90+ Positive Quotes to Brighten Your Day (2025)

“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible.’” “I cannot express how important it is to believe that taking one tiny—and possibly very uncomfortable—step at a time can ultimately add up to a great distance.” “For there is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” “If you see someone without a smile, give 'em yours!” “Here comes the sun. And I say, it’s all right." “Do your thing and don't care if they like it.” “I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than the things I haven’t done." “Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.” “Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” "A dead end is just a good place to turn around." "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming." "Choose to be optimistic, it feels better." "Just say yes and you’ll figure it out afterwards." "You can’t make a cloudy day a sunny day, but you can embrace it and decide it’s going to be a good day after all." "Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life." "You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will." "In your life expect some trouble. But when you worry, you make it double. But don't worry, be happy, be happy now." "You’re in the same boat with a lotta your friends. Waitin’ for the day your ship’ll come in, and the tide's gonna turn and it’s all gonna roll your way." "Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you." "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." "It is never too late to be what you might have been." "Some people look for a beautiful place. Others make a place beautiful." “In case you were wondering, I am, by definition, the best version of myself.” "We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us." "Happiness is not by chance, but by choice." "If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way." "My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive." "You are enough just as you are." "The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot." "You make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing." "There are years that ask questions and years that answer." "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." "At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done—then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago." "Each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done." "That is one good thing about this world ... there are always sure to be more springs." "These things are good things." "Pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it." "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." "Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring." "You cannot change what you are, only what you do." "Thou must gather thine own sunshine." "It is not enough to have a good mind; the important thing is to use it well." "People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be." "Walk to your goal firmly and with bold steps." "Every strike brings me closer to the next home run." "Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The Sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus." "Lay plans for something big by starting with it when small." "No exact recipe for today. Gather all available ingredients and whip yourself up something delicious." "One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things." "It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success." "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." "It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan." "Do anything, but let it produce joy." "Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." "No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another." "As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way." "Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them." "That's what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing." "You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." "You rarely win, but sometimes you do." "I've got nothing to do today but smile." "I believe great people do things before they are ready." "I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go." "If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done." "For me, becoming isn't about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn't end." "Anything is possible with sunshine and a little pink." "Imagine this: What would happen if we were all brave enough to believe in our own ability, to be a little more ambitious? I think the world would change." "You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness." "Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don't settle for them." "We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: We have the power to imagine better." “Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.” "Believe you can and you're halfway there." “You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.” “You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.” "Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." “You are your best thing.” "When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go." “There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions–in a way that serves the world and you.” "You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly." "The world is more malleable than you think, and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape." "The most wasted of days is one without laughter." "I dwell in possibility." "Live, love, laugh, leave a legacy." “Have no fear of perfection. You’ll never reach it.” "Adventure is out there!' "There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself." "It always seems impossible until it's done." "Don't dream it. Be it." “Do you really want to look back on your life and see how wonderful it could have been had you not been afraid to live it?” “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” “If it weren’t crazy, they wouldn’t call it a leap of faith. They would call it a sit of doubting.” References