A brand new week is here.

A time to learn from last week’s setbacks and then turn your focus towards the present and future.

A time for a new beginning. To make your life better, more successful and more filled with love and kindness.

So to help you with that and to make sure you get a great start to your week – and can help others in your life do the same – I’d like to share 101 of the best and most inspiring new week blessings.

I hope you’ll find something positive and helpful here.

And if you want even more uplifting blessings for your week then check out this post with Monday blessings and this one filled with positive Tuesday blessings.

Uplifting New Week Blessings

“Have a blessed week ahead! May all your dreams come true, love fill your life and may the sun shine on your week.”

“Make this a special week ahead by going the extra mile at work, loving your family a little extra and by staying true to your values and dreams.”

“It's up to me to make this a glorious week or not. I decide with my thoughts and the actions I take what kind of week this will be.”

“Stay positive, believe in yourself and trust in God. You have everything you need to make your hopes and dreams come true on this blessed week.”

“Have a wonderful week ahead! I have prayed for you and hope all your dreams come true. Wishing you the very best, my dear.”

“Good morning, may your blessed week be filled with kindness, positive energy and plenty of steps taken towards your most important goals and dreams.”

“I hope you’ll get a break from the negative events of the previous week and have a fabulous week ahead of you.”

“The week is just getting started, and I hope you're excited to get things going. Let's start together today with positivity and kind words as I wish you a very happy new week!

“May this new week sweep away weariness and negativity that seeped into your soul. May you be filled with new, fresh energy and an optimistic outlook. Happy new week wishes and hopes to you!”

“Wishing you a fantastic week ahead, my love! I hope you’ll stay healthy, happy and achieve great things. I love you so much!”

“Happy new week wishes! Believe in yourself as much as I do and nothing can stand in your way.”

“You make this a happy and blessed week, dear. And I’ll make sure to do the same for you on this wonderful new week.”

“This week, listen more than you talk. Give more than you take. Smile more than you frown. Give the blessings you want to receive.”

“Happy new week blessings! May the love of God and of your loved ones be with you and support you this week.”

“Try this for the next 7 days: ignore unnecessary negativity both from others and yourself. And just see how that changes your week.”

“May this new week be filled with hope and overflow with abundant blessings for you and the people close to you in life. Have a great week ahead!”

“Promise me to keep joy and optimism in your heart even if you stumble or fall this week.”

“As the week begins, focus on what matters the most to you to make this a meaningful and joyful week ahead of you.”

“This week, do the best you can with the situation you’re in and with what you have right now.”

Motivational New Week Blessings

“Have a great week ahead! May this week bring peace, joy, and happiness to your heart and soul.”

“As you wake up this morning, promise yourself to make the best of things to have a great week ahead.”

“Have a great week ahead! May the beginning of this week bring joy, peace and happiness to you and your loved ones.”

“You will take the steps forward this week and accomplish whatever you want. So own it and your dreams to make them real. Have a wonderful and fruitful week!”

“It’s a new week. A new start. So let’s go with what you deeply want out of your life and let’s let go of the things you don’t want burdening you anymore.”

“Thank you for another great week, my dear, and I hope your next, new week is as vibrant and wonderful as you are.”

“I think you’ll have a wonderful week. A week when all your dreams start coming into reality. I believe in you. In what you stand for, in the sharpness of your mind and in the competence you’ve shown.”

“Stop standing in your own way. Stop listening to the naysayers. Make this a fresh week of great and memorable outcomes.”

“Make it a good week ahead by taking small steps forward towards your most important goal or dream. That is a whole lot more effective than getting stuck in daydreams about taking some huge leap forward.”

“I know you’ll have a very successful week, my friend. So stay focused, learn from your setbacks and keep taking action to go where you want to go.”

“Happy new week dear. Now go. Make your dreams into reality. Fill your loved ones life with joy. Time waits for no one.”

“You, my family, are my most meaningful blessing and the most important reason that I arise in the morning and work so hard.”

“I hope this glorious week brings you love, peace of mind, plenty of fun and lots of positive results.”

“May all the best things in life come your way this week and in the coming weeks and months. Have a blessed new week, my sunshine and moonlight.”

“Let's start a wonderful week together by choosing to do good for the people in our lives and for all of humanity.”

“Attack Monday in a focused and positive way and you'll not only get what matters done today but also set yourself up for a great and mighty blessed week ahead.”

“Wishing you that you will understand fast and easy and that you'll have the power to excel in your studies. Have a great week at school!”

“I believe in you, my dear friend. I know that you have the courage and capabilities to make what you want into reality this week.”

“I love you so much and believe that you can achieve all of your dreams. Have a successful and happy new week, sweetheart!”

“This week, overflowing with abundant blessings and opportunities, go out there and make things happen!”

“It’s a wonderful morning so make the best you can of it to build a morning, day and week of great success.”

“I was thinking one day and I realized that if I just had somebody behind me all the way to motivate me I could make a big difference. Nobody came along like that so I just became that person for myself.”

Insightful New Week Blessings

“Good morning, take the time to enjoy and appreciate the fulfilling moments these coming days and have a blessed week ahead!

“By making this a blessed week for the people in your life that you love you’ll also make it a blessed week filled with joy for yourself.”

“May your new week be filled with peace and happiness. To make it so, make sure to fill other people’s lives with what you want to receive.”

“Your value is directly proportional to your positive impact on the people in your life. Focus on that to make this more successful week for you.”

“My dear friend, I wish you a wonderful and fruitful week ahead with plenty of blessings, joy and success.”

“Aim to be kind. Both to the people in your world and to yourself. Because if you do, then you're sure to have a blessed new week.”

“May God bless you with good fortune and opportunities that you can seize as we enter a new and blessed week.”

“A new week arrives. What will you do with it? Go outside of your comfort zone and after what you want? Or stay within your comfortable space where nothing changes?”

“Be kinder. Do better. Have a beautiful week ahead.”

“Let go of the fatigue of the past week, let go of the mistakes and setbacks and so your days will be filled with new energy.”

“A happy new week wish for you: let it be filled with kindness, love, patience and peace.”

“I know you want to get many things done this week. But don’t forget to rest and reflect to not just work hard but smarter too.”

“To make this a fruitful new week: focus more on action, less on thinking. And more on learning from the feedback you get after you’ve taken action.”

“This week, make time for the things and the people you love. That will make your week unforgettable.”

“My only wish for the next 7 days: may this week be kind, loving and fun just the way you are.”

“Have a wonderful Monday and good week ahead! Let gratitude guide your way this week and don’t fall prey to negativity from within or from others.”

“Hello new week! How will you bring joy to me this wonderful week and how can I use the precious gifts of my own to bring joy to the next 7 days?”

“Focus only on what is here right now as you work during this week. Not the past. Nor the future. This will allow you to focus much better and give you moments of inner peace and flow throughout your day and week.”

Helpful New Week Blessings

“Focus on the positive and on gratitude on this new week to sweep away all your tiredness and fill your life with new energy. Wishing you a great week ahead!”

“A great start to your Monday naturally leads to a great week ahead. So focus first on making this a good morning. Then an excellent and blessed day. And finally on having an amazing week and a wonderful time as best you can throughout these 7 days.”

“A new week always brings blessings and joy to anyone who is centered in this moment – not the future nor past – and keeps their mind open to opportunities and small miracles.”

“At the start of each week fill your life with new week wishes, prayers and messages from the people in your life and others you find online to make this a blessed week.”

“Let this week be a new and refreshing start for you. Aim high. Go for your dreams. Forget about the setbacks of the past. May you have a wonderful week ahead!”

“Be open to the blessings you may encounter this week. Otherwise you may miss them and you mood and outlook could turn negative for no real reason at all.”

“Keep your faith in God, but also the right amount of effort in your goals to reap rewards with your efforts. Have a successful week.”

“May each week of your life be blessed with one or a few new opportunities to grow in some positive way. Wishing you a great week!”

“I hope you’ll have an incredible week. Sending you my best wishes and just give me a call if you need my support in anything.”

“Think of one small and kind thing you can do for someone each day this week to make a joyful and wonderful week.”

“Just take it step by step and focus only on the step you are on until it’s done. That’s the way to build a happy week. And to day by day and week by week shape your own destiny.”

“May this week finally bring you open doors in your endeavors and lead you to the greater success you deep down want. Wishing you a special week ahead, my good friend.”

“Forget the past. Embrace new hope and the courage I know is within you. Do what makes you happy and enjoy every moment as best you can. Do that and I know you’ll have a lovely week.”

“Good morning, I’m sending you only positive vibes and encourage you to also focus just on your own positive thoughts to make it a fantastic week.”

“Blessings are often simple things like hanging out with friends and family, having some fun and enjoying nature or a good meal. Not just achieving your goals. Remember that as you step into a new week.”

“Learn at least one thing from last week's disappointments and improve yourself to make this week an even better one.”

“I know that last week was a stressful and challenging one. So make today and the rest of this week a time of letting that go and focusing on the bright future.”

“Do you want to enjoy today together with me? There is no one I’d rather spend time with to make this a fun and great start to the week.”

“To make this a fantastic week, think about what value you can add to the world before you think about what you want from the world.”

“Don't let anything limit you on this blessed week. You're the best and I believe you can do anything you set your mind to. So happy new week wishes to you!”

“I pray that God's blessings may find you wherever you are and no matter what situation you are in this week. Have a wonderful and blessed week ahead!”

“One small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day. And a positive day at the start of the week can change your whole week.”

Short New Week Blessings

“I simply wish for you to have a hitch-free and a great week ahead, my dear friend.”

“Good morning, dear! Wishing you a great week ahead with plenty of fun.”

“Wishing you the success you so hope for and desire. Have a great week, my beloved friend.”

“Happy new week wishes, my friend. My hope for you to start the week with many blessings.”

“For a less stressful week, start each morning slowly and get in some exercise early in the day.”

“God bless you! And may the Lord protect you! Here's wishing you a very happy new week!

“I hope you have a joyous week ahead of you. May it be filled with love, hope and gratitude.”

“Thank you for blessing me with your presence in my life, my love. Have an amazing week ahead.”

“I know you’ll have a blessed and superb week, my friend. Believe in yourself and in your dreams and take action on them.”

“Wishing you a great weekend and an amazing new week ahead. Make the best out of these days to give and receive happiness.”

“May the Lord bless you with love and kindness this week. And be sure to appreciate your abundant blessings in life.”

“At the start of this beautiful week, prayer will help you and believing in yourself will too. So use both of these powers.”

“God bless you and the beginning of a new and promising week.”

“I wish you a wonderful and fruitful week ahead. Happy new week, my love.”

“This will be a lovely week because I’ll be meeting you once again.”

“I wish you a very wonderful and successful week, may your path be filled with God's love and help during these days.”

“Wishing you a wonderful week ahead and may you achieve your goals in a simple and joyful way this week.”

“Dear God, bless this new week for my friend. Keep him safe and help him reach success.”

“I wish you a great week and hope that you'll be able to start and end it with joy.

“Spend more time than you usually do this week cheerfully, kindly and beautifully with those dear to your heart.”

If you liked these new week blessings then share them with a friend or family member that could need a happy new week message via social media or email.

Want even more motivation and uplifting blessings for your week? Have a look at these posts:

• Wednesday Blessings
• Thursday Blessings
• Friday Blessings
• Saturday Blessings
• Sunday Blessings
• Weekend Blessings
• Good Morning Blessings

Betrayal is one of the worst things in life.

And the worst of the worst may be infidelity and your partner cheating on you.

It can make you feel like you want some kind of revenge, make it hard to trust the next person that comes into your life and research shows that it can can spark depressive symptoms and lower your self-esteem.

But people who behave that way will in time often mess up their own life the most. Karma will catch up to them in some way.

In today's post I’d like to share 75 of the best and most helpful karma quotes for cheaters.

To let go of the fantasy about revenge. To help you heal and move on.

To a new and happier chapter of your life.

And if you want even more timeless inspiration that you can relate to but can also help you to move on then check out this post with quotes on betrayal and this one filled with broken trust quotes.

Relatable Karma & Cheating Quotes

“Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. This is the law of the universe and spares none. Wrong done and injustice inflicted is paid back in the same coin. No one has escaped justice in the universe. It is only a matter of time.”
– Anil Sinha

“Every sin carries its own punishment.”
– American Proverb

“A man is born alone and dies alone, and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone.”
– Unknown

“The truly scary thing about undiscovered lies is that they have a greater capacity to diminish us than exposed ones. They erode our strength, our self-esteem, our very foundation.”
– Cheryl Hughes

“Nothing happens by chance. You create your own fate by your actions. That's karma.”
– Unknown

“Karma bides its time. You will always have to watch out. Karma is unforgiving and always gets payback.”
– Benjamin Bayani

“A strong woman doesn't seek revenge. She moves on, and lets karma do the dirty work.”
– Unknown

“Once someone cheats in the relationship, there’s no reason to stay. If they truly loved you, they would’ve never cheated.”
– Anurag Prakash Ray

“Be with someone who won't make poor excuses for their lack of effort.”
– Kristie May

“Betrayal was what I felt, my heart broken not just by a guy I was in love with, but also by, as I once believed, a true friend.”
– Unknown

“I know you’re hurt. I know you’re in pain. Giving karma time to do its work may be hard right now. But time will pass. It will get easier. And karma will most certainly do its work in one way or another.”
– Rip Miller

Helpful Cheating & Karma Quotes

“Don't waste time on plotting for revenge. Know that the people who hurt you will in time come to face their own karma.”
– Eloise Green

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

“The best revenge is always to just happily move on and let karma do the rest.”
– Unknown

“Sin makes its own hell, and goodness its own heaven.”
– Mary Baker Eddy

“I don't have any reason to hate anybody; I believe in good karma and spreading good energy.”
– Unknown

“Karma is in life. You do the wrong things, you get the wrong things out of it.”
– Antonio Brown

“I would never disrespect any man, woman, chick or child out there. We're all the same. What goes around comes around, and karma kicks us all in the butt in the end of the day.”
– Angie Stone

“Everyone suffers at least one bad betrayal in their lifetime. It's what unites us. The trick is not to let it destroy your trust in others when that happens. Don't let them take that from you.”
– Sherrilyn Kenyon

“Broken people lead to broken hearts. That's why it's so important to heal from one relationship before starting another.”
– Mandy Hale

“Karma is like a rubber band… You can only stretch it so far before it comes back and smacks you right in the face.”
– Unknown

“Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”
– Deborah Reber

“But this was what happened when you didn't want to visit and confront the past: the past starts visiting and confronting you.”
– Bret Easton Ellis

“Karma, simply put, is an action for an action, good or bad.”
– Stephen Richards

Deep Karma & Cheating Quotes

“Do not attempt to help those who have not asked for your help. Interfering with their own karma will result in a never-ending spiritual war from which you can only lose.”
– Robin Sacredfire

“Karma is the friend everyone wishes they had who could take care of all the dirty work so that you never had to deal with it.”
– Unknown

“I feel like I'm worried about my later years in life because I feel like I'm using up so much good karma right now. There's going to be some sort of karmic backlash somewhere down the road.”
– Ed Helms

“I think in terms of the parents that I had, I sort of drew a bad hand, or bad karma; who knows? And I did have a family that was complicated, with some quite eccentric members. So there was a lot of grist there.”
– Kathryn Harrison

“No one can escape karma. Two events which may, at first, seem disconnected can be karmically connected. After all, karma works on a spiritual level which may manifest itself physically in a myriad of seemingly unrelated ways.”
– Charbel Tadros

“If you give the slightest pain to any living being, then in the form of pain, the pain-giving-karma will give you its ‘fruit'. So think before you hurt any living being.”
– Dada Bhagwan

“It is a rule of life that we eventually become victims of the evil we do to others.”
– Wayne Gerard Trotman

“It was not uncommon for the children to be told they were being treated this way because it was their bad karma and they must have hurt a child in a past life.”
– Mary Garden

“Before you act, you have freedom, but after you act, the effect of that action will follow you whether you want it to or not. That is the law of karma.
– Paramahansa Yogananda

“When you truly understand karma, then you realize you are responsible for everything in your life.”
– Keanu Reeves

“You cannot do harm to someone because someone has done harm to you. You will pay just like they will.”
– Ericka Williams

“Cheating, no matter if it’s on a test in school or with your partner, may seem like an easy way to get what you want. But in the end and in real life, it tends to mostly lead to negative consequences.”
– Elaine Brookes

“He prepares evil for himself who plots mischief for others.”
– Latin Proverb

“My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh

“Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act non-virtuously, suffering results.”
– Sakyong Mipham

Powerful Karma Quotes About Cheaters

“Karma comes after everyone eventually. You can't get away with screwing people over your whole life, I don't care who you are. What goes around comes around. That's how it works. Sooner or later the universe will serve you the revenge that you deserve.”
– Jessica Brody

“A cheater's punishment is to live a life of mistrust because they constantly fear that the person they cheated with will also cheat on them; some call it poetic justice. But I call it karma.”
– Unknown

“A real man doesn't have time to cheat because that man is too busy providing all of which a good woman deserves.”
– Ritu Ghatourey

“If you think it is okay to hurt me, you never had an idea that karma is my best friend, and it will never think twice to give you its sweetest revenge.”
– Unknown

“Men may not get all they pay for in this world, but they must certainly pay for all they get.”
– Frederick Douglas

“Starting to feel the effects of betraying me? Well, it’s actually you who betrayed and hurt yourself. It’s called karma.”
– Anna Willis

“You know that you have been stabbed when you feel the deep pain of betrayal.”
– Unknown

“People pay for what they do, and, still more, for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it simply: by the lives they lead.”
– James Baldwin

“To know the good from the bad, study a man or woman's history of actions, not their record of intentions.”
– Suzy Kassem

“There's a natural law of karma that vindictive people, who go out of their way to hurt others, will end up broke and alone.”
– Sylvester Stallone

“That someone that hurt you will eventually screw up themselves, and if you're lucky, God will let you watch.”
– John Anders

“Cheat on a good woman and karma makes sure you end up with the terrible person you deserve.”
– Jill Jones

“Cheating is the most disrespectful thing one human being can do to another. If you aren’t happy in a relationship, end it before starting another one.”
– Abhishek Tiwari

“Karma is like a boomerang, worse the karma, bigger the force.”
– Naresh Soni

“Sometimes you get what’s coming around. And sometimes you are what’s coming around.”
– Jim Butcher

“Don't cheat if you don't want to be cheated. A relationship is mutual. This is the golden rule for all great connections.”
– Israelmore Ayivor

“There is no such thing as an affair that doesn't mean anything.”
– Amanda Robson

“No one escapes the universal law of karma. Do good, and good will come to you. Be kind and kindness will be your reward. Do evil things and your punishment will be repaid in kind.”
– Tom Wheeler

Short Betrayal & Karma Quotes

“People who create their own drama deserve their own karma.”
– Unknown

“Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.”
– Elbert Hubbard

“I hope karma slaps you in the face before I do.”
– Unknown

“If your actions were to boomerang back on you instantly, would you still act the same?”
– Alexandra Katehakis

“Dear karma, I trust you with my enemy's fate. I will wait and watch right here while enjoying my life.”
– Unknown

“People who hurt you will eventually face their own karma. In time, it always happens in some way or other.”
– Stacy Sanchez

“Never push a loyal person to the point where they no longer care.”
– Unknown

“Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don’t even notice it.”
– Sakyong Mipham

“Little girls plot revenge. Smart women sit back and let karma do its job.”
– Unknown

“Behave terribly and sooner or later you get a taste of your own medicine.”
– Sarah Tilly

“Don't fear God. Fear Karma. God forgives. Karma does not.”
– Unknown

“When karma lands, it lands hard.”
– Tom Fitton

“If someone betrays you once, it's their fault. If they betray you twice, it's your fault.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt

“Nobody deserves misery but sometimes it's just your turn.”
– Unknown

“As long as karma exists, the world changes. There will always be karma to be taken care of.”
– Nina Hagen

“The universe does not carry debts, it always returns back to you what you gave it.”
– Drishti Bablani

“I love how karma works. So smooth, slowly, but it works.”
– Unknown

“Sooner or later, everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences.”
– Robert Louis Stevenson

“The best revenge is to move on, forget they even exist and let karma do its thing.”
– Jake Stevens

If you found these karma & cheating quotes helpful then share them with a friend or a family member that may need them right now on social media or via email.

Want more helpful wisdom about difficult relationships? Have a look at this post with not feeling like a priority in a relationship quotes, this one with toxic relationship quotes plus this one that's all about focusing on yourself quotes to help you move forward in your life.

What is holding people back from the life that they truly want to live?

I’d say that one very common and destructive thing is that they don't know how to stop overthinking.

They overthink every little problem until it becomes bigger and scarier than it actually is. They overthink positive things until they don’t look so positive anymore (and as the anxiety starts to build).

Or overanalyze and deconstruct things and so the happiness that comes from just enjoying something in the moment disappears.

Now, thinking things through can be a great thing of course.

But getting lost in a sort of overthinking disorder – where you too often draw up worst-case scenarios in your mind or try to see all the possible outcomes – can result in you becoming someone who stands still in life.

In becoming someone who self-sabotages the good things that happen in life (and the good news you get).

I know. I used to spend too much time on overthinking things and it held me back in ways that weren’t fun at all.

But in the past 10 years or so I've learned how to make this issue so small that it very rarely pops up anymore. And if it does then I know what to do to overcome it.

In this article I'd like to share 20+ tips that have helped me in a big, big way to become a simpler and smarter thinker and to live a happier and less fearful life.

I hope it will be of help for any other chronic overthinkers out there too to spend less time on those repetitive thoughts.

Bonus: Download a free step-by-step checklist that will show you how to stop overthinking. It’s easy to save as a PDF or print out for whenever you need it during your day or week.

1. Put things into a wider perspective.

It's very easy to fall into the trap of overthinking minor things in life.

So when you are thinking and thinking about something the first step is to ask yourself:

Will this matter in 5 years? Or even in 5 weeks?

I've found that widening the perspective by using this simple question can quickly snap me out of overthinking and catastrophic predictions and help me to let go of that situation.

It allows me to finally stop thinking about something and to focus my time and energy on something else that actually does matter to me.

2. Set a short time limit for a decision.

If you do not have a time limit for when you must make a decision and take action then you can just keep turning your thoughts around and around and view them from all angles in your mind for a very long time.

So learn to become better at making decisions and to spring into action by setting deadlines in your daily life. No matter if it's a small or bigger decision.

Here’s what has worked for me:

• For small decisions like if should go and do the dishes, respond to an email or work out I usually give myself 30 seconds or less to make a decision.
• For a somewhat larger or difficult decision that would have taken me days or weeks to think through in the past I use a deadline for 30 minutes or for the end of the workday.

3. Stop setting your day up for stress and overthinking.

You can’t totally avoid overwhelming or very stressful days.

But you can minimize the number of them in your month and year by getting a good start to your day and by not setting yourself up for unnecessary stress, overthinking and suffering.

Three things that help me with that are:

Get a good start.

I’ve mentioned this many times by now. And with good reason.

This is perhaps the best way to influence your day. Because how you start your day tends to often set the tone for your day.

A stressed morning leads to stressed day. Consuming negative information as you ride the bus to your job tends to lead to more pessimistic thoughts during the rest of your day.

While for example reading something uplifting over breakfast, getting some exercise and then getting started with your most important task right now sets a good tone for the day and will help you to stay positive.

Single-task and take regular breaks.

This will help you to keep a sharp focus during your day and to get what’s most important done while also allowing you to rest and recharge so you don’t start to run on fumes.

And this somewhat relaxed mindset but with the narrow focus will help you to think clearly and decisively and avoid winding up in a stressed and overthinking headspace.

Minimize your daily input.

Too much information, too many times of just taking a few minutes to check your inbox, Facebook or Twitter account or how your blog or website is doing leads to more input and clutter in your mind as your day progresses.

And so it becomes harder to think in a simple and clear way and easier to lapse back into that familiar overthinking habit.

4. Become a person of action.

When you know how to get started with taking action consistently each day then you’ll procrastinate less by overthinking.

Setting deadlines and a good tone for the day are two things that have helped me to become much more of person of action.

Taking small steps forward and only focusing on getting one small step done at a time is another habit that have worked really well.

It works so well because you do not feel overwhelmed and so you do not want flee into procrastination or lazy inaction.

And even though you may be afraid, taking just a step is such a small thing that you do not get paralyzed in fear.

5. Realize that you cannot control everything.

Trying to think things through 50 times can be a way to try to control everything. To cover every eventuality so you don't risk making a mistake, fail or looking like a fool.

But those things are a part of living a life where you truly stretch your comfort zone. Everyone who you may admire and have lived a life that inspires you has failed. They have made mistakes.

But in most cases they've also seen these things as valuable feedback to learn from.

Those things that may look negative have taught them a lot and have been invaluable to help them to grow.

So stop trying to control everything. Trying to do so simply doesn’t work because no one can see all possible scenarios in advance.

This is of course easier said than done. So do it in small steps if you like.

6. Say stop in a situation where you know you cannot think straight.

Sometimes when I'm hungry or when I'm lying in bed and are about to go to sleep negative emotions and thoughts start buzzing around in my mind.

In the past they could do quite a bit of damage. Nowadays I've become good at catching them quickly and to say to myself:

No, no, we are not going to think about this now.

I know that when I'm hungry or sleepy then my mind sometimes tend to be vulnerable to not thinking clearly and to negativity.

So I follow up my “no, no…” phrase and I say to myself that I will think this situation or issue through when I know that my mind will work much better.

For example, after I've eaten something or in the morning after I have gotten my hours of sleep.

It took a bit of practice to get this to work but I've gotten pretty good at postponing thinking in this way. And I know from experience that when I revisit a situation with some level-headed thinking then in 80% of the cases the issue is very small to nonexistent.

And if there is a real issue then my mind is prepared to deal with it in much better and more constructive way.

7. Don't get lost in vague fears.

Another trap I've fallen into many times that have spurred on overthinking is that I've gotten lost in vague fears about a situation in my life.

And so my mind running wild has created disaster scenarios about what could happen if I do something.

So I've learned a better way to break out of such a vicious cycle and that is to first ask myself:

Honestly, what is the worst that could happen?

And when I've figured out what the worst that could happen actually is then I can also spend a little time to think about what I can do if that often pretty unlikely thing happens.

I've found that the worst that could realistically happen is usually something that is not as scary as what my mind running wild with vague fear could produce.

Finding a different perspective and clarity in this way usually only takes a few minutes and bit of energy and it can save you a lot of time and suffering.

8. Work out.

Working out can really help with letting go of inner tensions, worries and to reduce my stress levels. This is also supported by studies like this one on exercise and mental health.

Exercise makes me feel more decisive after I’m done with my work out and when I was more of an overthinker then it was often my go-to method for changing the headspace I was in into a more constructive one.

My current favorite way to use exercise to improve my thoughts and outlook is to get my heart rate up quite a bit for about 10 minutes a couple of times a week. I usually do this by running.

I also lift free weights two times a week and that helps, but I’ve found that the cardio sessions are even more effective.

9. Get plenty of good quality sleep.

I think this is one of the most commonly neglected factors when it comes to keeping a positive mindset and not get lost in negative thought habits.

Because when you haven’t slept enough then you become more vulnerable.

Vulnerable to worrying and pessimism. To not thinking as clearly as you usually do. And to getting lost in thoughts going around and around in your mind as you overthink.

So let me share a couple of my favorite tips from my daily routine that help me to sleep better:

Keep it cool.

It can feel nice at first to get into a warm bedroom. But I’ve found that I sleep better and more calmly with fewer scary or negative dreams if I keep the bedroom cool.

Keep the earplugs nearby.

If you, like me, are easily awoken by noises then a pair simple earplugs can be a life-saver.

These inexpensive items have helped me to get a good night’s sleep and sleep through snorers, noisy cats and other disturbances more times than I can remember.

Don’t try to force yourself to go to sleep.

If you don’t feel sleepy then don’t get into bed and try to force yourself to go to sleep.

That, at least in my experience, only leads to tossing and turning in my bed for an hour or more.

A better solution in these situations is to wind down for an extra 20-30 minutes on the couch with, for example, some reading. This helps me to go to sleep faster and, in the end, get more sleep.

10. Spend more of your time in the present moment.

By being in the present moment in your everyday life rather than in past mistakes and life experiences or a possible future in your mind you can replace more and more of the time you usually spend on overthinking things with just being here right now instead.

Three ways that I often use to reconnect with the present moment and to practice mindfulness are:

Slow down.

Slow down how you do whatever you are doing right now. Move slower, talk slower or ride your bicycle more slowly. Take slow and deep breaths.

By doing so you become more aware of how you use your body and what is happening all around you right now.

Tell yourself: Now I am…

I often tell myself this: Now I am X. And X could be brushing my teeth. Taking a walk in the woods. Or doing the dishes.

This simple reminder helps my mind to stop wandering and brings my focus back to what is happening in this moment.

Disrupt and reconnect.

If you feel you are getting lost in overthinking then one of my favorite mindfulness practices is to disrupt that thought by – in your mind – shouting this to yourself : STOP!

Then reconnect with the present moment by taking just 1-2 minutes to focus fully on what is going on around you. Take it all in with all your senses. Feel it, hear it, smell it, see it and sense it on your skin.

11. Spend more of your time with people who do not overthink things.

Your social environment is an important thing to think about if you want to break destructive thought patterns and move out of the cycle of overthinking in the long term.

And this is not just about the people and groups close to you in real life. But also about what you read, listen to and watch. The blogs, books, forums, movies, podcasts and music in your life.

So think about if there are any sources in your life – close by or further away – that encourages and tends create more overthinking in your mind. And think about what people or sources that has the opposite effect on you.

Find ways to spend more of your time and attention with the people and input that have a positive effect on your thinking and less on the influences that tends to strengthen your overthinking habit.

12. Be aware of the issue (and remind yourself throughout your day)

Being aware of your challenge is important to break the habit of overthinking.

But if you’re thinking that you’ll just remember to stop overthinking during your normal day – and in stressful situations such as an upcoming date or job interview – then you’re likely just fooling yourself.

At least if you’re anything like me.

Because I needed help. It wasn’t hard to get it though. I just created a few reminders.

My main one was a note on the whiteboard I had on one of my walls at the time. It said “Keep things extremely simple”.

Seeing this many times during my day helped me to snap out of overthinking faster and to over time greatly minimize this negative habit.

Two other kinds of reminders that you can use are:

A small written note.

Simply use a post-it note or something similar and write down my whiteboard phrase, a question like “Am I overcomplicating this?” or some other reminder that appeals to you.

Put that note where you cannot avoid seeing it like for example on your bedside table, your bathroom mirror or beside your computer screen.

A reminder on your smart phone.

Write down one of the phrases above or one of you own choosing in a reminder app on your smart phone.

I for example use my Android phone and the free app called Google Keep to do this.

13. Let it out into the light.

Simply talk to someone close to you about the situation you’re thinking about.

Just venting for 5-10 minutes as a friend or family member listens can help you to release inner pressure and to figure things out for yourself.

Or the other person can ground you and bring you back to earth again if you’re getting lost in nightmare scenarios. And then the two of you can come up with a plan – or at least the start of one – for how to actually improve upon the situation you’ve been overthinking.

14. Journal about it.

If you cannot find someone to talk to about your issue right now then a good alternative is to journal about it, as explored in this study.

Write out your challenge, your fears and thoughts in a paper journal or in a document on your laptop or smartphone.

Letting it out will let you vent in a similar way that you would do with a close friend. And seeing it all laid out on paper or on the screen will make it easier to get an overview of your situation and to find ways to improve things.

I also recommend applying tip #16 and the questions you’ll find there to what you’ve written down to help you find solutions to your challenge.

15. Journal about what you’re grateful for.

Another way to use a journal to direct your thoughts in a helpful and positive way is to do some gratitude journaling.

Here’s one way to go about it. Set off 3-5 minutes in the morning or evening and answer questions that help you to focus your mind on the good things you have in your life. Like for example:

• What are 3 things I can be grateful for in my life today?
• Who are 3 people that I can be grateful to have in my life and why?
• What are 3 things I can be grateful for about myself?

This will give you a great start to your day – or ending before you go to bed – and it will over time help you to naturally focus more on the positive things in your life and less on the negative things (or the ones that could go wrong).

Try to be specific with your answers to make it more engaging and easier – and not boring or repetitive – to continue with this practice over a longer time period. For example, write that you're grateful for specific joke your friend told you rather than just writing that she's funny.

16. Just breathe.

Release the stress and calm your mind and body down by fully focusing on your breathing.

Close your eyes. Breathe with your belly for 2 minutes and focus only on the air you’re breathing in and out. Nothing else.

This is one of the most fast acting tips in this article.

17. Set a time during your day to focus on solutions.

One thing that kept me in the overthinking trap was that I believed that if I thought a lot about an issue then I could avoid mistakes and pain and come up with perfect solutions.

But thinking and thinking in an unstructured way just made me more anxious and worried and so I took very little action. It didn’t help in the way I thought it would.

So these days when I start to overthink a challenge I say: “Stop, we’re not going down that road again! What we are going to do is to set off 20 minutes tomorrow morning to work on this challenge in a structured way.”

And then the next morning I sit down with a pen and paper or my laptop and focus on this situation in my life. Depending on the challenge I ask myself questions like:

• How can I remove this challenge from my life? Or how can I at least reduce the impact it has on my life?
• How can I turn this challenge into something positive or what can I learn from it?
• What is the worst that could realistically happen in this situation? How can I prevent that from happening? And, if it still happens then what can I do to quickly bounce back from that?

Making a plan for how to deal with this situation in my life and spending 20 minutes on that and on problem solving helps a lot more than randomly thinking about it throughout my day and week.

When I’ve got at least the start of a plan for how to deal with it then I stop worrying so much and most of my overthinking about the situation simply goes away. Because now I know what to likely expect and what I can do to improve upon this part of my life.

18. Reduce the screen time and scrolling.

If I use my phone too much and scroll various websites and social media channels for too long then my mind can easily become overactive.

If I read a lot of news or check for example Twitter too frequently then it’s easy to get dragged into the fear or doom that is often used to get more clicks.

And research shows that too much screen time can worsen one’s mental health. 

So how do you scroll less in a day or week and stop triggering your own overthinking so often?

I’ve found that the most effective way is the simplest one. Keep the phone far away from yourself. Put it at the other side of the room – or in another room – and keep it in silent mode while working or having dinner. Set it to show no notifications (or as few as possible).

Then check the phone from time to time. Or keep the sound and notifications on for just phone calls and text messages but off for everything else.

19. Put some downtime into your schedule.

If you’re always on and don’t take any or few breaks then your mind keeps going far into the evening about all kinds of things and it can be difficult to go to sleep or get a good night’s rest.

So scheduling some downtime where you may just watch some TV, play a video game, go out for a walk or read a mystery novel is essential to keep your mind from going into overdrive (and into the overthinking that often accompanies that kind of stressed headspace).

I schedule at least an hour of downtime to watch something with my wife or read a book at the end of the day to relax my mind and prepare to go to sleep.

And I also put in several 10-15 minute breaks throughout my workday and about 1 hour for lunch.

If you have a busy life, then don’t ignore this part. Schedule one to a few hours in, just like anything else during your day and week to make sure you actually take the time to recharge.

20. Go out in nature.

Few things are so relaxing as just being out in nature. So go for a walk in the woods, take a stroll on the beach if you live near the ocean or go out camping or fishing for a day or two during the weekend.

This can help you to reset your headspace, reduce stress and slow down from the tempo of your daily life and get a drastic change in scenery.

21. Be kind and patient with yourself.

You will fall. Have setbacks. Not reach your perhaps unrealistic goals about overthinking sometimes.

That’s OK. It’s normal. Progress is a straight line only in movies and myths.

Real life is more messy. Know that. Don’t let that mess dissuade you. Because then you won’t make any progress towards healthier thought habits.

One quote I love and that reminds me of this when it comes to any challenge in my own life is this one by Anne Marie Radmacher:

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”

22. Seek professional help.

If these tips don't work as well as is needed for you, then consider finding professional help from for example a therapist or someone who specializes in mental health conditions.

One on one help over time may be what is needed to learn how to handle negative and anxious thoughts and sometimes incessant worrying in a better and healthier way.

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It’s not always easy to stay positive at work.

Sometimes because it’s Monday and you’re tired and would like another weekend right now.

At other times because it’s Wednesday and you are doing some boring routine work or you are being dragged down by negative attitudes around you.

So in today’s post I’d like to share my top 22 tips that help me to have and maintain a positive attitude while I work (and that often helps me in my private life too when things get tough).

I hope these tips will help you to be a positive person in your workplace and also spread the positive vibes to the people around you to make it a more enjoyable and successful experience.

1. Get your day started the right way.

Your morning routine and how you start the day tends to set the tone for that day.

A stressed and hurried morning with negative news as you eat breakfast can set a negative tone for that whole day.

A slow and unstressed start to your day with uplifting conversations over the breakfast table or a positive podcast in your ears as you ride the bus can on the other hand set a positive tone for the rest of your day.

So find a routine that lifts you and your spirits up to have a more optimistic and constructive day at work. One where you also feel strong to be able handle negative or challenging situations.

2. Protect your positive mindset from negative people.

No matter if you’ve started your day in a positive way, that can quickly be derailed by negative energy flowing in as you get to work.

Here’s how you can protect your mind and yourself from that:

Focus on minimizing.

You may never be able to fully remove negative energy and people from influencing you at work. So focus on making small changes to step by step improve your every experience.

Spend less time with negative people.

And more of your time and energy with the positive people. Actually sit down and think about this and make a list of the 3 most negative people and one of the 3 most positive people.

This list will bring you clarity and help you find simple ways in your everyday life to shift how you spend your time.

Take 1 minute for gratitude.

Ask yourself:

What are 3 things or people at work that I can be grateful for today and why?

Write down the answers on for example your smartphone (I use the free Simplenote app).

Practice gratitude in this simple way each day – or at least a couple of times a week – to keep your focus on what is positive in your workplace and to stay more resistant to negative thoughts or words from others.

3. Refill your mind with positive energy.

An easy way to further refuel your positive attitude – besides spending more time with the positive people – is to spend time with people and sources further away that uplift you.

You could for example listen to a positive podcast or music on your way to and from work. And read a positive book or blog post on your break or if you have some slow waiting time during the day.

Positive attitudes are contagious, so use that to your advantage as best you can to add more positivity to your day.

4. Plan for your day.

This will keep the stress down, help you be more relaxed and focused and so it’ll be easier to keep that positive attitude throughout your day.

Set realistic goals for the day and week. Because unrealistic expectations that you simply can’t match at the end of the day or work week will only make you feel bad and perform worse.

• Use a limited to-do list. Prioritize your tasks for the day so that you start with the most important one and work your way down. Keep this list small to reduce stress and because things tend to take more time than we budget for.
• Do the most important task first thing in the day. This is often the hardest task of the day too. But if you get it done then you’ll feel good about yourself, you'll feel relieved and the rest of the day will feel lighter.
• Take regular breaks during your day. Otherwise you’ll perform and feel worse in the afternoon or at the end of the workweek. I usually work for 45 minutes and then have a 5-10 minute break.

5. One thing at a time.

This simple sentence can help you to keep your focus – and your sanity – if things are hectic and stressful.

Plus, you’ll do a better – and surprisingly often a quicker – job if you only focus fully on one task or step at a time.

6. Let your environment help you keep your positive outlook.

Shape your physical workspace and, for example, your phone and computer to create an encouraging and supportive space.

You could do that by adding:

• Inspiring quotes or tips on a note in your workspace.
• A small plant to have some relaxing greenery.
• A picture of loved ones and one of your private goals such as a dream destination you want to travel to.

The last idea is a good way to remind yourself of your purpose for doing this job during tough times. It’s always good to keep your most important whys close by to easily refocus and refuel motivation.

If you can’t keep them in the workspace for some reason then keep them on your phone or in a notebook in your work bag.

7. Help your co-workers and make them feel appreciated.

Build an upward spiral at work with kindness and a helping, grateful and positive attitude.

For example:

• Help out with a practical task. Like fixing a setting for a computer program or carrying an extra bag to a meeting.
• Express your gratitude. If something about a co-workers popped up in the your head during the one minute gratitude exercise in tip #2 then express that to this person. It may not seem much to you but it can make their morning or whole week if they are having a rough one.
• Do a small act of kindness. Such as fetching a cup of coffee or a banana for them too.

These things make the days go by faster, make them more enjoyable and fun and improve morale and the positive attitude at work.

Plus, such kindness and help tend to flow back to you too in the long run and from most people.

8. Know how to make boring work more enjoyable (or acceptable).

No matter what job you have, you usually have to do some boring tasks.

But there are ways to make them more enjoyable. Or at least more acceptable.

You can:

• Focus on how good it will feel when the task is done. Instead of focusing so much on how it’s boring.
• Make a deal with yourself. Set a timer for just 10 minutes and then get going with the task. When the bell chimes you take a break or get to work on something more interesting. Do tasks like these in smaller bursts to get through them relatively quickly. That’s a lot better than procrastinating on them for hours or days.
• Create a pleasurable distraction. Listen to the radio, to a podcast or some music. This and making a small deal with myself are usually my combo to get boring tasks done.

9. Let your lunch time be a slow and relaxing break.

If you can, let this natural midpoint to your day be a time of relaxing.

So, eat slowly. To make that easier, put the fork down between bites. Savor each bite.

Eating your lunch in a slower way like this can help you release quite a bit of stress. That’s at least been my experience. And I know that my afternoons tend to go better if I go about things this way rather than if I wolf down my lunch quickly.

10. Don’t get caught up in the complaining trap.

Author Anne Lamott once wrote:

“Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.”

I think the same goes for complaining.

Yes, venting can certainly be helpful. But do it for a bit. Don’t overdo it and don’t make it into a routine every day or many times a week.

Because it will hurt you more than the people or things you complain about. Plus, people may start avoiding you because now they want to protect their minds – as described in tip #2 – from your bad attitude and that one person that just won’t stop complaining.

11. Be kind to yourself when you make a mistake (or have a setback).

It’s tempting and for many of us a habit to beat ourselves up when we make a mistake or have a setback.

But I’ve found that a better path forward is to be kind to yourself and to be constructive. You can do that by asking yourself questions like:

• What is one thing I can learn from this setback?
• How would my friend/parent support me and help me in this situation? Then you do things and you talk to yourself like he or she would.

12. Understand that other people’s negativity is often not about you.

Some criticism is certainly helpful to improve and do a better job. Some heated venting can absolutely help you or your co-workers let go of stress and frustration.

But if a co-worker or boss makes it a habit of being negative about the job all the time or critical of you then it is often more about them than you. It’s them lashing out because they are having trouble at home, because they don’t like their job anymore or because they’re having a bad week or year.

To lessen the sting of that, try to be understanding. Put it on them, not on who you are or what you did. And, if you like, spend less time with that person and more with the positive people at work.

13. Use mindfulness to make your day lighter.

I find that going about my work in a mindful way helps a lot to keep negative thoughts to a minimum and to more easily focus on what I need to get done.

To work mindfully simply means to me that I am fully in the present moment and focused on what I’m doing right now. I don’t think about the past. I don’t think about what I have to do tomorrow.

A few tips that help me be more mindful are:

• Slow down. When I go a bit slower it becomes easier to think and focus again. I feel less scattered.
• Do one thing at a time. Multitasking tends to make me unfocused.
• Take a 2 minute mindfulness break in the afternoon. I like to clear my mind and reduce stress that may have built up by taking a small break in the afternoon. During these 2 minutes I sit or lie down. I close my eyes. And then I focus on taking deep breaths with my belly. And focus only on the air going in and out and nothing else.

14. Know quick ways to destress and center yourself again.

If the stress is ramping up during the day then it’s very helpful to already know what helps you the best to quickly reduce that before you get dragged down into a negative funk.

A few of my favorites are:

• The 2 minute mindfulness break. As described in the previous tip.
• Remembering to actually take my hourly breaks. Otherwise they won’t help.
• Having a laughter break. Taking 3-5 minutes to watch something funny on Youtube or listening to a funny podcast.

15. Look at challenges as a way to learn and grow.

I find that I feel a lot better and more confident when I face the inevitable challenges at work with a growth mindset. The mindset that is all about keeping on learning and keeping on growing to find new knowledge, motivation and purpose in the work.

Rather than from the perspective that I don’t want anything to change and just stay in my comfort zone.

This is of course sometimes easier said than done.

But breaking down a challenge into small or tiny steps and then just doing and focusing on one step at a time can make it a lot easier and doesn’t mean that you have to go too far outside of your comfort zone if you're not up for it today or this week.

16. Celebrate both big and small successes.

Don’t just celebrate big successes and achievements. Refuel your motivation and be a more positive person more consistently by celebrating those small successes too.

If you’ve for example finished the first step of a challenge or a new project then celebrate that with a tasty snack or your favorite lunch.

17. Let a small waterfall of positive moments and achievements rain down on you.

If you’re having an uninspired or tough day then take 2 minutes to think back.

Vividly remember some of your top moments and achievements at work. Maybe when you saved a client that had a big problem and that time when you faced a challenge with a co-worker. Or when you won a sales competition or got glowing words of praise and an extra bonus.

You can also expand this exercise into your personal life and remember how you’ve improved in your favorite sport or hobby or recall a few of the most positive moments you’ve had with your family or friends.

This will lift your spirits and get you into a more optimistic headspace once again.

18. Keep a minimalistic and organized workspace.

I find that if I keep a minimalistic and organized workspace then it becomes easier to think clearly, to focus and I get less stressed or lost in overthinking things.

Because what’s happening on the outside tends to affect what’s going on the inside.

So my workspace contains a big monitor and a small computer on an adjustable standing desk. I use a comfy chair and usually have a glass of water and a small pad of paper and a pen for my daily to-do list.

That’s it.

19. Do your best.

I’ve recently started reading this quote by writer Don Miguel Ruiz every morning after breakfast:

Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

This sets the right tone and aim for my day. And I find that working according to this piece of advice helps me to feel good at the end of the day.

20. Know what you can control, and focus on that.

Don’t spend too much energy on challenges that may be beyond you such as some parts of how your company work, the attitude of your most negative co-worker or that you have to do some boring routine work during each week.

Instead, use your limited energy, willpower and attention as best you can to improve upon the things you can control.

And if none of the tips in this article and none of the ones you or your loved ones can come up with help out where you work because the company culture is too stressful, the work environment is too toxic or because you’re sick and tired of the daily grind then maybe it’s time to make a change.

Time to take a look at what you can control in this situation and start looking for a new job where you are likely to have a better and more positive experience.

21. Have things to look forward to.

It’s a lot easier to stay positive at work if you have plenty of things to look forward to in your life.

Maybe it’s a date next week, a trip during the summer or going fishing with friends in a couple of weeks.

And if you don’t have much going on in your calendar right now, then plan for one or two things to feel more excited again.

22. Have things outside of work that recharge you and make you happy.

To be able to consistently stay positive in life and during your work hours you need things outside of your work that recharge you and make you feel joy.

You need that work and life balance.

So don’t neglect your favorite hobby or sport. Don’t work too much so you don’t have enough time and energy for an evening with friends or the weekend with your family.

Make time and have energy to spare for these most important things in life and you’ll find that it’s easier to be positive about your work too.

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“Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can’t be done.”
Bo Bennett

“To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.”
Peter McWilliams

“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
Anais Nin

One of the very first things I started to work on consciously with my own personal development was to improve my outlook on life.

It was over 15 years ago that I started to delve into this topic and to step by step – and while sometimes tumbling backwards – build a more optimistic outlook.

An attitude that would over time become more and more stable so that I could not only look at the world in a positive way during good days.

But also so I could stay positive and constructive even during tough times and keep working towards something better.

In this article I’d like to share 19 of the best, smartest and most effective habits for doing so that I have learned during over more than a decade.

I hope you will find something helpful here to stay positive.

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1. Find the optimistic viewpoint in a negative situation.

One of the simplest but most effective ways to build a more positive outlook has in my experience been to ask more helpful questions as often as possible.

When I am in what seems like a negative situation – maybe I have been lazy, made a mistake, failed or stumbled in some kind of way – then I like to ask myself questions like:

• What is one thing that is positive or good about this situation?
• What is one opportunity within this situation?

Doing so is a whole lot better than what I used to do in such situations. Because back then I usually asked myself how much I sucked and how things could get even worse now.

I do however not always use these questions right away.

Oftentimes I need a bit of time to process the thoughts and feelings that arise in situation before I can do that.

Trying to force positive thinking when you are still in an emotional turmoil or a bit shocked usually don’t work that well.

2. Cultivate and live in a positive environment.

Who you choose to spend your time with and the input you get from further away like the TV, the internet and magazines will have a huge effect on your outlook.

To be able to stay positive it is essential to have influences in your life that support you and lift you up instead of dragging you down.

So carefully consider what you let into your mind.

You can for example ask yourself:

• Who are the 3 most negative people I spend time with?
• What are the 3 of most negative sources of information I spend time on?

Consider the answers. Then think about how you can start spending less time with one of those people or information sources that bring too much negative energy this week.

And how you can spend more of the time you have now freed up with one of the most positive people and other sources in your life.

3. Go slowly.

I have found that when I go too fast, when I try to think, talk, eat and move around in my world really quickly then things don’t go too well.

Stress builds up. Negative thoughts about just about anything start to well up and I feel like my own personal power decreases.

But if I slow down just for a few minutes – even if I have to force it by walking, talking and eating slower – then my mind and body calms down too. It becomes easier to think things through clearly again and easier to find the optimistic and constructive perspective.

4. Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.

It’s very easy to lose perspective, especially if you are stressed and you are going too fast.

And so a molehill can become a big and terrifying mountain in your mind.

A simple three step way to handle these situations so they don’t get out of hand is to:

Say stop.

In your mind, shout “STOP!” or “NOPE, we are not going down that path again!” as soon as thoughts of this kind starts to spin in your head.

Breathe.

After you have disrupted the thoughts by shouting stop sit down and just be still.

Breathe with your belly and focus on just your in-breaths and out-breaths for a minute or two to calm your mind and body down.

Refocus.

Question your mountain building thoughts by talking to someone close to you and getting a more grounded perspective on the situation by just venting or by getting his or her input.

Or simply ask yourself this to widen your perspective and to chill out:

Will this matter in 5 years? Or even 5 weeks?

5. Don’t let vague fears hold you back from doing what you want.

Sometimes you may want to take a chance in life. Start a new habit that feels unfamiliar, your own business on the side or ask someone out for a date.

A common trap when you want to do one of those things is to get lost in vague fears and about what could happen if you actually took action.

And so the mind runs wild fueled by fear and it creates nightmare scenarios and plenty of self-doubt.

I know. I have been there many times.

So I have learned to ask myself this: honestly, what is the worst that could happen?

When I have figured that out I also spend a bit of time on trying to figure out what I could do if that that often pretty unlikely thing happens.

I have over the years discovered that the worst thing that could realistically happen is usually not as scary as the nightmare my fear-fueled mind could produce.

Finding clarity in this way doesn’t take much time or effort and it can help you to reduce stress and avoid much mind made suffering. And help you to get going, step outside of your comfort zone and take that chance.

6. Add value and positivity to someone else’s life.

What you send out you tend to get back from the world and the people in it.

Not from everyone. And not every time.

But what you send out there matters a whole lot.

What you give them and how you treat them is what you’ll get back. And they way you treat others and how you think of them also tend to have a big effect on how you treat and think about yourself.

So give value and spread the positivity by for example:

Helping out.

Lend a hand when moving. Give a friend a ride in your car.

If he or she needs information then help out by checking it up on Google or asking a friend of yours.

Or start a blog or a podcast and share what's helped you out in life.

Just listening.

Sometimes people don’t want any direct help.

They just want someone to be there fully and listening as they vent for a little while.

Boosting the mood.

Smile. Give hugs when appropriate. Play uplifting music when hanging out with a friend or suggest an inspiring movie for your movie night.

Or encourage when someone has had a bad day or are going through a tough time.

7. Exercise regularly and eat and sleep well.

This is very obvious of course.

But I know the big, big impact a good night’s sleep or good workout can have when my thoughts are pessimistic and I have a lot of tensions on the inside.

And I know how much simpler it is to think clearly and optimistically when my belly is not empty.

So I highly recommend being careful about these basic habits that may sound boring. Because they do have a huge effect either way depending on how you manage them. To me, there is a clear link between my physical and mental health.

8. Learn to take criticism in a healthy way.

One of the most common fears is the fear of criticism. It can hold people back from doing what they want in life.

Because having negativity flowing out of someone’s mouth or email and it being about you can hurt. And being rejected can sting quite a bit.

But if you want to take action on what you deep down want then criticism is pretty much unavoidable. So the key is learning to handle it in a healthier way.

By doing so your fear of it will lessen and it will hurt less if you do get criticized.

I usually use four steps when I get some criticism. Maybe they can help you out too:

Step 1: Don’t reply right away.

When you are angry, upset or riled up then is time to calm down a bit before you reply.

Take at least a couple of deep breaths or a little time to process the message before you respond.

Step 2: Really listen to the criticism.

Try to remain open and level-headed and figure out how this message can help you.

Ask yourself:

Is there one thing I can learn from this criticism? Is there something here that I may not want to hear but could help me?

Step 3: Remember that the criticism isn’t always about you.

Some criticism is helpful. Some is simply attacks or someone lashing out because they are having bad day, year or job.

To lessen the sting of such criticism – often really angry or overly critical in an unconstructive way – I try to be understanding. I think to myself that this person might not be feeling so good at the moment.

Step 4: Reply or let go.

No matter the content of for example an email I try to keep my reply level-headed and kind. I may add a question or two to get more specific feedback that is helpful.

And if they don’t reply or I have simply gotten a nasty attack then it is time to delete it and to let that situation go.

9. If something still gets under your skin then know what to do.

Sometimes something can still get under your skin and hurt you. Even if you use the steps above.

Two things that have helped me with that challenge are:

Let it out.

Just letting that issue out into the light talking it over with someone close can be very helpful to see it for what it actually is.

And to find a healthier perspective on the situation.

Improve your self-esteem.

I have found over the years that with a stronger self-esteem things drag me down less and they don’t ruin my day as much anymore.

Negativity from others  bounces off me much more often instead. If you want to practical help with this then have a look at my 12-week, step-by-step Self-Esteem Course.

10. Start your day in a positive way.

How you start your day usually sets the tone for the rest of your day.

So be careful about how you spend your mornings.

If you get going at full speed, lost in future troubles in your mind then the stress, perceived loss of power of over your life and negative thoughts will ramp up quickly.

If you on the other hand start your day by moving slowly, by having an uplifting conversation with your family or friend or you spend some time with reading or listening to inspiring and helpful articles or podcasts over breakfast or during your bus ride to work then that can make a big difference for how your whole day will go.

11. Mindfully move through your day.

When you spend your time in the present moment then it becomes so much easier to access positive emotions and to stay practical about what you can actually do about something in your life.

When you get lost in the past or future like so many of us have spent a lot of time on doing then worries very easily become bigger.

And failures and mistakes from the past being replayed over and over in your mind drag you down into pessimism and into stress.

By moving slowly through your morning and hopefully through much of the rest of your day it becomes easier to mindfully stay in the moment you are in.

Another simple way to reconnect with the moment in you are in and to put your full attention there again is to focus just on what is going on around you right now for a minute or two with all your senses.

See it. Hear it. Smell it. Feel the sun, rain or cold wind on your skin.

It might sound like a small and insignificant thing to do. But this simplifying reconnection with the moment can have a very positive effect on the rest of your day.

12. Create a reminder.

Being aware of your challenge is important to make a real change. But if you’re thinking that you’ll just remember to stay positive each day and week then you may be disappointed.

So create a reminder on paper or on your smart phone (I use the Google Keep app) with 1-3 of the ideas in this article that you like the most.

13. Say stop if you can’t think straight.

Sometimes when I’m lying in bed and I’m about to go to sleep negative thoughts start buzzing in my mind.

Then I say to myself: No, no, we are not going to think about this now (let’s do it later on instead).

For example, in the morning after I have gotten some sleep. When I revisit a situation with some level-headed thinking then in 80% of the cases the issue is very small to nonexistent.

14. Be grateful for the things you often take for granted.

Take a minute as you get out of bed in the morning or get into it in the evening and put your attention on a few things that many in the world do not have or things you may take for granted.

A few of my favorites:

• Three steady meals a day.
• A roof over my head during the long, cold seasons here in Sweden.
• As much clean water as I want.

This is a very easy way to shift your attention away from a negative issue that may be bouncing around in your head and snowballing. Or to just start the day on the right foot and set a positive tone of thankfulness for the rest of it.

15. Take 3-5 minutes to use a gratitude journal.

If you want to expand on the thankfulness habit then consider creating a gratitude journal where you, for example, write answers to questions like these for 3-5 minutes in the morning or evening:

• What are 3 things I can be grateful for in my life today?
• Who are 3 people that I can be grateful to have in my life and why?
• What are 3 things I can be grateful for about myself?

You can use a notebook, a simple notepad or simply a note taking app on your phone for your journal.

16. Practice positive self talk as best you can.

How you talk to yourself makes a big difference.

We all have an inner critic that can often pop up and start to criticize you for what you are doing (or what you did not do yesterday).

A quick way to reduce the influence of that inner critic to stay stop, as I mentioned in tip #4 and #13. A few stop phrases that have been the most effective for me are, for instance:

• Nope! Nope! Nope!
• Stop!
• Nope, we are not going down that path again!

This also works well when a negative thought of any kind that you know can easily grow into a big snowball pops up in your head.

So stop negative self-talk quickly and you’ll have more space, time and energy to spare to focus on the positive thoughts and taking positive steps forward in your life.

But also be kind to yourself and talk to yourself in a positive way:

• Encourage yourself to take a small step forward.
• Tell yourself that you can take the next step forward and that you’re a smart and capable person.
• Pat yourself on your back for something you got done.
• Be kind and helpful – as mentioned earlier – when you have a setback.

You’ll not only feel a lot better if you focus as best you can on positive self talk but also perform a lot better in my experience.

17. Spend 80% of your time focusing on solutions.

It’s easy to get dragged away into making a mountain out of molehill, to feel powerless or like a victim if you dwell too much on your problems or challenges in life.

So a good rule of thumb is to spend just 20% of your time on that and 80% of your time on focusing on a solution to what troubles you.

You may not be able to find a complete solution to every challenge you face, at least not right now. But you can most often do something or a few things to reduce that issue in your life or make it easier to deal with.

18. Remember: a bad day will sometimes just be a bad day.

Sometimes, even if you use a handful of the powerful tips and habits in this article your day or week will still be kind of bad.

That’s OK. It’s normal. Life simply has its natural peaks and valleys.

Things will not be great all the time.

But here’s two interesting things:

Reminding yourself of this simple fact of life can help you to also remember that you’re not alone in this. Every human on this Earth has ups and downs in life (even if they try to claim otherwise on for example special media).

If you accept that life is just like this sometimes and you let go off that dream of perfection and of everything being awesome all the time you’ll create less suffering for yourself and your life be lighter and happier.

19. Celebrate small and bigger successes.

If you only celebrate when you’ve had a big win or overcome some huge challenge then it becomes very easy to lose that motivation and positive attitude that you know helps out a lot in many areas of your life.

But you can replenish it more often by simply celebrating both small and bigger successes.

You can for example celebrate:

• Taking that first step forward with something you’ve procrastinated on for some time.
• Getting a good grade on your most recent test in school.
• Signed a new client at work.
• Having gone for a 3 minute jog for the first time in a long time.
• Flossed every day this week.

And you can for instance celebrate that by:

• Having your favorite food for lunch.
• Eating a tasty snack.
• Spending a bit of time on your favorite hobby.
• Going to the movies tonight or this weekend.
• Buying yourself something you have wanted for weeks now.

I know, it might seem a bit silly to celebrate small victories – it did to me, at least – but you’ll really be helping and strengthening yourself, your motivation levels and your positive mindset if you do.

Here’s the next step…

Now, you may think to yourself:

“This is really helpful information. But what’s the easiest way to put this into practice, actually stick with it and stay positive even on tough days?”.

Well, I’ve got something special for you.

A free step-by-step checklist that includes the top steps in this article. Save it or print it out so you have it for your daily life and for the next time when you get stuck in negative thinking.

Click the image below to download the free checklist:

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Are you in need of some Monday motivation?

If you’re perhaps tired, unmotivated and just reluctant to do anything and want a few more days of weekend right now then I have something that can help you.

I’ve put together 201 of the best Monday motivation quotes I’ve ever come across to give you a boost of inspiration as you start your Monday and week and to maybe help you to find a change in perspective.

That’s the first part of this post.

In the second part I’ll share my own 5 favorite tips that I’ve used the most to overcome my own Monday blues and reluctance and to get my week off to a good and motivated start.

Motivating Monday Morning Quotes

“When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love…”
– Marcus Aurelius

“Either you run the day or the day runs you.”
– Jim Rohn

“Mondays are the start of the work week which offer new beginnings 52 times a year!“
– David Dweck

“You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.”
– George Lorimer

“Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.”
– Wayne Dyer

“Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole week. See yourself getting stronger, and living a fulfilling, happier and healthier life.”
– Germany Kent

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”
– Zig Ziglar

“Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.“
– Groucho Marx

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”
– Ashley Smith

“When you start to do the things that you truly love, it wouldn’t matter whether it is Monday or Friday; you would be so excited to wake up each morning to work on your passions.“
– Edmond Mbiaka

“A ship is always safe at shore but that is not what it’s built for.”
– Albert Einstein

“Stress is caused by being ‘here' but wanting to be ‘there.'
– Eckhart Tolle

“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.”
– Dale Carnegie

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”
– Zig Ziglar

“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.”
– Margaret Thatcher

“If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.”
– Jim Rohn

“Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.”
– Albert Einstein

“Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have.”
– Lemony Snicket

“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.”
– Dalai Lama

“Think of many things; do one.”
– Portuguese proverb

Quotes for a Focused and Successful Monday at Work

“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.”
– Viggo Mortensen

“Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
– John R. Wooden

“Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be.”
– Zig Ziglar

“The starting point of all achievement is desire.”
– Napoleon Hill

“I was thinking one day and I realized that if I just had somebody behind me all the way to motivate me I could make a big difference. Nobody came along like that so I just became that person for myself.”
–  Unknown

“If you don’t pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.”
– David Allen

”Spend eighty percent of your time focusing on the opportunities of tomorrow rather than the problems of yesterday.”
– Brian Tracy

“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.”
– Charles F. Kettering

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.”
– Brian Littrell

“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.”
– Henry Ford

“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”
– Bruce Lee

“The only thing worse than starting something and failing … is not starting something.”
– Seth Godin

“Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.”
– Richard Branson

“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down. “
– Lily Tomlin

“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”
– Mahatma Gandhi

“It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.”
– Bruce Lee

“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax.”
– Abraham Lincoln

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
– Mark Twain

“We can easily manage if we will only take, each day, the burden appointed to it. But the load will be too heavy for us if we carry yesterday’s burden over again today, and then add the burden of the morrow before we are required to bear it.”
– John Newton

“If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it.”
– Olin Miller

“Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event.”
– Brian Tracy

“Follow effective actions with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.”
– Peter Drucker

“Don't mistake activity with achievement.”
– John Wooden

“One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.”
– Bertrand Russell

“I’ve missed more than 9000 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

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
– Arthur Ashe

“Show me a person who has never made a mistake and I'll show you someone who has never achieved much.”
– Joan Collins

“If you treat every situation as a life and death matter, you’ll die a lot of times.”
– Dean Smith

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”
– Stephen King

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.”
– Mark Twain

“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”
– Abraham Lincoln

“People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.”
– Tony Robbins

“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.”
– Florence Nightingale

“Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.”
– Napoleon Bonaparte

“There is no traffic jam along the extra mile.”
– Roger Staubach

“Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.”
– Stephen R. Covey

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
– Maya Angelou

Monday Motivation Quotes for a Happy Life

“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.”
– Pablo Picasso

“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.”
– Ray Goforth

“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.”
– Jack Canfield

“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.”
– Dennis P. Kimbro

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

“If you genuinely want something, don't wait for it – teach yourself to be impatient.”
– Gurbaksh Chahal

“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.”
– M. Scott Peck

“For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don’t enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are you’re not going to be very happy. If someone bases his/her happiness on major events like a great job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn’t going to be happy much of the time.
If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.”
– Andy Rooney

“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”
– Lucille Ball

“We become what we think about.”
– Earl Nightingale

“I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.”
– Diane Ackerman

“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.”
– Lao Tzu

“The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.”
– Marcus Aurelius

“For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.”
– Harry F. Banks

“Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.”
– Mary Lou Retton

“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.”
– Napoleon Hill

“It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.”
– Confucius

“Life's real failure is when you do not realize how close you were to success when you gave up.”
– Unknown

“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.”
–  Og Mandino

“When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.”
– Peter Marshall

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”
– Henry David Thoreau

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.”
– Samuel Beckett

“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”
– Conrad Hilton

“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
– Neale Donald Walsh

“When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.”
– Oscar Wilde

“I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life. Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism.”
– David M. Burns

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”
– Milton Berle

“You can't make positive choices for the rest of your life without an environment that makes those choices easy, natural, and enjoyable.”
– Deepak Chopra

“Dreams can come true, but there is a secret. They're realized through the magic of persistence, determination, commitment, passion, practice, focus and hard work. They happen a step at a time, manifested over years, not weeks.”
– Elbert Hubbard

“The past has no power over the present moment.”
– Eckhart Tolle

“The best way to succeed in this world is to act on the advice you give to others.”
– Unknown

“If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.”
– Les Brown

“Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.”
– Orison Swett Marden

“Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.”
– Mae Jemison

“When I'm old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say, ‘Wow, that was an adventure,' not, ‘Wow, I sure felt safe.'”
– Tom Preston-Werner

“Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter.”
– Francis Chan

“Nothing in the world can take the place of perseverance. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost legendary. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Perseverance and determination alone are omnipotent.”
– Calvin Coolidge

“It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.”
– Robert H. Schuller

“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”
– Paulo Coelho

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
– Mark Twain

“A year from now you may wish you had started today.”
– Karen Lamb

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children… to leave the world a better place… to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Don’t brood. Get on with living and loving. You don’t have forever.”
– Leo Buscaglia

Wise Monday Motivation Quotes

“Live today. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. Just today. Inhabit your moments. Don't rent them out to tomorrow.”
– Jerry Spinelli

“Whenever you feel uncomfortable, instead of retreating back into your old comfort zone, pat yourself on the back and say, “I must be growing,” and continue moving forward.”
– T. Harv Eker

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.”
– Rosa Parks

“Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.”
– Farrah Gray

“It’s not the days in your life, but the life in your days that counts.”
– Brian White

“Make this a happy Monday by spreading the things that make other people’s lives happier. Such a listening ear, a kind word when they are having a tough day and maybe some practical help if someone needs it. Their happiness will flow back to you.”
– Eloise Green

“Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them.”
– Vaibhav Shah

“You can do anything, but not everything.”
– David Allen

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
– Maya Angelou

“Someday is not a day of the week.”
– Denise Brennan-Nelson

“Developing a good work ethic is key. Apply yourself at whatever you do, whether you’re a janitor or taking your first summer job because that work ethic will be reflected in everything you do in life.”
– Tyler Perry

“Success is to wake up each morning and consciously decide that today will be the best day of your life.”
– Ken Poirot

“No matter what, people grow. If you choose not to grow, you’re staying in a small box with a small mindset. People who win go outside of that box. It’s very simple when you look at it.”
– Kevin Hart

“Always do your best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.”
– Don Miguel Ruiz

Insightful Monday Motivation Quotes

“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”
– Pablo Picasso

“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.”
– Will Rogers

“So often people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.”
– Caterina Fake

“You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.”
– Shonda Rhimes

“If you are working on something that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.”
– Steve Jobs

“The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.”
– Benjamin Mays

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”
– Benjamin Franklin

“Don't count the days, make the days count.”
– Muhammad Ali

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
– Wayne Gretzky

“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.”
– Suzy Kassem

“Life is a fairytale starring you. You have the power to write your own story and be the hero of it, too.”
– Joelle Speranza

“The worst Monday is the one that gets wasted with nothing to show for it.”
– Unknown

“Don’t think about what can happen in a month. Don’t think about what can happen in a year. Just focus on the 24 hours in front of you and do what you can to get closer to where you want to be.”
– Eric Thomas

“If not us, who? If not now, when?”
– John F. Kennedy

“The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.”
– Napoleon Hill

“Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.”
– Roy T. Bennett

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in, and day-out.”
– Robert Collier

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

Uplifting Monday Motivation Quotes

“This is your Monday morning reminder that you can handle whatever this week throws at you. You’ve done it many times before and you can do it again.”
– Rip Miller

“Hey, I know it's Monday. But it's also a new day and a new week. And in that lies a new opportunity for something special to happen.”
– Michael Ely

“You master Monday! You start winning the day! You start winning the week! Then the month! Then the year!”
– Eric Thomas

“Monday mornings don’t have to be so tough. First, breathe and relax. Then go slow and take in some positive vibes from family or friends and your morning will quickly be a lot better.”
– Unknown

“So. Monday. We meet again. We will never be friends—but maybe we can move past our mutual enmity toward a more positive partnership.”
– Julio Alexi Genao

“You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.”
– Zig Ziglar

“You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination.”
– Ralph Marston

“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
– Winston Churchill

“It's Monday. Get a new perspective. Whatever obstacle you're facing — it's not permanent.”
– Unknown

“The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.”
– Mark Caine

“Monday is for people with a mission.”
– Cristina Imre

“Good morning! I believe in you on this wonderful Monday! Now, take action to make today the way you want instead of getting lost in inaction and negative thinking.”
– Julie Stone

“Mondays are tough only for those people who don't know how to spend them cheerfully. Get up and have fun today!”
– Unknown

“Be conscious of your attitude. Work extra hard at keeping your attitude positive in all kinds of weather, through all the challenges of life.”
– Catherine Pulsifer

“You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”
– Earl Nightingale

“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”
– Stephen Covey

“You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down.”
– Charlie Chaplin

“You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.”
– Johnny Cash

“Today's goals: Coffee and kindness . Maybe two coffees, and then kindness.”
– Nanea Hoffman

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
– Anne Frank

“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.”
– Tim Notke

“Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.”
– Charles Swindoll

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
– Thomas Edison

“A goal is not always meant to be reached; it often serves simply as something to aim at.”
– Bruce Lee

“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”
– Alexander Graham Bell

More Monday Motivation Quotes and Sayings

“Do you think miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine for coal? They do not. They simply dig.”
– Cheryl Strayed

“It's just another manic Monday. I wish it was Sunday. ‘Cause that's my fun day. I don't have to run day.”
– Prince Rogers Nelson

“What about Monday? That could be our one day we look at things the same way, and wear funny shoes.”
– Kevin Dalton

“Believe on Monday the way you believe on Sunday.”
– Rita Schiano

“When Monday rolls around, have a short plan for the day. Don’t spend too much time thinking and because then you're likely to get stuck in overthinking. Execute your plan step by step instead.”
– Rip Miller

“The sun himself is weak when he first rises; and gathers strength and courage as the day goes on.”
– Charles Dickens

“Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.”
– Chris Grosser

“The challenge of every Monday is to maintain the same vitality in each and every day of the week.”
– Byron Pulsifer

“I must break the routines and become a person who becomes productive every Monday. I must break the mindset of unhappiness and turn myself into a happy magnet for Mondays.”
– Leggy Saul

“There is a direct correlation between an increased sphere of comfort and getting what you want.”
– Tim Ferriss

“Whatever this week throws at you, don’t panic. Breathe. Think. Come up with a plan to turn things around.”
– Unknown

“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” …so remember: great achievements take time, there is no overnight success.”
– Leo Tolstoy

“The biggest thrill wasn't in winning on Sunday but in meeting the payroll on Monday.”
– Art Rooney

“If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.”
– Sheryl Sandberg

“The big secret in life is that there is no secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work.”
– Oprah Winfrey

“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.”
– Hal Borland

“Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.”
– Jules Renard

“Monday, the start of a new week, with brand-new opportunities to enjoy all that life has to offer.”
– Audrey Carlan

Short Monday Motivation Quotes

“Monday Morning Blues? Why not change the color of your Monday to yellow and brighten up the coming week?”
– Kanika Saxena

“The best way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
– Walt Disney

“The most effective way to do it is to do it.”
– Amelia Earhart

“Learn what you can from those past week disappointments. Then start fresh on this Monday.”
– Unknown

“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”
– Napoleon Hill

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
– Lao Tzu

“Magical Monday is an amalgamation of passion, perseverance and performance.”
– Subhashree Jena

“How the week ahead will be is up to you. The choices you make. The one you don't make. It all adds up.”
– Unknown

“Monday, Monday, so good to me; Monday morning, it was all I hoped it would be.”
– John Phillips

“Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.”
– Wayne Dyer

“The best way out is always through.”
– Robert Frost

“Even the best weeks start with Monday.”
– Nice Peter

“What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.”
– Ralph Marston

“Nothing will work unless you do.”
– Maya Angelou

“Make each day your masterpiece.”
– John Wooden

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt

“Mondays are the start of the work week which offer new beginnings 52 times a year!”
– David Dwek

“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.”
– Henry Ford

“The future depends on what you do today.”
– Mahatma Gandhi

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

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”
– Maria Robinson

If you liked these motivational Monday quotes then be sure to check out these posts to keep the positive energy up for the rest of the week too: Tuesday quotes, Wednesday quotes, Thursday quotes and Friday quotes. Plus, these Saturday quotes and Sunday quotes for the weekend.

How to Find that Monday Motivation: My Own 5 Favorite Tips

1. Plan in the fun things first.

One of the simplest but also most powerful habits I use to find and increase the motivation for my Monday and week is to plan in the fun things first into my daily and weekly schedule.

Like, for example:

• Going out for lunch at one of my favorite places.
• Meeting up with friends for a beer or two at the pub.
• Taking a long walk in the woods and going mushroom hunting during this late summer/fall season.

Getting this into my schedule right away at the start of the week boosts my enthusiasm and energy and having something to look forward to sparks my motivation.

Then I plan in the important work I want and need to get done.

Planning this way does, in my experience, make the day and week lighter and more fun compared to if you start focusing on only the work right away on Monday morning.

Plus, planning the fun and light parts in first makes it a lot more likely that you’ll actually do them and not just push them away to “someday” because you think your schedule is too full and busy.

2. Get motivation, energy and enthusiasm from others.

When I find it difficult to up my motivation at the start of my week – or any time during week – I like to tap into the energy, enthusiasm and motivation of others.

Because that stuff is really contagious and can quickly change my mood and outlook in a big way.

Be creative about this and explore what gets you personally motivated and moving in the most powerful way.

A few of my current favorites are for example inspiring quotes, uplifting and upbeat music, comics by Liz Climo and enthusiastic traveling food videobloggers like Mark Wiens.

But these things often change and in a month or three there will likely be other things that bring me the most motivation.

3. Reduce those daily distractions that drag you away (or down).

It can be hard to find that motivation you need – and to keep it up – if you let yourself get distracted into procrastinating. Or dragged down into pessimism by websites or social media channels that you visit too often.

So reduce those common daily distractions. Here’s how to do that:

Put your smart phone away.

I put it at the other end of our home when I work. Another good way to do this – in for example an office – is to put the phone in silent mode and then in the bottom drawer of the desk in your work space (at least for 30-60 minutes as you focus on one of your most important task).

Close the door.

This will reduce interruptions from colleagues.

If you don’t have a door then consider using headphones while you work for a similar effect (you don’t really have to listen to anything if you find that distracting).

Block websites.

Use addon programs in your browser like StayFocusd to block yourself from visiting the websites you know will drag you down or away from staying focused and motivated.

Unsubscribe to email newsletters and social media accounts if necessary.

If they distract you or drag you down into negativity too often then simply unsubscribe. At least try it out for a week and see how being unsubscribed affects your motivation, mindset and results.

4. Go small – or super-small – if you still feel unmotivated or like procrastinating.

If you still feel like procrastinating or not start moving forward with one of your most important tasks then take as much pressure off yourself as you can.

Because, in my experience, that’s what tends to work the best to actually get started and to get things done when you’re in that headspace (rather than beating yourself up or putting more pressure on yourself).

So break your important task down into smaller steps. Then find the first small step you can take to move forward and get started. For me it is usually a step that only takes 5-10 minutes to complete.

If that doesn’t get you moving then go even smaller.

Find a tiny step you can take like writing on your school essay for 2 minutes or simply putting on your jogging shoes.

5. Be kind to yourself when you stumble (or when things don’t go exactly as planned).

If you beat yourself up when you make a mistake or when things don’t go as planned then that can quickly deflate your motivation for the day or whole week and make you feel like giving up.

But if you are kind to yourself then you can quickly bounce back on track.

One of my favorite ways to be kind to myself after a setback is to ask myself:

How would my friend/parent support me and help me in this situation?

Then I do things and talk to myself like he or she would.

That tends to put me on the healthy, self-kind and effective path of taking small steps forward once again.

Instead of getting me stuck in a downward spiral.

Women often experience pressure and stress from several different directions at the same time. Such as a career combined with usually plenty of work in the home.

And many women in younger generations have experienced even more pressure with the rise of social media in the last 10 years.

So in today’s post I’d like to share the best words of encouragement for women that I’ve found.

I hope that these timeless thoughts can help you out if you’re having a tough time right now. Or that you can use some of them to help a woman in your life that needs support and her spirits lifted today.

And if you want even more uplifting advice and inspirational quotes then check out this post with quotes on being proud of yourself and this one filled with Brené Brown quotes.

Inspirational Words of Encouragement for Women

“You must get your thoughts in line because they determine what comes out of your mouth. Our words are powerful and have the ability to change not only our mood but the direction of our lives.”
– Yvonne Haughton

“I always wanted to be a femme fatale. Even when I was a young girl, I never really wanted to be a girl. I wanted to be a woman.”
– Diane Von Furstenberg

“When you notice that you're having negative thoughts about how all of this is going to pan out, you need to remind yourself that you are not a very good fortune teller.”
– Donna W. Hill

“A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.”
– Marge Piercy

“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.”
– Katharine Hepburn

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do and damned if you don't.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt

“The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode, but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.”
– Audrey Hepburn

“The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“It's all about confidence and how you feel about yourself. There's no such thing as a perfect woman. I like imperfections – that's what makes you unique.”
– Hayley Hasselhoff

“Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.”
– Henri Frederic Amiel

“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.”
– Steve Maraboli

“If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.”
– Flavia Weedn

“Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got. There is no yesterday, no tomorrow, it's all the same day.”
– Janis Joplin

“We can do no great things, only small things with great love.”
– Mother Teresa

“And one day she discovered that she was fierce and strong, and full of fire and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears.”
– Mark Anthony

“And to all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams.”
– Hillary Clinton

“I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles.”
– Audrey Hepburn

“It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.”
– Lucille Ball

“Each of us has unsuspected power to accomplish what we demand of ourselves, if we care to search for it. You are no exception.”
– Claire Weekes

Insightful Words of Encouragement for Women

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion with one's courage.”
– Anaïs Nin

“Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are not great because of their technique; they are great because of their passion.”
– Martha Graham

“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.”
– Malala Yousafzai

“If you can dance and be free and be embarrassed, you can rule the world.”
– Amy Poehler

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.”
– Helen Keller

“Love yourself first and everything else falls into place.”
– Lucille Ball

“Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.”
– Ann Landers

“Women are leaders everywhere you look—from the CEO who runs a Fortune 500 company to the housewife who raises her children and heads her household. Our country was built by strong women, and we will continue to break down walls and defy stereotypes.”
– Nancy Pelosi

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.”
– Rosa Parks

“I can't think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.”
– Emma Stone

“I want to show you that God doesn't expect you to be happy about what has been torn from your hands—whether it's a marriage, your health, a job, or someone you love—but if you are willing to trust him, he can turn trash into triumph.”
– Levi Lusko

“Females are the most beautiful, gorgeous creatures in the whole world. And I think that we are gorgeous no matter what size we are.”’
– Alicia Keys

“Your beauty should not come from outward adornments, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.”
– 1 Peter 3:3-4 72

“By being yourself you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.”
– Edwin Elliot

“Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.”
– Sarah Dessen

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
– Maya Angelou

“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.”
– Malala Yousafzai

“Instead of letting your hardships and failures discourage or exhaust you, let them inspire you.”
– Michelle Obama

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”
– Mary Anne Radmacher

Motivational Words of Encouragement for Women

“If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.”
– Margaret Thatcher

“Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.”
– Maya Angelou

“It doesn't matter when you start, it doesn't matter what anyone else is doing. All that matters is that you truly follow your own path, your own way, at your own pace. Be kind to yourself and others, and follow your intuition always. That is real bravery.”
– Diana Shneider

“My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.”
– Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.”
– Florence Nightingale

“Maybe some women aren't meant to be tamed. Maybe they just need to run free until they find someone just as wild to run with them.”
– Candace Bushnell

“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.”
– Estée Lauder

“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.”
– Oprah Winfrey

“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.”
– Arianna Huffington

“The world needs strong women. Women who will lift and build others, who will love and be loved. Women who live bravely, both tender and fierce. Women of indomitable will.”
– Amy Tenney

“The most effective way to do it, is to do it.”
– Amelia Earhart

“You learn something out of everything, and you come to realize more than ever that we're all here for a certain space of time, and, and then it's going to be over, and you better make this count.”
– Nancy Reagan

“You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.”
– Benjamin Disraeli

“If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.”
– Dolly Parton

“If you don’t see a clear path for what you want, sometimes you have to make it yourself.”
– Mindy Kaling

“We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free.”
– Kavita Ramdas

“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”
– Oprah Winfrey

“Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life.”
– Dr. Mae Jemison

“There’s something special about a woman who dominates in a man’s world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer.”
– Rihanna

“That wall is your mind playing tricks on you. You just need to say, ‘One more step, I can do this. I have more in me.' You'll be so proud of yourself once you push yourself past your threshold.”
– Kerri Walsh

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'”
– Eleanor Roosevelt

“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.”
– Marie Curie

“She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard. She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong.”
– Proverbs 31:16-17

“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.”
– Harriet Beecher Stowe

“Dreams are lovely. But they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It’s hard work that makes things happen. It’s hard work that creates change.”
– Shonda Rhimes

“The day will come when men will recognize woman as his peer, not only at the fireside, but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union between the sexes that shall result in the highest development of the race.”
– Susan B. Anthony

Short Words of Encouragement and Quotes for Women

“A woman has to live her life, or live to repent not having lived it.”
– D.H. Lawrence

“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”
– Nora Ephron

“The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence.”
– Beyonce Knowles

“A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.”
– Gina Carey

“I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves.”
– Mary Shelley

“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.”
– Diane Mariechild

“Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice.”
– Shawn Johnson

“If you're not making mistakes, then you're not making decisions.”
– Catherine Cook

“A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman .”
– Melinda Gates

“Strong women don’t have ‘attitudes’, we have standards.”
– Marilyn Monroe

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt

“You have to speak words of continuous encouragement in order to achieve whatever goals you've set for yourself.”
– Anquanette Gaspard

“Women that believe in each other can survive anything. Women who believe in each other create armies that will win kingdoms and wars.”
– Nikita Gill

“People respond well to those that are sure of what they want.”
– Anna Wintour

“Women have discovered that they cannot rely on men’s chivalry to give them justice.”
– Helen Keller

“Strong women don’t play the victim. Don’t make themselves look pitiful and don’t point fingers. They stand and they deal.”
– Mandy Hale

“Whenever you see a successful woman, look out for three men who are going out of their way to try to block her.”
– Yulia Tymoshenko

“She was powerful not because she wasn’t scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear.”
– Atticus

“One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in and where you want to go.”
– Sheila Murray Bethel

“You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.”
– Brigham Young

“The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.”
– Blake Lively

“Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.”
– Judy Garland

“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”
– Mother Teresa

“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
– Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

“I think the best way to have confidence is not to allow everyone else's insecurities to be your own.”
– Jessie J

“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”
– Dolly Parton

“If you are always trying to be normal, you'll never know how amazing you can be.”
– Maya Angelou

“One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.”
– Shannon L. Alder

If you liked these words of encouragement then share them with a friend, a co-worker or family member that could need them today via social media or email.

Want even more encouraging words and motivational quotes? Have a look at this post with more words of encouragement, this one with you are enough quotes plus this one that's all about words of encouragement for men.

May is finally here. And spring has truly begun.

Many things have begun to bloom (at least here in Sweden). The days are warm and long.

It’s a lot easier and simpler to keep the energy and optimism up during this month compared to the previous ones during the fall and winter.

So to celebrate this month, here’s 60 of the best and most wonderful May quotes.

And if you want more uplifting inspiration and advice then check out this post with quotes on work ethic and motivation and this one filled with quotes about having a healthy balance in life.

Inspirational May Quotes

“The world's favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May.”
– Edwin Way Teale

“May: the lilacs are in bloom. Forget yourself.”
– Marty Rubin

“At last came the golden month of the wild folk – honey-sweet May, when the birds come back, and the flowers come out, and the air is full of the sunrise scents and songs of the dawning year.”
– Samuel Scoville Jr.

“And a bird overhead sang follow, and a bird to the right sang here. And the arch of the leaves was hollow, and the meaning of May was clear.”
– Algernon Charles Swinburne

“May has come in, young May the beautiful, weaving the sweetest chaplet of the year. Along the eastern corridors, she walks. What time the clover rocks the earliest bee. Her feet a flush with sunrise, and her veil floating in breezy odors o’er her hair.”
– Thomas Buchanan Read

“Warm, wild, rainy wind, blowing fitfully, stirring dreamy breakers on the slumberous May sea. What shall fail to answer thee? What thing shall withstand the spell of thine enchantment, flowing over sea and land?”
– Celia Thaxter

“The month of May is the pleasant time; its face is beautiful; the blackbird sings his full song, the living wood is his holding, the cuckoos are singing and ever singing; there is a welcome before the brightness of the summer.”
– Lady Gregory

“May day is a great time to plan or put on a Spring Festival for parents. Students can sing their favorite songs, recite poems, and perform the Maypole dance.”
– Elizabeth Cole Midgley

“Lines of baled hay / Yellowing in the sunshine / Dry May day.”
– Mike Garofalo

“A great difference between ‘May’ and ‘Day’ is the ‘M’ and ‘D!’ Be a good managing director of your life each day in May.”
– Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

“It is now May. It is the month wherein nature hath her fill of mirth and the senses are filled with delights. I conclude it is from the Heavens, a grace, and to Earth, a gladness.”
– Nicholas Breton

“The flowry May, who from her green lap, throws the yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. Hail bounteous May that dost inspire mirth and youth and warm desire. Woods and groves are of thy dressing. Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing.”
– John Milton

“Fair flowers are springing beneath thy genial ray, and thousand happy birds are singing, all welcome to thee, May!”
– Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon

“Along with the greening of May came the rain. Then the clouds disappeared, and a soft pale lightness fell over the city as if Kyoto had broken free of its tethers and lifted up toward the sun.”
– Victoria Abbott Riccardi

“New month, new intentions, new goals, new love, new light, and new beginnings.”
– April Mae Monterrosa

“Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality.”
– Malala Yousafzai

“Winds of May that dance on the sea, dancing a ring-around in glee. From furrow to furrow, while overhead, the foam flies up to be garlanded.”
– James Joyce

“I cannot tell you how it was, but this I know, it came to pass upon a bright and sunny day when May was young. Ah, pleasant May!”
– Christina Georgina Rossetti

Beautiful May Quotes

“In the marvelous month of May when all the buds were bursting, then in my heart did love arise. In the marvelous month of May when all the birds were singing, then did I reveal to her my yearning and longing.”
– Heinrich Heine

“Oh! Gladly do we welcome thee, fair pleasant month of May. The month which we’ve eager longed to see through many a wintry day.”
– Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon

“May is the most beautiful month of the year, a month alive with warm color. The flowers and trees are in full bloom, and even the sun joins this rhapsody be emitting warmer rays.”
– Lillian Berliner

“That I may reach that happy time the kindly gods I pray, for are not ducks and pease in prime upon the last of May?”
– William Makepeace Thackeray

“Yes, it is May! Though not that the young leaf pushes its velvet out of the sheath, that the stubbornest sprays are beginning to bourgeon, larks responding aloft to the mellow flute of the bluebird, nor that song and sunshine and odors of life immingled even as wines in a cup.”
– Bayard Taylor

“Hebe's here, May is here! The air is fresh and sunny, and the miser-bees are busy hoarding golden honey.”
– Thomas Bailey Aldrich

“Month of May, everybody’s in love, and the city was sent from above, and just when I knew what I wanted to say, the violent wind blew the wires away.”
– Win Butler

“Ah! My heart is weary waiting, waiting for the May, waiting for the pleasant rambles where the fragrant hawthorn brambles. Where the woodbine alternating, scent the dewy way. Ah! My heart is weary, waiting, waiting for the May.”
– Denis Florence MacCarthy

“When purple finches sing and soar with vernal gladness running o’er. When joys like these salute the sense, then waiting long hath recompense, and all the world is glad with May.”
– John Burroughs

“When April steps aside for May, like diamonds, all the raindrops glisten, fresh violets open every day to some new bird, each hour we listen.”
– Lucy Larcom

“Horticulturally, the month of May is opening night, homecoming, and graduation day all rolled into one.”
– Tam Mossman

“By May, most of the harshness of winter has passed. The sky is bright, and warm sunshine filters through the new leaves on the trees.”
– Ellen Jackson

“When April steps aside for May, like diamonds all the rain drops glisten; fresh violets open every day: to some new bird each hour we listen.”
– Lucy Larcom

“Among the changing months, May stands confest the sweetest, and in fairest colors dressed.”
– James Thomson

“Sweet May hath come to love us, flowers, trees, their blossoms don. And through the blue heavens above us, the very clouds move on.”
– Heinrich Heine

“Soft syllables, gentle names for the two best months in the garden year: cool, misty mornings gently burned away with a warming spring sun, followed by breezy afternoons and chilly nights. The discussion of philosophy is over; it's time for work to begin.”
– Peter Loewer

“Queer things happen in the garden in May. Little faces forgotten to appear, and plants thought to be dead suddenly wave a green hand to confound you.”
– William Earl Johns

“I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers. Of April, May, or June, and July flowers.”
– Robert Herrick

“May has decked the world, that we may bring the brave on land, or sea Earth's glory on Memorial Day, the lovely meadow gifts of May.”
– Annette Wynne

“May means long walks in the evenings, eating outside in the garden whenever possible, and lots of healthy, fresh salads to use up all the lovely summer veg that’s available.”
– Sophie Morris

May Quotes for New Insights on Life

“I cannot tell you what it was, but this I know, it did but pass. It passed away with sunny May, like all sweet things it passed away, and left me old, and cold, and gray.”
– Christina Georgina Rossetti

“Beneath the apple blossoms, I go a wintry way, for love that smiled in April is false to me in May.”
– Sara Teasdale

“Ah, in those earliest days of love, how naturally the kisses spring into life! So closely, in their profusion, do they crowd together that lovers would find it as hard to count the kisses exchanged in an hour as to count the flowers in a meadow in May.”
– Marcel Proust

“It was the month of May, the month when lovers, subject to the same force which reawakens the plants, feel their hearts open again, recall past trusts and past vows, and moments of tenderness, and yearn for a renewal of the magical awareness which is love.”
– Thomas Malory

“We roamed the fields and riversides when we were young and gay. We chased the bees and plucked the flowers in the merry, merry month of May.”
– Stephen Foster

“Yes, May is come, and its sweet breath shall well-nigh make you weep today, and pensive with swift-coming death, shall ye be satiate of the May.”
– William Morris

“May, more than any other month of the year, wants us to feel most alive.”
– Fennel Hudson

Short May Quotes

“The last days of May are among the longest of the year.”
– Alice Munro

“And after winter folweth grene May.”
– Geoffrey Chaucer

“The month of May has come, when every lusty heart beginneth to blossom, and to bring forth fruit.”
– Thomas Malory

“Bright May afternoons, mango trees in the garden echoed with cuckoo calls.”
– Meeta Ahluwalia

“Another May, new buds and flowers shall bring. Ah! Why has happiness no second spring?”
– Charlotte Smith

“Lots of people go mad in January. Not as many as in May, of course, nor June.”
– Karen Joy Fowler

“I curled closer to May, comforted by her warmth.”
– Kiera Cass

“Life changes very quickly, in a very positive way, if you let it.”
– Lindsey Vonn

“As it fell upon a day in the merry month of May, sitting in a pleasant shade which a grove of myrtles made.”
– Richard Barnfield

“It's May, the lusty month of May, that darling month when everyone throws self-control away.”
– Alan Jay Lerner

“What potent blood hath modest May.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“May! Queen of blossoms, and fulfilling flowers, with what pretty music shall we charm the hours?”
– Baron Thurlow

“When the sun is out, and the wind is still, you’re one month on in the middle of May.”
– Robert Frost

“What is so sweet and dear as a prosperous morn in May, the confident prime of the day.”
– William Watson

“Let all thy joys be as the month of May, And all thy days be as a marriage day.”
– Francis Quarles

“Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, and summer's lease hath all too short a date.”
– William Shakespeare

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We all feel stupid from time to time.

I've certainly done it plenty of times.

But I've also learned what to do when you feel stupid to improve upon that situation. So those negative thoughts and feelings don’t start taking over your whole life and outlook.

And in today’s post I want to share my best insights and tips from past 15 years or so.

Here are 12 reasons why you may feel or think you're stupid and what to do about that to improve the situation you’re in, your opinion about yourself and your life.

1. Feeling stressed.

I’ve often found that in certain situations where I've been feeling like I just don’t get it or I’ve felt stupid then that’s not about me actually being dumb.

I’ve just been stressed and so my ability to think clearly doesn't work well at all.

What to do about it:

The simplest and quickest way to calm and slow down if you’re stressed is in my experience to just focus on your breathing.

Sit down if possible. Close your eyes. Breathe a little deeper than usual and breathe through your nose. For 2 minutes just focus on your breathing.

Nothing else. Just on those breaths going in and out of your body.

I usually find that it's a lot easier to think clearly, to focus and to understand things after I’ve done that.

If you're in a situation where you can't take 2 minutes for that then take 3 deep breaths in and out through your nose. That can bring a bit of clarity and calm to your mind and body.

2. Letting your inner critic walk all over you.

We all have an inner critic.

A voice inside that can harshly criticize you when you have made a mistake. Or throw negative thoughts at you about what may happen if you say the wrong thing or mess up in, for instance, a meeting.

This negative self-talk can really drag you down. But it doesn't have to.

What to do about it:

As soon as your inner critic pipes up, shut it down by saying a stop word or stop phrase.

In your mind, firmly say: No!

Or “Nope! Nope! Nope!”. Or one of my favorites: No, we are not going down that road again!

Don’t let your inner critic derail your thoughts into negativity. Shut it down as quickly as you can instead.

3. Not having a realistic roadmap to where you want to go.

It’s easy to become frustrated, impatient and to sometimes feel stupid if your roadmap to where you want to go isn’t realistic.

Thinking that things will be easy, with no setbacks or hiccups and that you will reach your goal quickly and then not have reality match those expectations is one of the most common reasons why people give up too soon and too easily.

What to do about it:

Talk to people who have gone where you want to go.

They can give you a more accurate roadmap and tell you what to expect in the real world.

Get information from people out there in the world.

If you don’t know someone who has gone where you want to go then listen to people further away. Read their books or websites. Listen to their podcasts or watch their Youtube channel.

And keep doing it to keep yourself grounded to realistic expectations and to not give up when you encounter obstacles.

Don't compare yourself to others.

We all have things we learn a bit more quickly and other things that we may learn slower. That's OK and normal.

So don’t compare yourself and your progress to the ones of friends or people you admire.

The important thing is to give yourself time to learn instead of giving up because then you make no progress at all. Going slowly forward is always better than standing still.

4. Fear of asking a dumb question.

We’ve all been there.

You want to ask something but you're hesitant. The question feels stupid. And you don’t want to look or feel stupid. So you remain silent.

But the fear of being judged for asking questions can be an obstacle to learning or truly understanding something. And so, overcoming that can be a great help.

What to do about it:

Remember: People like curiosity.

Most people who teach like curiosity and questions. And they like people who clarify so they don’t make mistakes and people who want to get a deeper understanding of things.

So ask the question from the frame of mind that you want to clarify something or deepen your understanding of the topic.

Do that to both be able to ask more helpful questions and make it more clear to the one you’re asking that you’re doing it out of curiosity and an interest in learning more.

You don’t have to be perfect.

Many questions you ask will be good or even great. A few may not be. That’s OK. It’s just a part of anything you do in life.

No point in holding yourself to impossible or perfect standards. That will just hold you back.

People aren’t as judgmental as your inner critic may imagine.

And if people are judgmental in their response then that’s usually a lot more about them having a bad day, week or year than about you asking a simple question.

Normalize it to yourself.

Like with all things in life, the more you do it the less it will feel weird or uncomfortable. So ask more questions in all kinds of settings in your life to normalize this to yourself.

5. Imposter syndrome or self-doubt sweep in.

Self-doubt is of course something that will pop up from time to time.

It can come in the form of doubting that you can actually get something done but also in the form of doubting that you deserve the success you've had in life.

That latter is often called imposter syndrome and can lead to a fear of getting caught and being exposed as a “fraud” that does not belong in this workplace or at that school.

What to do about it:

If you are plagued by self-doubt about being able to accomplish something then talking back to your inner critic as described earlier in this post is certainly helpful.

I've also found it helpful to vent or discuss my doubts with someone close to me who can ground me and not let my thoughts spin into a big snowball to also be very helpful.

If you on the other hand tend to more often fall into feeling like an imposter then it can be helpful to write down your small and bigger wins on a list that you can review whenever you start to doubt yourself.

To not see yourself through a distorted lens, as described further down in this post, can also help you find a more accurate and deserving image of yourself.

You can learn more about overcoming self-doubt in this post and also what to do if you don’t feel good enough about yourself in this post.

6. An unhelpful view on mistakes and setbacks.

When you make a mistake or have a setback then that can sting.

You may feel bad about yourself even feel ashamed. And so your inner critic might start talking about you being one of those stupid people who always make stupid choices (so shut down that inner voice quickly).

What to do about it:

Be your own best friend.

This is my favorite way to handle a mistake or failure.

Instead of beating myself up or being dragged down into negativity and inaction, I ask myself:

How would my friend/parent support me and help me in this situation?

Then I talk to myself like he or she would and do things that this person close to me would recommend me to do.

Ask better questions.

If you keep asking yourself questions like “how could I be so dumb?”, then you’re not gonna feel good about yourself.

I’ve found that it is more helpful for me and my personal growth to focus on asking myself questions like:

What is one thing I can learn from this situation? And what is one opportunity – no matter if it’s a small one – that I can find in this situation?

Remember: It's normal.

Finally, remind yourself that everyone that go outside of their comfort zone makes mistakes. That and having setbacks are natural parts of the learning process and of becoming better at something.

7. Being overly strict and serious with yourself.

If you’re a bit too serious with yourself and give yourself little room to breathe, to relax and to sometimes make a mistake then that strictness can become something that holds you back.

Because it leads you into becoming your own worst critic all too often and to someone who holds yourself to perfect and impossible standards.

What to do about it:

Set human standards for yourself (you'll do and feel better). And set them for everyone else in your life too. We all have strengths and flaws. And sometimes things just don’t go as planned.

That’s just life.

I know, being strict with yourself and expecting perfect results may look like a good idea to achieve what you want out of life.

But in my experience it tends to create anxiety, procrastination and it makes me perform worse because I’ve put too much pressure on myself.

So relax a bit. It will be easier to think. To take action. And you’ll feel better about yourself and your life.

8. Seeing yourself through a distorted and negative lens.

You’re not bad at everything. Or a failure. Or a stupid person.

But when you’re in a situation where you’re feeling dumb then it’s not always easy to remember that.

So here’s what I like to do to find a more accurate picture of myself.

What to do about it:

Find the exception to open up your mind.

When you, for example, feel like a failure in school or like your dating life sucks then ask yourself:

What’s one small exception to that though?

This can help you see that you're actually doing pretty well in your geography class. Or that you had some nice dates with that one person a few months ago.

Let that small exception open your mind up to a more optimistic view of yourself. And let that help you find more positive things about yourself and your life.

Then make a list of those positive things and strengths you find. Keep it close if your mind starts seeing you through a negative lens again.

Remind yourself that all people have strengths and weaknesses in life.

Many intelligent people have struggled with one or more areas in their life. It’s totally normal.

9. Negative daily or weekly influences.

Sometimes we are our own biggest critic. At other times the criticism and negativity can come from other people like family members, friends and co-workers.

If you’re surrounded by or influenced by people each week that make you feel stupid or like a failure then that isn’t helpful.

What to do about it:

Realize that they most often do it to feel better about themselves.

Sure, we all sometimes make mistakes that people will be angry about. But if someone criticizes or puts you down again and again then it’s likely about them and not you.

Redesign your daily and weekly life.

Simply list the people who are the strongest negative influences in your life. And then the most positive influences.

Then, find a way this week and month to spend less time with those negative sources and use the time you've freed up on the most positive people or other sources – books, podcasts etc. – in your life.

You may also find this post about not taking things so personally helpful.

10. A lack of structure in daily life.

I’ve found that being disorganized and working without much structure definitely increases stress and decreases clarity of mind and movement forward with my work.

What to do about it:

Just a simple thing like a small paper pad where you write down your daily to-do list can make a big difference and also frees up your mind for thinking rather than trying to remember things you need to get done.

I use a to-do list online and then I write down my most important task to get done on that day on a small paper note pad.

When that important task is done then I add another important task from the to-do list online to my piece of paper. This keep me focused on just one thing at a time.

I also like using checklists for bigger projects so I don’t forget things and easily missable smaller details (especially during the end stage of the project when I’m a bit more tired and forgetful).

You don’t have to be super organized and use a ton of apps. A simple setup like this has helped me a lot to get things done and to make far fewer mistakes (or totally forget about things) compared to 15 years ago.

11. Low self-esteem.

If you often feel bad about yourself in general then that can partly be from low self-esteem.

That was certainly the case for me in the past.

When my level of self-esteem was lower I beat myself up more often, I was more vulnerable to the criticism or attacks of others and so I was feeling stupid and tended to see myself through a negative lens in plenty of situations.

What to do about it:

Well, many of the tips in this post such as being your own best friend when you have a setback and learning how to talk back to your inner critic will over time help you improve your self-esteem.

You may also want to check my course on self-esteem to get a more structured approach to building a solid sense of self-respect and self-love.

12. You haven’t got the proper help you need yet.

Sometimes we simply need help from others.

I know that plenty of people who have felt stupid or been called stupid by others have later in life been diagnosed with for example dyslexia or ADHD.

The good thing about life today is that we know a lot more about these things than we used to and so specialized help tends to be more easily accessible.

What to do about it:

Contact local help where you live such as a mental health professional or a specialist at school or at work that you can get personalized help from.

When you match someone else’s energy and mirror that person it can bring the two of you closer and create rapport.

When you focus your energy on what matters the most to you then you can make great leaps forward towards your dreams and goals.

In today’s post I’d like to inspire you to use your own energy in a helpful way. This is 72 of the best same energy quotes.

I hope you’ll find something motivating and useful here.

And if you want more uplifting inspiration then check out this post with quotes on positive energy and this one filled with keep pushing quotes.

Inspirational Same Energy Quotes

“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”
– Benjamin Franklin

“That is, they started with nothing but ambition and energy, the same way most of us start.”
– Brian Tracy

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

“Being offended creates the same destructive energy that offended you in the first place – so transcend your ego and stay in peace.”
– Wayne Dyer

“If we keep moving with the same energy and seriousness, and covering all of the areas, we should be able to reach an agreement.”
– Nabil Sha’ath

“It takes the same energy to think small as it does to think big. So dream big and think bigger.”
– Daymond John

“It takes the same amount of energy to worry as it does to be positive. Use your energy to think positive and positive things will happen.”
– Joel Osteen

“Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in the past.”
– Tom Peters

“What I try to do is create an energy, create an excitement, but at the same time keep everybody focused and realize it’s still just a game, that we have to move the football.”
– Joey Harrington

“You each have the same energy and it sings within you. You need not be shy of it, it is your own. You need not look to gurus, or Gods, or Seths. It dwells within your own being.”
– Jane Roberts

“We can bring positive energy into our daily lives by smiling more, talking to strangers in line, replacing handshakes with hugs, and calling our friends just to tell them we love them.”
– Brandon Jenner

“The Law of Attraction responds the same way your mind does: it hears what you don’t want, when you hear yourself make a statement containing the words don’t, not, or no, you are actually giving attention to what you don’t want. Remember, you attract to your life whatever you give your attention, energy, and focus to whether wanted or unwanted.”
– Michael Losier

Stop putting an effort into those who show no effort towards you. There's only so much you can do before you're wasting your energy and time.”
– Unknown

“Everybody has the same energy potential. The average person wastes his in a dozen little ways. I bring mine to bear on one thing only: my paintings, and everything else is sacrificed to it… myself included.”
– Pablo Picasso

“Be a positive energy trampoline — absorb what you need and rebound more back.”
– Dave Carolan

Uplifting Same Energy Quotes

“Worrying is wasted time. Use the same energy for doing something about whatever worries you.”
– Oprah Winfrey

“Life is energy and, as such, it belongs to all, reaches all, and blesses all.”
– Donna Goddard

“Give back the same energy! Keep your promises! You don’t know when the earth will swallow up it’s diamond!”
– Shiweva Maria

“It takes the same energy to complain as it does to compliment. When there is a short circuit, there is a complaint, and when the energy is flowing, there is a compliment.”
– Harbhajan Singh Yogi

“There is a single energy of God and the saints, they are living icons of Christ, being the same as He is, by grace rather than by assimilation.”
– Maximus the Confessor

“Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward finding the answer.”
– Denis Waitley

“The secret of life? The energy you give out to others attracts more of the same energy back to you.”
– Steven Aitchison

“Because time itself is like a spiral, something special happens on your birthday each year: The same energy that God invested in you at birth is present once again.”
– Menachem Mendel Schneerson

“Emotions are not ‘bad.’ At the roots of our emotions are primal energies which can be put to fruitful use. Indeed…the energies of enlightenment arises from the very same natural origins as those which give rise to our everyday passions and emotions.”
– James H. Austin

“Too many of us are hung up on what we don’t have, can’t have, or won’t ever have. We spend too much energy being down, when we could use that same energy – if not less of it – doing, or at least trying to do, some of the things we really want to do.”
– Terry McMillan

“Every day we’re given a choice: We can relax and float in the direction that the water flows, or we can swim hard against it. If we go with the river, the energy of a thousand mountain streams will be with us . . . if we resist the river, we will feel rankled and tired as we tread water, stuck in the same place.”
– Elizabeth Lesser

“I love you like a river that understands that it must learn to flow differently over waterfalls and to rest in the shallows. I love you because we are all born in the same place, at the same source, which keeps us provided with a constant supply of water. And so, when we feel weak, all we have to do is wait a little. The spring returns, and the winter snows melt and fill us with new energy.”
– Paulo Coelho

“If you don’t like me, if you like me; both are equally cool. I send love and positive energy to all those people in their lives. I hope they find where they’re meant to be.”
– Willow Smith

“God has a tremendous sense of humor! Religion remains something dead without a sense of humor as a foundation to it. God would not have been able to create the world if he had no sense of humor. God is not serious at all. Seriousness is a state of disease; humor is health. Love, laughter, life, they are aspects of the same energy.”
– Rajneesh

“Feed people the same energy you want from them. It’s that simple.”
– Anna Brianna

“You attract the energy that you give off. Spread good vibes. Lend chill and calm vibes. Add curiosity to meet people with that same mindset.”
– Jake Donner

“I’m not going to give the same energy. I am going to give more of myself. If everyone thinks like that, it’s going to be something incredible.”
– Hanley Ramirez

“Always behave like a duck. Keep calm and unruffled on the surface, but paddle like hell underwater.”
– Unknown

“Positive thoughts, words, and actions create positive feelings. Positive feelings generate positive energy.”
– Nozer Kanga

“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.”
– Oprah Winfrey

Insightful Same Energy Quotes

“The same energy used to point out someone’s flaws, can be used to work on your own.”
– Mark Sutton

“If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui.”
– Helen Keller

“Let’s face it: if you and I have the same capabilities, the same energy, the same staff, if the only thing that’s different between you and me is the products we can get, and I can get a better product than you, I’m going to be a better chef.”
– Thomas Keller

“But at the same time, if I have the ability to influence people, and we have X amount of energy in the day, it’s not even our option anymore – it’s our duty to do something positive in the world.”
– Lilly Singh

“The law of conservation of energy tells us we can't get something for nothing, but we refuse to believe it.”
– Isaac Asimov

“Don’t hold on to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.”
– Leo Buscaglia

“Everything is energy and that's all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics.”
– Albert Einstein

“I’m giving the same energy given to me as childish and pretty that seems. Sometimes maturity means putting your peace of mind before anything else. Gone are those the blue lines tick and you wait silently for replies. Sitting in a corner rethinking yourself worth.
A torn label stamped on your heart called self esteem considering those feelings that never once thought about yours. Wondering how everyone else feels except you. I’m giving back the energy you send. Call me pretty, I say “Good Riddance”.”
– Hope Kponi

“I have to say that I approach every project with the same energy. I also think that, since I started producing, I see the process from a different perspective, which affects the way I jump on board immediately.”
– Olivia Wilde

“If the same energy went into marketing movies to women as they do on the other demographics we might see more of a spike.”
– Callie Khouri

“I used to think that to become free you had to practice like a samurai warrior, but now I understand that you have to practice like a devoted mother of a newborn child. It takes the same energy but has a completely different quality. It's compassion and presence rather than having to defeat the enemy in battle.”
– Jack Kornfield

“You can die from someone else's misery. Emotional states are as infectious as diseases. So surround yourself with positive people.”
– Unknown

“We have to water the right seeds. If we do that, we can shift our habit energy–that negative loop that contributes to our suffering into mindfulness.”
– Karen Rinaldi

“In speaking of the Energy of the field, however, I wish to be understood literally. All energy is the same as mechanical energy, whether it exists in the form of motion or in that of elasticity, or in any other form. The energy in electromagnetic phenomena is mechanical energy.”
– James Clerk Maxwell

“Don’t waste energy. Put as much of your energy as you can into what truly matters to you. You’ll enjoy life more and get better and quicker positive results.”
– Rip Miller

“Water gushing out of thousands of springs at different places cannot move the wheels of a big engine to carry out very heavy tasks. But the channeled flow of the same water in the bed of a stream will, however, be irresistible and can become a source of tremendous energy.”
– Gulzarilal Nanda

“Keep going. Keep that energy up. No matter if obstacles appear or you have a setback. It’s a natural part of the process so don’t let that drag you and your mind down.”
– Unknown

“We are all part of the same energy that envelops.”
– Persis Khambatta

“In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.”
– Lee Iacocca

“Energy is the power that drives every human being. It is not lost by exertion but maintained by it, for it is a faculty of the psyche.”
– Germaine Greer

“God has a tremendous sense of humor! Religion remains something dead without a sense of humor as a foundation to it. God would not have been able to create the world if he had no sense of humor. God is not serious at all. Seriousness is a state of disease; humor is health. Love, laughter, life, they are aspects of the same energy.”
– Osho

Short Same Energy Quotes

“One matter, one energy, one Light, one Light-mind, endlessly emanating all things.”
– Rumi

“Keep the same energy or add a splash more is almost always a good rule of thumb in a conversation.”
– Elise Green

“A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there.”
– Walt Disney

“You deserve the same energy you reciprocate, why should I die for you but you wouldn’t do the same!”
– Jade Oakes

“Stop planting flowers in peoples yards who aren't going to water them. Put your energy where it will be rewarded.”
– Unknown

“Energy flows where attention goes.”
– James Redfield

“Two people working on a relationship with the same energy and passion increases the chances of great results.”
– Keith Sweat

“People like to be around those who give off positive energy.”
– Erin Heatherton

“There’s a direct correlation between positive energy and positive results.”
– Joe Rogan

“Mix focused work with breaks to keep the same energy levels up throughout the week.”
– Rip Miller

“Giving and receiving are different expressions of the same flow of energy in the universe.”
– Deepak Chopra

“Keep the same energy and positivity going as the other people to have a great meeting or date.”
– Rip Miller

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.”
– Heraclitus

“To be energetic, act energetic.”
– W. Clement Stone

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Few things are so valuable in life as having a good and positive work ethic.

It will help you to actually make your dreams and goals into reality. Instead of them mostly being wishes or daydreams as the months and years go by.

It will also help you to go where you want to go faster. And to bounce back more quickly from mistakes and setbacks.

No matter if the success you’re going after is at work, in your business or just on a more personal level.

So in this post I’d like to share the 125 of the best work ethic quotes.

And if you want more motivation and help with taking action more consistently then check out this post with quotes for work and also this one filled with my own 12 best tips for building the action habit.

Motivational Work Ethic Quotes

“All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.”
– Calvin Coolidge

“Don’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better.”
– Jim Rohn

“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“Choices and decisions must be supported by your passion, resolve and a productive work ethic. If these meet opportunity – your success has finally come!”
– Archibald Marwizi

“If you’ve got the confidence and the work ethic, you can make any dream come true.”
– Bret Hart

“Don’t work for recognition but do work worthy of recognition.”
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“Hard work works!”
– Denzel Washington

“No matter how hard you work, someone else is working harder.”
– Elon Musk

“With hard work and effort, you can achieve anything.”
– Antoine Griezmann

“Genes can’t make you successful if you’re not doing the work. Yes, it’s possible that the ripped trainer at the gym has better genes, but if you haven’t put in the same reps, it’s impossible to say if you have been dealt a better or worse genetic hand. Until you work as hard as those you admire, don’t explain away their success as luck.”
– James Clear

“Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.”
– Arnold Palmer

“Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success.”
– Virat Kohil

“If a man is called a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and Earth will pause to say: Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.

“Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.”
– William Arthur Ward

“The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Work is the key to success, and hard work can help you accomplish anything.”
– Vince Lombardi

“In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.”
– Anthony Robbins

“Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams.”
– Ben Carson

“Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”
– Napoleon Hill

“I have a work ethic. If I say I am going to do something, I do it.”
– Viggo Mortensen

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'”
– Muhahmad Ali

“Work harder than you think you did yesterday.”
– Alex Elle

“Everybody wants the hack, be the person who does the work.”
– Codie Sanchez

“At the end of the day, you put all the work in, and eventually it’ll pay off. It could be in a year, it could be in 30 years. Eventually your hard work will pay off.”
– Kevin Hart

“The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs… one step at a time.”
– Joe Girard

“Work ethic is important because, unlike intelligence, athleticism, charisma, or any other natural attribute, it’s a choice.”
– Mike Rowe

“Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.”
– Conan O’brien

“How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.”
– Yvon Chouinard

“When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work.”
– George Bernard Shaw

“I was willing to put in the work.”
– Ray Lewis

Smart Work Ethic Quotes to Help You Get More Done

“I never feared about my skills because I put in the work. Work ethic eliminates fear. So if you put forth the work, what are you fearing? You know what you're capable of doing and what you're not.”
– Michael Jordan

“Apply yourself at whatever you do, whether you're a janitor or taking your first summer job, because that work ethic will be reflected in everything you do in life.”
– Tyler Perry

“Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.”
– John C. Maxwell

“Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing your self to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off.”’
– Mary Lou Retton

“The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.”
– Steven Pressfield

“I accumulated small but consistent habits that ultimately led to results that were unimaginable when I started.”
– James Clear

“The best way to learn is by doing. The only way to build a strong work ethic is getting your hands dirty.”
– Alex Spanos

“Employment is nature’s physician, and is essential to human happiness.”
– Galen

“Work keeps at bay three great evils: boredom, vice, and need.”
– Voltaire

“I can say the willingness to get dirty has always defined us as an nation, and it’s a hallmark of hard work and a hallmark of fun, and dirt is not the enemy.”
– Mike Rowe

“Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.”
– David Bly

“The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it’s possible to achieve the American dream.”
– Tommy Hilfiger

“It’s not about money or connections. It’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone when it comes to your business.”
– Mark Cuban

“If you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires.”
– Malcolm Gladwell

“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.”
– Newt Gingrich

“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.”
– Bruce Lee

“Without labor nothing prospers.”
– Sophocles

“Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.”
– Napoleon Hill

“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.”
– Stephen King

“I believe that opportunity looks a lot like hard work.”
– Ashton Kutcher

“Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in. And, when you stumble, keep the faith. And, when you're knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can't or shouldn't go on.”
– Hillary Clinton

“I’m always kind of doing something – there’s never really any downtime.”
– Henry Rollins

“Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goals: my strength lies solely in my tenacity.”
– Louis Pasteur

“Genius is one percent inspiration, and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”
– Thomas A. Edison

“I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.”
– Booker T. Washington

Work Ethic Quotes for New Insights

“There is no easy way. There is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline.”
– Jocko Willink

“Nobody can think straight who does not work. Idleness warps the mind.”
– Henry Ford

“Most people give up when they are about to achieve success. They quit on the one-yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from the winning touchdown.”
– Ross Perot

“Most people would assume my business success, and the wealth that comes with it, have brought me happiness. But I know I am successful, wealthy, and connected because I am happy.”
– Richard Branson

“The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.”
– Thomas A. Edison

“We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort. We postpone and postpone, until those smiling possibilities are dead.”
– William James

“I’ve got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.”
– Larry Bird

“Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs.”
– Malcolm Forbes

“It's all right to tell a man to lift himself by his own bootstraps, but it is cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his own bootstraps.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.

“I am just an average man, but by God I work harder than the average man.”
– Winston Churchill

“Hustle until your haters ask if you’re hiring.”
– Unknown

“The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.”
– Andrew Carnegie

“A lot about this industry is about who you know. If you set a really good example for yourself, and someone likes that, then they might recommend you to someone else. It doesn't matter what job you're in, any profession, it's always the same.”
– Tom Holland

“Success doesn’t happen because you are lucky – it happens because you worked for it!”
– Robert Herjavec

“You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.”
– Lionel Messi

“Work miracles by setting a good example. Others will catch your spirit! The power of a good example is the greatest miracle-working power of all.”
– Wilferd Peterson

“Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.”
– Horace

Lack of Work Ethic Quotes

“Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they're making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that's the difference.”
– Lou Holtz

“Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.”
– Robert Half

“A true leader is a person whose influence inspires people to do what is expected of them to do. You cease to be a leader when you manipulate with your egos instead of convincing by your inspirations.”
– Israelmore Ayivor

“You can map out a fight plan or a life plan, but when the action starts, it may not go the way you planned, and you're down to your reflexes – your training. That's where your roadwork shows. If you cheated on that in the dark of morning, you're getting found out now, under the bright lights. ”
– Joe Frazier

“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.”
– William Arthur Ward

“Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.”
– Kevin Durant

“Everyone talks about age, but it's not about age. It's about work ethic. Winning never gets old.”
– Lisa Leslie

“Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.”
– Mahatma Gandhi

“It’s only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy, and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.”
– Theodore Roosevelt

“America is built around this premise that you can do it, and there are an awful lot of people who are unlikely to have done it.”
– Michael Bloomberg

“The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.”
– William Arthur Ward

Humble Work Ethic Quotes

“I would visualize things coming to me. It would just make me feel better. Visualization works if you work hard. That’s the thing. You can’t just visualize and go eat a sandwich.”
– Jim Carrey

“Ideas don’t work for people unwilling to do the work.”
– Robin Sharma

“Our father taught us such a work ethic that if there's something worth doing, it's worth doing well. ”
– Donny Osmond

“Work hard in silence, let your success make the noise.”
– Frank Ocean

“My parents instilled a very strong work ethic in me from a young age, fortunately.”
– Matthew Gray Gubler

“We didn't have a lot when I was growing up, and it's the best thing that happened to me because I appreciate everything. I developed a strong work ethic, and I don't take anything for granted.”
– Sarah Jessica Parker

“You can’t have a million-dollar dream with a minimum-wage work ethic.”
– Stephen C. Hogan

“There is no substitute for hard work.”
– Thomas Edison

“Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.”
– Magic Johnson

“I was taught a very strong work ethic that included punctuality, which I've always felt is a sign of respect for others. ”
– Nicole Kidman

“Trying hard and working hard is its own reward. It feeds the soul. It affirms your will and your power. And it radiates from you, lighting the way for all those who see you.”
– Charles M. Blow

“Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.”
– Dwayne Johnson

“Believe passionately in what you do, and never knowingly compromise your standards and deepest values. Act like a true professional, aiming for true excellence, and the money will follow.”
– David Maister

“Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.

Work Ethic Quotes To Improve Team Performance

“A good example has twice the value of good advice.“
– Albert Schweitzer

“There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.”
– Derek Jeter

“Hard work opens doors and shows the world that you are serious about being one of those rare – and special – human beings who use the fullness of their talents to do their very best.”
– Robin Sharma

“If you set a good example, you need not to worry about setting rules.”
– Lee Iacocca

“Hard work betrays none. And it will start a positive chain effect in any kind of group.”
– Rip Miller

“If you want to feel secure, do what you already know how to do. If you want to be a true professional and continue to grow… Go to the cutting edge of your competency, which means a temporary loss of security. So whenever you don't quite know what you're doing, know you're growing.”
– Madeline Hunter

“A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.”
– Bob Proctor

“Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.”
– Steve Jobs

“Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you’re not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.”
– David Rockefeller

“Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.”
– Chuck Close

Short Work Ethic Quotes

“I would rather risk wearing out than rusting out.”
– Theodore Roosevelt

“Who you are tomorrow begins with what you do today. ”
– Tim Fargo

“The best things in life make you sweaty.”
– Edgar Allan Poe

“Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.”
– Peter Drucker

“If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.”
– Michelangelo

“The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. ”
– Steve Jobs

“The highest reward for a man’s toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it.”
– John Ruskin

“All wealth is the product of labor.”
– John Locke

“If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard, you’ll be hard to beat.”
– Hershel Walker

“I believe that most successful people are ordinary people with extraordinary determination.”
– Mary Kay Ash

“If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.”
– Ben Hogan

“Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.”
– Joseph Joubert

“I never dreamed of success. I worked for it.”
– Estee Lauder

“Ethics is not definable, is not implementable, because it is not conscious; it involves not only our thinking but also our feeling.”
– Valdemar W. Setzer

“Success isn’t owned. It’s leased, and rent is due every day.”
– J. J. Watt

“Hard work doesn’t guarantee success, but improves its chances.”
– B.J. Gupta

“You always want to outwork your potential.”
– Kobe Bryant

“Where I excel is sickening, ridiculous, work ethic.”
– Will Smith

“Success is dependent upon the glands – sweat glands.”
– Zig Ziglar

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You know you shouldn’t have said that. Or done that.

And now you know you’re in the wrong.

I have been there many times myself and it’s no fun. You feel guilty and stupid for what you did or said.

You’re afraid about how this will affect your relationship, no matter if it’s with a family member, a friend or someone at work or in school.

So in this post I’d like to share the best timeless wisdom about apologies. 125 of the most helpful I’m sorry quotes.

I hope you’ll find something helpful here, like I did.

And if you want more useful inspiration then check out this post with quotes on forgiveness and this one filled with quotes about dealing with selfish people.

I’m Sorry Quotes to Help You Apologize

“Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I feel bad that I hurt you. 3) How do I make this better?”
– Randy Pausch

“What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have the virtue to repent and the energy to atone.”
– Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

“Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.”
– Tyron Edwards

“A sincere and warmly-expressed apology can produce the same effects as morphine on a suffering soul.”
– Richelle E. Goodrich

“Apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift.”
– Margaret Lee Runbeck

“He who is sorry for having sinned is almost innocent.”
– Seneca

“Mistakes are always forgivable if one has the courage to admit them.”
– Bruce Lee

“I believe that when you’re wrong, own it and apologize, and so I do and put it on the equivalent of my front page.”
– Peter Coyote

“My biggest mistake was that all this while I was letting my ego come in the way of a heartfelt apology. I am sorry.”
– Unknown

“The hero isn’t the one who is right, but the one who steps forward to take the blame – deserved or not – and apologize to save a relationship.”
– Richelle E. Goodrich

“When a person tells you that you hurt them, you don't get to decide that you didn't.”
– Louis C.K.

“Never ruin an apology with an excuse.“
– Benjamin Franklin

“In order for there to be peace it may mean that a person needs to apologize for a wrong spirit, or attitude.”
– Stanford Murrell

“Sorry doesn't take things back, but it pushes things forward. It bridges the gap. Sorry is a sacrament. It's an offering. A gift.”
– Craig Silvey

“A stiff apology is a second insult… The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.”
– Gilbert K. Chesterton

“The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway.”
– Henry Boye

I’m Sorry Quotes to Inspire and Teach

“Truly saying sorry is never easy to do, and when you are, you just hope it’s not too late.”
– Justin Tranter

“Saying ‘I’m sorry’ is saying ‘I love you’ with a wounded heart in one hand and your smothered pride in the other.”
– Richelle E. Goodrich

“I have learned that sometimes “sorry” is not enough. Sometimes you actually have to change.”
– Claire London

“It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by the two words, ‘I'm sorry.'”
– Matshona Dhliwayo

“You must tell me who I might have hurt. I have to write them an apology.”
– Vivien Leigh

“I’m not perfect. Remember that, and try to forgive me when I fail you.”
– Elizabeth Lowell

“God forgive me if I do wrong in following with ardor the strongest instincts of my nature.”
– Julia Ward Howe

“I hope that people learn from my mistake and I hope that the fans forgive me.”
– Rafael Palmeiro

“Please forgive me, I know not what I do. Please forgive me, I can't stop loving you. Don't deny me, this pain I'm going through. Please forgive me, if I need you like I do. Please believe me, every word I say is true.”
– Bryan Adams

“An apology is only good if the person who receives does so in understanding and forgiveness.”
– Byron Pulsifer

“And throughout all eternity, I forgive you and you forgive me.”
– William Blake

“When I say, ‘I’m sorry,’ it’s because I regret something.”
– Luis Suarez

“I hope when I’m on my deathbed, people forgive me, because there is a lot to forgive.”
– Christopher Buckley

“You deserve someone better. Please excuse my immature handling of this situation. I thought it would be easier to do it this way, but it’s just inhuman.”
– Unknown

“Your sins are great? Just tell the Lord: Forgive me, help me to get up again, change my heart!”
– Pope Francis

“An apology is a statement of regret. As important as that is, apologizing differs from asking for forgiveness.”
– Marianne Clyde

“Forgiveness is the final form of love.”
– Reinhold Niebuhr

“Just because I am a celebrity doesn’t mean I can’t say, ‘Sorry.'”
– Karan Patel

“Sorry is a small word for the huge mistake I’ve made. But I’m ready to pay the price for my actions – just forgive me.”
– Unknown

“A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.”
– William Hazlitt

“It's sad, so sad. Why can't we talk it over. Oh it seems to me that sorry seems to be the hardest word.”
– Elton John

“If I’ve done anything I’m sorry for, I’m willing to be forgiven.”
– Edward N. Westcott

“I am sorry so sorry, I wish I could go back and change this.”
– Thomas Williams

Insightful I’m Sorry Quotes

“Saying sorry to someone is hard… but putting your pride down for someone is the hardest.”
– Cristina Orante

“Would ‘sorry' have made any difference? Does it ever? It's just a word. One word against a thousand actions.”
– Sarah Ockler

“Be the hero of hearts; learn to say I’m sorry.”
– Richelle E. Goodrich

“The ability of a person to atone has always been the most remarkable of human features.”
– Leon Uris

“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”
– Paul Boese

“Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake.”
– Robert Half

“It isn’t always to apologize for your mistakes but doing so shows a person with a strong sense of self.”
– Byron Pulsifer

“A genuine apology is like an eleventh-hour rain on a dusty crop. Grossly overdue, but miraculously just in time.”
– Jacqueline A Bussie

“Apologies aren’t meant to change the past, they are meant to change the future.“
– Kevin Hancock

“When you forgive, you free your soul. But when you say I’m sorry, you free two souls.“
– Donald L. Hicks

“An apology is the superglue of life! It can repair just about anything!”
– Lynn Johnston

“I’m sorry my existence is not very noble or sublime.”
– Keanu Reeves

“'I'm sorry' won't fix what's been broken. It can't reverse time or undo the damage or change anything that happened. But a sincere, humble apology can serve to soften the sting and sometimes do a pretty good patch-up job.”
– Richelle E. Goodrich

“Learn to preserve your inner peace and not let your inner frustration and anger build up. Find healthy ways to keep that inner balance with the help of meditation or exercise. Or you’ll start making mistakes that will hurt the people around you.”
– Unknown

“Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.”
– Isaac Friedmann

“Apologies bring people together.”
– Nick Smith

“I’m not very good at saying sorry, but I apologize.“
– Chris Kurtz

“But you know all about that, being sorry and having no words to say something when you know you should but you just can’t.”
– Heather Gudenkauf

“Apologies are great, but they don’t really change anything. You know what does? Action.”
– Stella Young

“Never believe you’re so great or important, so right or proud, that you cannot kneel at the feet of someone you hurt and offer a humble, sincere apology.”
– Richelle E. Goodrich

Humble and Heartfelt I’m Sorry Quotes

“You must forgive me, for I struggled only for you.”
– Emily Jane Bronte

“I want to say to each of you, simply, and directly, I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior I engaged in.”
– Tiger Woods

“No words can express how sorry I am for all the harm that I‘ve caused.”
– Unknown

“Sorry, mom. Sorry, God.”
– Chuck Palahniuk

“So many things that we never will undo I know you’re sorry, I’m sorry too.”
– Bob Dylan

“You are my favourite human being in the world. Please forgive me. Don’t let this mistake ruin everything between us. Please.”
– Unknown

“Please understand. Please forgive me. I prayed every day for you to be alive, until hope became painful. Don’t hate me. I still love you. ”
– Lauren Oliver

“I don’t like it, and I’m sorry I ever had anything to do with it.”
– Erwin Schrodinger

“All the blame is on me. I make no excuses. I did a stupid thing but I won’t do it again. Please forgive me. I want to be a better person starting today.”
– Sandy Bellows

“We are deeply sorry for the loss of anything – from your luggage to, of course, a loved pet.”
– Oscar Munoz

“Forgive me for being so ordinary while claiming to know so extraordinary a God.”
– Jim Elliot

“I am deeply ashamed of my terrible judgment and my actions.”
– Anthony Weiner

“I overlooked your happiness in an attempt to make myself happy, only to realize that my happiness lies in yours. I am sorry, please forgive me.”
– Unknown

“I am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me.”
– Barack Obama

“I’ve been feeling weird for some time now. And that made me make a dumb decision. I will make amends immediately and I’ll sharpen up to be a better version of myself now so it never happens again.”
– Unknown

“I am much chastened and profoundly remorseful. I can only hope that the Almighty and those whom I have wronged will forgive me my trespasses.”
– Jack Abramoff

“Sometimes I say stupid things. Sometimes I'm unaware. Sometimes I'll read you wrong. I'm sorry.”
– Dean Mackin

I’m Sorry Quotes to Help You Forgive

“We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that we ought to forgive our friends.”
– Sir. Francis Bacon

“Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.”
– William Arthur Ward

“When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.”
– Catherine Ponder

“A broken friendship that is mended through forgiveness can be even stronger than it once was.”
– Stephen Richards

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
– Mahatma Gandhi

“Forgiveness is a sign that the person who has wronged you means more to you than the wrong they have dealt.”
– Ben Greenhalgh

“When you forgive, you in no way change the past – but you sure do change the future.”
– Bernard Meltzer

“Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”
– Deborah Reber

“Forgiveness is not about the other person or what they did. Forgiveness is for YOU and about YOU.”
– Iyanla Vanzant

“Let go. Why do you cling to pain? There is nothing you can do about the wrongs of yesterday. It is not yours to judge. Why hold on to the very thing which keeps you from hope and love?”
– Leo Buscaglia

“Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.”
– Tony Robbins

“The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.”
– Thomas Szasz

“Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.”
– Cherie Carter-Scott

“As long as you don’t forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy a rent-free space in your mind.”
– Isabelle Holland

“Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.”
– Hannah Arendt

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”
– Lewis B. Smedes

Short I’m Sorry Quotes

“The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.”
– Red Auerbach

“I’m sorry.’ The two most inadequate words in the English language.”
– Beth Revis

“Never forget the nine most important words of any family – I love you. You are beautiful. Please forgive me.”
– H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“Apology accepted. End of story.”
– Brad Goreski

“To err is human, but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes the virtuous from the wicked.”
– Vittorio Alfieri

“I am sorry for the pain I caused you, I feel so bad.”
– Gabor Timis

“I know your heart broke. I got a bruised heart and a deflated ego. I hope we can find a way back to each other someday.”
– Anna Green

“I am immensely contrite. And I'm sorry for the damage I've done.”
– Jayson Blair

“I feel awful. You're the most amazing thing that has happened to me. And now my lousy attitude has put that in jeopardy.”
– Eva Johnston

“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.

“This will never happen again. Please accept my apology.”
– Unknown

“I'm sorry Ms. Jackson, I am for real. I never meant to make your daughter cry, I apologize a trillion times.”
– Outkast

“There are some experiences in life they haven't invented the right words for.”
– Lisa Kleypas

“The art of a sincere and heartfelt apology is one of the greatest skills you will ever learn.”
– Jeanette LeBlanc

“Apology is only egotism wrong side out.”
– Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

“No excuses. No good explanations. But I will be a more honest and better person starting today.”
– Unknown

“But sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. True sorrow is as rare as true love.”
– Stephen King

“I crossed the line, I fully admit that. I feel ashamed and can’t stop crying right now. I hope you will forgive me one day.”
– Unknown

“True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive.”
– Mignon McLaughlin

“I love you and I always will and I am sorry. What a useless word.”
– Ernest Hemingway

“I’m sorry.” Once again, those were the words. And now, anytime someone says I’m sorry, I’m going to think of her.”
– Jay Asher

“I'm sorry, so sorry that I was such a fool. I didn't know love could be so cruel.”
– Brenda Lee

“I’ve had a sad soul and a head hung low ever since I did what I did. I’m so very sorry, please forgive me. I will never do that again.”
– Franklin Walker

“If you're going to do something tonight that you'll be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late.”
– Henny Youngman

“Please forgive me for laughing when you fall. I’m so sorry but I never cared at all.”
– Five Finger Death Punch

“I’ve tried writing so many I’m sorry messages. Just to find the right one to send you so you'll take me back.”
– Unknown

“For what it’s worth, I’m sorry for everything.”
– Clint Eastwood (from the movie The Mule).

“The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest.”
– Unknown

“Who cares who's right or wrong when the last word is a kind apology?”
– Richelle E. Goodrich

“More people should apologize, and more people should accept apologies when sincerely made.”
– Greg LeMond

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Want more helpful and timeless advice? Have a look at this post with life balance quotes, this one with consistency quotes plus this one that's all about being tired quotes.

If you’re tired today then maybe this post can help you.

In it I want to share relatable and timeless thoughts on tiredness. To give you some comfort. To remind you that you’re not alone in feeling this way.

But I also want to offer thoughts that can bring you a new spark of energy and motivation. And wisdom that may give you new ideas about how to tackle being tired. To hopefully be less tired in the coming weeks and months.

This is 111 of the best and most powerful tired quotes. I truly hope you’ll find something helpful here.

And if you want more useful motivation then check out this post with quotes on dealing with stress and this one filled with balance quotes (to for example help you to find a good balance between work and home life).

Relatable Tired Quotes

“You’ve done enough. It’s okay to be tired. You can take a break.”
– Shauna Niequist

“I’m tired of not being able to speak my mind. And this tiredness never fades away.”
– Shreya Maurya

“I’m so tired but I can’t sleep. Standing on the edge of something much too deep.”
– Sarah MacLachlan

“I want to care, but I don’t. I look at you and all I feel is tired.”
– Elizabeth Scott

“I'm tired of feeling worthless, I'm tired of feeling hopeless, but above all, I'm tired of feeling tired.”
– Unknown

“Foolishness sleeps soundly, while knowledge turns with each thinking hour, longing for the dawn of answers.”
– Anthony Liccione

“Tired, tired with nothing, tired with everything, tired with the world's weight he had never chosen to bear.”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.”
– Tina Fey

“Tired, but mentally.”
– Shaquille Williams

“I’m tired of defending my character. I am what I am. What you see is what you get.”
– Dana Plato

“I’m so exhausted and yet I feel like I’ll never sleep again.”
– Maya Banks

“She was so tired of being strong.”
– Kristin Hannah

“The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it’s just sort of a tired feeling.”
– Paula Poundstone

“You feel fine, and then, when your body can’t keep fighting, you don’t.”
– Nicholas Sparks

“If one could run without getting tired I don’t think one would often want to do anything else.”
– C.S. Lewis

“Sometimes I'm so tired, I look down at what I'm wearing, and if it's comfortable enough to sleep in, I don't even make it into my pajamas. I'm looking down, and I'm like, ‘T-shirt and stretchy pants? Yup, that's fine. It's pajama-y, good night.'”
– Rebecca Romijn

“I’m sick and tired of your attitude. I’m feeling like I don’t know you.”
– Taylor Swift

“I am old, Gandalf. I don't look it, but I am beginning to feel it in my heart of hearts. Well-preserved indeed! Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread. That can't be right. I need a change, or something.”
– J.R.R. Tolkien

“Disrespect is tired. Shade is old. Sipping ‘tea’ isn’t cute. But loving, supporting, giving, being grateful and perpetuating light, is.”
– Grace Gealey

“But there comes a time when you grow tired, when what you are giving is more than what you have been given.”
– Bruce Coville

“Knocked down but not beaten. Tired but not giving up. I saw the sun peek through the clouds. Sometimes all we need is a glimmer of hope.”
– Jon Gordon

“There’s always an element of fear that you need to work a lot until people get sick and tired of you or finally figure out that you’re a fraud after all!”
– Ben Stiller

“I’m exhausted by the idea that everyone is presenting this perfect life.”
– Luke Goss

“I’m so tired of people who aren’t real.”
– Graham Masterton

“If I’m exhausted and I just don’t feel like it, then I don’t do it. I am a human being, after all. But I also know I’m the kind of person who, if I take one day off, well, it’s very easy for me to take the next day off and then quit exercising.”
– Kelly Ripa

“I look in the mirror and see this medium average person. A little tired, a little sad, but not falling apart.”
– Cecelia Ahern

Helpful Tired Quotes to Give You New Energy

“In times of life crisis, whether wildfires or smoldering stress, the first thing I do is go back to basics … am I eating right, am I getting enough sleep, am I getting some physical and mental exercise every day?”
– Edward Albert

“The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“It’s so important to realize that every time you get upset, it drains your emotional energy. Losing your cool makes you tired. Getting angry a lot messes with your health.”
– Joyce Meyer

“Never give up. When your heart becomes tired, just walk with your legs – but move on.”
– Paulo Coelho

“When life makes you tired, someone can come alongside you there and lift up your weary arms.”
– Tony Evans

“If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.”
– Banksy

“People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically… No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”
– Rosa Parks

“When all is said and done, I want to die exhausted and empty because I gave everything that was in me. I believe that’s why we’re all here: to give of ourselves to one another to help create a better world, because you can’t take it with you.”
– Lamman Rucker

“I am someone who can’t hold on to negativity or hold on to grudges. I might feel something at a certain point, but I get tired after that. I don’t carry it with me. I forgive and forget very easily, and that’s the only way to be happy and peaceful.”
– Deepika Padukone

“When you’re at your absolute, most exhausted… That’s when you have to be at the top of your game.”
– Bill Hader

“I’m exhausted trying to stay healthy.”
– Steve Yzerman

“The most critical time in any battle is not when I’m fatigued, it’s when I no longer care.”
– Craig D. Lounsbrough

“When you are tired, sleep; when you are hungry, eat.”
– Michael Gluckman

“I’m tired of people who aren’t real.”
– Graham Masterton

“Losers quit when they’re tired. Winners quit when they’ve won.”
– Mike Ditka

“The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when no one else is watching.”
– Anson Dorrance

“If you think you’re done, you always have at least 40 percent more.”
– Lauren Crandall

“If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.”
– Ben Hogan

“When you’re tired and weary, tap into the energy of friends and family or through books, videos and podcasts. Make this a habit for your mental health and for your progress towards your goals.”
– Rip Miller

“Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work. I had to put in the time to get back. And it was a grind. It meant training and sweating every day. But I was completely committed to working out to prove to myself that I still could do it.”
– Andre Agassi

“You learn you can do your best even when it’s hard, even when you’re tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.”
– Joe Namath

Tired Quotes to Give You New Insights

“When you are tired, speaking gently will take effort. But I can assure you that the peace it brings to your home is well worth it.”
– Pavan Choudary

“Stress is largely self-inflicted, so the ability to manage stress more effectively comes from managing oneself.”
– Michael Hetherington

“The worst thing about being tired is the negative twist of perception.”
– Rosamond Rice

“A detached mind is seldom tired because it is free of fearful or tiresome thoughts.”
– Sfurti Sahare

“The most critical time in any battle is not when I’m fatigued, it’s when I no longer care.”
– Craig D. Lounsbrough

“An exhausted man is much more than a weary man. Does he exhaust the possible because he is himself exhausted, or is he exhausted because he has exhausted the possible? He exhausts himself by exhausting the possible, and inversely.”
– Gilles Deleuze

“There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.”
– Alan Cohen

“I’m tired of all this nonsense about beauty being skin deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?”
– Jean Kerr

“Fatigue has many faces and many causes. Fatigue and tiredness mean different things to different people.”
– Michael A. Schmidt

“You need to be able to manage stress because hard times will come, and a positive outlook is what gets you through.”
– Marie Osmond

“Let heavy thoughts sink. Go to sleep and wake up with light thoughts.”
– Unknown

“When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche

“It was hell to be so tired, and still care.”
– Lois McMaster Bujold

“One thing you can’t hide – is when you’re crippled inside.”
– John Lennon

“A conclusion is the place where you got tired thinking.”
– Martin H. Fischer

“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”
-Sam Levenson

“The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.”
– Norman Vincent Peale

Motivational Tired Quotes

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
– Confucius

“It depends on you, to keep pushing forward until you win or give in. Always choose the former.”
– Lailah Gifty Akita

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”
– Jim Ryun

“The best way to guarantee a loss is to quit.”
– Morgan Freeman

“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
– Confucius

“Do you think miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine for coal? They do not. They simply dig.”
– Cheryl Strayed

“Really, the measure of a man is when they’re tired and exhausted.”
– George Eads

“You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself that strong.”
– Holly Black

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

“The most certain way to succeed is to just try one more time.”
– Thomas Edison

“Don’t resist the growing pains, push through them.”
– Germany Kent

“Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.”
– Dean Karnazes

“Your victory is right around the corner. Never give up.”
– Nicki Minaj

“Never give up on something you believe in.”
– Steve Scalise

“So relax when you are tired or bored. More battles are lost for want of sleep than for inadequate preparation.”
– Pavan Choudary

“When I'm grateful for all the blessings, it puts away all the stress about things not in my control. Things like long hours, aging, pollution, scandals … it helps me create perspective by just focusing on being grateful. Take that moment twice a day with yourself.”
– Darby Stanchfield

“It’s important to surround yourself with good people, interesting people, young people, young ideas. Go places, learn new stuff. Look at the world with wonder – don’t be tired about it.”
– Angela Bassett

“Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to the unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.”
– Mario Andretti

“Seek and see all the marvels around you. You will get tired of looking at yourself alone, and that fatigue will make you deaf and blind to everything else.”
– Carlos Castaneda

“Never stop trying. Never stop believing. Never give up. Your day will come.”
– Mandy Hale

Short Tired Quotes

“Even when you have every right to be tired of everything, never be tired of living.”
– Terry Mark

“Giving up is the only sure way to fail.”
– Gena Showalter

“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.”
– Newt Gingrich

“When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche

“Tiredness is just something that is appearing; it’s not who you are.”
– Nirmala

“A man grows most tired while standing still.”
– Chinese proverb

“I'm tired of all the pain, agony, tears, and feeling that there is no reason to carry on.”
– Pete Frierson

“I am not an early bird or a night owl. I am some form of permanently exhausted pigeon.”
– Unknown

“Making some time each week for your physical health and for a bit of self-care makes all the difference.”
– Eloise Brown

“Whenever I get fed up with life I love to go wandering in nature.”
– Andrea Arnold

“You’ve had your share of secrets and I’m tired of being last to know.”
– Taylor Swift

“Keep believing. You may be tired, discouraged, but don’t give up on your future.”
– Joel Osteen

“I am tired of being tired and talking about how tired I am.”
– Amy Poehler

“Tired minds don’t plan well. Sleep first, then plan later.”
– Walter Reisch

Quick and Concise Tired Quotes

“Many, my children, are the tears I've wept, and threaded many a maze of weary thought.”
– Sophocles

“Life is one long process of getting tired.”
– Samuel Butler

“Even nice things don't make you happy when you're tired.”
– Jo Brand

“To say I am not mentally tired in ways and exhausted in ways would be a lie.”
– Megan Rapinoe

“Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.”
– Jules Renard

“I’m not tired of challenges. I’m tired of people challenging me for nothing.”
– Ces Peta

“I don’t stop when I’m tired, I only stop when I’m done.”
– Marilyn Monroe

“I’m so tired. I don’t know if I can ever outrun how I used to be.”
– Marie Lu

“Give me plenty of sleep and I am good for anything.”
– Richard Marsh

“Keep believing. You may be tired, discouraged, but don’t give up on your future.”
– Joel Osteen

“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.”
– Harriet Beecher Stowe

“Sleep did not honor me with its presence.”
– Alysha Speer, Sharden

“You never get tired unless you stop and take time for it.”
– Bob Hope

“When I’m tired, I rest. I say, ‘I can’t be a superwoman today.’”
– Jada Pinkett Smith

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Want even more motivation and inspirational quotes for those tough days? Have a look at this post with thankfulness quotes, this one with one day at a time quotes plus this one that's all about consistency quotes.

When someone makes it all about them, when they are not there to help out, to listen or to contribute to your life much at all despite you having been there for them many times it simply hurts.

It can cause resentment. Damage the relationship between the two of you and make your self-esteem and joy in life go down while they don’t care (or are none the wiser).

It’s no fun. And not a healthy relationship to be in.

No matter if it’s a romantic, friendly or work relationship.

So in today’s post I’d like to share 75 of the most helpful and powerful selfish people quotes.

I hope you’ll find something here to inspire you to maybe make some changes to live a happier, healthier and more loving life.

And if you want even more helpful inspiration for difficult times then check out this post with quotes on dealing with selfish parents and this one that's filled with disrespectful people quotes.

Relatable Selfish People Quotes

“Intensely selfish people are always very decided as to what they wish. They do not waste their energies in considering the good of others.”
– Ouida

“Don’t fear the enemy that attacks you, but the phony good friend that hugs you.”
– Unknown

“Better not to plant seeds of selfishness than try to eradicate them once they have grown into giant weeds.”
– Prem Prakash

“Someone somewhere (maybe in your circle) wants you to fail. Why give them the satisfaction?”
– Carlos Wallace

“A lot of people who have experienced trauma at the hands of people they’ve trusted take responsibility, and that is what’s toxic.”
– Hannah Gadsby

“Selfishness is a swamp that sucks in all and gives back nothing.”
– John Thornton

“Selfish people tend to only be good to themselves than are surprised when they are alone.”
– Unknown

“Toxic people defy logic. Some are blissfully unaware of the negative impact that they have on those around them, and others seem to derive satisfaction from creating chaos and pushing other people's buttons.”
– Travis Bradberry

“Selfishness may result in one's sense of superiority, but life as such will surely deny them.”
– Eraldo Banovac

“Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we hate in other people but justify in ourselves.”
– Stephen Kendrick

“Sometimes you just have to walk away. End toxic family relationships because they hurt more than they help. And start rebuilding a new definition of a healthy family in your life, far away from toxic family members.”
– John Ash

“Selfish people often mistake selfishness for strength. It takes no talent, no intelligence, no self-control and no effort to sacrifice other people for your ego.”
– Unknown

“Parents. Honestly. Sometimes they really do think the world revolves around them.”
– Randa Abdel-Fattah

“False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports.”
– Richard Burton

“A selfish man doesn’t care if his best friend drowns beside him.”
– Joe Cervantes

“I have no respect or sympathy for people who act like they’re the only one that’s going through something in life.”
– Unknown

“Sometimes it’s better to end something and try to start something new than imprison yourself in hoping for the impossible.”
– Karen Salmansohn

Helpful Selfish People Quotes

“Selfish people don't care about others. Their own convenience is all that matters. Anyone can say they care. Watch their actions, not their words. When someone shows you who they really are, whether it's a fake friend or a selfish person, believe them. Some people will only love you as much as they can use you.”
– Tamara Renaye

“Selfishness at the expense of others is bad. Self-care for the betterment of others is good.”
– Richie Norton

“You can't expect to have a deep relationship with a shallow person.”
– Doe Zantamata

“The most miserable people are those who only care about themselves, understand only their own troubles and see only their own perspective.”
– Unknown

“People don't abandon who they love. They abandon whom they used. Selfish people don't care about you unless you are doing something for them. If they do it often, it isn't a mistake. It's just their behavior.”
– Steve Maraboli

“When we think that we are automatically entitled to something, that is when we start walking all over others to get it.”
– Criss Jami

“I am thankful for the selfish people in my life. They have shown me exactly who I don’t want to be.”
– Unknown

“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.

“You don't have to leave your whole family in the past, just those who don't deserve a place in your future.”
– Christina Enevoldsen

“It's way too easy to see the real face of a person. They're amiable and full of pretense when they want something from you, but the minute you don't give in, back away or put yourself first, as they do, is the minute they show you who they are.”
– Donna Lynn Hope

“When someone is only interested in their own needs then it’s very hard to have a relationship that works out in the long run. Keep that in mind.”
– Rip Miller

“There’s sometimes a fine line between making time for yourself and becoming selfish with your time. So be a bit careful about that.”
– Eloise Brown

“Spend your time with those who love you unconditionally, not with those who only love you under certain conditions.”
– Suzy Kassem

“Let go of negative people. They only show up to share complaints, problems, disastrous stories, fear, and judgment on others. If somebody is looking for a bin to throw all their trash into, make sure it’s not in your mind.”
– Dalai Lama

Selfish People Quotes to Give Your New Insights

“Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.”
– Khalil Gibran

“Selfishness is thinking more of the benefits you will get from helping someone.”
– Unknown

“We all should rise above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.”
– Booker T. Washington

“Over the past few years, I have noticed that I only exist whenever you need something. So it is time to close one door to open another.”
– Unknown

“Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It’s a trait we hate in other people but justify in ourselves.”
– Stephen Kendrick

“A selfish man performs an act of goodness by painful and strenuous effort, and merely to escape the reproaches of conscience.”
– Unknown

“Selfish people also tend to have victim mindsets… Their actions plant seeds of loneliness; then they cry upon the blooming.”
– Steve Maraboli

“Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.”
– Oscar Wilde

“Someone who smiles too much with you can sometimes frown too much with you at your back.”
– Michael Bassey Johnson

“The real measure of selfishness is by asking a person how much he is willing to sacrifice.”
– Unknown

“A man is nothing more than the things he does to get what he wants.”
– Hal Ackerman

“To all the selfish people out there. Just stay away from me, please.”
– Unknown

“No man will work for your interests unless they are his.”
– David Seabury

“Selfish friends only have themselves in the end.”
– Unknown

“I have no respect or sympathy for people who act like they're the only ones going through something in life. Watch how people show their true colors when they are asked to return the favors. There are two types of humans in this world: those who function so they can get something and those who function so they can give something.”
– Sarah Noffke

“I hate liars, hypocrites, and people who take advantage of people who care about them.”
– Unknown

“Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.”
– Anna Taylor

“The only difference between a hero and the villain is that the villain chooses to use that power in a way that is selfish and hurts other people.”
– Chadwick Boseman

“Stand up for yourself. Walk away from the ones that hurt you or don’t care. It’s called self respect and I wish I had focused on that long ago instead of trying to fit in.”
– Unknown

“Selfishness comes from poverty in the heart, from the belief that love is not abundant.”
– Don Miguel Ruiz

“Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings, and emotions.”
– Unknown

“Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”
– Deborah Reber

“It's very possible and very okay to forgive someone and still not want to spend time with them.”
– Karen Salmansohn

Short Selfish People Quotes

“In order to be happy, one must first let go of all pettiness and selfish attachments.”
– Dee Waldeck

“People always remember one time you did not help. But not the million times you helped them.”
– Unknown

“It’s simple. Stay loyal or stay away from me. I don’t have time for selfishness.”
– Jack Townes

“Glory built on selfish principles is filled with shame and guilt.”
– Unknown

“If you want to be a generous giver, you have to watch out for selfish takers.”
– Adam Grant

“If you live your life as if everything is about you. You will be left with just that. Just you.”
– Unknown

In an individual, selfishness uglifies the soul; for the human species, selfishness is extinction.
– David Mitchell

“Relationships aren’t designed for selfish individuals.”
– Unknown

“If you’re absent during my struggle, don’t expect to be present during my success.”
– Will Smith

“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.”
– Napoleon Hill

“Self-absorbed people don’t realize how selfish they’ve become.”
– Unknown

“The bitter, the selfish, the ignorant, and the constantly angry all tend to be the same person.”
– Wayne Gerard Trotman

“Fake friends show their true colors when they don't need you anymore.”
– Unknown

“A family who relies on their children for happiness make both their children and themselves miserable.”
– Dennis Prager

“Stay real. Stay kind. Stay supportive. Don’t let temptations of selfishness lead off the positive path.”
– Denise Gomez

“Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race.”
– William E. Gladstone

“Selfish people don’t care about you, unless you are doing something for them.”
– Unknown

“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.”
– Alice Walker

“Self-centered people have only one topic to talk about… themselves.”
– Stef Harder

“The world is so competitive, aggressive, consumptive, selfish and during the time we spend here we must be all but that.”
– Jose Mourinho

“It is necessary, and even vital, to set standards for your life and the people you allow in it.”
– Mandy Hale

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Want more inspiration and help? Have a look at this post with toxic relationship quotes, this one with being used quotes plus these three about toxic family quotes, about broken trust quotes and feeling unappreciated quotes.

In a lot of situations in life one of the best ways to direct your energy and thoughts towards the future again and move on with your life is to tap into acceptance.

So in today’s post I’d like to help out a bit with that by sharing 32 of the best it is what it is quotes.

I hope you’ll find something here to get you unstuck in your mind and from a situation so that you can start moving forward once more towards a more promising and happier tomorrow.

And if you want more helpful and inspirational quotes then check out this post with quotes on inner peace, this one on letting go and also this one filled with balance quotes.

Helpful It is What It is Quotes

“I'm not sure what the future holds but I do know that I'm going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate. As my dad said ‘Nic, it is what it is, it's not what it should have been, not what it could have been, it is what it is.'”
– Nicole Kidman

“One good thing about the past is that you can't change it. So there's no reason to go back. It's there. It is what it is. The only thing you can change is right now and what's happening next”
– Neil Young

“Happiness is a mental habit, a mental attitude, and if it is not learned and practiced in the present it is never experienced. It cannot be made contingent upon solving some external problem. When one problem is solved, another appears to take its place. Life is a series of problems. If you are to be happy at all, you must be happy – period! Not happy “because of”.”
– Maxwell Maltz

“You can sing only what you are. You can paint only what you are. You must be what your experiences, your environment, and your heredity have made you. For better or for worse, you must play your own little instrument in the orchestra of life.”
– Dale Carnegie

“The meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour… what matters, therefore is not the meaning of life in general but rather the specific meaning of a person's life at a given moment.”
– Viktor E. Frankl

“The aim of all commentary on art now should be to make works of art – and, by analogy, our own experience – more, rather than less, real to us. The function of criticism should be to show how it is what it is, even that it is what it is, rather than to show what it means.”
– Susan Sontag

“It's not necessarily what a family is typically supposed to look like. But it is what it is. It's about a connection and bond that everyone can identify with.”
– Queen Latifah

“The Madden Curse has really taken on a life of its own. People just love talking about it, and it is what it is, but I look at it as a challenge.”
– Drew Brees

“When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.”
– Napoleon Hill

“Accept the universe As the gods gave it to you. If the gods wanted to give you something else They'd have done it. If there are other matters and other worlds There are.”
– Alberto Caeiro

“You just have those days. You just allow yourself to have those days. I think everybody has bad days. So because of that, when you recognize it, just allow it to be. It is what it is. I don’t think you should ever stifle your frustration, ever.”
– Donald Faison

Relatable It is What It is Quotes

“No matter what I do now, there are certain doors I have already closed, certain opportunities I'll never get back. There's nothing to be done, I guess. It is what it is.”
– Blake Nelson

“Those people have seen something. What it is, I do not know, and I am not curious to know.”
– Albert Einstein

“Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend to its power or live a lie.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“I was born on a full moon. Both my children were born on full moons, too. Some people say that's scary. It is what it is, man, I don't be trippin'. I couldn't tell God when I wanted to be born.”
– Kevin Gates

“You either grow with this sport, or you get left behind. It's sad, but it is what it is. You gotta keep up with this sport.”
– Max Holloway

“I'm probably the least harsh on myself, and I try not to scrutinize everything about my body. As a new mom, it is what it is, and we just have to do our best.”
– Kourtney Kardashian

“People say to me, ‘Are you still excited when you go on tour?' Should I be excited about leaving my family? No, and no one should. It's as simple as that. If you put aside the fantasy of it, it is what it is and has to be done. And that's fine, and I pour my entire energy and enthusiasm into it, but of course, I'm of two minds about the whole idea.”
– Neil Peart

“I'm just not into trying to convince people like me. I always say to myself, ‘It is what it is.' I walk into a situation knowing that people are either going to love me or they're not, and that's OK. I'm just going to be me. You can't be everything to everyone.”
– NeNe Leakes

Short It is What It is Quotes and Sayings

“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.”
– Dr. Seuss

“I regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is.”
– Ted Turner

“An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.”
– Viktor E. Frankl

“Beauty is not the cause of something, it is what it is.”
– Emily Dickinson

“The law is what it is—a majestic edifice, sheltering all of us, each stone of which rests on another.”
– John Galsworthy

“Face your fear.Accept your war. It is what it is.”
– Zakk Wylde

“It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?”
– Henry David Thoreau

“Adopt the motto: ”It doesn't matter who's right, but what's right.””
– Maxwell Maltz

“Nothing in life is as important as you think it is, while you are thinking about it.”
– Daniel Kahneman

“Life is as it is, we take it to be hard or easy. It's all about our perception, attitude and level of gratitude.”
– Geraldine Vermaak

“There is an abundance of opportunity for the man who will go with the tide, instead of trying to swim against it.”
– Wallace D. Wattles

“The roster that we have today may change tomorrow. It is what it is for right now.”
– Nick Saban

“You can't change the things you've done. It's now and the here on out you've got control of.”
– Mindy McGinnis

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Finding a balance in your life can often be hard. But it is also one of the keys to a happier and more peaceful life.

Because without a good balance between work and your personal life, between thought and taking action and between structure and taking a chance life can become a confusing and stressful mess.

So in today’s post I’d like to share 76 of the best and most helpful quotes about balance.

To help you to recognize more easily where you're unbalanced in your life and how you can make a change with that for your happiness and fulfillment.

And if you want more helpful and timeless inspiration then check out this post with quotes on reducing stress and this one filled with inner peace quotes.

Balance Quotes for Joy and Inner Peace

“Invest in your work life balance. Time with friends and family is as important as time at work. Getting that out of balance is a path toward unhappiness.”
– Stephen Gillett

“When we focus on our blessings it creates an appreciative heart and adds a strong sense of balance to our lives.”
– Senora Roy

“Joy lifts us up into the heavens, while grief pulls us down into the earth, and in this way they both help us maintain our emotional balance.”
– Jessica Moore

“Don’t work so hard that you forget to enjoy your life.”
– Akiroq Brost

“In therapy I have learned the importance of keeping spiritual life and professional life balanced. I need to regain my balance.”
– Tiger Woods

“Self-esteem is a matter of balance. Too much can tip over into haughtiness, arrogance, and the inability to admit when we have gone wrong.”
– Alan Schmidt

“Balance your thoughts with action. If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.”
– Bruce Lee

“However, it is one thing to be consumed by your future financial goals, and another thing to be making progress and enjoying the process with a more balanced life by doing what brings you joy.”
– Maggie Thompson

“Live a life that is well balanced; don’t do things in excess.”
– Daniel Smith

“Your beliefs should knock the scale way off balance leaning to the side of love. If the other side is weighed down with worry, guilt, shame, anger or frustration, choose right now to change that!”
– Debbie Dixon

“Anything that’s too much turns adverse. Shift your traits to their neutrality and they become your power.”
– Alyaa Sadek

“Understand that building self-confidence is all about striking a balance in your life. The right amount of confidence can help a great deal in achieving what you want.”
– Angel Graff

“Happiness depends on how you balance your life’s equations between positive and negative experiences and attitudes.”
– Rob Kall

“Moderate activity can return us to fitness and continuous training will bring all the forces back in balance.”
– Lorena Katz

“There are many successful businesses but few successful families. Yet, David O. McKay has said that ‘No other success can compensate for failure in the home.’ Without healthy relationships with family and friends, a person doesn’t truly have personal freedom. His life is out of balance.”
– Benjamin P. Hardy

“Take some time to learn which opinions you need to value and which ones you simply need to stop listening to. Once you find the balance, you are one step closer to finding that confidence that you long for.”
– Frankie Robinson

“Pursuing your goal is in a sense, fired by internal motivation. Hence, you need a source of external motivation to keep things in balance.”
– Ben Robinson

“Too much of one thing can end up creating stress; this is something that no one needs in their life. But living a life in balance can provide harmony and peace.”
– Catherine Pulsifer

“Self-care is how you take your power back.”
– Lalah Delia

“Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be our model.”
– Confucius

Balance Quotes Filled with Wisdom

“To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced life.”
– Elizabeth Gilbert

“Work life balance is not an entitlement or benefit. Your company cannot give it to you. You have to create it for yourself.”
– Matthew Kelly

“Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create.”
– Jana Kingsford

“Through substitute activities, therapy, and hard work, grieving individuals can work through their anger and progress to live more balanced lives.”
– Valerie Orr

“Achieve balance through the combined conscious states of the heart and mind.”
– Steven Redhead

“To live a more balanced life, glance at the past, live in the present and focus on the future.”
– Todd Stocker

“The workplace today is very demanding, and you really can't have your life as a working mom the way it was before the baby. So work-life balance for you should be about trade-offs at one time or the other.”
– Grace Essen, Successful Working Mom

“Balance is key, without balance there’s conflict, a battle between positivity and negativity.”
– Brian Benjamin Sotomayor

“It’s always about finding the right balance between answering some questions and raising new ones to keep your story going.”
– Oren Peli

“As time progresses, increase the amount of time spent for self-improvement, and less time on the mental junk food. Create a healthy balance, it's no different than indulging in some cake here and there. Moderation, moderation, moderation!”
– Curt Hinson

“One of the major issues plaguing human potential in the corporate world today is work-life balance. The term itself diminishes our ability to make the case that work can be a richly rewarding part of a person's life and should in many ways be personal.”
– Matthew Kelly

“Self-care is, fundamentally, about bringing balance back to a life that has grown imbalanced from too many commitments or responsibilities.”
– Robyn L. Gobin

“Too many get lost in a push and pull relationship between work and home life. You need to focus on just one of them at a time and especially not let work encroach when you’re spending quality time with family and friends.”
– Rip Miller

“A balanced inner calmness radiates from a peaceful centre.”
– Donna Goddard

“Anything that’s too much turns adverse. Shift your traits to their neutrality and they become your power.”
– Alyaa Sadek

“As we look deeply within, we understand our perfect balance. There is no fear of the cycle of birth, life and death. For when you stand in the present moment, you are timeless.”
– Rodney Yee

“Next to love, balance is the most important thing.”
– John Wooden

Motivational and Helpful Balance Quotes

“Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”
– Dolly Parton

“They are sick that surfeit with too much, as they that starve with nothing.”
– William Shakespeare

“Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them.”
– Thomas Kinkade

“We come into this world head first and go out feet first; in between, it is all a matter of balance.”
– Paul Boese

“Problems arise in that one has to find a balance between what people need from you and what you need for yourself.”
– Jessye Norman

“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony.”
– Thomas Merton

“In all aspects of our lives balance is key. Doing one thing too much can cause upset, like the old saying goes, everything in moderation is the secret!”
– Catherine Pulsifer

“We can be sure that the greatest hope for maintaining equilibrium in the face of any situation rests within ourselves.”
– Francis J. Braceland

“The calm and balanced mind is the strong and great mind; the hurried and agitated mind is the weak one.”
– Wallace D. Wattles

“Wisdom is your perspective on life, your sense of balance, your understanding of how the various parts and principles apply and relate to each other.”
– Steven R. Covey

“It's also important to give attention to your health and hygiene. Keep yourself healthy by exercising, eating a balanced diet, and sleeping right.”
– Kathleen Rao

“You will never feel truly satisfied by work until you are satisfied by life.”
– Heather Schuck

“Our lives are a mixture of different roles. Most of us are doing the best we can to find whatever the right balance is . . . For me, that balance is family, work, and service.”
– Hillary Rodham Clinton

“Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life – learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.”
– Robert Fulgham

“So divinely is the world organized that every one of us, in our place and time, is in balance with everything else.”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.”
– William Arthur Ward

Fortunate, indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself and holds a just balance between what he can acquire and what he can use.”
– Peter Latham

Short Balance Quotes

“Everything in life… has to have balance.”
– Donna Karan

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

“Everything you can imagine is real.”
– Pablo Picasso

“I do find that there’s a fine balance between preparation and seeing what happens naturally.”
– Timothee Chalamet

“Balance. The ultimate goal.”
– Ricky Lankford

“Two wrongs don’t make a right, but they make a good excuse.”
– Thomas Szasz

“Nature does not take sides, it is just maintaining or restoring the balance.”
– Mihail Militaru

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

“Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.”
– Epicurus

“It’s all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends and family.”
– Philip Green

“The body could find balance between opposing forces. The mind could do the same.”
– Liane Moriarty

“Work, love and play are the great balance wheels of man’s being.”
– Orison Swett Marden

Quick and Powerful Balance Quotes

“What I dream of is an art of balance.”
– Henri Matisse

“I have the feeling that in a balanced life one should die penniless. The trick is dismantling.”
– Art Garfunkel

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

“Man maintains his balance, poise, and sense of security only as he is moving forward.”
– Maxwell Maltz

“The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity.”
– Max Beerbohm

“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
– Paulo Coelho

“Faith gives you an inner strength and a sense of balance and perspective in life.”
– Gregory Peck

“You can’t live your life for other people. You’ve got to do what’s right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.”
– Nicholas Sparks

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

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Few things are so powerful as taking consistent action and working towards your goal or dream each day.

It's the reliable but often forgotten or underrated motor that keeps you going until you get to where you want to go.

And without it you're likely to not get there at all. Or it will take a long, long time with many ups and down along the way.

With this post I'd like to inspire you to tap into this powerful habit more often. And I'd like to do that by sharing 80 of the best consistency quotes.

And if you want even more motivation for success then check out this post with quotes on how action speaks louder than words and this one filled with keep pushing quotes. Plus, this one that is focused on grit.

Motivational Consistency Quotes for Success

“Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.”
– John C. Maxwell

“Champions keep playing until they get it right.”
– Billy Jean King

“Having a story is what people connect with, but the story alone doesn’t allow you to achieve greatness and results. It’s the day-to-day consistency of providing value to your audience.”
– Lewis Howes

“Consistency is an under-appreciated inspirational quality. It’s that ability to conduct yourself in a consistent, reliable manner that others will respect and appreciate.”
– Del Suggs

“I accumulated small but consistent habits that ultimately led to results that were unimaginable when I started.”
– James Clear

“In any team sport, the best teams have consistency and chemistry.”
– Roger Staubach

“Consistency is the belt that fastens excellence in position. If you don’t do it repeatedly, you’ll not excel in it.”
– Israelmore Ayivor

“When you have a great and difficult task, something perhaps almost impossible, if you only work a little at a time, every day a little, suddenly the work will finish itself.”
– Isak Dinesen

“In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.”
– Anthony Robbins

“The only way you see results is if you stay consistent. It’s an essential key element of making your goals into reality.”
– Rip Miller

“Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying basic fundamentals.”
– E. James Rohn

“Being persistent may lead you to the door but consistency is the key that unlocks it.”
– Kenny Dasinger

“In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted, if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end.”
– Tom Seaver

“Consistency is the key! If you can’t be consistent, then you can’t be anything.”
– Tony Gaskins

“Do it again and again. Consistency makes the rain drops to create holes in the rock. Whatever is difficult can be done easily with regular attendance, attention and action.”
– Israelmore Ayivor

“It’s not all about talent. It’s about dependability, consistency, and being able to improve. If you work hard and you’re coachable, and you understand what you need to do, you can improve.”
– Bill Belichick

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
– Maya Angelou

“Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”
– Napolean Hill

“The consistency in your person from home to work is vitally important so that you are in total balance at all times. Being out of balance means that your true self will start to be confused with what you pretend to be.”
– Catherine Pulsifer

“We all have to start somewhere, and doing something is better than nothing at all. Start small so you don’t get discouraged and give up. Remember it is all about consistency.”
– Khloe Kardashian

“Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.”
– Bill Bradley

Insightful Consistency Quotes

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”
– Robert Collier

“The key to success is consistency. And right now, the only way for you to actually take action is to believe in yourself.”
– Zak Frazer

“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.”
– John Quincy Adams

“For changes to be of any true value, they’ve got to be lasting and consistent.”
– Anthony Robbins

“Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.”
– Aldous Huxley

“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.”
– Dwayne Johnson

“But I’ve also found that consistency has always been the major setback in my being able to successfully reach my goal within an ideal amount of time – the more inconsistent I was, the longer it would take for me to get that check mark on my task list.”
– Eric Thomas

“Muhammad Ali was a boxing phenomenon born in Louisville Kentucky under the name “Cassius Clay” who famously referred to himself as “The Greatest” with enough consistency and purpose that it really stuck.”
– Darrin Wiggins

“Daily, consistent, focused, faithful expectation raises the miracle power of achieving your dreams.”
– John Di Lemme

“Consistency is a key element, without which a leader is incapable of getting respect, success or even developing confidence in others.”
– Daniel Transon

“You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That’s the mark of a true professional.”
– Joe Paterno

“People like consistency. Whether it’s a store or a restaurant, they want to come in and see what you are famous for.”
– Millard Drexler

“Consistency is the fruit of the tree of success. The more you do something effectively and with a goal in mind, the better you will get at it and the more you will feel fulfilled.”
– Dan O’Brien

“Through perseverance, many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.”
– Benjamin Disraeli

“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”
– Albert Einstein

“When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren’t the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation.”
– Arsene Wenger

“I don’t have a formula to pass on. I always did it my own way. Even today, I hold my independence close. It’s what’s most precious to me. Passion. Risk. Tenacity. Consistency. This is my professional history.”
– Giorgio Armani

“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.”
– Octavia Butler

“What makes a publishing house great? The easy answer is the consistency with which it produces books of value over a lengthy period of time.”
– Robert Gottlieb

“All winning teams are goal-oriented. Teams like these win consistently because everyone connected with them concentrates on specific objectives. They go about their business with blinders on; nothing will distract them from achieving their aims.”
– Lou Holtz

“Consistency is one of the biggest factors to accomplishment and success.”
– Byron Pulsifer

“I’ve learned from experience that if you work harder at it, and apply more energy and time to it, and more consistency, you get a better result. It comes from the work.”
– Louis C. K.

“The secret of success is constancy of purpose.”
– Benjamin Disraeli

You may also find these perseverance quotes helpful.

Inspiring Consistency Quotes

“I hate every minute of training. But I always remain consistent at it. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”
– Muhammad Ali

“Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before.”
– Jacob A. Riis

“You cannot consistently perform in a manner which is inconsistent with the way you see yourself.”
– Zig Ziglar

“By being consistent with your efforts, you will find that things will start to change in what will appear to be subtle ways because we are less likely to take notice of things when they no longer challenge us.”
– Jenny Stanley-Matthews

“I will persist until I succeed. Always will I take another step. If that is of no avail I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult. I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any undertaking.”
– Og Mandino

“Consistency also teaches us that some things do not change, though we may wish they would. Not everything bends to our personal preferences.”
– Kim John Payne

“Nothing in the world can take the place of perseverance. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost legendary. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Perseverance and determination alone are omnipotent.”
– Calvin Coolidge

“Consistency is one of the biggest factors in leading to accomplishment and success.”
– Byron Pulsifer

“Successful innovation requires commitment, consistency, and collaboration.”
– Monique Beedles

“An intelligent consistency is the foundation of genius.”
– Chris Matakas

“When people see commitments are met with consistency, they tend to develop trust. Trust is the key to persuasion.”
– Khalid Imran

“Consistency, the steadfast adherence to the same principles of the great masters and champions is what will propel you to success while others lag behind.”
– Rip Miller

“Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.”
– Norman Vincent Peale

“Along with trustworthiness, consistency is the thing to look for when you surround yourself with people who can help you on your quest.”
– Michael Johnson

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”
– Maya Angelou

“Sometimes, persuasion requires commitment, effort, and consistency.”
– Dr. Rachel Venturini

Short Consistency Quotes

“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”
– Benjamin Franklin

“Part of courage is simple consistency.”
– Peggy Noonan

“The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.”
– Tom Landry

“Effort means nothing without consistency.”
– Janna Cachola

“Consistency and discipline births successful outcomes.”
? Robin S. Baker

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
– Aristotle

“Consistency is the foundation of virtue.”
– Francis Bacon

“Consistency is the true foundation of trust. Either keep your promises or do not make them.”
? Roy T. Bennett

“Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic.”
– Harsha Bhogle

“Paralyze resistance with persistence.”
– Woody Hayes

“Trust is built with consistency.”
– Lincoln Chafee

“It's very easy to make a viral video, but longevity and consistency, that's hard.”
? Michelle Phan

“Consistency is what matters the most in triggering something important to your life.”
– Abdul Rauf

“Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally. It comes from what you do consistently.”
– Marie Forleo

“A consistent man believes in destiny, a capricious man in chance.”
– Benjamin Disraeli

“Relationships feed on credibility, honesty, and consistency.”
– Scott Borchetta

“Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.”
– Colin Powell

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Sometimes a relationship can be toxic from the start.

Other times it sneaks up on you.

It deteriorates and slowly becomes draining and inflamed.

In today’s post I’d like to share 130 of the most relatable and helpful toxic relationship quotes.

To help you find the common signs of a toxic relationship and to find a healthier and happier path forward in your own life.

And if you want more helpful inspiration to deal with tough situations, have a look at these post with quotes on dealing with toxic people and toxic family and also this one filled with being used quotes.

Relatable Toxic Relationship Quotes

“At some point you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart but not in your life.”
– Tara Westover

“A real relationship is two-way.”
– Sophie Kinsella

“Don’t confuse “familiar” with “acceptable”. Toxic relationships can fool you like that.”
– Steve Maraboli

“You make me feel like a firefly. Trapped in a bell jar; starved for love.”
– Ayushee Ghoshal

“I think most people know when they’re in a toxic relationship – it requires an enormous amount of effort to keep it going, and you don’t get what you want from it.”
– Joanna Coles

“Toxic people attach themselves like cinder blocks tied to your ankles, and then invite you for a swim in their poisoned waters.”
– John Mark Green

“A bad relationship is like standing on broken glass, if you stay you will keep hurting. If you walk away, you will hurt but eventually, you will heal.”
– Autumn Kohler

“May you reach that level within, where you no longer allow your past or people with toxic intentions to negatively affect or condition you.”
– Lalah Delia

“Don’t let negative and toxic people rent space in your head. Raise the rent and kick them out.”
– Zig Ziglar

“Release the toxic and infectious spreaders of misery, souls destroying souls and poisonous liars. Awaken from the hallucinations and take back your heart. Reclaim your self-esteem and leave the toxic be.”
– Giorge Leedy

“If you walked away from a toxic, negative, abusive, one-sided, dead-end, low vibrational, relationship or friendship – you won.”
– Lalah Delia

“Ego is probably one of the biggest poisons we can have – it’s toxic to any environment.”
– Jonny Kim

“Forgiveness does not create a relationship. Unless people speak the truth about what they have done and change their mind and behavior, a relationship of trust is not possible. When you forgive someone you certainly release them from judgment, but without true change, no real relationship can be established.”
– William P. Young

“Couples often live out years of falsehood trying to protect and save a relationship, all the while destroying any chance of real relationship.”
– Henry Cloud

“If there is a particular person in your life that is repeatedly choosing not to honor you and is causing you more sadness or pain than they are joy – it might be time to release that friendship back to God and trust that it is not where you belong.”
– Mandy Hale

“Cut the toxic ties that force you to mask your true feelings.”
– Linda Greyman

“As you begin to walk away from negativity and toxic people, it will inspire you to embrace positivity and your life will become more rewarding and fulfilling.”
– Germany Kent

“A healthy relationship will never require you to sacrifice your friends, your dream, or your dignity.”
– Unknown

“A good friend will help you to discover the potentials you haven’t uncovered. A bad friend will help you to cover up the potential you have already recovered. Make your choice!”
– Israelmore Ayivor

“You can't just be a part of someone else’s existence and life. You matter too. Your dreams are important and valid. They are not to be mocked or minimized. ”
– Rip Miller

“Toxic people defy logic. Some are blissfully unaware of the negative impact that they have on those around them, and others seem to derive satisfaction from creating chaos and pushing other people’s buttons.”
– Travis Bradberry

“Clutter is not just physical stuff. It’s old ideas, toxic relationships and bad habits. Clutter is anything that does not support your better self.”
– Eleanor Brown

“A toxic lover is someone damaged beyond repair.”
– Unknown

“It’s amazing how someone can break your heart and you can still love them with all the little pieces.”
– Ella Harper

“The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.”
– Ernest Hemingway

Helpful Toxic Relationship Quotes

“It is only when we no longer compulsively need someone that we can have a real relationship with them.”
– Anthony Storr

“Many people get into a relationship as a way to compensate for something they lack or hate within themselves. This is a one-way ticket to a toxic relationship because it makes your love conditional – you will love your partner as long as they help you feel better about yourself.”
– Mark Manson

“Staying in an unhealthy relationship that robs you of peace of mind, is not being loyal. It is choosing to hurt yourself mentally, emotionally, and sometimes, physically.”
– Kemi Sogunle

“The wrong person will give you less than what you’re worth but that doesn’t mean that you have to accept it.”
– Sonya Parker

“Toxic relationships are dangerous to your health; they will literally kill you. Stress shortens your lifespan. Even a broken heart can kill you. There is an undeniable mind-body connection. Your arguments and hateful talk can land you in the emergency room or in the morgue. You were not meant to live in a fever of anxiety; screaming yourself hoarse in a frenzy of dreadful, panicked fight-or-flight that leaves you exhausted and numb with grief.
You were not meant to live like animals tearing one another to shreds. Don’t turn your hair gray. Don’t carve a roadmap of pain into the sweet wrinkles on your face. Don’t lay in the quiet with your heart pounding like a trapped, frightened creature.
For your own precious and beautiful life, and for those around you – seek help or get out before it is too late. This is your wake-up call!”
– Bryant McGill

“Until you let go of all the toxic people in your life, you will never be able to grow into your fullest potential. Let them go so you can grow.”
– DLQ

“Let go of negative people. They only show up to share complaints, problems, disastrous stories, fear, and judgment on others. If somebody is looking for a bin to throw all their trash into, make sure it’s not in your mind.”
– Dalai Lama

“It takes strength to walk away from a toxic relationship, but it's the only way to save yourself and find true happiness again.”
– Unknown

“Know your worth and please don’t invest in toxic people or relationships, because any bond that requires servicing is not worth your time.”
– Masaba Gupta

“It's one thing if a person owns up to their behavior and makes an effort to change. But if a person disregards your feelings, ignores your boundaries, and continues to treat you in a harmful way, they need to go.”
– Daniell Koepke

“My encouragement: delete the energy vampires from your life, clean out all complexity, build a team around you that frees you to fly, remove anything toxic, and cherish simplicity. Because that’s where genius lives.”
– Robin S. Sharma

“Life is too short to hang around people who are causing you to compromise. Pulling you down. Your time is too valuable to waste it with people who don’t have a dream. People that aren’t going anywhere. You don’t need to make some big announcement, but little by little, you should spend less time with them.
– Joel Osteen

“Don’t allow someone not worth it to have the power to occupy your thoughts.”
– Donna Lynn Hope

“You are in control of your life. Set new boundaries by removing all of the toxic people from your inner circle.”
– Germany Kent

“Don’t settle for a relationship that won’t let you be yourself.”
– Oprah Winfrey

“We all have those toxic people around us that make our lives miserable… The day we take them out from our lives, we will all become better people; including them…”
– Rodolfo Peon

“Poisonous relationships can alter our perception. You can spend many years thinking you're worthless. But you're not worthless. You're underappreciated.”
– Steve Maraboli

“Fire false friends as early as possible. Do it before they dig out the dream seeds you’ve planted! The earlier, the better; the quicker, the safer!”
– Israelmore Ayivor

“If you do not respect your own wishes, no one else will. You will simply attract people who disrespect you as much as you do.”
– Vironika Tugaleva

Wise Toxic Relationship Quotes

“Like arsenic, toxic people will slowly kill you. They kill your positive spirit and play with your mind and emotions. The only cure is to let them go.”
– Dennisse Lisseth

“Toxic relationships are like a good pasta that has been overcooked.”
– Asa Don Brown

“A good relationship is when someone accepts your past, supports your present and encourages your future.”
– Karen Salmansohn

“Hanging around the small-minded eventually makes us small-minded. The plant only grows as big as the environment it’s in.”
– Torron-Lee Dewar

“When being in a toxic relationship in life at times you may have to step outside yourself, to see yourself, so you can find yourself and love yourself again.”
– Angel Moreira

“When he’s the last thing you need, he’ll drain you. He’ll exhaust you. He’ll destroy you. And you won’t see it that way. In fact, you won’t notice it at all. But everyone else will.”
– Kirsten Corley

“You create more space in your life when you turn your excess baggage to garbage. ”
– Chinonye J. Chidolue

“I’ve found the most tragic aspect of losing loved ones wasn’t the big boom of the fallout, but realizing later how much healthier I was without them.”
– Maggie Young

“Problems in relationships occur because each person is concentrating on what is missing in the other person.”
– Wayne Dyer

“It’s amazing how quickly things can turn around when you remove toxic people from your life.”
– Robert Tew

“No partner in a love relationship… should feel that he has to give up an essential part of himself to make it viable.”
– May Sarton

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Insightful Toxic Relationship Quotes

“Losing will not always amount to a loss, sometimes you have to lose those toxic relationships and bad habits to create a space for better things.”
– Gift Gugu Mona

“If you’re in a relationship and all you do is cry, you need to stop and ask yourself, are you dating a human or an onion?”
– Karen Salmansohn

“People who try to bring you down everyday aren’t important in your life, so you better treat their opinions as such”
– Terry Mark

“Don’t let toxic people infect you with the fear of giving and receiving one of the most powerful forces in this world… LOVE!”
– Yvonne Pierre

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche

“Energy vampires prey on others because they are in pain, and their behavior is a disguised cry for help. However, the important thing to remember is that you are not responsible for resolving their issues. While you can offer help to an energy vampire, it is ultimately their responsibility to sort out their struggles.”
– Aletheia Luna

“Relationships based on obligation lack dignity.”
– Wayne Dyer

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great.”
– Mark Twain

“I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is ending up with people who make you feel all alone”
– Robin Williams

“There are only two kinds of people who can drain your energy: those you love, and those you fear. In both instances, it is you who let them in. They did not force their way into your aura, or pry their way into your reality experience.”
– Anthon St. Maarten

“Pay no attention to toxic words. What people say is often a reflection of themselves, not you.”
– Christian Baloga

“Controllers, abusers, and manipulative people don’t question themselves. They don’t ask themselves if the problem is them. They always say the problem is someone else.”
– Darlene Quimet

“Don’t let toxic people sabotage your happiness, ruin your positive attitude, contaminate your mind or destroy your self-confidence. Instead, surround yourself with generous, positive, and nurturing people who will lift you up.”
– Farshad Asl

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

“Forgiveness is a personal process that doesn’t depend on us having direct contact with the people who have hurt us.”
– Sharon Salzberg

Toxic Relationship Quotes To Set You Free

“Don’t stay in an unhealthy relationship because you think it’ll get better eventually. Know your worth and move on.”
– Unknown

“We teach people how to treat us.”
– Dr. Phil

“One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.”
– Michael J. Fox

“Just because someone desires you, does not mean that he values you.”
– Julianne Cantarella

“Don’t judge yourself by what others did to you.”
– C. Kennedy

“Bravery is leaving a toxic relationship and knowing that you deserve better.”
– Unknown

“People inspire you, or they drain you. Pick them wisely.”
– Hans F. Hasen

“Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.”
– Steve Maraboli

“It was strange, really. A couple of months ago, I had thought I couldn’t live without him. Apparently I could.”
– Gabrielle Zevin

“It is better for someone to break your heart once by leaving your life, than for them to stay in your life and break your heart continually.”
– Terry Mark

“The only way to win with a toxic partner is not to play.”
– Unknown

“Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”
– Deborah Reber

“Do not hold your breath for anyone, do not wish your lungs to be still, it may delay the cracks from spreading, but eventually they will. Sometimes to keep yourself together, you must allow yourself to leave, even if breaking your own heart is what it takes to let you breathe.”
– Erin Hanson

“When you notice someone does something toxic the first time, don’t wait for the second time before you address it or cut them off.
– Shahida Arabi

“You don’t let go of a bad relationship because you stop caring about them. You let go because you start caring about yourself.”
– Charles Orlando

“Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.”
– Robert Brault

“We’ve all loved someone way too freaking much.”
– Karen Salmonsohn

“A bad relationship can do that, can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself.”
– Dionne Warwick

“Leaving a toxic relationship means giving yourself an opportunity to understand your needs.”
– Unknown

“Dear Self: Stop re-opening your doors for toxic people, then calling it ‘seeking closure.’ Certain things don't work out in life . . . and that's ok.”
– Reyna Biddy

“It's better to be single with high standards than in a relationship settling for less.”
– Unknown

“Some people live in cages with bars built from their own fears and doubts. Some people live in cages with bars built from other people’s fears and doubts; their parents, their friends, their brothers and sisters, their families. Some people live in cages with bars built from the choices others made for them, the circumstances other people imposed upon them. And some people break free.”
– C. JoyBell C.

“It’s better to be healthy alone than sick with someone else.”
– Dr. Phil

“Break free of toxic people and relationships, they erode your quality of life and make your days just worse and worse over time.”
– Unknown

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Short Toxic Relationship Quotes

“When you get out of it, you realize how toxic it actually was.”
– Steve Maraboli

“The one who loves the least, controls the relationship.”
– Robert Anthony

“The problem with getting attached to a wrong person is, when they leave, you just feel lost.”
– Unknown

“The hottest love has the coldest end.”
– Socrates

“Being alone may scare you, but being in a bad relationship may damage you.”
– Unknown

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.”
– Steve Jobs

“While it may feel scary to be alone again, it may be even scarier to stay.”
– Unknown

“A broken heart bleeds tears.”
– Steve Maraboli

“Sometimes, we just fall in love with the wrong people.”
– Unknown

“Thinking of you is a poison I drink often.”
– Atticus

“The moment that you start to wonder if you deserve better, you do.”
– Unknown

“When dealing with toxic people, they always choose distance over disrespect.”
– Germany Kent

“A healthy relationship doesn't drag you down. It inspires you to be better.”
– Unknown

“There are people who bring you down, by just being them”
– Malebo Sephodi

“Never let someone who contributes so little to a relationship control so much of it.”
– Unknown

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Quick and Powerful Toxic Relationship Quotes

“You take your power back by letting people go.”
– Emma Xu

“Bravery is leaving a toxic relationship and knowing that you deserve better.”
– Unknown

“With some people, loyalty ends when the benefits stop. Stay away from them.”
– Unknown

“Just say no to complicated, dead-end, unhealthy, and toxic relationships.”
– Stephanie Lahart

“You don't ever have to feel guilty about removing toxic people from your life.”
– Unknown

“I will not allow anyone to walk in my mind with dirty feet.”
– Mahatma Gandhi

“Sometimes you need to give up on people, not because you don’t care but because they don’t.”
– Unknown

“The one who loves the least, controls the relationship.”
– Robert Anthony

“If they do it often, it isn’t a mistake; it’s just their behavior”
– Steve Maraboli

“A relationship controlled by ambiguity, jealousy, and control is not a relationship at all.”
– Unknown

“Don't let the comforting weight of a relationship you know well be the thing that makes you stay when the whole thing is toxic.”
– Rip Miller

“Unhappy people can be very dangerous, don’t forget that.”
– S.E. Lynes

“You cannot thrive in toxic relationships.”
– Unknown

“Celebrate endings, for they precede new beginnings.”
– Jonathan Lockwood Huie

“Let negative people live their negative lives with their negative minds .”
– Moosa Rahat

“Love cannot live where there is no trust.”
– Edith Hamilton

“When someone tells me ‘no,’ it doesn’t mean I can’t do it, it simply means I can’t do it with them.”
– Karen E. Quinones Miller

“Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.”
– Hermen Hesse

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When you discover that you’ve taken advantage off it can come as a shock. It can hurt a lot.

No matter if it’s at work, in school, in a romantic relationship or with a friend or family member.

It can be hard to move on. To know what to think about people and to trust again.

In today’s post I’d like to explore this situation that all of us unfortunately wind up in sooner or later. And what you can do to move on from it a healthy way.

This is 87 of the most relatable and powerful being used quotes.

I hope you’ll find something here to help you both better understand the situation you’re in and then move forward towards a happier future.

And if you want more helpful and timeless advice then check out this post with quotes on feeling unappreciated and this one filled with ungrateful quotes.

Relatable Being Used Quotes

“Anyone who allows other people to control and guide their destiny will eventually become bitter and feel used and taken advantage of.”
– Innah Delos Angeles

“Realize that the game of life is the game of, to some extent, being taken advantage of by people who make a science of it. Whether they are in government or personal life or in business, they’re everywhere.”
– Walter Kirn

“I have learned that people at the bottom use others’ bodies to climb to the top.”
– Mandla Langa

“I tend to walk around convinced that any amount of forgiveness that I could extend could never possibly compensate for the offenses that I’ve had to endure. Yet, maybe the greater offense is that I’ve got that backwards.”
– Craig D. Lounsbrough

“I see the freedom at the end of the road; I’ve heard so many lies and I’ve taken the blows; Give it to me take it from me nobody knows; Sick of being used and I’m gonna explode.”
– Zoltan E Teglas

“I didn’t want to be taken advantage of and burnt out in the industry. I worked with my family really closely, so I was able to get that respect in the industry. So now I feel that I can let my guard down. People know who I am; I can be myself. I can be more versatile, and I can wear what I want.”
– Goapele

“A sworn vow never to be taken advantage of again.”
– Anthony Rosario Wagner

“You don’t want to appear as if you are not a team player, but at the same time, you don’t want to be taken advantage of.”
– Judy Smith

“I know so many girls that have felt like they’ve been taken advantage of. Not only in the music business but in every single career out there.”
– Margo Price

“I’ve grown tired of being used and I’m sick and tired of being accused. Now I’m walking away from you and I’m not coming back.”
– James Morrison

“And I’m counting down the moments until I am left alone; ‘cause I’m done with being used to fill the hole that’s in your soul.”
– Keli Thomson

“I’m not part of your institution; ‘cause you’re just some grand illusion; it’s paralyzing being used and abused.”
– Caleb Shomo

“I want to live, and to live happily; to break free from your control.”
– Thomas Mann

“You make your way through the fire, I stand inside and I get burned. You make your love a liar, I'm hanging on to every word. I can't quit you and I'm fine with being used.”
– Derek Fuhrmann

“I feel like I’m a library book. I’ve been used, tossed around, and put down. I’m just waiting for someone who thinks I’m good enough to keep.”
– Francine Chiar

“There is no point in filling a woman's head up and leading her on if you don't see a future with her.”
– Diana Baybiee

“You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent.”
– Alexander Hamilton

Being Used Quotes to Help You Stand Up for Yourself

“There will always be someone, somewhere, who will use you if you let them. Keep yourself guarded. Don’t overlook the obvious.”
– Carla Jackson

“You can’t always be nice. That’s how people take advantage of you. Sometimes you have to set boundaries.”
– Ritu Ghatourey

“People know who they can walk over and who they can’t. If someone is walking all over you it’s because they know you’ll put up with it.”
– Sonya Parker

“Do not let yourself be used, exhausted, emptied by others. Have firm boundaries and say yes when you want to, and no when you don't want to do something requested of you.”
– Dr. Jodi-Anne M Smith

“Many of the defining moments in your life will be tests-tests of your strength, your bravery, your character. Take those tests and make the most of them. Realize that people will use you if you let them, but you have the opportunity to use every opportunity when you take it and run.”
– Jen Welter

“It is often difficult to tell initially if someone is using you or loving you, but time reveals deception.”
– Richard Osibanjo

“Detox your life by clearing out fake friends, dead-end jobs and players posing as life partners.”
– Ritu Ghatourey

“If there are people in your life that you feel are using you, you need to reset the boundaries. Learn to say, “no.” People only treat us as bad as we allow.”
– Laura Barrette Shannon

“If a girl wasn’t loved a little bit, without the depth of affection that might at least be mistaken for love, she was being used, and no one was the better for being used.”
– Dean Koontz

“Don’t let anyone control your life, most people are full of schemes.”
– Tamesha Curry

“Always listen to your instincts. When someone is using you, playing you, or things aren’t adding up, your instincts will never lie to you.”
– Stephanie Dolce

“To the people who have made me feel disposable: Thank you for reminding me why you don't deserve to be a part of my life.”
– Unknown

“Never let someone take you for granted. Listen with an open mind but stay true to yourself and your vision.”
– Gemma Collins

“While someone may have used you, that experience may have made you stronger, wiser, and better.”
– Richard Osibanjo

“A brilliant lie. All the time that was spent, being used, I should have said goodbye and thanks for the memories.”
– Ashley Hittesdorp

“Don't be a doormat that is comfortable to stand on. People learn how to treat you by studying your reaction. If someone ever decides to step on you in some form, your reaction should be a display of strength that is sharp, quick, and uncomfortable.”
– Luke Gilfillan

“There comes a time when you have to stop crossing oceans for people who wouldn’t jump puddles for you.”
– J.L. Sheppard

“Do not allow yourself to be used for a life that is below your potential for good.”
– Michael McFadden

“Always question everything, and never let yourself be used. Never become somebody’s pawn.”
– Ciara Graves

“You have to stand up for yourself because otherwise people will keep on taking advantage of you and step all over you.”
– Margaret Willey

“I`m open to the possibilities of being one of those people who reach certain heights without being owned by others.”
– Tony A. Gaskins

“You don’t have to let yourself be used like toilet paper and flushed down the toilet.”
– Mike Jason

Insightful Being Used Quotes

“People that don’t know what they are worth will always see their capture’s wings, but never their tail.”
– Shannon L. Alder

“It’s when you get complacent that you get taken advantage of.”
– Tony A. Gaskins

“When success comes, people can try to trick you or take advantage of you.”
– Christina Aguilera

“We’ve been in that situation where you’re just so happy to be doing what you love to do that you get taken advantage of.”
– Justin Timberlake

“I had been gullible, naive, soft, pliable. That’s why I got taken advantage of. To survive, you have to have a tough skin.”
– Tia Carrere

“There is no harm in being used. We all use one another daily. But were you misused by me? I can think of no one alive who could have performed better under the demands of your fate.”
– Thomm Quackenbush

“Now you’re being used and you’re so confused that there’s nothing left to gain; Baby you could be in your lover’s reign.”
– Michael Sterling

“Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means that you’ve become a comfortable, trusted element in another person’s life.”
– Joyce Brothers

“Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forgo an advantage.”
– Disraeli

“Being taken for granted is an unpleasant but sincere form of praise. Ironically, the more reliable you are, and the less you complain, the more likely you are to be taken for granted.”
– Gretchen Rubin

“In all affairs it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.”
– Bertrand Russell

“You don't need to know every detail, but you should know the basics. There are so many people who get taken advantage of.”
– Tony A. Gaskins

“The more you are at everyone else’s disposal, the more you will feel like garbage.”
– Christine E. Szymanski

“People confuse goodness with weakness. It is weak people, not good people (goodness demands strength), who are taken advantage of.”
– Dennis Prager

“When you use someone for personal gain then it will poison the relationship with that person but often also with other people around you in the long run.”
– Unknown

“If you act like you should be taken advantage of, then people will take advantage of you.”
– Sandy Walker

“When you’re done with being used, you become desperate to fight back and it doesn’t matter how far you go, as long as you go. It’s like a bomb that’s ticking inside you and the longer you keep it in, the louder the explosion and the greater the damage.”
– Arti Manani

Being Used Quotes to Help You Know Your Worth

“But if you take me for granted, I'll take one step after another away from you, and you won't ever get those steps back.”
– K.M. Golland

“It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.”
– James Baldwin

“Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people think about you. In the first place, if they had better things going on in their lives, they wouldn’t have the time to sit around and talk about you. What’s important to me is not others’ opinions of me, but what’s important to me is my opinion of myself.”
– C. JoyBell C.

“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself.”
– Harvey Fierstein

“Never be afraid to stand up for yourself. Know your true value and worth in this world or some people will steamroll right over you when they can.”
– Rip Miller

“Know when you’re being taken advantage of.”
– Agnes Bonas

“Nobody can take your power; you have to hand it to them.”
– Chante' Whisonant

“Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions … Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.”
– Tina Fey

“As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster. You have to be whole and complete in yourself. No one can give you that. You have to know who you are – what others say is irrelevant.”
– Nic Sheff

“People who want the most approval get the least and the people who need approval the least get the most.”
– Wayne Dyer

Short Being Used Quotes

“If you feel you are always being used, thank Almighty He made you useful.”
– Ibn Jeem

“Know the difference between helping others and being used by them.”
– Agnes Bonas

“Stop being used, start being seen.”
– Wole Olorunfemi

“If you appear weak, people take advantage of you.”
– Sherry Argov

“I feel so used. I find I like it.”
– J.D. Robb

“It’s easy to be taken advantage of if you’re not honest.”
– Katherine Heigl

“Even the most caring people can get tired of being taken for granted.”
– Nishan Panwar

“With some people, loyalty ends when the benefits stop. Stay away from them.”
– Unknown

“I can think of worse things than being used as guinea pigs.”
– Tom McLoughlin

“There will come a day when we get fed up with being used. Fed up with being abused.”
– Lalaina Lightsey

“Each of us is a small part of God’s plan. I’m a small part. I create paintings that are being used by God.”
– Thomas Kinkade

“Your talent is your art. It is not to be taken for granted.”
– Paula Abdul

“I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside. It is my turn to use. My turn to hurt.”
– Marie Lu

“Seems their lives have been abused; with a risk of being used, no happiness to find.”
– Ben Adams

“Because she was a blank mural and you wrote all over her.”
– Jasmine Sandozz

“She doesn’t know she’s being used and it would break her heart in two.”
– Frazier

“It's so funny how ‘friends' forget us when they don't need any more favors.”
– Unknown

“With all the toys in the world people choose feelings to play with.”
– Tyga

“It's them that take advantage that get advantage in this world.”
– George Eliot

“I’m tired of feeling used. I’m tired of feeling taken advantage of.”
– Matthew Potopsky

“Just because you don’t use people, doesn’t mean they won’t use you.”
– Mary Joye

“Don’t let your kind nature be taken advantage of. Step up for yourself, don’t be a doormat.”
– Insha S. Qazi

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How can someone be a good man?

How can he improve himself to become a stronger, wiser, kinder and more successful man?

That’s what I want to explore in today’s post. In it you’ll find 180 of the best, most insightful and inspiring good man quotes.

Timeless thoughts to help you live a better life and become the best version of yourself. Both for your own sake and success and for the people you love.

I hope you’ll find something truly helpful here.

And if you want even more positive and uplifting motivation then check out this post with quotes that hit hard and this one filled with words of encouragement for men.

Inspirational Good Man Quotes

“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
– Marcus Aurelius

“The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.”
– Samuel Johnson

“Try not to become a man of success, but rather become a man of value.”
– Albert Einstein

“There is nothing wrong with being afraid – but there is nothing more wrong than allowing that to be your master.”
– Bobby Darin

“A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.”
– John Wayne

“Being a ‘good man’ is something you do, not something you are.”
– Luvvie Ajayi

“If unwilling to rise in the morning, say to thyself, ‘I awake to do the work of a man.’”
– Marcus Aurelius

“Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who have overcome it.”
– Christian Nestell Bovee

“A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.”
– Sallust

“The first step to be a good man is this: You must deeply feel the burden of the stones some else is carrying.”
– Mehmet Murat Ildan

“If a man’s mind becomes pure, his surroundings will also become pure.”
– Buddha

“Nothing deters a good man from doing what is honorable.”
– Seneca the Younger

“You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.”
– John Wayne

“It takes a great man to be a good listener.”
– Calvin Coolidge

“The heart of a good man is the sanctuary of God in this world.”
– Suzanne Curchod

“Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your powers you cannot be successful or happy.”
– Norman Vincent Peale

“The way of a superior man is three-fold: virtuous, he is free from anxieties; wise, he is free from perplexities; bold, he is free from fear.”
– Confucius

“To be a man requires that you accept everything life has to give you, beginning with your name.”
– Burl Ives

“Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.”
– Chuck Norris

“A good man is kinder to his enemy than bad men are to their friends.”
– Joseph Hall

“You spend time with your family? Good. Because a man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.”
– Don Vito Corleone (from the movie the Godfather)

“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.”
– Thomas Paine

“The man who is deserving the name is the one whose thoughts and exertions are for others rather than for himself.”
– Walter Scott

Motivational Good Man Quotes

“Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.”
– Benjamin Disraeli

“Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.”
– Theodore Roosevelt

“A man does what he must – in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures – and that is the basis of all human morality.”
– John F. Kennedy

“A man may conquer a million men in battle but one who conquers himself is, indeed, the greatest of conquerors.”
– Buddha

“You and only you are responsible for your life choices and decisions.”
– Robert Kiyosaki

“The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.”
– Dale Carnegie

“Your life will become better by making other lives better.”
– Will Smith

“A great man does not seek applause or place; he seeks for truth; he seeks the road to happiness, and what he ascertains, he gives to others.”
– Robert Green Ingersoll

“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.”
– Pablo Picasso

“A young man without ambition is an old man waiting to be.”
– Steven Brust

“It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully, but a greater to accept it graciously.”
– Logan Pearsall Smith

“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
– A.A. Milne

“Do not pray for an easy life. Pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.”
– Bruce Lee

Wise Good Man Quotes

“You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.”
– James Froude

“A good man is kinder to his enemy than bad men are to their friends.”
– Joseph Hall

“As a general rule, it pays to be confident, helpful and nice.”
– Colin Wright

“Good men who exercise power are really the most fascinating of all people.”
– John Keegan

“The good man is the friend of all living things.”
– Mahatma Gandhi

“Being a good husband is like being a good stand-up comic: you need ten years before you can even call yourself a beginner.”
– Jerry Seinfeld

“Don’t hide your scars, they make you who you are.”
– Frank Sinatra

“Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered.”
– George Meredith

“One can know a man from his laugh, and if you like a man's laugh before you know anything of him, you may confidently say that he is a good man.”
– Fyodor Dostoevsky

“The life of a good man is at the same time the most eloquent lesson of virtue and the most severe reproof of vice.”
– Samuel Smiles

“A good man, though he will value his own countrymen, yet will think as highly of the worthy men of every nation under the sun.”
– Samuel Richardson

“Manhood is the defeat of childhood narcissism.”
– David Gilmore

“Though in the order of nature angels rank above men, yet, by scale of justice, good men are of greater value than bad angels.”
– Saint Augustine

“My idea of the modern stoic sage is someone who transforms fear into prudence, pain into information, mistakes into initiation, and desire into undertaking.”
– Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“A man may conquer a million men in battle but one who conquers himself is, indeed, the greatest of conquerors.”
– Buddha

“You will earn the respect of all men if you begin by earning the respect of yourself.”
– Musonius Rufus

Good Man Quotes to Give You New Insights

“There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming.”
– Søren Kierkegaard

“Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive us everything, even our gigantic intellects.”
– Oscar Wilde

“No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.”
– Simone de Beauvoir

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be a value.”
– Albert Einstein

“The man who has no imaginations has no wings.”
– Muhammad Ali

“You don’t succeed by being perfect. You succeed by doing good work, consistently.”
– Thibaut

“You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it himself.”
– Galileo Galilei

“In the face of inhumanity, a good man reacts, but a great one acts.
– James Rollins

“Every day is a new life to the wise man.”
– Dale Carnegie

“A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.”
– Buddha

“A person can achieve everything by being simple and humble.”
– The Vedas

“The men who act without thinking, and the men who both think and act, are the ones who mould the world. The man who thinks and does not act never moulds the world. He may think that he does — but that, too, is only a thought, the thought of a deedless, actionless thinker.”
– Jack London

“We all have to fight through our mistakes to become a better man.”
– Emmanuel Adebayor

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”
– Benjamin Franklin

“You have to have a bunch of dimensions of yourself. You have to be able to adapt in this world. You can’t be a nice guy living in a world of savages.”
– Mike Tyson

Good Man Quotes to Help You Become Even Better

“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.”
– Og Mandino

“The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.”
– Brandon Sanderson

“A great man is always willing to be little.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.”
– George Savile

“First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.”
– Thomas Alcott

“Experience really does make you better, man.”
– Alan Vega

“To have become a deeper man is the privilege of those who have suffered.”
– Oscar Wilde

“If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.”
– James Dean

“Being a male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of choice.”
– Edwin Louis Cole

“Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.”
– Henri Bergson

“Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.”
– George Washington

“Trying to learn to be a good man is like learning to play tennis against a wall. You are only a good man — a competent, capable, interesting and lovable man — when you’re doing it for, or with, other people.”
– A.A. Gill

“To be disciplined or non-disciplined is a choice you make every minute in every hour of your life.”
– Russell Gerald Johnston

“Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.”
– Socrates

“Nice guys may appear to finish last, but usually they are running a different race.”
– Ken Blanchard

“We need men who can dream of things that never were.”
– John F. Kennedy

“I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference.”
– Ellen Goodman

“Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.”
– Christian Nestell Bovee

“I’m a good man, and I’m gonna become a better man.”
– Chance the Rapper

“He who Serves his fellows is, of all his fellows, greatest.”
– E. Urner Goodman

Good Man Quotes for Appreciating Him

“I think a gentleman is someone who holds the comfort of other people above their own. The instinct to do that is inside every good man, I believe. The rules about opening doors and buying dinner and all of that other ‘gentleman’ stuff is a chess game, especially these days.”
– Anna Kendrick

“Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.”
– Andrew Jackson

“Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife.”
– Franz Schubert

“A man must at times be hard as nails: willing to face up to the truth about himself…But he must also be tender. No weapon will breach the armor of a woman's resentment like tenderness.”
– Elisabeth Elliot

“A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.”
– George Bernard Shaw

“It makes a big difference when men respect women. There are a lot of men who don’t, so that’s the main quality that would make a good man a great man.”
– Stephanie Sigman

“One good man, one good man, it ain't much – it's only everything.”
– Deborah Kerr

“For a man, there’s a big responsibility that comes with having a boy because men are made by their fathers. If you’ve got a good productive man around, it’s better. I have such a close relationship with my dad and that responsibility to produce a good man is something I think about.”
– Rafe Spall

“My dad is such a good man. You know how when you are a child you think your dad is invincible? Well, I still think that – he is so wise and everything I do I ask my dad's advice about first.”
– Leona Lewis

“A real man can't stand seeing his woman hurt. He's careful with his decisions and actions, so he never has to be responsible for her pain.”
– Unknown

“I have believed the best of every man. And find that to believe is enough to make a bad man show him at his best, or even a good man swings his lantern higher.”
– William Butler Yeats

“It is his nature, not his standing, that makes the good man.”
– Publilius Syrus

“A man should be able to hear, and to bear, the worst that could be said of him.”
– Saul Bellow

“It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.”
– Plutarch

“The mark of a real man is a man who can allow himself to fall deeply in love with a woman.”
– C. JoyBell C.

Positive Good Man Quotes

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moment of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.

“If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.”
– Abraham Lincoln

“Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Real men don’t dance to other people’s tune, instead, they play for others to dance.”
– Michael Bassey Johnson

“Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.”
– William James

“It is not the situation which makes the man, but the man who makes the situation.”
– Frederick William Robertson

“It takes a mighty good man to be better than no man at all.”
– Dixie Carter

“A strong man doesn't have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesn't match his strength against a woman weak with love for him. He matches it against the world.”
– Marilyn Monroe

“The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.”
– Leonardo da Vinci

“Consider yourself lucky for having met him, for he’s the kind of man who’ll prove you right.”
– Nicholas Sparks

“A good man does not spy around for the black spots in others, but presses unswervingly on towards his mark.”
– Marcus Aurelius

“The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.”
– Bob Marley

“A good man and a wise man may at times be angry with the world, at times grieved for it; but be sure no man was ever discontented with the world who did his duty in it.”
– Robert Southey

“He was such a good man that people hated to see him coming.”
– Mark Twain

“Life’s not about how hard of a hit you can give. It’s about how many you can take, and still keep moving forward.”
– Sylvester Stallone (in the movie Rocky)

Good Man Quotes to Unlock Your Full Potential

“Being a good man is not an exam or a qualification, it changes, and it incorporates being a good friend, a good father, a good employee, a good boss, a good neighbor, and a good citizen.”
– A.A. Gill

“But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
– Ernest Hemingway

“Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.”
– Chuck Norris

“There is nothing noble being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
– Ernest Hemingway

“He who stops being better stops being good.”
– Oliver Cromwell

“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination.”
– Tommy Lasorda

“A man who is not a good friend to himself cannot be so to anyone else.”
– John Lubbock

“First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.”
– Thomas Alcott

“It cannot, indeed, be denied, that a good man is more worthy of love than a bad one.”
– Martin Luther

“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”
– David Brinkley

“My future’s about trying to be a better man.”
– Terrence Howard

“Progress is made in solitude; profit is made in public.”
– Sven Schnieders

“Strength, courage, mastery, and honor are the alpha virtues of men all over the world.”
– Jack Donovan

“You might win some, you might lose some. But you go in, you challenge yourself, you become a better man, a better individual, a better fighter.”
– Conor McGregor

“A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”
– Confucius

“Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you.”
– Aldous Huxley

Good Man Quotes to Strengthen Your Character

“A gentleman will open doors, pull out chairs, and carry things. Not because she’s helpless or unable, but because he wants to show her that she is valuable and worthy of respect.”
– Charles J. Orlando

“A good man will want you to shine. He wants you to be your amazing self. A good man loves to show off his happy, intelligent, amazing, powerful woman.”
– Anastasia Netri

“You can judge a man’s true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.”
– Paul McCartney

“Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.”
– Bruce Lee

“Adversity toughens manhood, and the characteristic of the good or the great man is not that he has been exempt from the evils of life, but that he has surmounted them.”
– Patrick Henry

“Great men do not play stage tricks with the doctrines of life and death: only little men do that.”
– John Ruskin

“The good man does not grieve that other people do not recognize his merits. His only anxiety is lest he should fail to recognize theirs.”
– Confucius

“The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better.”
– John Dewey

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

“Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
– John Wooden

“If you’re open, you’re vulnerable – but vulnerable to being changed and to being a better man.”
– Rege-Jean Page

“A good man will never harm or oppress another. A good man will share his last morsel of food with others in need, and die of hunger when he no longer has any food – instead of cheat or steal from others to survive. Selflessness. Humility. Truthfulness. These are the three marks of an honorable man.”
– Suzy Kassem

“The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife.”
– Cyril Connolly

“We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.”
– William James

“A good man will find that there is goodness in the world; an honest man will find that there is honesty in the world; and a man of principle will find principle and integrity in the hearts of others.”
– Albert Pike

“If you perform the sacrifice of doing your duty, you do not have to do anything else. Devoted to duty, man attains perfection.”
– Bhagavad Gita

“The stronger a man is, the more gentle he can afford to be.”
– Elbert Hubbard

Other Good Man Quotes and Sayings

“You should think in such a way that everybody could look into your soul and see what is transpiring there.”
– Seneca

“If you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself.”
– Fyodor Dostoevsky

“The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.”
– Thomas Carlyle

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

“If you are afraid of the sunlight, you ain't a good man!”
– Mehmet Murat Ildan

“A man ought to carry himself in the world as an orange tree would if it could walk up and down in the garden – swinging perfume from every little censer it holds up to the air.”
– Henry Ward Beecher

“A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.”
– Frank Abagnale

“Forget about what other men are doing. Focus all your might on being better than your former self.”
– Ella Brown

“Do you know what a soldier is, young man? He's the chap who makes it possible for civilized folk to despise war.”
– Allan Massie

“A good man's prayers will from the deepest dungeon climb heaven's height, and bring a blessing down.”
– Joanna Baillie

“If a good man can't sleep after hurting people, then he should learn much more to be a leader.”
– Toba Beta

“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.”
– Albert Ellis

“Work hard, be honest, help people, never give up, love your fellow man and woman, give back to society, and don’t ever discriminate.”
– Jesse White

Short Good Man Quotes

“Every man of courage is a man of his word.”
– Pierre Corneille

“I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.”
– John Ruskin

“What you aim at determines what you see.”
– Jordan Peterson

“Just because you are a nice guy, doesn't mean you are a good man.”
– Zyanya Torres

“Young man, the secret of my success is that at early age I discovered that I was not God.”
– Oliver Wendell Holmes

“Let the quality man you've been created to be out; the world incomplete without him.”
– Eric M. Watterson

“The real power of a man is in the size of the smile of the woman sitting next to him.”
– Unknown

“A wise man becomes free when he is ready to die at any moment.”
– Diogenes

“Well being is attained by little and little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself.”
– Citium Zeno

“Only a good man will stand up for what is right even when it’s not convenient or easy.”
– Rip Miller

“It takes a strong man to accept somebody else’s children and step up to the plate another man left on the table.”
– Ray Johnson

“A man may fail many times but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.”
– John Burroughs

“Death and love are the two wings that bear the good man to heaven.”
– Michelangelo

“All fortune belongs to him who has a contented mind.”
– The Panchatantra

“Men’s best successes come after their disappointments.”
– Henry Ward Beecher

“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
– Confucious

“If you want to save the world, save your little corner of the world.”
– Naval Ravikant

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