33 Inspirational Quotes To Cheer You Up When You Feel Stuck In Life
Life can hit hard. Make sure you're ready to hit back.
YourTango Everyone can come to a point in their life where they feel stuck and that's normal. Just remember to keep being brave, and if you need to, read some quotes about being stuck to help motivate you.
When life gives you lemons, you have to make some lemonade. However, some people don't like lemonade and just want to be over whatever is getting them down.
We all know life can feel like a bad baseball game: everything is either a curveball or a foul. So before you strike out, take a deep breath, take a step back, and realize that it’s not the end of the world.
It’s true, whatever you’re going through right this moment may seem like an earth-shattering, cataclysmic catastrophe — you’re stuck, you're tired, you're frustrated ... and you just can’t find a way to get out.
But guess what? You will. It’s the difficulties in life that make the successes that much more powerful and make you that much stronger. Choose not to be afraid of challenges in life, because they’ll come whether you want them to or not.
Stand up and face your adversities head-on, because chances are, they won’t have the spine to face you back. Embrace life and all of its hardships. If you don’t, are you really living?
Here are the best quotes about being stuck to get you inspired.
1. "Be somebody who makes everyone feel like a somebody."
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2. "We are all broken. That's how the light gets in." — Ernest Hemingway
3. "Work hard in silence. Let your success be the noise."
4. "Before Alice got to Wonderland, she had to fall."
5. "When it rains, look for rainbows. When it's dark, look for stars."
6. "It always seems impossible until it's done."
7. "If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you will find an excuse."
8. "You don't have to be perfect to be amazing."
9. "Your speed doesn't matter. Forward is forward."
10. "What you do makes a difference. And you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." — Jane Goodall
11. "Sometimes when things are falling apart they may actually be falling into place."
12. "Broken crayons still color."
13. "The trick is that as long as you know who you are and what makes you happy, it doesn't matter how others see you."
14. "Go the extra mile, it's never crowded."
15. "I've never met a strong person with an easy past."
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16. "Make today so awesome yesterday gets jealous."
17. "People who wonder whether the glass is half empty or half full are missing the point. The glass is refillable."
18. "Be who you needed when you were younger."
19. "Don't wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect."
20. "Darling don't forget to fall in love with yourself first."
21. "You can't start the next chapter o your life if you keep re-reading the last one."
22. "Cry a river. Build a bridge. Get over it."
23. "FEAR has two meanings - Forget Everything and Run OR Face Everything and Rise. The choice is yours."
24. "If 'Plan A' didn't work, the alphabet has 25 more letters! Stay cool."
25. "You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough."
26. "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."
27. "You don't always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breath, trust, let go, and see what happens."
28. "Creativity is intelligence having fun."
29. "Stop being afraid of what could go wrong. Focus on what could go right."
30. "The 3 C's in life: choice, chance, change. You must make the choice to take the chance if you want anything in life to change."
31. "If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down."
32. "Nothing can dim the light that shines from within." — Maya Angelou
33. "You're mad. Bonkers. Off your head... But I'll tell you a secret... all of the best people are."
Ryan Alphonso is a frequent contributor to YourTango who writes about astrology, relationships, and lifestyle topics.