25 Quotes You Should Never Forget and Remind Yourself

At a certain point in life, you come to terms with the fact that you have to create your own happiness despite the chaos and all the negativity around you. However, staying positive can seem like a challenge in a world that seems to pull us down with every step we take. All of the problems we have to deal with can weigh heavily on us, but thinking about some powerful and accurate phrases can help you keep things in perspective. Here are the quotes to remember when you feel discouraged or want to give up!

On Life

1) “When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness is the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote “Happy” too. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”
—John Lennon

2) “The struggle you are in today develops the strength you need tomorrow.” —Robert Tew

3) “Looking back at my life, I realized that when I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being led to something better.” —Steve Maraboli

4) “No matter how hard life may seem, there is always something you can do and achieve.”
— Stephen Hawking

5) “This bottomless pit I am in has become the solid foundation on which I build my life.” –JK Rowling

On Character

6) “The people who can change the world are the ones who are crazy enough to believe it.” —Steve Jobs

7) “A man who conquers himself is greater than one who conquers a thousand in war”. -Buddha

8) “What lies behind us and what lies ahead are very small compared to what lies within us.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

9) “If you put a limit on everything you do, physical or not, it spreads to every part of your work or life. There are no limits. There are only times when things get tough and you don’t have to wait, you just have to get over them.” —Bruce Lee

10) “Logic will get you from point A to point B. The power of imagination is everywhere.” —Albert Einstein

11) “Do not ask your God for an easy life; Wish for strength to endure what is difficult.” —Bruce Lee

On Approaches

12) “Everything becomes what it deserves.” —Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi

13) “Adapting to a deeply sick society is not a measure of health.” —Jiddu Krishnamurti

14) “The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.” —Maya Angelou

15) “Normality is an illusion. What is normal for the spider may be chaos for the fly.” —Morticia Addams

16) “The real question is not whether there is life after death, but whether you were alive before death.” —Osho

On Potential

17) “When I let go of what I am, I can be what I am.” — Lao Tzu

18) Those who control others may be powerful, but those who control themselves are much stronger. —Lao Tzu

19) “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; Ask yourself what it is that invigorates you. And then go do it. Because what the world needs is revitalized people. ” —Harold Whitman

20) “Ninety percent of people don’t live, they just exist.” —Oscar Wilde

21) “We can’t solve our problems with the way we think about them.” —Albert Einstein

22) “Everybody is a genius, actually. But if you get up and judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing it’s stupid.” —Albert Einstein

23) “We are what we do over and over. So excellence is not an act but a habit.” —Aristotle

24) “Do not go where the road takes you, go where there is no road so that you leave a trace.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

25) “Life isn’t about finding yourself; it’s about creating yourself.” —George Bernard Shaw

Final Thoughts

We hope these quotes will help you keep your mind positive when things get tough sometimes. Remember that you have more control over your life than you think and you can change your situation if your current situation does not bring you happiness.