~Cynthia Hand
- “Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you’ll start to see a big difference in your life.” ~Yoko Ono
- “The best thing to hold onto is each other.” ~Audrey Hepburn
- “Don’t let mental blocks control you. Set yourself free. Confront your fear and turn the mental blocks into building blocks.” ~Dr. Roopleen
- “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” ~Winston S. Churchill
- “You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible.” ~Deepak Chopra
- “If you can dream it, you can do it.” ~Walt Disney
- “Everything’s a risk. Not doing anything’s a risk. It’s up to you.” ~Nicola Yoon
- “Life is about making an impact, not making an income.” ~Kevin Kruse
- “All I can do is be me, whoever that is.” ~Bob Dylan
- “Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.” ~Joseph Fort Newton
- “Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” ~Og Mandino
- “Be happy in this moment. This moment is your life.” ~Omar Khayyam
- “A smile is happiness you’ll find right under your nose.” ~Tom Wilson
- “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear, knowing what must be done does away with fear.” ~Rosa Parks
- “The best way to play for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.” ~Richard Bach
- “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” ~Hellen Keller
- “Love yourself. It is important to stay positive because beauty comes from the inside out.” ~Jenn Proske
- “Every day brings new choices.” ~Martha Beck
- “We all do ‘do, re, me,’ but you have got to find the other notes yourself.” ~Louis Armstrong
- “Amazing the things you find when you bother to search for them.” ~Sacagawea
- “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” ~Booker T. Washington
- “Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.” ~Michael Jordan
- “The time is always right to do what is right.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
- “I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.” ~Louise Hay
About the Writer
Morgan McGrath, Staff Writer
Morgan McGrath--a sophomore at heart, as that was her favorite year of school--is currently a senior at BPHS. Morgan participates in many school activities...