Chin Up: 10 Uplifting Quotes to Empower and Inspire You

Some days it feels hard to keep your chin up and motivated for the simplest of tasks. When I’m feeling this way, I find reading through uplifting quotes is just the thing to shift my mindset. 

Inspiring quotes are helpful in these times, because they remind us we are not alone. If someone else can persevere through a hard day, so can we. 

Below are 10 uplifting quotes to make you feel more inspired on a tough day.

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

Sometimes, all we need is faith in ourselves. Theodore Roosevelt lets us know that belief is often the first step to achieving greater things. 

2. “There is some kind of a sweet innocence in being human—in not having to be just happy or just sad—in the nature of being able to be both broken and whole, at the same time.” – C. JoyBell C

We’re all human and it’s okay if you don’t feel happy all the time. The best part of life is our capacity for a multitude of feelings.

3. “Nothing is impossible. The word itself says, ‘I’m possible!’” – Audrey Hepburn

This Audrey Hepburn quote reminds us that even the word impossible says you’re capable. Don’t let anyone convince you otherwise. 

4. “You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” – Dr. Seuss

This popular Dr. Seuss quote tells us we can do anything we put our mind to. All we have to do is take the leap.

 5. “There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.” – Shannon L. Alder

Much like the speaker of this quote, Shannon L. Alder, we are the authors of our own life stories. We decide which direction we take from here.

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

Life is full of trials. Sometimes we will fail, but we will get where we need to be if we keep going.

7.“If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” – Roald Dahl

Positivity breeds positivity. If you begin practicing positivity in your heart and mind, it will be apparent in other aspects of your life. 

8. “A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.” – Henry Kissinger

We don’t start out being the best we can be. Our challenges help shape us into the people we are today. 

 9. “Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried but you’ve actually been planted.” – Christine Caine

Tough times are an important process in getting us where we need to be. We often come out of them even better than before.

10. “The best thing you can do is master the chaos in you. You are not thrown into the fire, you ARE the fire.” – Mama Indigo

Master how you react to difficulties in life. Success comes from taking things in stride and learning how to manage them. 

Never Lose Your Fire

I hope this list of uplifting quotes helped put a smile on your face and light a fire in you.

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