60 Deep, Meaningful Quotes about Life

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Life is a journey filled with challenges, joys, and profound experiences. At times, we seek wisdom and inspiration to navigate this complex path. In this article, you’ll discover 60 deep and meaningful quotes about life, offering insights from renowned thinkers, authors, and philosophers.

These quotes are designed to inspire, motivate, and provide a fresh perspective on life’s various facets. Whether you’re looking for encouragement, reflection, or a new outlook, these timeless words of wisdom will resonate and uplift you.

1. “I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I am willing to bet on, it’s myself.” — Beyoncé

2. “Stay close to anything that makes you glad that you are alive.” — Hafez

3. “You do not find the happy life. You create it.” — Camilla Eyring Kimball

4. “They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” — Andy Warhol

5. “In any given moment, we have two options: to step forward to growth or step back into safety.” — Abraham Maslow

6. “If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.” — Rick Riordan

7. “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one.” — John Lennon

8. “The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.” — Arthur C. Clarke

9. “Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.” — Stephanie Bennett Henry

10. “Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all, confidence in ourselves.” — Marie Curie

11. “The world breaks everyone, and afteward, some are strong at the broken places.” — Ernest Hemingway

12. “We are all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?” — The Doctor (Doctor Who)

13. “Once you carry your own water, you will learn the value of every drop.” — African Proverb

14. “Forget the past. No one becomes successful in the past.” — Unknown

15. “No individual raindrop ever considers itself responsible for the flood.” — John Ruskin

16. “I’m not impressed by the amount of money, social status or fame you claim to have. I’m impressed by the amount of dignity with which you treat other human beings.” — Unknown

17. “I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.” — Arthur Rubinstein

18. “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

19. “Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and acommodations are.” — Oliver Goldsmith

20. “Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.” — Josh Billings

21. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” — Walt Disney

22. “Faith is risking it all on something unseen. Most people say, “I’ll believe it when I see it,” but the truth of the matter is that you’ll see it when you believe it.” — David DeNotaris

23. “The only thing that’s keeping you from getting what you want is the story you keep telling yourself.” — Tony Robbins

24. “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you are right.” — Henry Ford

25. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” — Amelia Earhart

26. “To do two things at once is to do neither.” — Publilius Syrus

27. “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” — Dolly Parton

28. “The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.” — Ernest Hemingway

29. “I am nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and I’ve led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me, and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect, I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who’s ever lived: I’ve loved another with all my heart and soul; and to me, this has always been enough.” — Nicholas Sparks

30. “It’s sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.” — Henry Rollins

31. “Let what comes come. Let what goes go. Find out what remains.” —Ramana Maharshi

32.“When will you begin that long journey into yourself?” — Rumi

33.“Why should I kill myself worrying when I’ll end up just as dead?” — The Bicycle Thieves

34.“After a while, you learn to ignore the names people call you and just trust who you are.” — Shrek

35.“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser—like focus.” — Bruce Lee

36. “If I’m gonna tell a real story, I’m gonna start with my name.” – Kendrick Lamar

37. “Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” — Epicurus

38.“The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.” — Marcel Pagnol

39. “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” — George Bernard Shaw

40. “Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.” — M. Scott Peck

41. “If you aren’t good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you’ll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren’t even giving to yourself.” — Barbara De Angelis

42. “If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax.” — Abraham Lincoln

43. “A ship is always safe at shore but that is not what it’s built for.” — Albert Einstein

44. “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” — Stephen King

45. “Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.” — Stephen R. Covey

46. “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

47. “You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.” — Tom Wilson

48. “Success is largely a matter of holding on after others have let go.” — Unknown

49. “It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.” — W.C. Fields

50. “A year from now you may wish you had started today.” — Karen Lamb

51. “You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” — Dale Carnegie

52. “Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.” — Ed Cunningham

53. “By changing nothing, nothing changes. — Tony Robbins

54. If you’re serious about changing your life, you’ll find a way. If you’re not, you will find an excuse. — Jen Sincero

55. “There is no passion to be found playing small—in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” — Nelson Mandela

56. “Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.” — Oprah Winfrey

57. “Your big opportunity may be right where you are standing right now.” — Napoleon Hill

58. “You must have long-term goals to keep you from being frustrated by short-term failures.” — Charles. C. Noble

59. “If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success.” —

James Cameron

60.“The one who plants trees, knowing he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life. — Rabindranath Tagore

61. “This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can’t see how deep it is.” – Dennis Rodman