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50 Inspirational Quotes for When Your Mood Could Use a Boost

These short positive sayings can work wonders.


BY CAROLINE PICARD

 Feb 19, 2021

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Put life in perspective with some short yet sage pieces of advice. These wise and beautiful words from your favorite positive thinkers will get you in the right mindset to tackle whatever obstacles lie ahead. Inspirational quotes from successful people like Oprah, Helen Keller, and Maya Angelou can help you reframe negative thoughts during tough times and change your attitude so you feel refreshed and motivated. Whether you're hoping to achieve success at work, home, or life in general, establishing the right intentions can help you stay positive and optimistic during the challenges fate can throw your way.


If you're short on time, there's no need to dig through your favorite books for a little pick-me-up. These inspirational quotes for life and success will resonate (and fit on your Pinterest board). Authors, scientists, philosophers, and other famous celebrities have revealed the inner mantras that helped them achieve their goals, and these sayings could help you as well. Many focus on embracing what they can control and letting go of what they can't — a helpful approach when you're feeling anxious or overwhelmed. Others frame everything in terms of what they can give to others, which can put obstacles in perspective. Some people just try to celebrate the joys of life whenever they can — a reminder many of us could stand to hear more. No matter what you're feeling or experiencing, here's hoping these short inspirational quotes can help you get where you want to go.


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William James inspirational making a difference quote

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William James

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.


Winston Churchill inspirational quote

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Winston Churchill

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.


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Helen Keller inspirational quote

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Helen Keller

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.


Zig Ziglar inspirational quote

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Zig Ziglar

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.


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Theodore Roosevelt inspirational quote

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Theodore Roosevelt

Believe you can and you're halfway there.


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Carol Burnett inspirational quote

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Carol Burnett

When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.


Jimmy Dean inspirational quote

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Jimmy Dean

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.


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Demi Lovato inspirational quote

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Demi Lovato

No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel.


William James inspirational quote

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William James

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.


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Albert Einstein inspirational quote

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Albert Einstein

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.


Ella Fitzgerald inspiration quote

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Ella Fitzgerald

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.


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Amy Poehler​​ inspirational quote

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Amy Poehler​​

Limit your "always" and your "nevers."


Audrey Hepburn inspirational quote

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Audrey Hepburn

Nothing is impossible. The word itself says "I'm possible!"


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C.S. Lewis inspirational quote

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C.S. Lewis

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.


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Maya Angelou rainbow inspirational quote

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Maya Angelou

Try to be a rainbow in someone else's cloud.


Camilla Eyring Kimball inspirational quote

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Camilla Eyring Kimball

You do not find the happy life. You make it.


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Deep Roy inspirational quote

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Deep Roy

Inspiration comes from within yourself. One has to be positive. When you're positive, good things happen.


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Dr. Seuss inspirational quote

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Dr. Seuss

Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.


E. E. Cummings inspirational quote

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E. E. Cummings

The most wasted of days is one without laughter.


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Eleanor Roosevelt inspirational quote

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Eleanor Roosevelt

You must do the things you think you cannot do.


Ella Fitzgerald inspirational quote

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Ella Fitzgerald

It isn't where you came from. It's where you're going that counts.


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George Eliot inspirational quote

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George Eliot

It is never too late to be what you might have been.


Hafez inspirational quote

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Hafez

Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.


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Jennifer Lopez inspirational quote

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Jennifer Lopez

You get what you give.


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Hazrat Inayat Khan

Some people look for a beautiful place. Others make a place beautiful.


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John Barrymore inspirational quote

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John Barrymore

Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.


Joseph Campbell inspirational quote

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Joseph Campbell

We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.


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Jim Rohn inspirational quote

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Jim Rohn

Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.


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Lindsey Vonn inspirational quote

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Lindsey Vonn

Life changes very quickly, in a very positive way, if you let it.


Helen Keller sunshine inspirational quote

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Helen Keller

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.


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CAROLINE PICARD Health Editor

Caroline is the Health Editor at GoodHousekeeping.com covering nutrition, fitness, wellness, and other lifestyle news.

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