Being alive is great, and doing things as you want to makes you feel free. Don't take your life for granted because every second is a beautiful blessing. You should enjoy and live it to the fullest. May these inspirational quotes to live by help you realize that no matter how hard life might be, take that step forward, don't hesitate for the sake of your dreams, and work hard to reach your goals.
1. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Mae West
2. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead
3. “We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.” – May Sarton
4. “Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect.” – Margaret Mitchell
5. “Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands.” – Roy T. Bennett
6. “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.” – Anais Nin
7. “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.” – Robert Frost
8. “Why didn't I learn to treat everything like it was the last time. My greatest regret was how much I believed in the future.” – Jonathan Safran Foer
9. “People aren't born good or bad. Maybe they're born with tendencies either way, but its the way you live your life that matters.” – Cassandra Clare
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10. “If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.” – Rick Riordan
11. “Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.” – Roy T. Bennett
12. “It's all in the view. That's what I mean about forever, too. For any one of us our forever could end in an hour, or a hundred years from now. You never know for sure, so you'd better make every second count.” – Sarah Dessen
13. “It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” – Andre Gide
14. “The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.” – Kalu Ndukwe Kalu
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15. “Life is a book and there are a thousand pages I have not yet read.” – Cassandra Clare
16. “Don't take life too seriously. Punch it in the face when it needs a good hit. Laugh at it.” – Colleen Hoover
17. “I've got nothing to do today but smile.” – Simon and Garfunkel
18. “A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.” – Kurt Vonnegut
19. “Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” – Stephen King
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20. “Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.” – Allen Saunders
21. “A woman has to live her life, or live to repent not having lived it.” – D.H. Lawrence
22. “Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.” – Roy T. Bennett
23. “If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I will answer you: I am here to live out loud.” – Emile Zola
24. “When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.” – Paulo Coelho
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25. “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” – Dr. Seuss
26. “It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime.” – Khaled Hosseini
27. “The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” – G.K. Chesterton
28. “The past has no power over the present moment.” – Eckhart Tolle
29. “You can have it all. Just not all at once.” – Oprah Winfrey
30. “The trouble is if you don’t spend your life yourself, other people spend it for you.” – Peter Shaffer
More Best Quotes to Live By
31. “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” – Dr. Seuss
32. “You realize that our mistrust of the future makes it hard to give up the past.” – Chuck Palahniuk
33. “Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are.” – Roy T. Bennett
34. “Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
35. “Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.” – Markus Zusak
36. “Maybe everyone can live beyond what they're capable of.” – Markus Zusak
37. “One of the advantages of being disorganized is that one is always having surprising discoveries.” – A.A. Milne
38. “To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.” – Yann Martel
39. “Some infinities are bigger than other infinities.” – John Green
40. “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” – Marie Curie
41. “The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.” – Ben Okri
42. “Sometimes it takes a good fall to really know where you stand.” – Hayley Williams
43. “Life has no remote, get up and change it yourself.” – Mark A. Cooper
44. “If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.” – Francis Bacon
45. “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
46. “Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
47. “You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.” – Michael Phelps
48. “The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.” – Frank Sinatra
49. “I’m not going to continue knocking on that old door that doesn’t open for me. I’m going to create my own door and walk through that.” – W.P. Kinsella
50. “Make each day your masterpiece.” – John Wooden
51. “If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
52. “Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” – Abraham Lincoln
53. “I enjoy life when things are happening. I don’t care if it’s good things or bad things. That means you’re alive.” – Joan Rivers
54. “Life is either a great adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller
55. “Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.” – Vernon Sanders Law
56. “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene
57. “Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” – William Faulkner
58. “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
59. “Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
60. “I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.” – Maya Angelou
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2. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead
3. “We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.” – May Sarton
4. “Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect.” – Margaret Mitchell
5. “Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands.” – Roy T. Bennett
6. “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.” – Anais Nin
7. “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.” – Robert Frost
8. “Why didn't I learn to treat everything like it was the last time. My greatest regret was how much I believed in the future.” – Jonathan Safran Foer
9. “People aren't born good or bad. Maybe they're born with tendencies either way, but its the way you live your life that matters.” – Cassandra Clare
11. “Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.” – Roy T. Bennett
12. “It's all in the view. That's what I mean about forever, too. For any one of us our forever could end in an hour, or a hundred years from now. You never know for sure, so you'd better make every second count.” – Sarah Dessen
13. “It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” – Andre Gide
14. “The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.” – Kalu Ndukwe Kalu
16. “Don't take life too seriously. Punch it in the face when it needs a good hit. Laugh at it.” – Colleen Hoover
17. “I've got nothing to do today but smile.” – Simon and Garfunkel
18. “A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.” – Kurt Vonnegut
19. “Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” – Stephen King
21. “A woman has to live her life, or live to repent not having lived it.” – D.H. Lawrence
22. “Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.” – Roy T. Bennett
23. “If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I will answer you: I am here to live out loud.” – Emile Zola
24. “When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.” – Paulo Coelho
26. “It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime.” – Khaled Hosseini
27. “The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” – G.K. Chesterton
28. “The past has no power over the present moment.” – Eckhart Tolle
29. “You can have it all. Just not all at once.” – Oprah Winfrey
30. “The trouble is if you don’t spend your life yourself, other people spend it for you.” – Peter Shaffer
More Best Quotes to Live By
31. “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” – Dr. Seuss
32. “You realize that our mistrust of the future makes it hard to give up the past.” – Chuck Palahniuk
33. “Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are.” – Roy T. Bennett
34. “Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
35. “Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.” – Markus Zusak
36. “Maybe everyone can live beyond what they're capable of.” – Markus Zusak
37. “One of the advantages of being disorganized is that one is always having surprising discoveries.” – A.A. Milne
38. “To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.” – Yann Martel
39. “Some infinities are bigger than other infinities.” – John Green
40. “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” – Marie Curie
41. “The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.” – Ben Okri
42. “Sometimes it takes a good fall to really know where you stand.” – Hayley Williams
43. “Life has no remote, get up and change it yourself.” – Mark A. Cooper
44. “If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.” – Francis Bacon
45. “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
46. “Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
47. “You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.” – Michael Phelps
48. “The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.” – Frank Sinatra
49. “I’m not going to continue knocking on that old door that doesn’t open for me. I’m going to create my own door and walk through that.” – W.P. Kinsella
50. “Make each day your masterpiece.” – John Wooden
51. “If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
52. “Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” – Abraham Lincoln
53. “I enjoy life when things are happening. I don’t care if it’s good things or bad things. That means you’re alive.” – Joan Rivers
54. “Life is either a great adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller
55. “Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.” – Vernon Sanders Law
56. “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene
57. “Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” – William Faulkner
58. “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
59. “Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
60. “I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.” – Maya Angelou
Share these Best Quotes about Life with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.