Best motivational quotes to boost your confidence

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Motivational quotes can make a difference in a person’s life by providing hope and encouragement. Image: Felix Rostig|Unsplash

Motivational quotes keep us focused on our goals and optimistic in trying times by reminding us of our potential and the power of our actions.

Motivational quotes are typically relatively short. 

They can help people maintain their motivation, focus, and drive for the long haul by inspiring them when they need it most. 

Famous people, literature, movies, Bible quotes, and speech are all potential sources for motivational quotes. 

They are usually short and straightforward to remember, making them great for mental reinforcement through repetition.

70 motivational quotes to boost your confidence

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.”

– Winston Churchill

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Inspiring quotes often emphasize the value of effort, persistence, and courage. 

They motivate us to keep going despite setbacks and remind us that achievement typically demands hard work.

In this article, we will discover motivational quotes that will help you boost your confidence and empower yourself to do everything. 

1. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

2. “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.” – J.M. Barrie

3. “Success is not the absence of failure; it’s the persistence through failure.” – Aisha Tyler

4. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius

5. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela

6. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

7. “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean

8. “Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got this.” – Chantal Sutherland

9. “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” – Maya Angelou

10. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

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11. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky

12. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

13. “You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” – Brian Tracy

14. “Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs

15. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” – Steve Jobs

16. “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb

17. “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill

18. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela

19. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

20. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer

21. “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

22. “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers

23. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius

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24. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.” – Amelia Earhart

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25. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

26. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson

27. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

28. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

29. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

30. “The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.” – Unknown

31. “Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs

32. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

33. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson

34. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela

35. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu

36. “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.” – Steve Jobs

37. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer

38. “Dream big and dare to fail.” – Norman Vaughan

39. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain

40. “Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people.” – Unknown

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41. “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” – Jimmy Johnson

42. “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller

43. “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” – Henry Ford

44. “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine

45. “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” – Roy T. Bennett

46. “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” – Tim Notke

47. “Success is not in what you have, but who you are.” – Bo Bennett

48. “The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.” – Matty Mullins

49. “The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.” – Colin R. Davis

50. “The harder you work, the luckier you get.” – Gary Player

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51. “The best revenge is massive success.” – Frank Sinatra

52. “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Suzy Kassem

53. “Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman

54. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon

55. “Great things never came from comfort zones.” – Neil Strauss

56. “Success is not overnight. It’s when every day you get a little better than the day before. It all adds up.” – Dwayne Johnson

57. “The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” – Mark Zuckerberg

58. “Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done.” – Unknown

59. “The harder you work, the greater the reward.” – Unknown

60. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain

61. “Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow.” – Mahatma Gandhi

62. “When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale

63. “Nature has given us all the pieces required to achieve exceptional wellness and health, but has left it to us to put these pieces together.” – Diane McLaren

64. “There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” – Mister Rogers

65. “Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.” – John Wooden

66. “Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.” – Vernon Sanders Law

67. “Goal setting is the secret to a compelling future.” – Tony Robbins

68. “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” – Dale Carnegie

69. “We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them.” – Albert Einstein

70. “It is only when we take chances, when our lives improve. The initial and the most difficult risk that we need to take is to become honest. – Walter Anderson

Motivational quotes can make a difference in a person’s life by providing hope and encouragement

They make us see things in a new light, spark new ideas, and inspire confidence in our abilities. 

Also, a good outlook and the knowledge of our power and resilience are fostered by reading these quotes.

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