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Inspiration Quotes

176 quotes on inspiration and encouragement — from the classics to the everyday.

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”

Theodore Roosevelt

“Everything you can imagine is real.”

Pablo Picasso

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”

Albert Einstein

“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.”

Helen Keller

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”

Maya Angelou · widely attributed

“Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.”

Maya Angelou · widely attributed

“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.”

Maya Angelou · interview, 1977

“The moment you think about giving up, think of the reason why you held on so long.”

Cristiano Ronaldo

“There are no limits. There is only your imagination and hard work.”

Cristiano Ronaldo

“You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take.”

Wayne Gretzky · widely attributed

“The expert in anything was once a beginner.”

Helen Hayes · widely attributed

“It always seems impossible until it's done.”

Nelson Mandela · widely attributed

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”

Steve Jobs · Stanford commencement, 2005

“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.”

Albert Camus

“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.”

Harry S. Truman

“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.”

George Washington · Letter, 1788