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100 Short Inspiring Live Your Best Life Quotes to Add Positivity

It’s time to live your best life and these quotes will help you do just that! We gathered the best short live your best life quotes and live your life to the fullest quotes that are inspirational, positive and happy.

Just start scrolling to find your favorite quote.

Our Favorite Short Live Your Best Life Quotes

”Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.” – Maya Angelou

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” —T. Roosevelt

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

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“Always do what you are afraid to do.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Choose well. Your choice is brief, and yet endless.” – Thomas Carlyle

”Those who have courage and faith shall never perish in misery.”―Anne Frank

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

”Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ ” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

”In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.” – Deepak Chopra

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”If there is at least one person you’ve helped in life, then your life has been worthwhile.” – L. Sydney Abel

“It is not about perfection. It is about moving in the right direction.” – Daniella Land

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive.” — Maya Angelou

”When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.” – Joe Namath

“Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try.” – Jack Canfield

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”He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.”– Marcus Aurelius

“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” – Audrey Hepburn

“Don’t be afraid to stand for what you believe in, even if that means standing alone.” – Andy Biersack

“Today is a certainty, tomorrow is a hope. Live in certainty and hope for the best tomorrow.” ― Giridhar Alwar

”Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” –Confucius

”Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” – Charles Swindoll

“Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own.” – Michelle Obama

“The world needs that special gift that only you have.” – Marie Forleo

”Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.” – Carol Burnett

”You change your life by changing your heart.” – Max Lucado

“To change your life, change something you do daily.” ― Robert Celner

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Inspiring Live Life to the Fullest Quotes

”I find that life can become so complex that we can forget the things in life that were meant to bring us the most pleasure.” – Dolores Ayotte

”Reflect upon you present blessings, of which every man has many–not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” – Charles Dickens

“There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.” – Dalai Lama

“It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” ― Germany Kent

”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

“If it’s something you want, you can’t wait for a day to be magically special. You gotta go and make the day special yourself.” ― Julia Fellner

“Don’t be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin.” – Grace Hansen

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“There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It’s why you were born. And how you become most truly alive.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Before anyone can improve their life, they must get the idea that change is possible, that life can be different and better, and that it is worth the effort it takes to make it happen.” ― Donna Goddard

“If you want things to change, you need to change and change things.” ― Aiyaz Uddin

“Change yourself not others and have them watch you” ― Isaac Nash

“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” —Gail Sheehy

“Live your life in such a way that you can say “I love my life” and really mean it.” ― TemitOpe Ibrahim

“Create a life that you genuinely love with your whole heart and start with yourself.” ― Brittany Burgunde

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“Don’t love what you do, love who you are.” ― J.R. Rim

“If you are truly in love with this world and your life, then you will lose the sense of angst.” ― Debasish Mridha

”Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” – William Shakespeare

“After all, life is too short to be anything but happy.” – Karl Marx

”Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” – Omar Khayyam

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”The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.” – Marcel Pagnol

“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” – Albert Einstein

“Very little is needed to live a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” – Marcus Aurelius

“One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.” – William Feather

“Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow.” – L. Ron Hubbard

“It doesn’t matter where you came from. All the matters is where you are going.”- Brian Tracy

“Live for today, hope for tomorrow. And forget about yesterday.” – Grant Ngobean

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“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.” – Harvey Fierstein

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

“The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.” – Indira Gandhi

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

“Each day provides its own gifts.” — Marcus Aurelius

If you like these, you might also want to check out our other lists of Enjoy Life Quotes, Enjoy the Moment Quotes, Happy Life Quotes and Positive Life Quotes.

Inspiring Enjoy Your Life Quotes

“Life goes by fast. Enjoy it. Calm down. It’s all funny.” – Joan Rivers

“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Bault

“I enjoy life. That doesn’t mean I don’t care.” – Bob Crane

“Life is like a roller coaster, live it, be happy, enjoy life.” – Avril Lavigne

“Do what you need to do and enjoy life as it happens.” – John Scalzi

“Take a step back, evaluate what is important, and enjoy life.” – Teri Garr

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“I just want to live each moment to the fullest. And enjoy life.” – Kadeena Cox

“I decided to fly through the air and live in the sunlight and enjoy life as much as I could.” – Evel Knievel

“I am blessed with a funny gene that makes me enjoy life.” – Karan Patel

“I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.” – Nas

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

“Life is very interesting… in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.” – Drew Barrymore

“Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes” – Johann Wolfgang

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”– George Bernard Shaw

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”Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else. – Les Brown

“We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.” – Dr. Henry Link

“In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.” – Miguel de Cervantes

“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” – Warren Buffett

“There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” – C.S. Lewis

“To live a full life is to live one without regrets.” – Rebecca K. Sampson

“Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.” —Matt Cameron

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“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” — Jawaharlal Nehru

“The best way to prepare for death is to live life to its fullest.” – John Bytheway

“If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.” – Roy T Bennett

“In order to keep my creativity alive, I just try to enjoy life to the fullest.” – G-Dragon

”Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.” – William James

“Living a daring life is zealous pursuit.” – Lailah Gifty Akita

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“Living well shall not be to live till the date, shall be to live till the time.” – J. Nedumaan

“We each have one life, and we are entitled to living it on our own terms.” – Fatima Mohammed

”Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.”- George Addair

“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

“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” – Will Rogers

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

The Best Things in Life Quotes

“Very rarely do the best things in life fall into our laps; we have to work for them.” ― Emilyann Girdner

“The best things in life are often waiting for you at the exit ramp of your comfort zone.” ― Karen Salmansohn

“The best things in life are simple, abundant, and free.” ― Debasish Mridha

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“Love, friendship, laughter… Some of the best things in life really are free.” – Bob Marley

“The best things in life can not be experienced virtually.” ― Michael ONeill

“The best things in life are the things that we cannot buy with money.” ― Debasish Mridha

“I have been told the best things in life are free ~ I found them very expensive.” ― E.A. Bucchianeri

“The best things in life are unseen, thats why we close our eyes when we kiss, cry, and dream.” – Helen Keller

“The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.” – Mencius

“The best things in life are silly.” – Scott Adams

So that’s our list. We hope you found the quote you were looking for.

So go out and live your best life every day!

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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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