It is said that a single quote can encapsulate a whole life philosophy and evoke deep emotions. From inspiring sayings to humorous one-liners, quotes have the power to stick with us and shape the way we see the world.

Here are 50 of the most memorable quotes of all time, in no particular order:

1. “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
2. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
3. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
4. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
5. “Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll
6. “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” – Socrates
7. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
8. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
9. “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” – William Shakespeare
10. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
11. “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James Baldwin
12. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
13. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi
14. “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis
15. “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” – Confucius
16. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
17. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
18. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
19. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
20. “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” – Albert Einstein
21. “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
22. “Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
23. “We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” – Ronald Reagan
24. “The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph!” – Unknown
25. “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama
26. “It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln
27. “Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.” – Roy T. Bennett
28. “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
29. “I think, therefore I am” – René Descartes
30. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall” – Nelson Mandela
31. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart” – Helen Keller
32. “Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans” – Allen Saunders
33. “Do not go gentle into that good night” – Dylan Thomas
34. “Everything happens for a reason” – Unknown
35. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing” – Edmund Burke
36. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle” – Christian D. Larson
37. “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken” – Oscar Wilde
38. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit” – Aristotle
39. “An unexamined life is not worth living” – Socrates
40. “A goal without a plan is just a wish” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
41. “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today” – Will Rogers
42. “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm” – Winston Churchill
43. “Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person” – Mother Teresa
44. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work” – Thomas Edison
45. “The best revenge is massive success” – Frank Ocean
46. “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on” – Robert Frost
47. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions” – Stephen Covey
48. “People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do” – Rob Siltanen
49. “The only way to have a good life is to have a good attitude” – Unknown
50. “The best way to predict the future is to create it” – Abraham Lincoln

For centuries people have found solace and inspiration through the words of others. Quotes about life can get you inspired to take the next steps in your journey. We have a number of motivational quotes on our Motiversity Blog page. If you like reading powerful quotes, this is for you.

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