Words of encouragement can shift your mindset and lift your spirit in ways more than you can imagine. Positive quotes have the power to create hope and shape your day. UEF brings you a collection of daily positive quotes to brighten your day and lead a flourishing life.
Why Positive Thinking Quotes Matter Every Day
Positivity is a mindset that influences your thoughts and actions. Choosing to focus on the good and staying hopeful can help you live a more meaningful life. At UEF, we believe in creating positive environments for personal development and community well-being.
Reading positive thinking quotes daily can shape how you take on challenges and experiences. These uplifting, positive quotes can also help you stay centered and focus on the good.
30+ Positive Quotes To Brighten Your Day
Here are 30+ positive, inspirational and motivational quotes that will lift you up. These quotes about positive thinking will help you stay focused.
Positive Inspirational Quotes
- “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” — William James
- “You do not find the happy life. You make it.” — Camilla Eyring Kimball
- “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” — Muhammad Ali
- “You are enough just as you are.” — Meghan Markle
- “Keep going. Everything you need will come to you at the perfect time.”
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Positive Motivational Quotes
- “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” — Theodore Roosevelt
- “Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction.”
- “Your limitation—it’s only your imagination.”
- “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill
- “Work hard in silence. Let success make the noise.”
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Positive Thinking Quotes
- “The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.” — Charles Kingsleigh
- “Positive thinking is powerful thinking. If you want happiness, fulfilment, success, and inner peace, start thinking you have the power to achieve those things.” — Germany Kent
- “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” — Helen Keller
- “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” — Willie Nelson
- “Think positive. Speak life. Stay grateful.”
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Happy Positive Quotes
- “Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.” — John Barrymore
- “Be so happy that when others look at you, they become happy too.”
- “Do more of what makes you smile.”
- “Every day may not be good—but there is something good in every day.”
- “Joy is not in things; it is in us.” — Richard Wagner
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Positive Quotes For Women
- “The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.” — Blake Lively
- “You are the author of your own story. If you don’t like where this chapter is going, it’s okay to start a new one.”
- “There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise.”
- “Be a girl with a mind, a woman with attitude, and a lady with class.”
- “You glow differently when you’re confident, kind, and at peace.”
Like the roots of a cosmic tree, may these words of positivity set their roots deep within you.
Positive Quotes For Kids
- “You are capable of amazing things.”
- “Dream big, little one.”
- “The more you practice being kind, the better you get at it.”
- “Be curious, ask questions, and keep learning.”
- “It’s okay to make mistakes—that’s how we grow.”
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Positive Krishna Quotes from Bhagavat Gita
- “You are what you believe in. You become that which you believe you can become.”
- “For one who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, the mind will remain the greatest enemy.”
- “Set thy heart upon thy work, but never on its reward.”
- “The soul is neither born, and nor does it die.”
- “There is neither this world nor the world beyond nor happiness for the one who doubts.”
- “We’re kept from our goal not by obstacles, but by a clear path to a lesser goal.”
- “A person can rise through the efforts of his own mind; or draw himself down, in the same manner. Because each person is his own friend or enemy.”
- “There is nothing lost or wasted in this life.”
- “Perform your obligatory duty, because action is indeed better than inaction.”
- “The mind acts like an enemy for those who do not control it.”
A positive mindset can rekindle the symbolic fire within you and make you achieve greater good.
Quotes to Stay Positive During Stressful Times
- “Every storm runs out of rain.”
- “Breathe in courage, breathe out fear.”
- “Stars can’t shine without darkness.”
- “Peace begins with a single breath.”
- “You’ve survived 100% of your hardest days.”
- “This too shall pass.”
- “Strength grows in moments you think you can’t go on but keep going anyway.
- “Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against stress.”
- “Small steps every day create big changes.”
- “You are stronger than the struggle.”
Reading positive quotes for the day and reflecting on daily positive thoughts can help in maintaining a positive attitude even during challenges. These simple positive daily thoughts act as positive thinking quotes to boost daily motivation and happiness.
Quotes to Embrace Forgiveness and Compassion
- “Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could be any different.”
- “Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”
- “Compassion is the language the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
- “When you choose forgiveness, you choose peace.”
- “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you.”
- “Kindness is free—sprinkle it everywhere.”
- “Forgive often, love deeply, and live fully.”
- “Compassion is not weakness; it’s courage in action.”
- “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
- “A heart full of compassion has no room for hate.”
These quotes for a positive day remind us to incorporate positive thoughts through compassion and kindness. Choosing to forgive is one of the most potent positive quotes to brighten your day and improve mental well-being.
Conclusion
A single positive thought can turn an ordinary day into an extraordinary one. At UEF, we encourage you to be mindful of false narratives and choose thoughts that support your well-being and reflect the life you wish to create.
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FAQ’s On Positive Vibe Quotes
- What is a positive saying for today?
“Take the first step, and the path will appear”
- What are positive messages?
Positive messages are words or phrases that uplift your spirit and encourage optimistic thinking.
- Do positive quotes help mental health?
Yes. Repeating or reading positive quotes and affirmations reduces stress and increases growth mindset and hope.
- How to have a positive mindset?
Practice gratitude, surround yourself with positive influences and read daily positive quotes for inspiration.
- What are some short positive quotes for daily life?
Some short positive quotes are:
“You are enough.”
“Choose happy.”
“Keep going.”
“Joy is in us.”
- What are some positive quotes for kids to start the day?
“You are capable of amazing things.”
“Be curious, ask questions, and keep learning.”
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About the author:
Akhilesh Gupta is the founder of the UEF Foundation and a Fellow of the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative. He previously served as senior managing director at Blackstone and held leadership roles at Reliance Industries and Hindustan Unilever.