Encouraging Quotes

There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.

Ups and downs in life are very important to keep us going, because a straight line even in an ECG means we are not alive

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

Don't allow your past or present condition to control you. It's just a process that you're going through to get you to the next level.

Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.

I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade... And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party.

Clouds come floating into my life from other days no longer to shed rain or usher storm but to give colour to my sunset sky.

Life is like a camera. Focus on what's important. Capture the good times. And if things don't work out, just take another shot.

Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.

I am not moved by what I see. I am moved only by what I believe.

I don't do great things. I do small things with great love.

There are moments in life where it gets so hectic that time becomes a blur. Keep calm and never give up.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.

Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.

There are no facts, only interpretations.

Encourage everyone you meet with a smile or compliment. Make them feel better when you leave their presence and they will always be glad to see you coming.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

Failure is success in progress

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.

Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.

Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.

You can't just keep doing what works one time, everything around you is changing. To succeed, stay out in front of change.

Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.

I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.

The next time you lose heart and you can’t bear to experience what you’re feeling, you might recall this instruction: change the way you see it and lean in. Instead of blaming our discomfort on outer circumstances or on our own weakness, we can choose to stay present and awake to our experience, not rejecting it, not grasping it, not buying the stories that we relentlessly tell ourselves. This is priceless advice that addresses the true cause of suffering—yours, mine, and that of all living beings.

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.

Pray, and let God worry.

It is in the quiet crucible of your personal, private sufferings that your noblest dreams are born and God's greatest gifts are given.

Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.

Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember ~ the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.

In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.

Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny.

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

Most humans are never fully present in the now, because unconsciously they believe that the next moment must be more important than this one. But then you miss your whole life, which is never not now.

You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.

Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.

We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.

Don't ever allow yourself to feel trapped by your choices. Take a look at yourself. You are a unique person created for a specific purpose. Your gifts matter. Your story matters. Your dreams matter. You matter.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.

Don't be a hard rock when you really are a gem!

Anyone can find fault. It is the wise person who finds that which encourages another in the turmoils and strifes of the day.

No man knows what he can do until he tries.

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

On your journey to your dream, be ready to face oasis and deserts. In both cases, don't stop

Storms draw something out of us that calm seas don't.

Decide...whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.