Top 81 Short Quotes

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Sometimes all it takes is for a few words to inspire you. With that in mind, check out the top 81 short quotes.

#81 – 80. Short Quotes

81. The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. – Nelson Henderson

80. If it matters to you, you’ll find a way. – Charlie Gilkey

#79 – 70. Short Quotes

79. To live will be an awfully big adventure. – Peter Pan

78. Everything you can imagine is real. – Pablo Picasso

77. The past does not equal the future. – Tony Robbins

76. Be so good they can’t ignore you. – Steve Martin

75. Every noble work is at first impossible. – Thomas Carlyle

74. And still, I rise. – Maya Angelou

73. If you’re going through hell, keep going. – Winston Churchill

72. Change the world by being yourself. – Amy Poehler

71. Oh, the things you can find, if you don’t stay behind. – Dr. Seuss

70. Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. – Truman Capote

#69 – 60. Short Quotes

69. Forget about style; worry about results. – Bobby Orr

68. I have nothing to lose but something to gain. – Eminem

67. I will remember and recover, not forgive and forget. – Unknown

66. Strive for greatness. – Lebron James

65. The time is always right to do what is right. – Martin Luther King Jr.

64. If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything. – Mark Twain

63. You must be the change you wish to see in the world. – Mahatma Gandhi

62. Change the game, don’t let the game change you. – Macklemore

61. No guts, no story. – Chris Brady

60. Happiness depends upon ourselves. – Aristotle

#59 – 50. Short Quotes

59. Never regret anything that made you smile. – Mark Twain

58. Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today. – James Dean

57. I don’t need it to be easy, I need it to be worth it. – Lil Wayne

56. May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears. – Nelson Mandela

55. Stay hungry. Stay foolish. – Steve Jobs

54. Leave no stone unturned. – Eurip-ides

53. If the world was blind how many people would you impress? – Boonaa Mohammed

52. Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got. – R. Brault

51. Determine your priorities and focus on them. – Eileen McDargh

50. Stay foolish to stay sane. – Maxime Lagacé

#49 – 40. Short Quotes

49. Open your mind. Get up off the couch. Move. – Anthony Bourdain

48. Every moment is a fresh beginning. – T.S Eliot

47. White is not always light and black is not always dark. – Habeeb Akande

46. Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. – Rumi

45. You can if you think you can. – George Reeves

44. You must do the things you think you cannot do. – Eleanor Roosevelt

43. Whatever you are, be a good one. – Abraham Lincoln

42. Dream big. – Pray bigger.

41. Yesterday you said tomorrow. Just do it. – Nike

40. Have enough courage to start and enough heart to finish. – Jessica N. S. Yourko

#39 – 30. Short Quotes

39. Embrace the glorious mess that you are. – Elizabeth Gilbert

38. Nothing lasts forever but at least we got these memories. – J. Cole

37. Keep going. Be all in. – Bryan Hutchinson

36. What we think, we become. – Buddha

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

34. My life is my message. – Mahatma Gandhi

33. Whatever you do, do it well. – Walt Disney

32. What consumes your mind controls your life- Unknown

31. Reality is wrong, dreams are for real. – Tupac

30. There is no substitute for hard work. – Thomas Edison

#29 – 20. Short Quotes

29. No pressure, no diamonds. – Thomas Carlyle

28. When words fail, music speaks. – Shakespeare

27. Love For All, Hatred For None. – Khalifatul Masih III

26. We are twice armed if we fight with faith. – Plato

25. Boldness be my friend. – William Shakespeare

24. Screw it, let’s do it. – Richard Branson

23. Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines. – Robert H. Schiuller

22. When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go. – Carol Burnett

21. Don’t you know your imperfections is a blessing? – Kendrick Lamar

20. All limitations are self-imposed. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

#19 – 10. Short Quotes

19. A happy soul is the best shield for a cruel world. – Atticus

18. One day the people that don’t even believe in you will tell everyone how they met you. – Johnny Depp

17. Be faithful to that which exists within yourself. – André Gide

16. Tough times never last but tough people do. – Robert H. Schiuller

15. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. – Leonardo da Vinci

14. It hurt because it mattered. – John Green

13. Broken crayons still color. Click to tweet

12. Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are. – Kurt Cobain

11. Normality is a paved road: it’s comfortable to walk but no flowers grow. – Vincent van Gogh

10. The meaning of life is to give life meaning. – Ken Hudgins

#9 – 1. Short Quotes

9. Turn your wounds into wisdom. – Oprah Winfrey

8. Success is the child of audacity. – Benjamin Disraeli

7. Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. – Maya Angelou

6. Believe you can and you’re halfway there. – Theodore Roosevelt

5. Hate comes from intimidation, love comes from appreciation. – Tyga

4. I could agree with you but then we’d both be wrong. – Harvey Specter

3. Never let your emotions overpower your intelligence. – Drake

2. It is never too late to be what you might have been. – George Eliot

1. Whatever you do, do with all your might. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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