10 Quotes To Inspire You Today
Inspirational quotes can help to ease your mind and redirect your thoughts to a positive, while inspirational quotes won’t solve all of your problems we hope that they will at least help you to survive today. Every morning we wake to a new day, full of possibilities, what will you do today with those possibilities?
1 “Do one thing every day that scares you.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt
The ability to rise above your fear, to face it head on by doing something every day that scares you is one step towards having personal growth. Today you should do one thing that scares you. The feat doesn’t have to be huge; it just has to be significant to you.
2 “What’s meant to be will always find a way” ― Trisha Yearwood
This is one fact that many have difficulties hanging onto, that everything works out eventually. Today you should take a moment to have a look around you and find at least one thing that worked out in your favor, no matter how tiny this thing is, focus on that today as a means to move forward.
3 “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” ― Maya Angelou
Think about the butterfly, they were once a somewhat ugly caterpillar but grew into this beauty that can fly anywhere. Once stuck with only legs to crawl, this butterfly grew spectacular wings to fly anywhere it chooses to. Let the butterfly be your inspiration.
4 “Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” ― Lance Armstrong, Every Second Counts
Each of us has our own demons that haunt us, whether it is from our past or health issues, etc. Learn that quitting is forever and something you can’t take back, but pain? Oh you can work through pain alone, with friends or even with therapy to make tomorrow a better day!
5 “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” ― Lou Holtz
This reigns true for everything in life, when you are loaded up with issues, concerns or negativity – it is ultimately your choice on how you carry it. Learn to change how you handle the load that brings you down so that tomorrow you can rise above and be a stronger person!
6 “The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.” ― Kalu Ndukwe Kalu
Random acts of kindness, the ability to show others love when you aren’t feeling 100% yourself is a fabulous way to increase your inner happiness. When you do things for others as a means to help guide them in life, you are leaving a legacy behind you and allowing others to look up to you.
7 “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection” ― Gautama Buddha
No matter how you feel today, no matter what others say – you deserve love and affection. Every human being on this Earth deserves to feel what it is like to be hugged, regardless of who they are or what they have done. Affection guides us towards a better tomorrow!
8 “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” ― Jack London
Just like you searching out these quotes today, inspiration doesn’t always come to us. We seek out inspiration in life around us, nature, or inspirational quotes. Let yourself go after inspiration and fight for it every day.
9 “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” ― Babe Ruth
This rings true for anyone who is constantly working hard to be a better, happier and healthier person. Each day you work to thrive in society, find inspiration and dive deep into life to get all that you want out of it. A person, who never gives up, won’t ever be beat.
10 “Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.” ― Leo Buscaglia
When you take healthy risks in life, you end up feeling more whole inside. Risks help us defeat fear and find out that we can do more than we ever dreamed possible. Today we invite you to take a healthy risk and see how it makes you feel when you succeed in accomplishing this risk.
What quote inspires you the most?
I’m having a bad day today and I found this. Thank you for inspiring people with this quotes including me.
I love these quotes and it is indeed inspiring! I’ll keep a copy of these on my desktop.
I very much agree that Inspirational quotes could brighten up your day to start with a positive mindset and these are some wonderful quotes. The one from Lance Armstrong is just amazing & I love the one from Babe Ruth as well!
Oooooo just love these!!!!! Especially that babe Ruth quote!!! Great thing to read on a day like today 🙂
One thing in common with all of them is that they all try to hold your hand until you get what you want or need. I really love quotes in any form.
I think that doing one thing that scares you everyday is a great way to live. Life is too short to live in fear.
Thank you for the motivating post! I need more motivating words today
#1 and #2 are some of my favorites! These are all so great to live by, I love them! : )
These are really nice! It is very important to stay motivated when I am down I used to memorized a Bible verse.
Thanks! There’s nothing like a list of quotes to get you going through the day. I really appreciate this list, it’s been a busy week and this is something that will get me through!
I love these inspirational quotes! I will print these and post on my wall!
I agree, pain is temporary but quitting lasts forever. Lance Armstrong is so right! These are great inspiring qoutes!
These are all indeed great quotes to inspire you each day. I love the one that says “What is meant to be will always find away.” by Trisha Yearwood. Thanks for sharing these awesome inspiring quotes.
What’s meant to be will always find a way. I really believe this quote and it’s something I find myself saying often.
Great list for motivation! I might refer to this tomorrow when I create one for our social posts. I’m familiar with some but the others are new and refreshing for me. 🙂
These quotes are perfect. It took me a while to understand doing something every day that scares you – life is so much better since I have started following that quote.
I like #7! I think it is important that we love our self because we cannot love others if we neglect ourselves.
I have a little book that I write quotes down in that inspire me. When I feel like I need a boost I read them.
Love these quotes… I have to print and hang them on my wall!
i’m a person who constantly loses inspiration. Is there something i can do about it?
These quotes are wonderful! Sometimes we need to read a post like this. “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” That’s my favorite!
Much needed motivation! I will save these quotes for later.
I like number ten. I really think that in order to live a fulfilling life, you need to take some risks. I think life begins where your comfort zone ends.
Thanks for the quotes! I needed to read something like this right now
You picked out some amazing quotes. I love the Leo Buscaglia quote. It’s so true!
I tell my kids all the time there are two reasons you will leave a lasting impression on someone, you were nice to them or you mean to them…choose to be nice.
The pain is tempory is one that I needed. I am started to run again after an injury and feeling the pain in my muscles.
That Lou Holtz quote really spoke to me today. These are all really inspiring and thoughtful quotes.
I love all of these quotes. I’ll try to use them throughout the week. Thanks for the inspiration.
Inspirational quotes are so motivating. I’ve been trying out a lot of new things this year and even though I have gone in with fear at times, the feeling of success is so amazing! I’m going to have to remember these sayings on those tough or challenging days!
I love “Do one thing every day that scares you.” I love looking at quotes like these, especially when I’m feeling down or need inspiration.
Pain is temporary quitting lasts forever. Wow! that really speaks volumes. What a great list of quotes for keeping your spirits up.
These are great inspirational quotes. I especially love the one by Eleanor Roosevelt.
They are all good. The first one is my favorite. It’s hard to step out of a comfort zone, but it generally pays off when you do.
These are great quotes to keep me motivated! I love “Do one thing today that scares you”. That is definitely one to keep your life exciting 🙂
I love reading inspirational quotes. I especially like the one by Eleanor Roosevelt. Doing one thing a day that scares me is a great way to grow and get out of my comfort zone. Great quotes!
Babe Ruth was so smart. I love his quote so much. Actually, I love all of these.