There have been soooooo many times when I felt like giving up—and I still do, even at 40 years old.
And then I remember how quitting has NEVER gotten me closer to achieving anything I wanted in life.
Knowing that is what keeps me on the right path nowadays.
I may feel frustrated, confused, and completely annoyed with myself, but I won’t be giving up this time. Neither should you.
Check out these 33 powerful and encouraging quotes for when you feel like giving up on your dreams.
I hope they give you strength, persistence, and a kick ass mindset to keep going no matter what life throws at you!
1. “It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
2. “The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost
3. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
4. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison
5. “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” – Langston Hughes
6. “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” – Earl Nightingale
7. “Everything you can imagine is real.” – Pablo Picasso
8. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
9. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb
10. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
11. “The moment you’re ready to quit is usually the moment right before the miracle happens.” – Unknown
12. “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Suzy Kassem
13. “Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.” – Rikki Rogers
14. “You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
15. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
16. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe
17. “When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you … never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe
18. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison
19. “Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” – Oprah Winfrey
20. “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
21. “Mistakes are proof that you are trying.” – Jennifer Lim
22. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
23. “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent Van Gogh
24. “Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” – Jim Rohn
25. “One day, all your hard work will pay off.” – Unknown
26. “A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.” – Nelson Mandela
27. “Dream big. Start small. Act now.” – Robin Sharma
28. “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali
29. “If you can’t stop thinking about it, don’t stop working for it.” – Unknown
30. “Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried, but actually you’ve been planted.” – Christine Caine
31. “Purpose fuels persistence.” – Unknown
32. “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” – Victor Hugo
33. “You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” – Unknown
