Everyone goes through rough patches in life because not a single day is the same in this journey. Ups & downs are part of life, encouraging yourself is the best option for success. These encouraging sayings & quotes will inspire you in every phase of life. Just stay strong and positive.
Best Encouraging Quotes
- “Press on – nothing can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Perseverance and determination alone are omnipotent.” – Calvin Coolidge
- “Often we women are risk averse. I needed the push. Now, more than ever, young women need more seasoned women to provide that encouragement, to take a risk, to go for it. Once a glass ceiling is broken, it stays broken.” – Jennifer Grahnolm
- “Life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it.” – Charles Swindoll
- “Somehow I can’t believe that there are any heights that can’t be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four C s. They are curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of all is confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.” – Walt Disney
- “Why should you continue going after your dreams? Because seeing the look on the faces of the people who said you couldn’t… will be priceless.” – Kevin Ngo
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“This too shall pass.” – Persian Sufi Poets
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- “Get to the point where you get allergic to average! You don’t think average!” – Eric Thomas
- “Your mind is like a magnet – it attracts into your life whatever you think about most.” – Paul and Tracey McManus
- “Winning is coming in fourth, exhausted and encouraged – because last time you came in fifth.” – Denis Waitley
- “You are ok. You are, in fact, more than that! You are worthwhile! You are worth it! YOU are worthy! Even when you do not feel like it, you are! Be strong and courageous! We all have a different journey, and each journey is unique! Your journey is uniquely beautifully YOURS! Embrace it!” – Ashley Howard Nelson
- “In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.” – Tony Robbins
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”Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb
- “Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement – and we will make the goal.” – Jerome Fleishman
- “When written in Chinese the word “crisis” is composed of two characters – one represents danger and the other represents opportunity.” – JFK
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“Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.” – Edwin Markham
- “God uses suffering as a whetstone, to make men sharp with.” -Henry Beecher
- “The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.” – Bernard Baruch
- “God brings men into deep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse them.” – John Aughey
- “It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.” – Oprah Winfrey
- “What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.” – Richard Bach
- “If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” – Mary Pickford
- “It doesn’t matter how many say it cannot be done or how many people have tried it before; it’s important to realize that whatever you’re doing, it’s your first attempt at it.” – Wally Amos
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“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” – Ben Spock
- “It is also important to realize that adding a positive phrase in words that encourage to your daily routine can only help not hinder.” – Byron Pulsifer
- “I believe my life has no limits. I want you to feel the same way about your life, no matter what your challenges may be.” – Nick Vujicic
- “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Henry Thoreau, Encouraging sayings for friends
- “Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
- “If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.” – Flavia
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“But it is better to follow even the shadow of the best than to remain content with the worst.” – Henry van Dyke
- “You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality in the mind next to honor.” – Aristotle
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- “When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up.”- Les Brown
- “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.” – Corrie Boom
- “You have been assigned this mountain to show others it can be moved.” – Anonymous
- “Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go. Just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome.” – Anonymous
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“You are capable of amazing things.” – Anonymous
- “Stop beating yourself up you are a work in progress, which means you get there a little at a time, not all at once.” -Anonymous
- “Take a deep breath, it’s just a bad day, not a bad life.” – Anonymous, Encouraging sayings and quotes
- “Hey, little fighter, soon things will be brighter.” – Anonymous
- “You only fail when you stop trying.” – Anonymous, Encouraging Quotes
- “Wake up. Kickass. Repeat.” – Anonymous
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“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” – Anonymous
- “God changes caterpillars into butterflies, sand into pearls and coal into diamonds using time and pressure. He’s working on you too.” – Anonymous
- “God knew your life would come to this and he has a plan for you.” – Anonymous, Encouraging sayings about life
- “Don’t allow anyone to denigrate or inhibit your lofty aspirations. Your dreams can take you much higher and much farther than anyone ever thought possible!” – Buzz Aldrin
- “Each of us has the power to inspire or depress, to lift others or to push them down. We should look well to our words.” – Wilfred Peterson
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“Don’t think, just do.” – Horace
- “Relentless people move mountains. Relentless people make the impossible, possible. Relentless people achieve miracles. Relentless people are ready for any challenge. Relentless people don’t panic, retreat, or fold when smashed in the face. They expect it and are ready to counteract it with a remarkable plan that smashes right back . . . except harder! Relentless people are always looking for the knockout shot that makes them the champion.” – Wayne Allyn Root
- “Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.” – Alfred A. Montapert
- “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” – Thomas Paine
- The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.” – Mark Caine
- “Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.” – Bo Jackson, Encouraging sayings for students
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“Either you run the day or the day runs you.” – Jim Rohn
- “In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.” – Nikos Kazantzakis
- “A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.” – Vince Lombardi
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“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” – Og Mandino
- “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.” – Hellen Keller
- “Never complain and never explain.” – Benjamin Disraeli, Encouraging sayings for hard times
- “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein
- “The best revenge is massive success.” – Frank Sinatra
- “It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever – the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it.” – Vince Lombardi
- “Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed – there’s so little competition.” – Elbert Hubbard
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“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” – Elon Musk
- “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” – Theodore Roosevelt
- “If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” – H. G. Wells
- “Nevertheless, when there is no one around you to give you the encouragement, motivation and support you need, God’s Word is always there.” – Ruben Barreto
- “Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far.” – Edgar A. Guest -
“Hold on to what is good, even if it’s a handful of earth.” – Hopi prayer
- “I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.” – Audrey Hepburn
- “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.” – Hellen Keller
- “Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” – Stephen King
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“No matter how tall the mountain is, it cannot block the sun.” – Chinese Proverbs
- “It isn’t the money you’re making, it isn’t the clothes you wear,
And it isn’t the skill of your good right hand which makes folks really care.
It’s the smile on your face and the light of your eye and the burdens that you bear.” – Edgar A Guest, happy encouraging sayings - “You have a greater potential than anyone who has ever lived before you! But you’ll never “make it” by sitting on your duff and telling the world how great you’re going to be, starting tomorrow.” – Og Mandino
- “Some people sit on the sidelines, and some play to win. How do you play?” – Tony Robbins
- “Be strong enough to face the world each day.Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything alone.” – Anonymous
- “Inspiration, from whatever the source, arouses feelings within us that rekindle hope, ambition, and determination. It is a momentary whisper of encouragement and reassurance that causes us to become aware of our potential.” – Jim Rohn
- “My Grandmother was always encouraging me to set goals and work hard to achieve them. She would tell me not to be a follower and not to set limits on what I could achieve. She truly believed that there were no limits that you could achieve whatever you wanted.” – Catherine Pulsifer
Some More Encouraging Sayings
- “Fear imprisons, faith liberates; fear paralyzes, faith empowers; fear disheartens, faith encourages; fear sickens, faith heals; fear makes useless, faith makes serviceable.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick
- “Keeping consistent in God’s word will lift you up and encourage you!” – Andrew Farland, Encouraging sayings about God
- “Every individual forms his own estimate of himself and that basic estimate goes far toward determining what he becomes. You can do no more than you believe you can. You can be no more than you believe you are. Belief stimulates power within yourself. Have faith in faith. Don’t be afraid to trust faith.” – Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
- “Remember to encourage effective communication within your team, it will build trust and encourage teamwork.” – David Miller
- “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” – Anonymous
- “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou
- “A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.” – Anonymous
- “Your destiny is the story of your life, and you get to tell the story your way. Of course, life is full of many variables beyond our control, but at the end of the day, you determine the actions that influence your path.” – Scott Allan
