Short Inspirational Sayings and Quotes

Long-winded affirmations? Ain't nobody got time for that. Time is of the essence, so we’re keeping it short and sweet with the list of wise, but short inspirational quotes below.

Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well. Jack London
Being miserable is a habit; being happy is a habit; and the choice is yours. Tom Hopkins
Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right. Isaac Asimov
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. Francis of Assisi
It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get up. Vince Lombardi
Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. Maya Angelou
We are what we think Buddha
If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely. Roald Dahl
God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him. Jim Elliot
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Lao Tzu
Don't wait. The time will never be just right. Napoleon Hill
Dream big and dare to fail. Norman Vaughan
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. John Wooden
You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Marcus Aurelius
Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher. Oprah Winfrey
Use your own problems to remember that others have problems too. Kathleen McDonald
If we really love ourselves, everything in our life works. Louise Hay
Those things that hurt, instruct. Benjamin Franklin
Change your thoughts and you change your world. Norman Vincent Peale
Nothing will work unless you do. Maya Angelou
If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. Milton Berle
Change the world by being yourself. Yoko Ono
Never regret anything that made you smile. Audrey Hepburn
Believe you can and you're halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. H. Jackson Brown
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop
Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change. Jim Rohn
Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. Nido Qubein
You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. Zig Ziglar
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill