Let’s face it, life is tough. For some, tougher than the others. However, what we all can do is to learn from either experience, our own or experience of others. Some people, whom have fought battles we can never imagine, have pearls of wisdom to offer. These pearls of wisdom is something that could be useful in providing encouragement while we fight our own battles. Here are 15 inspirational quotes to live by; from very influential people, that may just help you push through vicissitudes of life.
1. “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
2. “Genius is seldom recognized for what it is: a great capacity for hard work.” ― Henry Ford
3. “I’m grateful for being here, for being able to think, for being able to see, for being able to taste, for appreciating love – for knowing that it exists in a world so rife with vulgarity, with brutality and violence, and yet love exists. I’m grateful to know that it exists.” ― Maya Angelou
4. “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, The Notebook
5. “A successful marriage was a balancing act-that was a thing everyone knew. A successful marriage was also dependent on a high tolerance for irritation.” ― Stephen King, Full Dark, No Stars
6. “Make peace with yourself before you move forward. Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward.” ― Roy T. Bennett
7. “You’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting so… Get on your way!” ― Dr. Seuss
8. “Achievement has no COLOR.” ― Abraham Lincoln
9. “Your potential in this world is timeless” ― Liz Murray
10. “Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invisible host against difficulties.” ― Helen Keller
11. “Difficulties come when you don’t pay attention to life’s whisper. Life always whispers to you first, but if you ignore the whisper, sooner or later you’ll get a scream” ― Oprah Winfrey
12. “If you can’t get a miracle, become one.” ― Nick Vujicic, Life Without Limits
13. “Pick the day. Enjoy it – to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come… The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present, and I don’t want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.” ― Audrey Hepburn
14. “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” ― Albert Einstein
15. “Precisely at the point when you begin to develop a conscience you must find yourself at war with your society.” ― James Baldwin
