When you are motivated, every obstacle in your path seems like a challenge you can overcome. Inspirational quotes can help motivate you, solidify your intentions, and achieve your goal faster.
Here are 100 inspirational rise and shine quotes that will motivate you every day.
100 Inspirational Rise and Shine Quotes
You can paste these inspirational rise and shine quotes on your wall, in your book, on the refrigerator, or anywhere you can see them regularly.
1. “The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.” - Barbara Corcoran
2. “Let your light shine. Be a source of strength and courage. Share your wisdom. Radiate Love.” - Wilfred Peterson
3. “Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet, cherish them.“- Unknown
4. “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” - Napoleon Hill
5. “Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” - Golda Meir
6. “It is only those who believe in their ability who shine when it matters.” - Maurice Greene
7. “Rise and twinkle because your shine is the most beautiful thing in you.” - Anonymous
8. “No matter how dark the night, the sun shall still rise in the morning.” - Lailah Gifty Akita
9. “You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the water slide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.” - Tina Fey
10. “Create a vision that makes you wanna jump out of bed in the morning.” - Jordan Belfort
11. “One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in and where you want to go.” - Sheila Murray Bethel
12. “I know I’m known as the sunset guy, but I enjoy a good sunrise now and then.” - Richie Norton
13. “Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” - Oprah Winfrey
14. “If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.” - A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
15. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” - George Eliot
16. “Stars don’t shine because they want to be seen; they shine because they are stars.” - Alexander Den Heijer
17. “The more light you allow within you, the brighter the world you live in will be.” – Shakti Gawain
18. “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
19. “First thing every morning before you arise, say out loud, ‘I believe’ three times.” - Ovid
20. “The secret to a good morning is to watch the sunrise with an open heart.” - Anthony T. Hincks
21. “But somewhere in the great world the sun is always shining, and, just so sure as you live, it will sometimes shine on you.” - Myrtle Reed
22. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says “I’m possible!” - Audrey Hepburn
23. “Try not to get lost in comparing yourself to others. Discover your gifts and let them shine!” - Jennie Finch
24. “Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” - Golda Meir
25. “Your work is to discover who you are and then, with all your heart, give your light to the world.” - Jennifer Williamson
26. “There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.” - Bernard Williams
27. “When the sun shines, you let it shine on you.” - Gayle Forman
28. “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” - Alan Kay
29. “Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.” - William Arthur Ward
30. “I learned to always take on things I’d never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist.” – Ginni Rometty
31. “Rise and shine, because now it’s your time.” - Anup Patel
32. “Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.” - Jennifer Lopez
33. “A star does not compete with other stars around it. It just shines.” - Matshona Dhliwayo
34. “What I know for sure is that every sunrise is like a new page, a chance to right ourselves and receive each day in all its glory. Each day is a wonder.” - Oprah Winfrey
35. “And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light that shines on me. Shine on until tomorrow, let it be.” - Paul McCartney
36. “As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way.” – Mary Anne Radmacher
37. “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
38. “The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
39. “Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you’ll start to see a big difference in your life.” – Yoko Ono
40. “If you want the beautiful moments to shine, you have to contrast that with dark and gruesome moments. That’s the way life is.” - Tony DiTerlizzi
41. “Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone’s day.” - Jhiess Krieg
42. “Let God’s promises shine on your problems.” - Corrie Ten Boom
43. “Goals are dreams with deadlines.” -Diana Scharf Hunt
44. “If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it’s not.” - Elon Musk
45. “I’ve learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life.” – Maya Angelou
46. “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart
47. “I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story. I will.” - Amy Schumer
48. “Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.” - Charles Kettering
49. “As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” - Nelson Mandela
50. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” - Robert Collier
51. “Don’t count the days. Make the days count.” - Muhammad Ali
52. “You are not your resume, you are your work.” - Seth Godin
53. “Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.” - John Jakes
54. “Shine your light and make a positive impact on the world; there is nothing so honorable as helping improve the lives of others.” - Roy T Bennett
55. “You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills.” - Jim Rohn
56. “The sun shines on everybody. You’ve got to keep believing.” - Dontrelle Willis
57. “I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.” - Oprah Winfrey
58. “The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from the darkness, that we too can shine our own light.” - S. Ajna
59. “I find it best to dive right in and learn the hard way.“- Pete Cashmore, Mashable
60. “We are all broken, that’s how the light gets in.” - Ernest Hemingway
61. “I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.” - Louise Hay
62. “There is always a way and always hope in the next sunrise, and in the next second, and in the next minute.” - Ziggy Marley
63. “So shine on through these days we have to fill.” - John the Apostle
64. “Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself.” – Richard Bach
65. “Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.” - Wayne Huizenga
66. “Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.” - Simone de Beauvoir
67. “Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world. Risk being seen in all your glory.” - Jim Carrey
68. “The darkness that follows a sunset is never so dark that it can change the inevitability of a sunrise.” - Craig D. Lounsbrough
69. “Fortune sides with him who dares.” - Virgil
70. “Be aware that who you are and what you have to offer can be a beacon to some lost soul.” – Iyanla Vanzant
71. “Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” - Dalai Lama
72. “I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that’s not pulling the trigger.” – Mia Hamm
73. “Don’t be afraid to speak up for yourself. Keep fighting for your dreams!” – Gabby Douglas
74. “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” - Abraham Lincoln.
75. “In the twilight of the morning, all life silently waits for the sunrise. Sun must rise for the darkness to sink!” - Mehmet Murat İldan
76. “We’ll let the sunshine in and shine on us because today we’re happy and tomorrow we’ll be even happier.” - Dan Quayle
77. “I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.” - Hafiz
78. “In one minute, you can change your attitude, and in that minute, you can change your entire day.” - Spencer Johnson
79. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
80. “The power you have is to be the best version of yourself you can be, so you can create a better world.” - Ashley Rickards
81. “Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.” - Ruth Gordon
82. “We must meet the challenge rather than wish it were not before us.” - William J. Brennan
83. “The sunrise, of course, doesn’t care if we watch it or not. It will keep on being beautiful, even if no one bothers to look at it.” - Gena Amole
84. “Let your light shine. Shine within you so that it can shine on someone else. Let your light shine.” - Oprah Winfrey
85. “Every morning, a new sun greets us, and our new life begins.” - Marty Rubin
86. “Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.” – Ingrid Bergman
87. “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker
88. “It was a lot of grinding, setbacks… I ain’t gonna let nothing stop me. Wherever I stop at, I already know who I am.” - Kodak Black.
89. “Forever continue to love, heal, and educate the children. The future shines on them.” - Michael Jackson
90. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” - Zig Ziglar
91. “And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk more.” - Erica Jong
92. “When one door of happiness 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
93. “Keep your face to the sun, and you will never see the shadows.” - Helen Keller
94. “I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.” - Carl Jung
95. “Each day is an adventure in discovering the meaning of life.” - Jack Canfield
96. “Not knowing you can’t do something, is sometimes all it takes to do it.” – Ally Carter
97. “Now that your eyes are open, make the sun jealous with your burning passion to start the day. Make the sun jealous or stay in bed.” – Malak El Halabi
98. “The only disability in life is a bad attitude.“- Scott Hamilton
99. “A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want.” - Madonna
100. “Your attitude, not your aptitude will determine your altitude.” - Zig Ziglar