Inspiring Quotes That Brighten My Day

Getting through a week that is turning out to be busier than I expected, I felt the need for some encouragement, and what better way than from inspiring quotes!

I’d like to share some of these with you! I hope they lift your spirits, as they do mine!

Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it – Eckhart Tolle

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us — Henry Stanley Haskins

Inspiration exists, but it must find you working.-Pablo Picasso

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

Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.- Michelangelo

What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail? — Robert H. Schuller

The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.-Chinese Proverb

Put blinders on to those things that conspire to hold you back, especially the ones in your own head – Meryl Streep

If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. – Vincent Van Gogh

We plant seeds that will flower as results in our lives, so best to remove the weeds of anger, avarice, envy and doubt… – Dorothy Day

Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own.- Bruce Lee

I have learned that to be with those I like is enough! – Walt Whitman

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.- Vince Lombardi

What we think, we become.– Buddha

If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten. – Tony Robbins

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage – Anais Nin

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. – Albert Einstein

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. – Lao Tzu

Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places

Do not worry if you feel low; the sun has a sinking spell every night, but rises again all right the next morning. – Author Unknown

Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. –  Martin Luther King Jr.

Remember that guy that gave up? Neither does anyone else!

In life, you will realize there is a role for everyone you meet. Some will test you, some will use you, some will love you, and some will teach you. But the ones who are truly important are the ones who bring out the best in you. They are the rare and amazing people who remind you why it is worth it.

Which inspiring quotes are your favorites?