Do you ever have those weeks that just…well, aren’t very easy? Of course you do. We all do. As parents, we’re very familiar with just how grinding these autumn weeks can become. Everyone has some ups and downs this time of year. Sometimes a little bit of inspiration or motivation can go a long way.
We put together a list of some of our favorite inspirational quotes to help keep our spirits up. Considering a thought-provoking quotation can be a great way to inspire creativity or just put some pep in your step during an especially grueling week. Please feel free to share your own favorite quotations and/or sources of inspiration in the comment section below.
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
– Aesop
“We can do anything we want, if we stick to it long enough.”
– Helen Keller
“Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value.”
– Albert Einstein
“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.”
– Joseph Campbell
“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'”
– Muhammad Ali
“Forget your perfect offering / There is a crack in everything / That’s how the light gets in.”
– Leonard Cohen (from “Anthem”)
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
– Wayne Gretzky
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart.”
– Helen Keller
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.”
– Aristotle
“I have not the shadow of a doubt that any man or woman can achieve what I have, if he or she will make the same effort, and have the same hope and faith.”
– Mahatma Ghandi
“The best way out is always through.”
– Robert Frost
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
– Nelson Mandela
“We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
“Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.”
– Henry David Thoreau
0 Comments on “15 Inspirational Quotes to Get You Through Tough Weeks”
Really helps through a though time thanks for all you do
Thank you for these blogs. Help ground this busy mom in the tough times.
Thanks Nicole! Glad you found this grounding!
Thank you very much for sharing these! A little inspiration goes a long way. It is much appreciated! :)
I love this one and I haven’t heard it before. :
“Forget your perfect offering / There is a crack in everything / That’s how the light gets in.”
– Leonard Cohen (from “Anthem”)
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for posting these. Sometimes we just need one of these as a great reminder.
Im hoping to get a kitchen manager job at work.If I do I will be putting quotes of inspiration onthe board.I saved some of these.Thanks..
Awesome, Theresa! Hope you get the manager job!!! Putting up inspirational quotes there sounds like a great idea!
Beautiful quotes
Thanks for the post, there were a few I never heard of before! Always love reading more.
Thanks for the comment, Bailey! Glad you found some new ones here! :)
These are great! Sometimes I need a little lift me up.
Inspiration can come in many forms, quite often I am inspired to continue when one of my grandchildren smile at me, or that bird in the tree outside your window chips you a good morning song. The quotes are beautiful and reading through them there isn’t one that does not inspire me
Love all if these quotes, needed to read these this morning…thanks a lot for sharing!!!!
Thanks Natalie! Hope you have a great weekend!
Thank you for these. Some times we need a bit of motivation to keep ourselves moving.
Love these quotes! Thank you!
Thanks for the comment, Kim! Glad you like them!
These are helpful and a great reminder!
I really enjoyed reading this. Thanks.
Those are beautiful quotes,Fall is a beautiful time of year but it brings winter a time when i am pretty much house bound once winter starts due to a disabilty so that time of year can be depressing.
Appreciate these quotes. Having a rough week! Thank you!
Sorry to hear you’re having a rough week, Corry.