Best Quotes of All Time from Famous People
Words have power. They can fuel ambition, shift your mindset, and push you through even the hardest times. In this post, we’ve curated the most iconic and best quotes of all time from world leaders, entrepreneurs, athletes, and thinkers.
Use them to inspire yourself daily—or share with someone who needs a boost!
Best Quotes of All Time
- “Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
- “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe
- “When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” – Franklin Roosevelt
- “We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou
- “Life is difficult because… we don’t appreciate the things that come easily.” – Invajy
- “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” – Aristotle
- “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
- “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.” – Maya Angelou
- “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein
Best Motivational Quotes
- “Spread love everywhere you go.” – Mother Teresa
- “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
- “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
- “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers
- “The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost
- “The power of imagination makes us infinite.” – John Muir
- “The only journey is the one within.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
- “Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” – Warren Buffet
- “Like a kite courageous person always rises and achieves new highs going against the wind.” – Invajy
- “Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” – Buddha
Most Famous Quotes of All Time
- “We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” – Ronald Reagan
- “Shoot for the Moon, and if you miss, you will still be among the stars.” – Les Brown
- “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
- “The path of spirituality passes through struggles and sufferings.” – Invajy
- “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
- “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” – E.E. Cummings
- “The best way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney
- “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used to create them.” – Albert Einstein
- “Waking up early is always beneficial… be it from sleep or ego or delusion.” – Invajy
- “Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see further.” – Thomas Carlyle
Timeless Motivational Quotes to Live By
- “Don’t count the days. Make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali
- “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker
- “To experience true happiness, two things are essential: zero expectations and let go attitude.” – Invajy
- “Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman
- “Achievements of today are the stepping stones for the future ones.” – Invajy
- “May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” – Nelson Mandela
- “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair
- “To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.” – Lao Tzu
Greatest Quotes of All Time
- “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle
- “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean
- “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” – Michael Altshuler
- “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
- “Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible!'” – Audrey Hepburn
- “You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth
- “If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” – H.G. Wells
- “Either you run the day, or the day runs you.” – Jim Rohn
- “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
- “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” – Tony Robbins
Best Inspirational Quotes
- “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney
- “You will never win if you never begin.” – Helen Rowland
- “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill
- “Do what you can with all you have, wherever you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt
- “Life teaches you a new lesson every day, if you are attentive enough in the class of life.” – Invajy
- “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs
- “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin
- “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein
- “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” – Lao Tzu
Quotes by Famous Personalities
- “Failing to attempt is biggest failure of life.” – Invajy
- “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
- “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
- “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford
- “Be so good they can’t ignore you.” – Steve Martin
- “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James
- “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau
- “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” – John Lennon
- “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” – Confucius
- “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Mae West
These motivational quotes have stood the test of time—not just because they sound good, but because they work. Write them down. Print them out. Make one your daily mantra.
“Motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing—that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar
