50 Powerful Motivational Quotes About Life

I hope these motivational quotes about life will encourage you and help you never give up no matter what you are experiencing.

It’s tough to get motivated nowadays, especially if you or one of your loved ones suffered a loss of job or work, home, car, or even got sick.

Sometimes, it takes some inspirational quotes to lighten your spirit and help you move on.

When the going gets tough, never give up! Stay positive in the face of these difficult times with these motivational words.

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

2. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein

3. “When you give up on life, never give up on yourself, because there is so much for you to keep on giving!” — Oprah Winfrey

4. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” — Thomas Edison

5. “When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

6. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” — Nelson Mandela

7. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” — Thomas Edison

8. “You just can’t beat the person who won’t give up.” — Babe Ruth

9. “Keep Moving Forward” — Walt Disney

10. “To be a champ, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.” — Sugar Ray Robinson

11. “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” — Albert Einstein

12. “Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” — Henry Ford

13. “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” — Vince Lombardi

14. “Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about.” — Winston Churchill

15. “You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can’t, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don’t give up.” — Chuck Yeager

16. “Courage doesn’t always roar, sometimes it’s the quiet voice at the end of the day whispering I will try again tomorrow.” — Mary Anne Radmacher

17. “You should never give up your inner self.” — Clint Eastwood

18. “There is no failure except in no longer trying.” — Elbert Hubbard

19. “How long should you try? Until.” — Jim Rohn

20. “Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” — Conrad Hilton

21. “Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.” — Roy T. Bennett

22. “Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.” — Unknown

23. “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” — Samuel Beckett

24. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.” — Confucius

25. “Difficult things take a long time, impossible things a little longer.” — Author Unknown

26. “I am not discouraged because every wrong attempt discarded is a step forward.” — Thomas Edison

27. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” — George Eliot

28. “Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.” — Zig Ziglar

29. “The day you give up on your dreams is the day you give up on yourself.” — Author Unknown

30. “Don’t give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there who will try to discourage you. Don’t listen to them. The only one who can make you give up is yourself.” — Sidney Sheldon

31. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” — Japanese Proverb

32. “When someone tells you that you can’t do something, perhaps you should consider that they are only telling you what they can’t do.” — Sheldon Cahoon

33. “No one has the power to shatter your dreams unless you give it to them.” — Maeve Greyson

34. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” — Theodore Roosevelt

35. “Whether you think you can or think you can’t you’re right.” — Henry Ford

36. “Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.” — Jack Ma

37. “It takes a dream to get started, desire to keep going, and determination to finish.” — Eddie Harris, Jr.

38. “Stick around. Don’t lose your heart, just keep going, keep at it.” — Mark Ruffalo

39. “I refuse to quit because I haven’t tried all possible ways yet.” — Unknown

40. “Instead of letting your hardships and failures discourage or exhaust you, let them inspire you.” — Michelle Obama

41. “By perseverance the snail reached the ark.” — Charles Spurgeon

42. “If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

43. “The future rewards those who press on. I don’t have time to feel sorry for myself. I don’t have time to complain. I’m going to press on.” — Barack Obama

44. “Failure is success in progress.” — Albert Einstein

45. “Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” — Bill Bradley

46. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill

47. “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” — Zig Ziglar

48. “When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.” — Carol Burnett

49. “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” — Jimmy Dean

50. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” — Milton Berle