275 Uplifting Quotes to Inspire a Positive and Joyful Life

The power of positivity is undeniable, so we have put together a list of all the best uplifting quotes to help get you and others into the right mindset. And if you’re looking for short uplifting quotes for Instagram, we also have you covered.

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Uplifting Quotes for a Positive Life

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

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

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

“Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered.” —Michelle Obama

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

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

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

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

“You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” — Marcus Aurelius

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

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

“Today is a good day to try.” —Quasimodo

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

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

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

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

“The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why.” -Mark Twain

“The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.”– Frank Sinatra

“Boss up and change your life.” —Lizzo

“A flower blossoms for its own joy.” – Oscar Wilde

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” -Maya Angelou

“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” — Jordan Belfort

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

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

“I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.” —Lucille Ball

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

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

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

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” — Mary Anne Radmacher

“Let your creativity be a river, not a destination.” —Elizabeth Gilbert

“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” —Omar Khyyam

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

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

Motivational Quotes to Lift Your Spirit

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

“Do good and good will come to you.” —Adam Lowy

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

“Have faith in yourself and in the future.” – Ted Kennedy

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

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

“Let your compassion fuel your passion.” — Achea Redd

“You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, Love like you’ll never be hurt, Sing like there’s nobody listening, And live like it’s heaven on earth.” -William W. Purkey

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

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

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

“Simplicity makes me happy.” – Alicia Keys

“Happiness [is] only real when shared” – Jon Krakauer

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

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

“When people don’t want the best for you, they are not the best for you.” —Gayle King

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

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

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

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

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

“Whoever is happy will make others happy too.” —Anne Frank

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

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

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

“Love is never wrong.” – Melissa Etheridge

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

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

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

“Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.” -Oprah Winfrey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“It’s your life; you don’t need someone’s permission to live the life you want. Be brave to live from your heart.” – Roy T. Bennett

“Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.” -Oprah Winfrey

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

“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” -E.M Forster

“Hard times may have held you down, but they will not last forever. When all is said and done, you will be increased.” — Joel Osteen

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill

“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” —Ayn Rand

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

“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.” —Serena Williams

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

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

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

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

“I dwell in possibility.” —Emily Dickinson

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

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

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.” -Mary Anne Radmacher

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

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

“There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.” – Augustine of Hippo

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

“Surround yourself with positive people.” —Rod Rohrich

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

“For the secret of human existence lies not only in living but in knowing what to live for.”-Fyodor Dostoevsky

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“In a world that wants women to whisper, I choose to yell.” —Luvvie Ajayi

“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.” — Roy T. Bennett

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

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

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

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” -Maya Angelou

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

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

“In any situation in life, you always have three choices: you can change it, you can accept it, or you can leave it.” -Naval Ravikant

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

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

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

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

“What we think, we become.” —Buddha

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

“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” -Albert Pine

“Happiness never decreases by being shared.” —Buddha

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

“Joy is not in things; it is in us.” – Richard Wagner

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

“All you need is love.” – Paul McCartney

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

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

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” — Helen Keller

“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” — Scott Adams

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

“Every day is a new opportunity to change your life and be who you want to be.” —Demi Lovato

“The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend. The beauty of life is to give.” -William Arthur Ward

“Get busy living or get busy dying.” — Stephen King

“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.” -Carl Jung

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

“The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.” —Yiddish Proverb

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

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

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

“In order to write about life first you must live it.”– Ernest Hemingway

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

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

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

“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” — Mother Teresa

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

“I realized that I don’t have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up, and enjoy the messy, imperfect, and beautiful journey of my life.” – Kerry Washington

“The power of imagination makes us infinite.” —John Muir

“A life worth living might be measured in many ways, but the one way that stands above all others is living a life of no regrets.” -Gary Keller

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

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

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

“I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint—and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.” -Oprah Winfrey

“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” — Christian D. Larson

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

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

“Take the time to enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” -Robert Brault

“You will not determine my story. I will.” —Amy Schumer

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

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

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

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

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

“The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.” -Oprah Winfrey

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

“Learn to let go. That is the key to happiness.” – Buddha

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“To know oneself, one should assert oneself.” –Albert Camus

“The aim of life is self-development. To realize one’s nature perfectly — that is what each of us is here for.” -Oscar Wilde

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

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

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

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

“The key to finding happiness in this life is realizing that the only way to overcome is to transcend; to find happiness in the simple pleasures, to master the art of just being.” -Brianna Wiest

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

“It does not matter how long you are spending on the earth, how much money you have gathered, or how much attention you have received. It is the amount of positive vibration you have radiated in life that matters.” -Amit Ray

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“May your troubles be less and your blessings be more.” —Irish Blessing

“Take the first step.” —Darius Fisher

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

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

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

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” — Joshua J. Marine

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

“Happiness is a state of activity.” – Aristotle

“Sometimes, life will kick you around, but sooner or later, you realize you’re not just a survivor. You’re a warrior, and you’re stronger than anything life throws your way.” -Brooke Davis

“Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” — Roy T. Bennett

“Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got this.” — Chantal Sutherland

“Everything is figureoutable.”— Marie Forleo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” – Aristotle

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

“You never fail until you stop trying.” – Albert Einstein

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

“‘No’ today doesn’t mean ‘no’ tomorrow.” —Yvonne Orji

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

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

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

“Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass but about learning to dance in the rain.” — Vivian Greene

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

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

“Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried but you’ve actually been planted.” -Christine Caine

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

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” -Winston Churchill

“Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.” – Herman Hesse

“Limit your ‘always’ and your ‘nevers.'” —Amy Poehler

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

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

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

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

“Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.” -Oprah Winfrey

“You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously.” -Steve Maraboli

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

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

“The mind is everything. What you think you become.” —Buddha

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

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.” — Rikki Rogers

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

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” — Henry Ford

“Cut yourself off from the past and the future and live in the present, and your life becomes a song and a dance.” -Osho

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

“Salvation lies within.” —Warden Samuel Norton

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

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

“Stay strong as you live your life story and remember your blessings, no matter what circumstances you face.” -Dr. Damary M. Bonilla-Rodriguez

“Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.” -Eddie Cantor

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

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

“Make each day your masterpiece.” – John Wooden

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Positive energy knows no boundaries.” – Lu Wei

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

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

“Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in.” —Hillary Clinton

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

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

“The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.” -Neil Gaiman

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

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

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

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

“The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.” -Henry Miller

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

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

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

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