{"id":1039,"date":"2014-06-12T10:19:11","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T10:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayinspiration\/?p=1039"},"modified":"2014-06-15T12:30:53","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T12:30:53","slug":"10-inspirational-quotes-to-lift-you-up-when-life-is-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayinspiration\/2014\/06\/10-inspirational-quotes-to-lift-you-up-when-life-is-hard.html","title":{"rendered":"10 Inspirational Quotes to Lift You Up When Life is Hard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/355\/2014\/06\/words-of-wisdom-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/355\/2014\/06\/words-of-wisdom-05.jpg\" alt=\"inspirational quotes\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1040\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThat which does not kill us makes us stronger.\u201d &#8211; <strong>Friedrich Nietzsche<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you\u2019re like many, then you can appreciate the value in an inspirational quote. When times get tough, it\u2019s important to keep your thoughts \u201cpositive\u201d to avoid spiraling downward into a dark pit of despair. <\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re facing a battle or dealing with a tough moment in life, no matter how hard it may feel or seem, it\u2019s important to keep your thoughts positive. Why? So you keep going. And so you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebridgemaker.com\/never-give-up-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">never give up<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also important to keep going for you because you deserve the very best that life has to offer. <em>Always remember that.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are 10 Inspirational Quotes to Lift You up When You Need it Most :<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven&#8217;t found it yet, keep looking. Don&#8217;t settle.&#8221; &#8211; <strong>Steve Jobs<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Courage doesn\u2019t always roar. Sometimes it\u2019s the little voice at the end of the day that says I&#8217;ll try again tomorrow.\u201d &#8211; <strong>Mary Anne Radmacher<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhen you feel like giving up and quitting, remember why you started in the first place.&#8221; &#8211; <strong>Unknown<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We learn from failure, not from success.&#8221; &#8211; <strong>Bram Stoker<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;In three words I can sum up everything I&#8217;ve learned in life; it goes on.&#8221; &#8211; <strong>Robert Frost<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;When we are no longer able to change a situation &#8211; we are challenged to change ourselves.&#8221; &#8211; <strong>Viktor E. Frankl<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Everyone wants happiness; no one wants pain. But you can\u2019t have a rainbow without a little rain.&#8221; &#8211; <strong>Zion Lee<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.&#8221; &#8211; <strong>Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If you don&#8217;t like something, change it. If you can&#8217;t change it, change your attitude.&#8221; &#8211; <strong>Maya Angelou<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.&#8221; &#8211; <strong>Albert Einstein<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>About <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayinspiration\/author\/cblackwell\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Blackwell<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAlex Blackwell is a father, husband and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebridgemaker.com\">writer<\/a>. He writes about inspiring things at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebridgemaker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The BridgeMaker<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebridgemaker.com\" target=\"_blank\">Web<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebridgemaker.com\/category\/a-simple-path\/\" target=\"_blank\">Simple Paths to an Amazing Life<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebridgemaker.com\/my-new-ebook-how-to-love-consciously-download-free\/\" target=\"_blank\">Free eBook: How to Love Consciously<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThat which does not kill us makes us stronger.\u201d &#8211; Friedrich Nietzsche If you\u2019re like many, then you can appreciate the value in an inspirational quote. When times get tough, it\u2019s important to keep your thoughts \u201cpositive\u201d to avoid spiraling downward into a dark pit of despair. 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