100 Inspiring Quotes to Keep You Strong in Tough Times
Tough times are a part of life, and it's normal to feel overwhelmed or discouraged during those times. But it's important to remember that you are capable of overcoming any challenge that comes your way. Here are 100 inspiring quotes to keep you strong in tough times and remind you that you have the strength and resilience to get through anything.
#1. "When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what the storm is all about." - Haruki Murakami
#2. "You are not alone in this. You are not alone in this. As brothers, we will stand and we'll hold your hand." - The Lumineers
#3. "Believe you can and you're halfway there." - Theodore Roosevelt
#4. "The darkest hour is just before the dawn." - Thomas Fuller
#5. "Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit." - Napoleon Hill
#6. "You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you." - Brian Tracy
#7. "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela
#8. "I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it." - Maya Angelou
#9. "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." - Maya Angelou
#10. "Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength." - Arnold Schwarzenegger
#11. "Don't let yesterday take up too much of today." - Will Rogers
#12. "We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey." - Kenji Miyazawa
#13. "It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." - Confucius
#14. "Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it." - Charles R. Swindoll
#15. "There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." - Edith Wharton
#16. "Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." - Joshua J. Marine
#17. "Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one." - Bruce Lee
#18. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill
#19. "You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." - Marcus Aurelius
#20. "You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have." - Bob Marley
#21. "Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." - Victor Hugo
#22. "We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity." - Barbara De Angelis
#23. "We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us." - Joseph Campbell
#24. "Fall seven times, stand up eight." - Japanese Proverb
#25. "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." - African Proverb
#26. "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." - Leonard Cohen
#27. "The only way to do great work is by loving what you do." - Steve Jobs
#28. "The struggle you're in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow." - Unknown
#29. "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
#30. "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
#31. "It's not about perfect. It's about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that's where transformation happens. That's how change occurs." - Jillian Michaels
#32. "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." - C.S. Lewis
#33. "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." - Albert Einstein
#34. "Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world." - Roy T. Bennett
#35. "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
#36. "The only way to do great work is to love what you do." - Steve Jobs
#37. "The true test of a person's character is not how they act when everything is going smoothly, but how they handle adversity." - Unknown
#38. "The best way to predict your future is to create it." - Abraham Lincoln
#39. "You have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life." - Unknown
#40. "Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle." - Christian D. Larson
#41. "Tough times never last, but tough people do." - Robert H. Schuller
#42. "It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters." - Epictetus
#43. "If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes." - Andrew Carnegie
#44. "Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle." - Napoleon Hill
#45. "You can't calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass." - Timber Hawkeye
#46. Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." - Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter)
#47. "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." - Maya Angelou
#48. "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." - Robert Frost
#49. "When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it." - Henry Ford
#50. "No matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again." - Buddha
#51. "Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the best things that will ever happen to us." - Unknown
#52. "It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it." - Lou Holtz
#53. "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." - Mahatma Gandhi
#54. "Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions." - Dalai Lama XIV
#55. "A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
#56. "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
#57. "If you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
#58. "The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." - William James
#59. "Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." - Michael Jordan
#60. "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt
#61. "You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it." - Maya Angelou
#62. "The only way to do great work is to love what you do." - Steve Jobs
#63. "Don't let yesterday take up too much of today." - Will Rogers
#64. "When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us." - Helen Keller
#65. "Believe you can and you're halfway there." - Theodore Roosevelt
#66. "Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it." - Charles R. Swindoll
"67. You can't always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside." - Wayne Dyer
#68. "Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going." - Sam Levenson
#69. "The only way to do great work is to love what you do." - Steve Jobs
#70. "You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice." - Bob Marley
#71. "The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow. For every challenge encountered, there is opportunity for growth." - Unknown
#72. "If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things." - Albert Einstein
#73. "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
#74. "The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
#75. "Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't." - Rikki Rogers
#76. "When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about." - Haruki Murakami
#77. "Believe you can and you're halfway there." - Theodore Roosevelt
#78. "The best way out is always through." - Robert Frost
#79. "It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters." - Epictetus
#80. "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." - Arthur Ashe
#81. "I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." - Jimmy Dean
#82. "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela
#83. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill
#84. "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." - Albert Schweitzer
#85. "In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity." - Albert Einstein
#86. "Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back." - Babe Ruth
#87. "Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle." - Christian D. Larson
#88. "When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place." - Unknown
#89. "The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us, but those who win battles we know nothing about." - Unknown
#90. "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
#91. "The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning." - Pele
#92. "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
#93. "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." - C.S. Lewis
#94. "It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." - Confucius
#95. "Don't let yesterday use up too much of today." - Will Rogers
#96. "If you are working on something that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. The vision pulls you." - Steve Jobs
#97. "The best way to predict your future is to create it." - Abraham Lincoln
#98. "Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle." - Christian D. Larson
#99. Believe you can and you're halfway there." - Theodore Roosevelt
#100. "Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you." - Walt Whitman
Conclusion
In tough times, it's important to keep yourself motivated and inspired. These quotes offer some words of wisdom and encouragement to help you stay strong and keep moving forward. Remember, tough times don't last, but tough people do. Keep believing in yourself and your abilities, and you will come out stronger on the other side.