A little positivity can go a long way and help you have a great day, so we have put together a list of all the best short uplifting quotes for you to share. And if you’re looking for short uplifting quotes for Instagram, we also have you covered.
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Short Uplifting Quotes
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“Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Be yourself and people will like you.” —Jeff Kinney
“Happiness never decreases by being shared.” —Buddha
“Each day provides its own gifts.” —Marcus Aurelius
“Most people are nice when you finally see them.” —Harper Lee
“Make your life matter and have fun doing it.” —Aaron Hurst
“The greatest pleasure of life is love.” — Euripides
“We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize we only have one.” —Confucius
“There were times I was underestimated a lot. It gave me a unique benefit.” —Elaine Welteroth
“The next choice is the most important choice.” —George Wells
“Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.” – Emily Dickinson
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha
“Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Especially not yourself.” —Mindy Kaling
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”– Milton Berle
“Every morning starts a new page in your story. Make it a great one today.” – Doe Zantamata
“One small positive thought can change your whole day.” – Zig Ziglar
“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” — Forrest Gump
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” —Mahatma Gandhi
“Every morning is a revolution against the darkness.” ― Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Be positive with every idea surrounding your dreams.” – Israelmore Ayivor
“I want to reach my potential, impact my world, and leave a legacy.” —Seth Buechley
“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” —Florence Nightingale
“Find joy in everything you choose to do.” – Chuck Palahniuk
“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.” – Zig Ziglar
“If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” – Charles Bukowski
“When you cease to dream you cease to live.” —Malcolm Forbes
“It’s almost always possible to be honest and positive.” – Naval Ravikant
“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” —Katharine Hepburn
“A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” —Gina Carey
“A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.” — Carly Simon
“Live for each second without hesitation.” — Elton John
“The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.” —Frank Lloyd Wright
“Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated.” — Confucius
“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” —Maya Angelou
“After all, life is too short to be anything but happy.” – Karl Marx
“Today is a new day, the first day of the rest of your life.” – Abbie Hoffman
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” —Walt Whitman
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey
“Limit your ‘always’ and your ‘nevers.’” —Amy Poehler
“Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali
“Stay positive in every situation and everything you do.” – Anurag Prakash Ray
“A positive attitude awakens inner strength, energy, motivation, and initiative.” – Remez Sasson
“‘No’ today doesn’t mean ‘no’ tomorrow.” —Yvonne Orji
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” —Aesop
“Don’t settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something.” — Ashton Kutcher
“Choose your dream. Work to the extreme.” —Tyra Banks
“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” —Tony Robbins
“Joy blooms where minds and hearts are open.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie
“We love because it’s the only true adventure.” – Nikki Giovanni
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” —Ayn Rand
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop
“The most wasted of days is one without laughter.” —E. E. Cummings
“When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy.” – Paolo Coelho
“Why not take a chance and bet on happiness? —Jenny Han
“Love yourself more, you’ll never regret it.” – Ann Marie Molina
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” —Lao Tzu
“Life is short it is up to you to make it sweet.” – Sarah Louise
“Life is not so much what you accomplish as what you overcome.” —Robin Roberts
“I think positive emotion trumps negative emotion every time.” – Leonardo DiCaprio
“Do what is true to your soul.” —Malini Saba
“The healthiest response to life is joy.” — Deepak Chopra
“The past is gone. Today is full of possibilities.” – Karen Casey
“Make a determination that you will live your purpose today.” —Daniel Budzinski
“The power of imagination makes us infinite.” —John Muir
“The warrior knows that her heartbreak is her map.” —Glennon Doyle
“Base your relationships on the right values.” —Dick Gephardt
“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” – Rumi
“When you’re positive, good things happen.” – Deep Roy
“A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.” – Melinda Gates
“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.” —Serena Williams
“When people don’t want the best for you, they are not the best for you.” —Gayle King
“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.” —Oprah Winfrey
“An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality.” – Brian Tracy
“There are no regrets in life, just lessons.” — Jennifer Aniston
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama
“Simplicity makes me happy.” – Alicia Keys
“When in doubt, throw doubt out and have a little faith….” – E.A. Bucchianeri
“Tell yourself how much you love yourself.” – Don Miguel Ruiz
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
“Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon” – Winnie the Pooh
“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.” —Buckminster Fuller
“She remembered who she was and the game changed.” —Lalah Deliah
“In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.” – Dalai Lama
“If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.” – Bruce Lee
“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” —Albert Einstein
“Happiness is not a goal…it’s a by-product of a life well-lived.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“You can have it all. Just not all at once.” —Oprah Winfrey
“You never fail until you stop trying.” – Albert Einstein
“In order to carry a positive action, we must develop here a positive vision.” – Dalai Lama
“Once you know who you are, you don’t have to worry anymore.” —Nikki Giovanni
“Turn every life situation into a positive one.” – Rhonda Byrne
“Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.” —Rosa Parks
“The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” —Bertrand Russell
“You will not determine my story. I will.” —Amy Schumer
“Learn to let go. That is the key to happiness.” – Buddha
“If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“In a world that wants women to whisper, I choose to yell.” —Luvvie Ajayi
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” —Mahatma Gandhi
“Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.” – Mother Teresa
“The mind is everything. What you think you become.” —Buddha
“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” – Marcus Aurelius
“The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.” —Yiddish Proverb
“The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are.” – Goldie Hawn
“Love is a game that two can play and both win.” – Eva Gabor
“Salvation lies within.” —Warden Samuel Norton
“There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.” – Augustine of Hippo
“Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.” – George Halas
“Happiness [is] only real when shared” – Jon Krakauer
“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” —Mahatma Gandhi
“Think and wonder. Wonder and think.” —Dr. Suess
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“You can be everything. You can be the infinite amount of things that people are.”— Kesha
“Life is a first impression. You get one shot at it. Make it everlasting.” – J.R. Rim
“When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” – Buddha
“An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” – Henry David Thoreau
“All you need is love.” – Paul McCartney
“Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair…” – Susan Polis Schutz
“Let your compassion fuel your passion.” — Achea Redd, founder of Real Girls F.A.R.T.
“Jump in with both feet and be brave.” —Sujit Choudhry
“Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.” —Dalai Lama
“Everything is figureoutable.”— Marie Forleo
“Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower.” – John Harrigan
“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” – Coco Chanel
“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” —T.S. Eliot
“We have to collectively work together to improve the world.” —Samuel Strauch
“It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” – Marthe Troly-Curtin
“Don’t wait, the time will never be just right.” – Napoleon Hill
“My best successes came on the heels of failure.” —Barbara Corcoran
“Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.” – Shiv Khera
“If you stay positive good things and good people will be drawn to you.” – Mary Lou Retton
“Let your creativity be a river, not a destination.” —Elizabeth Gilbert
“Do good and good will come to you.” —Adam Lowy
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” – Anne Frank
“Joy is not in things; it is in us.” – Richard Wagner
“Every morning is a chance at a new day.” – Marjorie Pay Hinckley
“In order to write about life first you must live it.”– Ernest Hemingway
“If you are positive, you’ll see opportunities instead of obstacles.” – Widad Akrawi
“Surround yourself with positive people.” —Rod Rohrich
“I don’t know a woman alive who isn’t courageous.” ― Reese Witherspoon
“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Do good, live in the most positive and joyful way possible every day.” – Roy T. Bennett
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.” —Rabindranath Tagore
“Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered.” —Michelle Obama
“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.” – Roy T. Bennett
“Every morning, I wake up saying, ‘I’m still alive, a miracle.’ And so I keep on pushing.” — Jim Carrey
“Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it all on my own is not.” — Reba McEntire
“Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third.” – Marge Piercy
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” — Socrates
“You can choose to not let little things upset you.” – Joel Osteen
“Love is never wrong.” – Melissa Etheridge
“Hold onto your old friends. Kiss your mama. Admit what your dreams are.” —Maya Rudolph
“Hope is the most exciting thing there is in life.” —Mandy Moore
“How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” – Rupi Kaur
“People have to remain positive and believe in those dreams. It’s really important.” – Kirsty Coventry
“Surround yourself with people and things that inspire you. Learn everything you can.” —Jameela Jamil
“A flower blossoms for its own joy.” – Oscar Wilde
“Mostly, the world sees you the way you see yourself.”– Lisa Nichols
“The mere sense of living is joy enough.” – Emily Dickinson
“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Positive energy knows no boundaries.” – Lu Wei
“You do not find the happy life. You make it.” —Thomas S. Monson
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of others.” – Charles Dickens
“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” – Jimmy Johnson
“Ditch the dream and be a doer.” —Shonda Rhimes
“I dream things that never were and say why not.” —George Bernard Shaw
“Get busy living or get busy dying.” — Stephen King
“Extraordinary things are always hiding in places people never think to look.” —Jodi Picoul
“The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” —Amelia Earhart
“May your troubles be less and your blessings be more.” —Irish Blessing
“You can if you think you can.” – George Reeves
“Happiness is a state of activity.” – Aristotle
“Give yourself the love you’re willing to give to others.” – Mahin Ismail
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” —Walt Disney
“If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels.” —Tennessee Williams
“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says “I’m possible!” – Audrey Hepburn
“All limitations are self-imposed.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
“I dwell in possibility.” —Emily Dickinson
“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” —Abraham Lincoln
“A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.” —Maya Angelou
“When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes.” – Ernie Banks
“You go in with a positive attitude and stay there.” – Shelley Long
“The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.”– Frank Sinatra
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.” – Lucille Ball
“To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.” —Bill Gates
“Yesterday ended last night, today is a brand-new day. And it’s yours.” – Zig Ziglar
“Don’t be like the rest of them darling.” —Coco Chanel
“Make each day your masterpiece.” – John Wooden
“Every new day gives me ceaseless hope to reach out for my dreams.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
“The only joy in the world is to begin.” – Cesare Pavese
“We love the things we love for what they are.” – Robert Frost
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.” —Dr. Seuss
“Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in.” —Hillary Clinton
“Learn to love yourself enough to be happy in your own company.” – Samantha Camargo
“Say something positive, and you’ll see something positive.” —Jim Thompson
“As you know, life is an echo; we get what we give.” — David DeNotaris
“What we think, we become.” —Buddha
“We have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible.” —Beyonce
“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” —Estée Lauder
“Where there is love there is life.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“Recognize what you have inside you.” —Eric Pulier
“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” —Robin Williams
“One has to be positive. When you’re positive, good things happen.” – Deep Roy
“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”—Roald Dahl
“Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.” — Hans Christian Andersen
“Whoever is happy will make others happy too.” —Anne Frank
“Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.” – Herman Hesse
“Life is a flower of which love is the honey.” — Victor Hugo
“Always let your conscience be your guide.” —Jiminy Cricket
“Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.” —Dr. Harriet Braiker
“We may not have hit the peak yet, but we are on the journey up.” —Brian Nhira
“Have faith in yourself and in the future.” – Ted Kennedy
“Boss up and change your life.” —Lizzo
“If you want to be happy, be.” – Leo Tolstoy
“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” – Aristotle
“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.” – Roy T. Bennett
“Do the best, give the best and leave the rest to run after you.” – Garima Yonzon
“You carry so much love in your heart. Give some to yourself.” – R.Z.
“I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.” —Katherine Hepburn
“To know oneself, one should assert oneself.” –Albert Camus
“A No. 2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.” —Joyce Meyer
“You have to train your brain to be positive just like you work out your body.” – Shawn Achor
“I believe in strong women. I believe in the woman who is able to stand up for herself.” — C. JoyBell C.
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” —Mae West
“Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave.” – Harvey Mackay
“Love yourself enough to set boundaries.” – Anna Taylor
“Every day is a new opportunity to change your life and be who you want to be.” —Demi Lovato
“Invite people into your life that don’t look or think like you.” —Mellody Hobson
“Take the first step.” —Darius Fisher
“A loving heart is the truest wisdom.” – Charles Dickens
“Life is short, and it is here to be lived.” —Kate Winslet
“Just for the record darling, not all positive change feels positive in the beginning.” —S. C. Lourie
“Let us literally live from moment to moment.”—Mahatma Gandhi
“Today is a good day to try.” —Quasimodo
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” —Dr. Seuss
“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” —Omar Khyyam
“I think if you just look at life in a positive way, positive things will happen.” – Jake Owen
“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” —William Shakespeare
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” -Michelle Obama
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” —Chinese Proverb
“The joy of life is becoming a person you are proud of.” —Bill Orender
“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep.” – Rumi
“We can truly love one another once we love who we are.” –Angela C. Santomero
“I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.” —Lucille Ball
So that is it for our list of Short Uplifting Quotes. We hope you found the perfect one for you!
If you like these, you might also want to check out our other lists of Short Inspirational Morning Quotes, Short Friend Quotes, March Letter Board Quotes, Short Powerful Quotes, Funny Inspirational Quotes, Three Word Quotes, Short Encouraging Quotes and Short Meaningful Quotes.
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Laynni has been sharing her travel adventures and day-to-day life on Routinely Nomadic social media for over 15 years and appreciates the importance of finding the perfect quote or caption to showcase those experiences. Putting her extensive writing and education background to good use, Laynni has become passionate about researching and curating comprehensive lists of all the best quotes and captions for every occasion.