51 Famous Quotes About Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Happiness

On the road of life, there will be times when you seek inspiration from the trials of life, love, and work. We all strive for success and sometimes all you need are inspirational or motivational quotes to push you even further. There are many famous quotes but they all share something in common…they will uplift you.

Actors, business moguls, and iconic figures have all shared their insightful quotes with the world. We scoured the internet for some of the most famous quotes ever and hope the following 51 quotes provide you with the motivation to reach your goals.

1) Let the famous quotes begin!

51 Famous Quotes - "A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him." - David Brinkley
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“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” – David Brinkley

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51 Famous Quotes - "Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else." - Margaret Mead
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Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” – Margaret Mead

3) Famous Quotes by Oscar Wilde

51 Famous Quotes - "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde

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51 Famous Quotes - "Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde
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“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” – Oscar Wilde

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51 Famous Quotes - "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." - Oscar Wilde
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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” – Oscar Wilde

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51 Famous Quotes - "I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time." - Herbert Bayard Swope
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“I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.” – Herbert Bayard Swope

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51 Famous Quotes - "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi

8) Make the days count with famous quotes.

51 Famous Quotes - "Don’t count the days, make the days count." - Muhammad Ali
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“Don’t count the days, make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali

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51 Famous Quotes - "The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself." - Mark Caine
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“The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.” – Mark Caine

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51 Famous Quotes - "A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you." - Elbert Hubbard
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“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” – Elbert Hubbard

11) Famous quotes about life and being prepared for our future.

51 Famous Quotes - "The future belongs to those who prepare for it today." - Malcolm X
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“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X

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51 Famous Quotes - "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
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“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

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51 Famous Quotes - "The greatest wealth is to live content with little." - Plato
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“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.” – Plato

14) Famous Quotes by Albert Einstein…

51 Famous Quotes - "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
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“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” – Albert Einstein

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51 Famous Quotes - "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” – Albert Einstein

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51 Famous Quotes - "When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid." - Audre Lorde
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“When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” – Audre Lorde

17) Famous Quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt…

51 Famous Quotes - "If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor." - Eleanor Roosevelt
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“If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

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51 Famous Quotes - "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." - Eleanor Roosevelt
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“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

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51 Famous Quotes - "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt
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“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

20) Famous quotes from iconic movie stars.

51 Famous Quotes - "I’m selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best." - Marilyn Monroe
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“I’m selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.” – Marilyn Monroe

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"Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire; you will what you imagine; and at last, you create what you will." - George Bernard Shaw
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“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire; you will what you imagine; and at last, you create what you will.” – George Bernard Shaw

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"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." - Robert Frost
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“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” – Robert Frost

23) Famous Quotes by Maya Angelou…

"I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou
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“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

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"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - Maya Angelou
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“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” – Maya Angelou

25) Famous Quotes by Dr. Seuss…

"You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." - Dr. Seuss
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“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” – Dr. Seuss

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"Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss
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“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss

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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind." - Dr. Seuss
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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss

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"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon
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“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” – John Lennon

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"A great man is always willing to be little." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“A great man is always willing to be little.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

30) Famous quotes urging you to be your own person.

"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud." - Coco Chanel
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“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” – Coco Chanel

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"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us." - Helen Keller
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“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” – Helen Keller

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"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." - Mae West
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“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Mae West

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"A room without books is like a body without a soul." - Marcus Tullius Cicero
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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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"If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success." - James Cameron
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“If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success.” – James Cameron

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"So many books, so little time." - Frank Zappa
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“So many books, so little time.” – Frank Zappa

36) Famous Quotes by Mother Teresa…

"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier." - Mother Teresa
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“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” – Mother Teresa

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"If you judge people, you have no time to love them." - Mother Teresa
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“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” – Mother Teresa

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"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it." - Henry David Thoreau
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Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau

39) Famous quotes to inspire success.

"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus." - Bruce Lee
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“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” – Bruce Lee

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"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela
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“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela

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"Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly." - John F. Kennedy
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“Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.” – John F. Kennedy

42) Famous Quotes by Mark Twain…

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do." - Mark Twain
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” – Mark Twain

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"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." - Mark Twain
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“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” – Mark Twain

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"Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend." - Albert Camus
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“Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” – Albert Camus

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"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." - Walt Disney
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“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney

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"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve." - Napoleon Hill
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“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.” – Napoleon Hill

47) Oh no! We’ve almost reached the end of famous quotes.

"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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"Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast." - William Shakespeare
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“Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.” – William Shakespeare

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"If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough." - Oprah Winfrey
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“If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.” – Oprah Winfrey

50) Famous Quotes by Steve Jobs…

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary." - Steve Jobs
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“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” – Steve Jobs

51) I hope you enjoyed these famous quotes!

"Stay hungry, stay foolish." - Steve Jobs
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“Stay hungry, stay foolish.” – Steve Jobs

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