108 Inspirational Quotes That’ll Inspire You to Never Give Up

Over the past few years, it seems like the world is falling to pieces. There’s been COVID, wars, mass layoffs, and depression is at an all time high. During these times, it’s hard to stay strong. It can also feel like giving up is our only option. The reason why we think like this is because we end up focusing on things we cannot control, instead of on the things we can control.

When you focus on what you can’t control, every single day will seem like a struggle and you’ll end up developing a negative mindset. That is why I’ve decided to gather a collection of some of the worlds top stay strong inspirational quotes for you when times get tough.

Inspirational quotes about staying strong are amazing things. They fuel our inspirational fire when our internal light is dim. So why not read them, share them and focus on what really matters in life. Living our life with positivity so that we can continue to improve and achieve what we desire.

Below are 108 inspirational Quotes that will inspire you to never give up on your dreams:

1. “When we see beyond pain & find ourselves in others we learn to love at the deepest level.” – Jason Garner

2. “Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.” – Sonia Ricotti

3. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb

4. “If you believe it will work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you believe it won’t, you will see obstacles.” – Wayne Dyer

5. “I am two of the most powerful words; for what you put after them shapes your reality.” – Bevan Lee

6. “No matter how hard the battle gets or no matter how many people DON’T believe in your dream,Never give up!” – Eric Thomas

7. “I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” – Carl Jung

8. “If someone is strong enough to bring you down, show them you are strong enough to get back up.” – Unknown

9. “I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. Its because of them I’m doing it myself.” – Albert Einstein

10. “We all have great inner power. The power is self-faith. There’s really an attitude to winning. You have to see yourself winning before you win. And you have to be hungry. You have to want to conquer.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger

11. “Worry is a total waste of time. It doesn’t change anything. All is does it steal your joy and keep you very busy doing nothing.” – Lionel Willard

12. “I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.” – Audrey Hepburn

13. “One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching.” – Gerard Way

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

15. “Success is what happens after you have survived all your mistakes.” – Anora Lee

16. “The trick is to enjoy life. Don’t wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead.” – Marjorie Pay Hinckley

17. “Never give up on something you really want. It’s difficult to wait, but more difficult to regret.” – Unknown

18. “Feeling fear is human, but conquering it will make you feel empowered, courageous, and proud.” – Alex Niles

19. “Forgive yourself for not being where you thought you would be by now.” – Terri Cole

20. “Work hard for what you want because it wont come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.” – Leah LaBelle

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21. “When it comes to your dreams, every risk is worth it.” – Joel Brown

22. “Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” – Unknown

23. “The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.” – Swami Sivananda

24. “No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.” – Buddha

25. “You Were Given This Life Because You Are Strong Enough To Live it.” – Unknown

26. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill

27. “Change the changeable. Accept the unchangeable. And remove yourself from the unacceptable.” – Denis Waitley

28. “The best advice I can give to anyone going through a rough patch is to never be afraid to ask for help.” – Demi Lovato

29. “Be strong, things will get better. It might be stormy now, but rain doesn’t last forever.” – Unknown

30. “Be nice to yourself. It’s hard to be happy when someone is mean to you all the time.” – Christine Arylo

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31. “Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” – Dale Carnegie

32. “The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have.” – Judith May

33. “Small minds can’t comprehend big spirits. To be great, you have to be willing to be mocked, hated and misunderstood. Stay strong.” – Unknown

34. “How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.” – Wayne Dyer

35. “What makes you different or weird, that’s your strength.” – Meryl Streep

36. “Every master was once a disaster.” – David T.S Wood

37. “Stay strong, keep them wondering how you’re still smiling.” – Unknown

38. “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” – Winston Churchill

39. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates

40. “Remember that guy that gave up? Well, Neither does anybody else.” – Unknown

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41. “When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

42. “Remember: There are years that ask questions, and years that answer.” – Zora Neale Hurston

43. “You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.” – Unknown

44. “Stop focusing on how stressed you are and remember how blessed you are. It could be so much worse.” – Alyse Huller

45. “Remind yourself that it’s okay not to be perfect.” – Unknown

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

47. “Dealing with backstabbers there was one thing I learned. They’re only powerful when you got your back turned. Don’t let them get you down.” – Eminem

48. “People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, make them.” – George Bernard Shaw

49. “The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places. Don’t stop!” – Unknown

50. “He conquers who endures.” – Persius

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51. “Change may not be easy, but it’s possible.” – Lisa Mayne

52. “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

53. “Things happen to you to make you realize your true potential, strength, will power, and heart. You’ve got to have faith.” – Dr. Byron Hayes

54. “One small crack does not mean you are broken. It means you were put to the test and you didn’t fall apart.” – Linda Poindexter

55. “Be strong enough to let go, and patient enough to wait for what you deserve.” – Simone Thiel

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

57. “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is true strength.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger

58. “Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.” – Earl Nightingale

59. “Conquer all your fears and you’ll be amazed at how awesome your life can become.” – Joel Brown

60. “Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain.” – Unknown

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61. “Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb but how well you bounce.” – Vivian Komori

62. “If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.” – Jack Kornfield

63. “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” – Albert Einstein

64. “Successful people spend 10% of their time focused on the problems and 90% of the rest, focused on the solution.” – Tony Robbins

65. “Just Remember: To be great you have to be willing to be mocked, hated, and misunderstood. Stay strong”. – Rumah Sehat

66. “The man at the top of the mountain didn’t fall there.” – Vince Lombardi

67. “Remember: Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up. – Rocky Balboa

68. “Anyone can give up, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength.” – Unknown

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

70. “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” – Ernest Hemingway

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71. “PUSH stands for, (P)ersistence, (U)ntil, (S)omething, (H)appens!” – Unknown

72. “Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you.” – Edmund Lee

73. “Some days you’re gonna get it right and some days you;re gonna get it wrong. But no matter what, never stop trying to get it!” – Eddie Harris Jr.

74. “Don’t be afraid to fail, be afraid not to try.” – Unknown

75. “It’s okay to struggle, but it’s never okay to give up on yourself.” – John Zickefoose

76. “When you feel worried/stressed, take a deep breath so that your body feels supported by you.” – Penny Vai

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

78. “When life is sweet, say thank you & celebrate. And when life is bitter, say thank you & grow.” – Shauna Niequest

79. “You can only grow if you’re willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.” – Brian Tracy

80. “Life goes by fast. Enjoy it…Everyone gets so upset about the wrong things.” – Joan Rivers

81. “If we suppress negative feelings, we do not allow for the authenticity of our human expression.” – Christian Hassler

82. “Open yourself to the possibility that you are not alone, that everyone, at some point feels the same way.” – Jason Garner

83. “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James

84. “It’s how you view the life inside you that creates the life outside of you. Everyday.” – James Altucher

85. “Be open to change. Nothing in this world is permanent.” – Skylar Liberty

86. “I’m stronger because of the hard times, wiser because of my mistakes, and happier because I have known sadness.” – Allison Vogel

87. “If you find yourself constantly trying to prove your worth to someone, you have already forgotten your value.” – Unknown

88. “Some people come into your life as blessings. Others come into your life as lessons.” – Mother Teresa

89. “Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be happy the thorn bush has roses.” – Proverb

90. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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91. “Worry looks around, fear looks back, faith looks up, guilt looks down, but I look forward.” – John Carter

92. “Pain can change you, but that doesn’t mean it has to be a bad change. Take that pain and turn it into wisdom.” – The Dalai Lama

93. “Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.” – Steve Maraboli

94. “Letting go isn’t the end of the world. It’s the beginning of a new life.” – Unknown

95. “Never assume that you’re stuck with the way things are. Life changes, and so can you.” – Ralph Marston

96. “Running away from your problems is a race you’ll never win. Face them head on, knowing there will be brighter days.” – Unknown

97. “Don’t close the book when bad things happen in your life! Just turn the page and start a new chapter!” – LaToya Jackson

98. “There is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne

99. “Make a commitment to your self that today, success is your only options! No matter the obstacles, no matter the sacrifice! you have decided you won’t be denied, you won’t be defeated!” – Eric Thomas

100. “Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder and not obsess. Just breathe and have faith that everything will work out for the best.” – Unknown

101. “The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.” – Swami Vivekananda

102. “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” – Khalil Gibran

103. “I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.” – Maya Angelou

104. “I knew that I just didn’t have it in me to give up, even if I sometimes felt like a fool for continuing to believe.”  – Misty Copeland

105. The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind. – Napoleon Bonaparte

106. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

107. “Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. – Eleanor Roosevelt

108. Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. – Helen Keller

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