To get you ready for an inspiring 2023, we have put together our list of the most inspiring quotes from the world’s greatest thinkers.
South Africa (03 January 2023) – We have declared that this year is the year of inspiration and we intend on making it an inspiring one for you all! At the start of each year, as part of a self-care routine, a diary is purchased and filled with all the good things happening in the year.
These good things include loved ones’ birthdays, public holidays, holiday plans, important dates and anniversaries, and inspiring quotes.
We make a selection of quotes and at random, add them to the diary on various days. Scattering them out means you get inspiring surprises throughout the year.
You can be having a terrible day, open your diary to add a meeting you have been dreading and stumble onto a quote that you penned in when you were feeling hopeful and positive about the year. These nuggets of goodness have helped on many occasions.
We decided to share some of the quotes we plan to use in this year’s diary. If you are not a pen-and-paper kind of person, you can add them as notes on your phone’s calendar and every now and then, get an inspiring ping to your phone.
Your future self will thank you for this thoughtful gift. These are the 32 quotes from the world’s greatest thinkers, to keep you inspired during 2023!
- “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” – Albert Einstein
- “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anaïs Nin
- “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” — Amelia Earhart
- “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
- “The key is not the will to win… everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.” – Bobby Knight.
- “As long as you are doing things with a smile on your face, and you are having fun, then you are being unfiltered” – Bretman Rock
- “No matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again.” —Buddha
- “Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” – Carl Bard
- “The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.” – Carl Rogers
- It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. – Charles Spurgeon
- “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” – Christopher Reeve
- “You’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So get on your way!” — Dr. Seuss
- “You become a champion by fighting one more round. When things are tough, you fight one more round.” – James J. Corbett
- “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” — Jane Goodall
- “We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.” – J.K. Rowling
- In the end, it is the person you become, not the things you achieve, that is most important. – Les Brown
- “Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.” — Lyndon B. Johnson
- “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
- “As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.” – Nelson Mandela
- “Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.” — Marianne Williamson
- “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.” — Melody Beattie
- “If you’re someone people count on, particularly in difficult moments, that’s a sign of a life lived honourably.” — Rachel Maddow
- “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.” – Randy Pausch
- Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. – Robert Louis Stevenson
- “Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.” – Ruth Gordon
- “One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don’t know how to do, to keep learning.” —Ruth Reichl
- “Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.” – Seneca
- Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them. – Steve Maraboli
- “That last page turned is a perfect excuse to write a whole new book.” ―Toni Sorenson
- “There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” – Vincent van Gogh
- “Do anything, but let it produce joy.” ― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
Which quote is your favourite? And do you have one we should add to our list?
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