Inspirational Encouraging Quotes & Sayings

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor. — Henry David Thoreau

God never said that the journey will be easy, but he did said that the arrival will be worthwhile — Max Lucado

Hope springs forever. — J.K. Rowling

Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall. — William Wordsworth

There's only one power in the world great enough to help us rise above the difficult things we face: the power of God. — Stormie O'martian

We don't want to limit what God can do in our children by trying to parent them alone - Trust God to take care of them. — Stormie O'martian

Don't let anyone make you believe that without their support you can't make it, hey look up, help is coming from unexpected places. Cheer up! — Bernard Kelvin Clive

People's love for us may change, depending on what we do or don't do to please them. But God's does not - it's everlasting. — Stormie O'martian

Why shouldn't I? I demand silently. Why shouldn't I become a famous writer? Like Norman Mailer. Or Philip Roth. And F. Scott Fitzgerald and Hemmingway and all those other men. Why can't I be like them? I mean, what is the point of becoming a writer if no one reads what you've written?
Damn Viktor Greene and The New School. Why do I have to keep proving myself all of the time? Why can't I be like L'il, with everyone praising and encouraging me? Or Rainbow, with her sense of entitlement. I bet Viktor Greene never asked Rainbow why she wanted to be a writer.
Or what if-I wince-Viktor Greene is right? I'm not a writer after all. — Candace Bushnell

He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed. — William James

Modern Slavery is not being shipped on boats; it is encouraging welfare programs and withholding information from the people that will aid them in making informed decisions. — Josephine Akhagbeme

Praying is not telling God what to do. It's trusting that God knows what to do. — Stormie O'martian

The future is always unknown. Don't worry about the future. Appreciate the present and be hopeful for the future. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Encouraging others is a blessing. Take good care of your words when you speak. — Moazzam Shaikh

Sigh like the wind--open your arms, your chest, your heart--and all creatures will hum to you. — Penelope Smith

They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. — Patricia Christian Punches

When you encourage others, you boost their self-esteem, enhance their self-confidence, make them work harder, lift their spirits and make them successful in their endeavors. Encouragement goes straight to the heart and is always available. Be an encourager. Always. — Roy Bennett

If you want to determine if your thoughts are from the enemy or from God, ask yourself, 'Are these thoughts I'd choose to have? — Stormie O'martian

Get out of bed. Go to classes. Try to be normal, and pretty soon all that grief you carry...it gets easier. — Kristan Higgins

Talking to God should be part of every aspect of life, in times of peace as well as in every battle. — Stormie O'martian

Don't think too small about what God could do in your life - be prepared for God to do a big thing. — Stormie O'martian

Read. Read until your eyes are sore. Then read some more. — Lisa Bloom

I hope you find true meaning, contentment, and passion in your life. I hope you navigate the difficult times and come out with greater strength and resolve. I hope you find whatever balance you seek with your eyes wide open. And I hope that you - yes, you - have the ambition to lean in to your career and run the world. Because the world needs you to change it. — Sheryl Sandberg

For within your flesh, deep within the center of your being, is the undaunted, waiting, longing, all-knowing. Is the ready, able, perfect. Within you, waiting its turn to emerge, piece by piece, with the dawn of every former test of trial and blackness, is the next unfolding, the great unfurling of wings, the re-forged backbone of a true Child of Light. — Jennifer DeLucy

I never told anyone this before but my Layla is my rain. — Randolph Randy Camp

Discouraging words...discourage dreams,
Encouraging words...sprout dreams,
Parents plant the seeds! — Kristin Anderson Cetone

Happiness is always there. You just have to choose to see it. There's no point dwelling in the dark and ignoring the light of the stars. — Carrie Hope Fletcher

They enrolled me in a group for troubled kids. We would meet each week in an old farmhouse owned by the university and talk about our problems getting along ... They didn't teach me to get along, but I did learn that there were plenty of other kids who couldn't get along any better than me. That in itself was encouraging. I realized that I was not the bottom of the barrel. Or if I was, the bottom was roomy because there were a lot of us down there. — John Elder Robison

In a world resistant to change, we have to take matters into our own hands. Modern society and culture fails to support our healing by literally encouraging us to sustain our addictions. — Dashama Konah Gordon

Our lives are the Journey we take to find our true selves! — Alyssa Gonzalez

You think you're losing your mind, but do keep in mind, as long as you may, that the ability to go on thinking such a thing means it's not all gone. — Criss Jami

There is something beyond. Though perhaps my belief is merely my own desire wishing it to be so."
"You are not encouraging me. Aren't You omnipotent?"
"Hardly," Harmony said, smiling. "But I believe that parts of me could be. — Brandon Sanderson

Vexis listened, then shook her head, her eyes full of sorrow. 'YOU are the fool! You cannot rob people of their beliefs and expect them to just accept it. Even now, I mourn the death of Avanti every day. Even though I now know she was never real. The idea of Avanti was real. Serving Avanti gave me a purpose, I felt she was guiding and encouraging me. Now I have nothing, I am reduced to simply "making it up as I go along". I hate you Brael. I will never forgive you for what you did.'
Brael took a deep breath. 'You were always making it up as you went along. You just didn't know it. People need to take responsibility for their actions. There is one person guiding me, and that is me. I will live as long as I can and I will try to leave this world a better place for my presence. That is enough purpose for all. — Martyn Stanley

When you put your hand in a flowing stream, you touch the last that has gone before and the first of what is still to come — Leonardo Da Vinci

Don't ever be discouraged with yourself because you have not arrived at success, but instead be pleased that you are pressing toward it. — Joyce Meyer

Our infinitesimal hopes should survive longer than our vast disappointments — Munia Khan

The quality of your relationships will determine the quality of your life. And this is something worth praying about. — Stormie O'martian

When we forgive someone, it doesn't justify what they've done. It releases them into God's hands so He can deal with them. — Stormie O'martian

~ Faith lightens the path your shadowed mind has to walk ~ — Michelle Horst

Sometimes my dream seems the stupidest thing in the world. Sometimes it is a secret treasure in my pocket — Anya Parrish

When you meet someone, and you find that they are prejudiced against your kind, it might be your chance, not to confirm, but to be the one to finally change their mind. — Criss Jami

Allow yourself to be possessed by God by receiving Jesus, and you will never be possessed by anything else. — Stormie O'martian

By his own assessment, he was no genius. He had "no great quickness of apprehension or wit" or "power to follow a long and purely abstract train of thought." On the many occasions when I share those feelings, I find it encouraging to review those words because that Englishman did okay for himself - his name was Charles Darwin. — Leonard Mlodinow

A journey to Thousand miles begins with one step — John F. Kennedy

YOUR DREAMS WANT YOU. YOUR DREAMS LOVE YOU AS MUCH AS YOU LOVE IT. — Diana Rose Morcilla

Orange strengthens your emotional body, encouraging a general feeling of joy, well-being, and cheerfulness. Orange vibration foods are: oranges, tangerines, apricots, mangoes, peaches and carrots. — Tae Yun Kim

Sweetness peppered with spice. A smidgen of naughtiness with the nice. Toss in some goofiness with the smart. Throw in some strength to support the heart. Cupfuls of love to even it all out and tenaciousness sprinkled in to combat the doubt. Cook over some fire to meld it all in and you've got one good woman underneath this skin. 2012 — Jenna Cornell

Somewhere in the heavens, she pictured her mother and father rejoicing, happy she and Michael had found their way back to one another. — Susan Lower

God wants to bless us in many ways that require faith. We must trust that He is answering our prayers even when we can't see it. — Stormie O'martian

Saving money won't get us rich. You have to spend it to get it. — Jonathan Anthony Burkett

It's important that you keep asking God to show you what He wants you to do. If you don't ask, you won't know. — Stormie O'martian

It is essential that justice be done, it is equally vital that justice not be confused with revenge, for the two are wholly different. — Oscar Arias

Don't be afraid when you have to pray fervently because of your circumstances. God is wanting to do something great through you! — Stormie O'martian

The power of hope! Even a lack of ambition can, for a time, pay off as a necessary facet, as long as hope outweighs it. — Criss Jami

Encouraging words are hands that pool others from the despair of life. — Bangambiki Habyarimana

Anson Dorrance ... left me a short, encouraging note: "The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when nobody else is watching. — Mia Hamm

In the darkest times of your life, your praise to God should be the loudest. Let the enemy know you're not afraid of the dark. — Stormie O'martian

You're an artist, Mel. You can't expect to be a success at the same time.' She was warming her white hands. I was not sure that I was an artist, but it was nice to be told. — Robert Aickman

Hope is one of our central emotions, but we are often at a loss when asked to define it. Many of us confuse hope with optimism, a prevailing attitude that "things turn out for the best." But hope differs from optimism. Hope does not arise from being told to "Think Positively," or from hearing an overly rosy forecast. Hope, unlike optimism, is rooted in unalloyed reality. Although there is no uniform definition of hope, I found on that seemed to capture what my patients had taught me. Hope is the elevating feeling we experience when we see - in the mind's eye- a path to a better future. Hope acknowledges the significant obstacles and deep pitfalls along that path. True hope has no room for delusion. — Jerome Groopman

The children are the future, so, let's tell them about tomorrow's hope rather than yesterday's despair. — Onyi Anyado

I admire machinery as much is any man, and am as thankful to it as any man can be for what it does for us. But it will never be a substitute for the face of a man, with his soul in it, encouraging another man to be brave and true. — Charles Dickens

The phrase "timing is everything" is never more true than in your walk with God - HIS timing is everything. — Stormie O'martian

There's a Chinese proverb that says "Wisdom is avoiding all thoughts that weaken you & embracing those that strengthen you" Your mind is like a Ferrari (Or your favorite car) it is Awesome! ... but if you put sand on the gas tank it won't run. Don't put sand (negativity) on your mind. Think positive, encouraging, uplifting thoughts, & the negative will soon evaporate. — Pablo

If you don't value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents- start charging for it. — Kim Garst