30 comforting quotes for when you need a little ‘pick me up’

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by Bryony Firth-Bernard |
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We all need a little ‘pick me up’ from time to time and, when we do, comforting quotes can come in handy. After all, life is like a rollercoaster, with lots of twists and turns, many of which can be enjoyable and sometimes not so much so. But the wise words of another can have the power to transform how we think, feel and even inspire us to make new choices.

It can be tough trying to conjure up the strength to keep going, which is why reading a few comforting quotes can do just the trick — whether they be positive quotes, motivational quotes, or even self-care quotes.

Whatever your reasoning for feeling a little low, we’ve rounded up the best comforting quotes from inspirational books, feel-good films and famous faces, to help bring a little solace to your day.

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"We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark." — Whoopi Goldberg

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"Don't ever let somebody tell you can't do something, not even me. Alright? You dream, you gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. If you want something, go get it. Period." — Christopher Gardner, The Pursuit of Happiness

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"It's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shins it will shine out clearer." — Samwise Gamgee, The Lord of the Rings

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"If somebody hurts you, it's okay to cry a river: Just remember to build a bridge and get over it." — Taylor Swift

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"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." — Steve Jobs

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"Where there is no struggle, there is no strength." — Oprah Winfrey

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"It always seems impossible until it's done." — Nelson Mandela

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"All endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time." — The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

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"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward." — Martin Luther King JR.

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"Just because you fail once doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything." — Marilyn Monroe

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"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." — Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

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"It is not our abilities that show what we truly are...it is our choices." — Dumbledor, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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"Remember, no one can make you feel inferior without your consent." — Eleanor Roosevelt

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"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think." — Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh

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"Do. Or do not. There is not try." — Yoda, Star Wars

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"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." — J.K.Rowling

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"Knowing what must be done does away with fear." — Rosa Parks

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"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship." — Little Women by Louise May Alcott

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"I think that if you live long enough, you realise that so much of what happens in life is out of your control — but how you respond to it is in your control." — Hilary Clinton

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"A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart." — Hercules

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"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring." — Marilyn Monroe

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"When one door closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us." — Helen Keller

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"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain!" — Dolly Parton

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"The very things that hold you down are going to lift you up." — Timothy Mouse, Dumbo

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"Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?" — Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

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"I don't like to lose — at anything — yet I've grown most not from victories, but setbacks." — Serena Williams

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"Nothing is impossible; the word itself says 'I'm possible!'" — Audrey Hepburn

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"It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not." — Autumn Leaves by Andre Gide

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"Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." — A.A.Milne

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"The past can hurt. But from the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it." — Rafiki, The Lion King

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