Put life in perspective with some short yet sage pieces of advice.

These wise and beautiful words from your favorite positive thinkers
will get you in the right mindset to tackle whatever obstacles lie ahead.
Inspirational quotes from successful people like Oprah, Helen Keller,
and Maya Angelou can help you reframe negative thoughts during
tough times and change your attitude so you feel refreshed and
motivated. Whether you're hoping to achieve success at work, home,
or life in general, establishing the right intentions can help you stay
positive and optimistic during the challenges fate can throw your way.

If you're short on time, there's no need to dig through your favorite

books for a little pick-me-up. These inspirational quotes for life and
success will resonate (and fit on your Pinterest board). Authors,
scientists, philosophers, and other famous celebrities have revealed
the inner mantras that helped them achieve their goals, and these
sayings could help you as well. Many focus on embracing what they
can control and letting go of what they can't — a helpful approach
when you're feeling anxious or overwhelmed. Others frame everything
in terms of what they can give to others, which can put obstacles in
perspective. Some people just try to celebrate the joys of life whenever
they can — a reminder many of us could stand to hear more. No
matter what you're feeling or experiencing, here's hoping these short
inspirational quotes can help you get where you want to go.

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William James
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

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

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Helen Keller
Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in
the eye.

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

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Theodore Roosevelt
Believe you can and you're halfway there.

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Carol Burnett
When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.

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Jimmy Dean
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to
always reach my destination.

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Demi Lovato
No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the
tunnel.

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William James
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than
anything else, will affect its successful outcome.

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

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Ella Fitzgerald
Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there
is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.

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Amy Poehler
Limit your "always" and your "nevers."

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Audrey Hepburn
Nothing is impossible. The word itself says "I'm possible!"

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C.S. Lewis
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

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Maya Angelou
Try to be a rainbow in someone else's cloud.

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Camilla Eyring Kimball
You do not find the happy life. You make it.

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Deep Roy
Inspiration comes from within yourself. One has to be positive. When
you're positive, good things happen.

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Dr. Seuss
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it
becomes a memory.

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E. E. Cummings
The most wasted of days is one without laughter.

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Eleanor Roosevelt
You must do the things you think you cannot do.

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Ella Fitzgerald
It isn't where you came from. It's where you're going that counts.

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George Eliot
It is never too late to be what you might have been.

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Hafez
Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.

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Jennifer Lopez
You get what you give.

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Hazrat Inayat Khan
Some people look for a beautiful place. Others make a place beautiful.

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John Barrymore
Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left
open.

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Joseph Campbell
We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the
life that is waiting for us.

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Jim Rohn
Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.

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Lindsey Vonn
Life changes very quickly, in a very positive way, if you let it.
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Helen Keller
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

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