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250 Uplifting Daily Positivity Quotes to Live By

The power of positivity can be extremely helpful, which is why we have gathered all the best daily positivity quotes to get each day started right. And if you’re looking for short daily positivity quotes for Instagram, we also have you covered.

Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.

Daily Positivity Quotes

“The unexamined life is not worth living.” — Socrates

“Wash away negative experiences of the day from your mind. Be confident in knowing that a new day brings new experiences and a new beginning.” – Shadonna Richards

“Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave.” – Harvey Mackay

“It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive.” – Ellen DeGeneres

“Most people are nice when you finally see them.” —Harper Lee

“Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon” – Winnie the Pooh

“Love yourself enough to set boundaries.” – Anna Taylor

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” —Aesop

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“We have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible.” —Beyonce

“Life is a flower of which love is the honey.” — Victor Hugo

“One small positive thought can change your whole day.” – Zig Ziglar

“We need not think alike to love alike.” – Francis David

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

“True love stories never have endings.” – Richard Bach

“Love yourself more, you’ll never regret it.” – Ann Marie Molina

Positive hopeful quotes by Tutu

“I want to reach my potential, impact my world, and leave a legacy.” —Seth Buechley

“Be positive with every idea surrounding your dreams.” – Israelmore Ayivor

“We can truly love one another once we love who we are.” –Angela C. Santomero

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” —Chinese Proverb

“Find joy in everything you choose to do.” – Chuck Palahniuk

“Let us literally live from moment to moment.”—Mahatma Gandhi

“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama

“You carry so much love in your heart. Give some to yourself.” – R.Z.

“Every day is a new day, and you’ll never be able to find happiness if you don’t move on.” – Carrie Underwood

“We have to collectively work together to improve the world.” —Samuel Strauch

Short positive mindset quotes for the power of positivity

“What is love? It is the morning and the evening star.” – Sinclair Lewis

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

“When in doubt, throw doubt out and have a little faith….” – E.A. Bucchianeri

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

“Never mind those failures till yesterday. Each new day is a sequel of a wonderful life; gifted with hopes to succeed.” – Lailah Gifty Akita

“Today is a new day, the first day of the rest of your life.” – Abbie Hoffman

“The greatest pleasure of life is love.” — Euripides

“You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.” – Barbara De Angelis

“Boss up and change your life.” —Lizzo

“A No. 2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.” —Joyce Meyer

A short positive growth mindset quote by Maraboli

“Salvation lies within.” —Warden Samuel Norton

“Invite people into your life that don’t look or think like you.” —Mellody Hobson

“A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.” —Maya Angelou

“Every morning starts a new page in your story. Make it a great one today.” – Doe Zantamata

“One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.”– Lucille Ball

“Recognize what you have inside you.” —Eric Pulier

“The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are.” – Goldie Hawn

“Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.” – Vince Lombardi

“Choose your dream. Work to the extreme.” —Tyra Banks

“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” — Forrest Gump

“Hope is the most exciting thing there is in life.” —Mandy Moore

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“Make a determination that you will live your purpose today.” —Daniel Budzinski

“The new day brings new hope. The lives we’ve led, the lives we’ve yet to lead. A new day, new ideas, a new you.” – Karen McNally

“Think and wonder. Wonder and think.” —Dr. Suess

“Self-love is necessary for a functional and successful life” – Angela C. Santomero

“When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” – Buddha

“Dreamer awakes, thought still in a maze, consciousness stirred, alertness in place, new day embraced.” – Donka Kristeva

“To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.” —Bill Gates

“Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.” —Dalai Lama

“You have to train your brain to be positive just like you work out your body.” – Shawn Achor

“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.” – Roy T. Bennett

Sunrise over river with short grateful quotes by Blum

“Every morning, I wake up saying, ‘I’m still alive, a miracle.’ And so I keep on pushing.” — Jim Carrey

“I think positive emotion trumps negative emotion every time.” – Leonardo DiCaprio

“Don’t be like the rest of them darling.” —Coco Chanel

“Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.” – Charles Dickens

“All you need is love.” – Paul McCartney

“The moment where you doubt you can fly, you cease for ever being able to do it.” – J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

“In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.” – Dalai Lama

“Absolutely, I think every day is a new day, every day is a new opportunity, and every day is a new chance.” – Jennifer Winget

“I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.” – J.B. Priestley

“Love yourself. It is important to stay positive because beauty comes from the inside out.” – Jenn Proske

“You can have it all. Just not all at once.” —Oprah Winfrey

Sunrise over river with keep positive quotes by Dhliwayo

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius

“The warrior knows that her heartbreak is her map.” —Glennon Doyle

“We love the things we love for what they are.” – Robert Frost

“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” —Robin Williams

“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” – Anne Frank

“Where there is love there is life.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair.” —Jack Layton

“The light of a new day always chases the shadows of the night away and shows us that the shape of our fears is only the ghost of our own minds.” – Terry Goodkind

“Love loves to love love.” – James Joyce

“Today is a brand new day. Forget about yesterday; it does not matter. Forget about tomorrow; it will take care of itself. Concentrate on this day. Make it the best ever.” – Mary-Frances Winters

Person looking at flowers with stay positive quotes by Bennett

“Imagine if we treated each new dawn of each new day with the same reverence and joy as we do each new year.” – Angie Lynn

“Joy blooms where minds and hearts are open.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie

“It’s almost always possible to be honest and positive.” – Naval Ravikant

“The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.” —Frank Lloyd Wright

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

“Learn to love yourself enough to be happy in your own company.” – Samantha Camargo

“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”—Roald Dahl

“Take the first step.” —Darius Fisher

“When I’m not feeling my best I ask myself, What are you gonna do about it?” I use the negativity to fuel the transformation into a better me.” ― Beyonce

“Believing you are unworthy of love and belonging—that who you are authentically is a sin or is wrong—is deadly. Who you are is beautiful and amazing.” ― Laverne Cox

Sunrise over river with positive thinking quotes by Churchill

“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — A.A. Milne

“Your attitude is critical to success. If you expect things to be difficult, it will always be easier to solve problems, overcome adversity, and have an enthusiastic energy about how you go about and enjoy your work.” – Nick Saban

It’s a whole lot more satisfying to reach for the stars, even if you end up landing only on the moon.” — Kermit the Frog

“The healthiest response to life is joy.” — Deepak Chopra

“If you want to be happy, be.” – Leo Tolstoy

“When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes.” – Ernie Banks

“The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.” – Kobe Bryant

“Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated.” — Confucius

Person walking on beach with quotes for staying positive by DeGeneres

“Say something positive, and you’ll see something positive.” —Jim Thompson

“How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” – Rupi Kaur

“We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize we only have one.” —Confucius

“Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali

“Every morning is a chance at a new day.” – Marjorie Pay Hinckley

“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” —Walt Disney

“Life is not so much what you accomplish as what you overcome.” —Robin Roberts

“Each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life. The secret of success is in turning that diary into the best story you possibly can.” – Douglas Pagels

“Jump in with both feet and be brave.” —Sujit Choudhry

Sunrise over the ocean wtih positve quotes on life by Bennett

“In order to carry a positive action, we must develop here a positive vision.” – Dalai Lama

“Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.” — Hans Christian Andersen

“Tell yourself how much you love yourself.” – Don Miguel Ruiz

“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep.” – Rumi

“Hold onto your old friends. Kiss your mama. Admit what your dreams are.” —Maya Rudolph

“Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.” – Alan Cohen

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.” —Dr. Seuss

“I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.” —Katherine Hepburn

“The joy of life is becoming a person you are proud of.” —Bill Orender

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“I dream things that never were and say why not.” —George Bernard Shaw

“What we think, we become.” —Buddha

“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” —William Shakespeare

“Every single day is an opportunity for you to start anew; I call this my ’24-hour Reset Button.’ Each new day stands alone and brings you another chance to move closer towards your goals, so make each day a Great Day!” – Tamara Tilleman

“You can choose to not let little things upset you.” – Joel Osteen

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” —Walt Whitman

“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” —Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” —Dr. Seuss

“An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality.” – Brian Tracy

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey

“The mere sense of living is joy enough.” – Emily Dickinson

Sunrise on beach with new beginnings quotes by Martin

“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” – Jimmy Johnson

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” – Marthe Troly-Curtin

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

“This new day has greeted us with no rules; unconditional opportunity. Do not dilute the power of this new day with the hardship of yesterday. Greet this day the way it has greeted you; with open arms and endless possibility.” – Steve Maraboli

“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.” —Buckminster Fuller

“When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy.” – Paolo Coelho

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha

“Life is short, and it is here to be lived.” —Kate Winslet

Person looking at mountains with short enjoying life quotes by Faustino

“Surround yourself with people and things that inspire you. Learn everything you can.” —Jameela Jamil

“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” —Maya Angelou

“Remember that even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise, and, with it, a new day.” – Victor Hugo

“Life is short it is up to you to make it sweet.” – Sarah Louise

“Positive energy knows no boundaries.” – Lu Wei

“The next choice is the most important choice.” —George Wells

“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says “I’m possible!” – Audrey Hepburn

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” – Marcus Aurelius

“You can if you think you can.” – George Reeves

Sunrise over trees with positive be good to yourself quotes by Iglesias

“I’ve always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative.” – James Baldwin

“Do good, live in the most positive and joyful way possible every day.” – Roy T. Bennett

“Hit the reset button. Whatever happened yesterday, forget about it. Get a new perspective. Today is a new day. Start fresh, begin now.” – Germany Kent

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” —Mahatma Gandhi

“Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.” – Roy T. Bennett

“Every morning is a revolution against the darkness.” ― Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third.” – Marge Piercy

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” –Dr. Seuss

“Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.” – George Halas

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“Participate in your dreams today. There are unlimited opportunities available with this new day. Take action on those wonderful dreams you’ve had in your mind for so long.” – Steve Maraboli

“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” —Tony Robbins

“Happiness is a state of activity.” – Aristotle

“A positive attitude awakens inner strength, energy, motivation, and initiative.” – Remez Sasson

“When you’re positive, good things happen.” – Deep Roy

“It takes strength to step enthusiastically into each day of our lives. This strength comes more readily on some days than on others, but every day makes demands on us.” – Karen Casey

“Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.” – Bil Keane

“Don’t settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something.” — Ashton Kutcher

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

Sunrise over snowy field with best good morning quotes by Ajna

“It’s your outlook on life that counts. If you take yourself lightly and don’t take yourself too seriously, pretty soon you can find the humor in our everyday lives. And sometimes it can be a lifesaver.” – Betty White

“All limitations are self-imposed.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln

“Happiness is a state of mind. It’s just according to the way you look at things.” – Walt Disney

“Mostly, the world sees you the way you see yourself.”– Lisa Nichols

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” —Albert Einstein

“Live for each second without hesitation.” — Elton John

“Always let your conscience be your guide.” —Jiminy Cricket

“Be yourself and people will like you.” —Jeff Kinney

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“An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” – Henry David Thoreau

“We love because it’s the only true adventure.” – Nikki Giovanni

“Give yourself the love you’re willing to give to others.” – Mahin Ismail

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” —Mahatma Gandhi

“Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Especially not yourself.” —Mindy Kaling

“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.” —Oprah Winfrey

“Love is a game that two can play and both win.” – Eva Gabor

“It’s a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day? I don’t know about you, but I make plenty. You can’t turn the clock back, so you have to look ahead.” – Mel Gibson

“Do what is true to your soul.” —Malini Saba

“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” —Estée Lauder

Ocean and driftwood with Thursday quotes about work and success by Yadla

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” —Abraham Lincoln

“Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair…” – Susan Polis Schutz

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop

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

“Make your life matter and have fun doing it.” —Aaron Hurst

“Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.” – Mother Teresa

“When you cease to dream you cease to live.” —Malcolm Forbes

“If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels.” —Tennessee Williams

Desert cliffs with positve inspirational life quotes by Byrne

“The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life.” – Arnold Bennet

“Once you know who you are, you don’t have to worry anymore.” —Nikki Giovanni

“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.” – Zig Ziglar

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” —Lao Tzu

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

“Turn every life situation into a positive one.” – Rhonda Byrne

“I dwell in possibility.” —Emily Dickinson

“Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.” —Rabindranath Tagore

“Just go out there and play every day. Every day is a new day. Every day is the same day. You’ve got to just be ready to play.” – Manny Machado

“Just for the record darling, not all tive change feels positive in the beginning.” —S. C. Lourie

“As you know, life is an echo; we get what we give.” — David DeNotaris

Sand dune with short quotes to inspire a new beginning by T.S. Eliot

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” —T.S. Eliot

“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Do the best, give the best and leave the rest to run after you.” – Garima Yonzon

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

“You can be everything. You can be the infinite amount of things that people are.”— Kesha

“You go in with a positive attitude and stay there.” – Shelley Long

The only joy in the world is to begin.” – Cesare Pavese

“Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower.” – John Harrigan

“Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.” – Emily Dickinson

“My best successes came on the heels of failure.” —Barbara Corcoran

“If you are positive, you’ll see opportunities instead of obstacles.” – Widad Akrawi

Sunrise over mountains with positive new day quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt

“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” – Willie Nelson

“A loving heart is the truest wisdom.” – Charles Dickens

“When you realize how precious and fragile life is, it changes your whole perspective.” —Ryan O’Donnell

“Stay positive in every situation and everything you do.” – Anurag Prakash Ray

“The past is gone. Today is full of possibilities.” – Karen Casey

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of others.” – Charles Dickens

“People have to remain positive and believe in those dreams. It’s really important.” – Kirsty Coventry

“Every new day gives me ceaseless hope to reach out for my dreams.” – Lailah Gifty Akita

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” —Mahatma Gandhi

“Surround yourself with positive people.” —Rod Rohrich

hiker with funny quotes about happiness and life by Monson

“Why not take a chance and bet on happiness? —Jenny Han

“Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Love yourself. Be clear on how you want to be treated. Know your worth. Always.” – Maryam Hasnaa

“Tomorrow is a new beginning. Embrace the light of a new day, for you have a fresh chance to begin again, to make life beautiful.” – Leon Brown

“Extraordinary things are always hiding in places people never think to look.” —Jodi Picoul

“She remembered who she was and the game changed.” —Lalah Deliah

“In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” — Les Brown

“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“I think if you just look at life in a positive way, positive things will happen.” – Jake Owen

“Here, on the pulse of this new day, you may have the grace to look up and out and into your sister’s eyes. Into your brother’s face, your country. And say simply, very simply, with hope, good morning.” – Maya Angelou

“Learn from everyone but be your own guidance, and you will find a red-hot feeling in your chest each night, eager for the possibilities of a new day.” – Charlotte Eriksson

Yellow field with short positive life quotes by Sarah Louise

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

“Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln

“If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.” – Bruce Lee

“There were times I was underestimated a lot. It gave me a unique benefit.” —Elaine Welteroth

“The most wasted of days is one without laughter.” —E. E. Cummings

“Yesterday ended last night, today is a brand-new day. And it’s yours.” – Zig Ziglar

“You do not find the happy life. You make it.” —Thomas S. Monson

“Love is never wrong.” – Melissa Etheridge

“Every day that you’re on set is a new day to learn something. Every time you’re there, there’s something new that you’ll notice or something that you’ll miss, and you think of something new that you can do.” – Isaac Hempstead Wright

“One has to be positive. When you’re positive, good things happen.” – Deep Roy

Person walking on beach with short positive quotes by Oscar WIlde

“A No. 2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.” – Joyce Meyer

“Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.” – Shiv Khera

“Don’t waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next window—or break down a door.” — Brooke Shields

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

“Never just run through a study because you happen to be familiar with it, but use it to see what you can get from it on this new day that has been granted you.” – James Galway

“There are no regrets in life, just lessons.” — Jennifer Aniston

“Ditch the dream and be a doer.” —Shonda Rhimes

“Base your relationships on the right values.” —Dick Gephardt

“Celebrate the new day with shouts of praise, love, and grace, and with a beautiful smile upon your face.” – Caroline Naoroji

“Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then, when luck comes, you are ready.” – Ernest Hemingway

“If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” – Charles Bukowski

Sunset with cute positive short quotes by the Dalai Lama

“If you stay positive good things and good people will be drawn to you.” – Mary Lou Retton

“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” – Rumi

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

“There comes a new day. The day when you realize that turning the page is the best feeling in the world because you realize there is so much more to the book than the page you were stuck on. Let that new day be today!” – Zayn Malik

“We may not have hit the peak yet, but we are on the journey up.” —Brian Nhira

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” —Mae West

“Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” – Franklin P. Jones

So that is it for our list of Daily Positivity Quotes. We hope you found the perfect one!

If you like these, you might also want to check out our other lists of Short Positive Quotes, Daily Motivation Quotes, Positive Morning Quotes and Positive Mindset Quotes.

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About the Author

Laynni Locke

I am Laynni Locke, a Canadian writer, reader and traveller with a passion for sharing life’s moments on social media. Keeping friends and family in the loop of our lives though photos and videos has become an essential activity for most.

And it doesn’t matter if you are travelling, celebrating a special occasion or just appreciating day-to-day life, when you take that perfect photo you are going to need the perfect caption or quote before you share it. Which is why we started Routinely Shares, providing comprehensive lists of quotes and captions to cover every occasion, adventure or loved one.

With extensive experience as a travel writer, social media specialist and grant writer, I have made it my mission to curate the best and easiest to use lists for your next post.

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