Best Inspirational Quotes to Inspire, Uplift & Motivate You Every Day

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”

“Lee's great gifts are teaching and inspirational guidance, not administration and management.”

“Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative place where no one else has ever been.”

“Books are challenging and inspirational to me.”

“Lady Gaga is the present and the future. She is the most revolutionary and inspirational artist. She is fearless and daring.”

“If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.”

“Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.”

“Sport is something that is very inspirational for young people.”

“What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.”

“It really is an honor if I can be inspirational to a younger singer or person. It means I've done my job.”

“I look forward to making tangible and inspirational contributions to the Houston Technology Center's initiatives. HTC is an engine behind Houston's and Texas' continued growth.”

“I want to be an inspirational model. I want people to look at me and say, 'Wow, she looks healthy.'”

“The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.”

“The single most important thing in a child's performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum amount of time with inspirational teachers is the most important thing.”

“One of the things that I did before I ran for president is I was a professional speaker. Not a motivational speaker - an inspirational speaker. Motivation comes from within. You have to be inspired. That's what I do. I inspire people, I inspire the public, I inspire my staff. I inspired the organizations I took over to want to succeed.”

“We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.”

“We weren't the Temptations, but when we came out onstage, the people always gave us a special respect because our songs were of an inspirational quality.”

“We work very closely with HSN's buying team, to ensure that our products and demonstrations are as exciting, educational and as inspirational as possible.”

“I look up to a strong woman; maybe that's why I fell for Gaga. She works incredibly hard and is very strong and inspirational like Mom, with a great work ethic.”

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”

“The power of pop culture stories should not be underestimated, and there is an enormous potential for inspirational stories that can have a positive, transformative effect on our lives.”

“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.”

“As far as me being inspirational to other combat-wounded guys, I would say that it's the opposite. To see guys at Walter Reed that I recovered with every day and they were missing every single one of their limbs - that is what I would say is inspiring.”

“Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul.”

“If someone says 'grunge' or 'punk,' you know what the sound is, but if you say 'No Wave,' it's kind of mysterious. That was the most interesting part and should have been the most inspirational thing about it... here's this collective sonic insanity, and none of it sounds anything alike.”

“People like the feeling of access that is very raw, unedited, and inspirational.”

“Let us dream of tomorrow where we can truly love from the soul, and know love as the ultimate truth at the heart of all creation.”

“The core of what we do is the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and my music is a reflection of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It's not as much inspirational as it is spreading the Gospel.”

“Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon... must inevitably come to pass!”

“I always start my day with two things that really ground me. One is a book of daily inspirational readings called 'The Book of Awakening.' Basically, it talks about having the life you want and being present in the life you have. I also write three things I'm grateful for in a gratitude journal.”

“The government will see that human spaceflight is useful - for science and the economy - and inspirational.”

“I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.”

“The MTC is known for singing music by great master composers, hymns, American music, Broadway numbers, popular songs, and inspirational music. If the audience doesn't like one genre, they need only wait for the next number.”

“The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.”

“If you want to know why the coast is such an inspirational place, ask Herman Melville, Jack London, Nordhoff and Hall, Robert Louis Stevenson or Joseph Conrad. It's a glimpse of eternity. It invites rumination, the relentless whisper of the tide against the shore.”

“Out of difficulties grow miracles.”

“Our country is one of the youngest in the world. Our youngsters need to be told inspirational stories.”

“When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.”

“The flow of Guiness into the studio was inspirational as well as nutritive.”

“Whenever I would go to Hrithik's vanity van to chat or rehearse lines, I'd see him working out or watching inspirational videos. One thing that I've learnt from him is that, as an actor, you have to worship your body.”

“Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.”

“When I started my career, I never looked at myself as one to be inspirational, but as I continued to grow, I've met so many different people who ask, 'How do you do it? You make it look easy.' But it's not easy. I have certain tricks and tips I use every day that have been working for me.”

“I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today!”

“'Star Wars' is fun, its exciting, its inspirational, and people respond to that. It's what they want.”

“Today is the only day. Yesterday is gone.”

“Almost every college playwright or sketch or improv comedian was sort of aware of Christopher Durang - even kids in high school. His short plays were so accessible to younger people and I think that was inspirational to me.”

“If we get out there trying to be inspirational, then we probably won't be.”

“We have it in our power to begin the world over again.”

“The most inspirational person in my life has been my mother.”

“The things that we love tell us what we are.”

“MasterChef's' about real people and for real people. It's aspirational and inspirational. There's nothing snobbish about it.”

“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.”

“It is so inspirational, to see that in the world of Westeros, men are answering to women, and they are a force to be reckoned with. It's empowering, and it's inspirational as well, because you're just like, 'This is great!'”

“Of all things visible, the highest is the heaven of the fixed stars.”

“All my music is inspirational. You just gotta listen to the words and get what you can get out of it.”

“It is such a luxury to open a new book that's highly recommended by friends - either an inspirational yet humorously self-deprecating memoir, or a page-turning piece of fiction.”

“For my generation, it's impossible to not be influenced by 'The Office.' It was inspirational to see someone write and star in a comedy that felt true to his sensibilities. That's what I always wanted to do.”

“Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.”

“It's music. It's supposed to be fun and inspirational. You have to be inspired. If I did it because it was my 'job,' and I only did it to make money, I don't think I'd still be doing it.”

“I know that my life story is an inspirational one and one that can, hopefully, help others achieve goals in their own lives.”

“Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not patter down like a hailstorm.”

“I'd like to one day be featured on a list of inspirational people who have made a difference in the world, whether it be helping underprivileged people or putting an end to the poaching of wildlife in Africa.”

“Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it will. Refuse to be average or to surrender to the chill of your spiritual environment.”

“We have outstanding schools, world-class teaching and inspirational leadership across the country.”

“Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand.”

“I am never without my lyric book. If anything inspirational happens, I have it there so nothing's forgotten.”

“I'm not an inspirational quote kind of person.”

“Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.”

“I always like a woman in power in politics. I think they're pretty inspirational in terms of looks to begin with. It's very calculated.”

“I believe there's an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts.”

“I would probably work with Drake as he is massively inspirational to me as a writer as well as an artist. If not him, then Susan Boyle!”

“The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.”

“I've been known to write 10 pages a day for 10 days running before I take a breath. I am not a disciplined writer. I'm one of those people who laughingly call themselves inspirational writers, which basically means someone who has no control over their own creative process.”

“Benazir Bhutto was an inspirational leader and an inspirational woman.”

“Thelonious Monk was one of the musicians I most connected with early on. I'm a huge Betty Carter fan, and the way that Abbey Lincoln and Shirley Horn grew immensely from the time they were young is so inspirational.”

“Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”

“The people that are inspirational to me are those who are truly struggling.”

“I feel like when you call me inspirational, it takes away from the success that I've actually had. Would you say that to any other comic that just ripped the mic for an hour?”

“If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.”

“Coming to Nashville has been so motivating and inspirational. Just watching people live and breathe their music and create something that they can feel from start to finish.”

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

“We will all agree that the role of a home-maker is not an easy one, and seeing all these ladies do it with such finesse is really inspirational! All of these strong women have inspired me a lot to get into the character as 'Anupamaa' truly resonates with their lives.”

“Seeing RuPaul go out there and not only create music, but TV and film roles, and continue to go down so many creative avenues - that is inspirational. For a person of color like myself, I see RuPaul and I say, 'Oh, honey, I can do it too.'”

“So I wanted to sing inspirational music, and that's exactly how I approached it - only the words have been changed to declare my relationship with God.”

“We learn about MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech. Take that same speech and put it in the voice of a woman. Would it be as inspirational? Would it have as much gravitas to it?”

“In fact, Mario Parisi and my father are probably the two most inspirational figures when it comes to my growth as a company leader.”

“Give light and people will find the way.”

“I thought 'Moulin Rouge' was inspirational, and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' I loved.”

“Light tomorrow with today!”

“I would say I'm an inspirational guidelines book. You can take my life story or scenarios or songs and relate to them and apply them to your everyday life.”

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

“In sports teams, apart from talk of sporting prowess and the imparting of inspirational thought, an extraordinary amount of time is spent discussing, and flaunting, material possessions.”

“Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.”

“I think if there's something one needs to change with oneself, it doesn't have to happen in the New Year. You can do that any time you please - not that it's not a good inspirational tactic for the people that it works for.”

“Reach for it. Push yourself as far as you can.”

“I have a Children's Charity in Cuckfield, West Sussex, which helps young children affected by cerebral palsy and associated disorders. The perseverance these young people display every day is inspirational.”

“Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.”

“You always draw inspiration from your family or your parents if they've proven to be inspirational. My mother is someone who's always been inspirational to me.”

“It was incredible being on tour with Taylor Swift: she was the epitome of a professional, and she works so hard. For someone as successful as her to work that hard every night - truly inspirational.”

“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.”