50 Positive Uplifting Quotes for difficult times

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The below positive uplifting quotes can help you to stay motivated when you are facing bad times in your life. When you are going through bad times, never be afraid. You have to face it fearlessly. You will definitely find a way to get out of it. Apart from these uplifting quotes, you can also read our other motivational posts on procrastination, overthinking quotes, calm quotes, and thanksgiving quotes.

Here is a collection of positive uplifting quotes.

Positive Uplifting Quotes for kids, students

1. “Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.” ― Lucy Maud Montgomery

2. “I will always find a way and a way will always find me.” ― Charles F. Glassman

3. “How you make others feel about themselves says a lot about you.” ― Muhammad Ali

4. “In the darkest times of your life, your praise to God should be the loudest. Let the enemy know you’re not afraid of the dark.” ― Stormie Omartian

5. “You have to keep looking on the bright because you’ll never find anything in the dark.” ― Zack W. Van

6. “I know it may not be an easy thing to do, but with the right person by their side, they can conquer anything.” ― Stephanie Kaleto

7. “In the end, you will not see the physical beauty in others that caught your eye, but the fire that burned within them. This kind of beauty is the bonfire you had to attend.” ― Shannon L. Alder

8. “It is only in our darkest hours that we may discover the true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves that can never, ever, be dimmed.” ― Doe Zantamata

9. “Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love it! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!” ― Anne Frank

10. “When we let fear be our master, we cannot be happy and free as a butterfly. But when we choose to trust the journey and embrace love and joy, we are free to fly.” ― Annicken R. Day

11. “I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.” ― Og Mandino

12. “If you always attach positive emotions to the things you want, and never attach negative emotions to the things you don’t, then that which you desire most will invariably come your way.” ― Matt D. Miller

13. “Everything is within your power, and your power is within you.” ― Janice Trachtman

14. “If reading makes you happy, do it. Whatever makes your heart sing and brings you joy, do that too.” ― C. Toni Graham

15. “Don’t be afraid when you have to pray fervently because of your circumstances. God is wanting to do something great through you!” ― Stormie Omartian

Uplifting Quotes for hard times

16. “God wants to bless us in many ways that require faith. We must trust that He is answering our prayers even when we can’t see it.” ― Stormie Omartian

17. “Always surround yourself with people who lift you up, rather than hold you down.” ― Donald L. Hicks

18. “Accept each other. Love. Even if it is messy. Live with no regrets. Remember that diversity is our strength. We shouldn’t be building walls, we should be tearing them down. Accept each other no matter who we love, how we pray, or how we look.” ― Johnny Corn

19. “Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh

20. “Love so joyfully and freely given can never be taken away. It is never truly gone.” ― Cameron Dokey

21. “It’s hard to believe there are people that don’t read books. There’s so much magic in words and well-told stories.” ― C. Toni Graham

22. “Writers have influenced thoughts, principals, viewpoints, and experiences throughout history. A talented writer’s pen is anointed with magic!” ― C. Toni Graham

23. “It’s important that you keep asking God to show you what He wants you to do. If you don’t ask, you won’t know.” ― Stormie Omartian

24. “It’s always great to see someone’s life changed for the better, and to be involved in something like that is really uplifting for me.” ― Trent Alexander-Arnold

25. “We need to pay attention to the whole space – every room, chair, and table – so it feels uplifting and inspiring.” ― Miguel McKelvey

26. “Don’t be afraid. Because you’re going to be afraid. But remember when you become afraid, just don’t be afraid.” ― Joan Jett

27. “Even a stopped clock is right twice every day. After some years, it can boast of a long series of successes.” ― Marie Con Ebner-Eschenbach

28. “Life is not breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away.” ― George Strait

29. “Moments come & moments go, but can last a lifetime in your heart. Make them count!” ― Mark Hewer

30. “Be grateful for all of your imperfections and flaws. They are your teachers.” ― Tiffany Fenton

31. “As long as you meditate on the scriptures, you will uplift your spirit.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

32. “If you have life and good health, you have the greatest blessings.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

33. “A problem is an answer waiting to be opened.” ― Peter Lerangis

34. “Being able to change the world and change hearts and minds – it’s uplifting.” ― MJ Rodriguez

35. “May you find much more grace for everyday life.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

Short Inspirational Uplifting Quotes

36. “I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders.” ― Jewish Proverb

37. “You have to be where you are to get where you need to go.” ― Amy Poehler

38. “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ― Maya Angelou

39. “The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.” ― Paul Valery

40. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein

41. “Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.” ― Albert Schweitzer

42. “If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.” ― Michael Jackson

43. “The quality of your relationships will determine the quality of your life. And this is something worth praying about.” ― Stormie Omartian

44. “The battle for our lives, and the lives of our children, our husbands, our friends, our families, & our nation, is waged on our knees.” ― Stormie Omartian

45. “Life was strangely glorious like that sometimes; just as it could be cruel and unforgiving, so could it be a mysterious wonderland of unexpected joy and chance encounters.” ― C.E. Clayton

46. “There are challenges in everyday life. May you find the courage to overcome the challenges.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

47. “Life is an individual race of endurance.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

48. “I tell myself, ‘You’ve been through so much, you’ve endured so much, time will allow me to heal, and soon this will be just another memory that made me the strong woman, athlete, and mother I am today.” ― Serena Williams

49. “I avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.” ― Charlotte Brontë

50. “Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.” ― Charles Swindoll

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