Go-to quotes for everyday life

© Dan Dumitru

I am sure that at some point in life, you found inspiration in quotes from your favourite authors, singers, artists or scientists (to name a few).

In my view, quotes do not represent empty words without meaning — but important pieces of wisdom someone shared with the world from personal life experience (even if these are sometimes hidden in the lines of favourite books and not explicitly in speech).

Sharing is the most genuine act of kindness someone can do for others, especially if it has timeless value. That is why I always found myself saving quotes to boost my everyday life and remind myself of what is needed or important for the present, or going forward. So today, I am sharing with you 3 categories of my favourite quotes! Hope these bring value.

Creativity

• “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.” ― Dr. Seuss
• “To have a great idea, have a lot of them.” ― Thomas A. Edison
• “Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.” ― Albert Einstein
• “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
• “Stay hungry, stay foolish.” ― Steve Jobs
• “Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!” ― Dr. Seuss

“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

Confidence

• “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” ― Oscar Wilde
• “You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, Love like you’ll never be hurt, Sing like there’s nobody listening, And live like it’s heaven on earth.” ― William W. Purkey
• “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” ― Bernard M. Baruch
• “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “Confidence. If you have it, you can make anything look good. ” ― Diane Von Furstenberg
• “People will stare. Make it worth their while.” — Harry Winston

Progress

• “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
• “It’s not about what it is, it’s about what it can become.” ― Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
• “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right.” ― Henry Ford
• “Fall seven times and stand up eight.” — Japanese proverb
• “The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it.” ― Diana Vreeland
• “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

This is only a selection from my book of quotes. I do hope you will make use of them especially in these difficult times when you and your imagination can create beauty, give confidence and facilitate progress.