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208 Celebration Of Life Quotes To Help You Live Your Best Life

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208 Celebration Of Life Quotes To Help You Live Your Best Life

Our life is finite. It has a beginning and an end, but the middle part of our lives can be filled with wonderful memories and experiences that we will never forget.

We don’t know what tomorrow brings or if anything at all in our lives changes for the better or worse.

However, one thing is true: We are always going to have new beginnings. That is life! 

And we should celebrate it. So here are some awesome quotes about celebrating life.

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208 Celebration Of Life Quotes To Help You Live Your Best Life

  1. “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take. But by the moments that take our breath away”
  2. “A single moment may change everything for better or worse, so seize it while you have it”
  3. “You don’t know what your future holds; only God knows that. But you do know where you want to go and how you want to get there.”
  4. “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. ”
  5. “Forget yesterday and live today – for tomorrow you may well be dead!”
  6. “There is no time limit on life except the limits we place on ourselves. You are responsible for your own life.”
  7. “Live every day as though it were your last because someday you’re sure to be right.”
  8. “You cannot control the wind, but you can adjust your sails”.
  9. Take care of your health and your friends will take care of you.
  10. “If you’re gonna start taking things too seriously, then you’ll never laugh again.”
  11. “I think people spend way too much time worrying about things they have absolutely no control over.”
  12. In my opinion, everyone needs to find something they love to do and stick with it forever.
  13. “People who love their work are never bored. They just keep building upon their experience.”
  14. “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
  15. “Never doubt your ability to make your dreams come true. Think big and dare to believe.”
  16. “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
  17. Your past doesn’t determine your future; your actions do.
  18. “One bad decision could ruin your entire life. But many good decisions can lead you down the path toward success.”
  19. “Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something, for they usually haven’t even tried to do it yet!”
  20. “The more I learn, the more I realize I know nothing.”
  21. “Our destiny lies within ourselves.”
  22. “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, turn around and try another route.”
  23. The happiest people are those who appreciate the little things in life.”
  24. “Everything happens for a reason, even if you can’t understand why.”
  25. Be strong enough to stand alone; smart enough to know when to ask for help.
  26. “Happiness comes from loving and being loved.”
  27. “It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you do nothing but attempt.”
  28. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
  29. If you feel strongly about something, put into action what you believe and you will achieve greatness.
  30. “Doing something worthwhile makes you happy. Happiness does not depend on anything else.”
  31. “Nothing succeeds like success.”
  32. ‘Always remember that you are unique. Just like everybody else.”
  33. “The whole world loves an underdog.”
  34. “The greatest risk in life is not taking one.”
  35. “Believe in yourself. No matter what others say. Or think.”
  36. “To dream of happiness means you will succeed beyond your most optimistic expectations.”
  37. No matter how hard you work at something, it still won’t always turn out perfect. That’s just part of life.”
  38. “Dare to fail. Fail often. And fail fast. If you don’t try, you’ll never succeed.”
  39. “You should always challenge the status quo; otherwise you’re stuck doing what other people expect instead of what you really want.”
  40. “Dreams and goals are the fuel that keeps us going.”
  41. “Everyday has its problems, but there are also everyday miracles.”
  42. “Life is full of possibilities.”
  43. “A goal without a plan is just a wish.”
  44. Sometimes it’s better to walk away than to stay where you aren’t wanted.
  45. “Only he knows what tomorrow holds for him. The rest of us just go along.”
  46. Remember: everything that has value in this life will pass – except experiences.”
  47. Failure isn’t fatal, unless you attach yourself to the failure.
  48. “Keep pushing until you find what you desire to do.”
  49. As long as you hold onto anger or resentment, your heart will continue to bleed.
  50. “Love means allowing yourself to be vulnerable and open to someone else. Sometimes love hurts; sometimes it makes you cry.”
  51. “It’s never too late to follow our hearts. When we do, we feel happier, healthier and wiser.”
  52. “There are no failures, only lessons.”
  53. “When it rains, it pours… literally. It always seems that way.”
  54. “I’m sure that we all would agree that every day is our birthday.”
  55. We need to live each moment with an attitude that says ‘This is my life.’ What goes around comes around. Karma is real.”
  56. “In order to be successful, you first need to decide exactly what you want to be when you grow up.”
  57. “Just because something didn’t happen doesn’t mean it couldn’t have. Things might’ve worked out differently, maybe even better.”
  58. “Never give up. There is always hope.”
  59. “It takes a lot of courage to move forward, but it takes more courage to stay behind.”
  60. “Don’t worry so much about what you look like. Instead, focus on what you feel inside.”
  61. “Live each day as though it were your last, because someday it will be.”
  62. “The only thing that matters in life is whether you love somebody.”
  63. “Try to see the best in everything, and learn from mistakes.”
  64. “It’s not what you take with you after death, but what remains with you before birth.”
  65. “The key to living happily ever after is to stop worrying about getting there.”
  66. “Everyone wants to save their own skin. But I believe if you can learn to help others get theirs, you will have saved yourself in the process.”
  67. “We cannot change the past, but we can choose how we respond to it.”
  68. Do not let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. Do not let the fear of making a mistake prevent you from trying new things. Take risks. Make errors. Get hurt. Because the essence of living lies in failing and in learning from experience.”
  69. “If you are happy with who you are and what you have accomplished then nobody could ask for more.”
  70. People spend their lives looking for answers, but usually they don’t know what questions to ask.
  71. “Nothing worthwhile comes easy.”
  72. “You may think you need to wait for some magic formula to make it work, but you’re wrong. You already have everything to succeed. All you need is confidence.”
  73. “If you don’t try, you’ll never know.”
  74. “Your mind plays tricks on you. Don’t forget the good times.”
  75. “You must start by deciding what you really want to do and doing it honestly.”
  76. “Be kind to everyone you meet, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.”
  77. “Success is often measured in terms of time spent and money earned rather than by the value realized.”
  78. “No one person can change the world alone, but together people can create a better place where none existed before.”
  79. “Everything happens at the right time... or else.”
  80. “A man has got to play the hand he’s been dealt.”
  81. “Life’s too short to be bitter.”
  82. “If you want to go fast, go alone; If you want to go far, go together.”
  83. “There are two ways to live: you either live as though nothing is a miracle or you live as though everything is.”
  84. “Sometimes the hardest part isn’t finding the answer, but knowing which question to ask.”
  85. “We should count our blessings, not curse the fates.”
  86. The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the most friends or material possessions. The happiest people simply enjoy the present.”
  87. “You won’t reach for the stars unless you step into them.”
  88. “The happiest people don’t necessarily have many material possessions; the happiest people simply enjoy the moments in between.”
  89. “I’m just glad my father didn’t find me first.”
  90. “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
  91. “What matters in life is not what happens to us, but what we become through what happens to us.”
  92. You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
  93. “All men dream-but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find nothing. But the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible. This I did.”
  94. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
  95. “Don’t ever confuse your problems with your opportunities.”
  96. “It doesn’t matter how beautiful your theory is, it only matters if it works.”
  97. “Dreams are like wishes that come true.”
  98. “Some of the best things in life aren’t things, they’re people.”
  99. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
  100. “To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children…”
  101. “Doing good deeds is the surest road to being remembered by future generations.”
  102. “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.”
  103. “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.”
  104. “Courage is the quality of mind that enables you to break free from the chains of fate and believe that you choose your own direction.”
  105. “Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.”
  106. “Nothing so needs reforming like other people’s habits.”
  107. “I am enough, I have been told…and I believe it.”
  108. “The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom is courage.”
  109. “Never let anyone tell you that hope is lost.”
  110. “Be careful where you hide your keyholes – you might lose your keys.”
  111. “There are no mistakes. There is only opportunity.”
  112. “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the seed of victory in every circumstance.”
  113. “Success is getting what you want out of life.”
  114. The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to live.
  115. “We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.”
  116. “There you go again. Why do you keep looking at me when there are so many interesting things going on around here?”
  117. “Everyone has a special gift, even if he doesn’t know it yet.”
  118. “People who give up their privacy for security end up losing both.”
  119. “No man should judge his fellow until he has walked a mile in his moccasins.”
  120. “Life is too short to spend yours trying to be someone you’re not.”
  121. “You are never given a spirit level: you must build your own staircase as you climb towards greatness.”
  122. “If you want to see beauty in the world, you must fill your heart with wonder.”
  123. “When you get to the edge of all the light you know, and are about to step off into darkness, faith helps you survive the fall.”
  124. “If you look hard enough, you can find your way anywhere.”
  125. “The person who says it can’t be done is usually interrupted by somebody doing it.”
  126. “The test of our progress toward heaven is our ability to endure pain.”
  127. “Happiness cannot be traveled to. Happiness is the result of traveling.”
  128. “Give love and receive love.”
  129. “Everyday life is just one big exercise session. We should enjoy ourselves while we’re exercising.”
  130. “What you put out into the Universe comes back to you tenfold.”
  131. “When you want to do good, watch what you wish for, because you may get it.”
  132. “If you always do what you always did, you’ll always get what you always got.”
  133. “There is nothing more permanent than change, except for prejudice.”
  134. A dream is a living thing which lives in your soul.”
  135. “Live each day as though it were your last, celebrate its joys, and make each minute count.”
  136. “The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance — it is the illusion of knowledge.”
  137. “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the Heaven.”
  138. “Love is patient, love is kind…”
  139. “Knowledge is the beginning of wisdom, but fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”
  140. “Remember, life isn’t measured by the number of breaths you take but by how many moments take your breath away.”
  141. “It’s better to remain silent and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”
  142. “If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.”
  143. “If someone tells you to jump, do they mean high or low? The answer depends on where you think you are standing.”
  144. “Determination and action conquer all obstacles.”
  145. “Dream as if you’ll live forever, write as if the ink won’t run, paint as if you’ll live a thousand years, sing as if nobody’s listening, dance as if no one was watching, love as long as you live, laugh as long as you live.”
  146. “Wise men learn from their mistakes; fools would learn from others’ successes.”
  147. “Whatever you become, you will have to deal with the consequences of your decisions. You can’t close your eyes to reality.”
  148. “Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.”
  149. “Don’t worry about being happy, or making other people happy – worry instead about being yourself.”
  150. “He who laughs last thinks slowest.”
  151. “Never underestimate the power of a single voice.”
  152. One thing I’ve learned in life is that most people aren’t really trying all that hard.
  153. “The best revenge is massive success.”
  154. “All change begins within.”
  155. “You can’t force happiness upon anyone. But you can create conditions that allow happiness to grow.”
  156. “Life is too important to waste it on trivia and small talk.”
  157. “Never say ‘I told you so’. This is an expression of guilt.”
  158. “Doing the right thing is never wrong.”
  159. “Let go of anger with ease. It will only hold you back.”
  160. “Everyone has his own destiny.”
  161. “Everything happens for a reason, even when you don’t understand why.”
  162. “We must begin dreaming again, before we die.”
  163. “Learn to control your mind and let the universe flow through you.”
  164. “People seldom succeed until after they have given up failure.”
  165. “Be aware of the world around you, don’t be fooled by appearances.”
  166. “No matter how much we plan, things still happen unexpectedly.”
  167. “Life is lived with a sense of urgency, not waiting for tomorrow.”
  168. “Nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it.”
  169. “Always keep on learning because ignorance is never more dangerous than at the start of understanding.”
  170. “What you get together is what you get stuck with.”
  171. “Most people spend their entire lives trying to find out what they’re looking for, but very few ever find out.”
  172. “The past may cast its shadow over your future, but you cannot escape it.”
  173. “Never give up hope! Even if you feel like giving up!
  174. “Your goal should always be to have fun. If you’re having fun, then you’re doing something right.”
  175. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
  176. “No amount of experience makes a good decision.”
  177. “A person’s character is shaped by what he does daily, not by what he reads about once in a while.”
  178. “Take risks! Do what scares you.”
  179. “Success comes to those who believe in themselves and work harder than everyone else.”
  180. “When you are young, you think time flies. When you are old, you realize that time stopped.”
  181. “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
  182. “If someone says you can’t do something, show them you can.”
  183. “A wise man learns from his mistakes; a fool repeats them.”
  184. “Remember that where you are is now and the only place you can improve is there.”
  185. “Just remember: A person’s level of energy is directly proportional to the depth of his belief in himself.”
  186. “You can either wait for opportunities to knock on your door, or go out and make some doors for yourself.”
  187. “The most successful people are often the ones that don’t know they are successful.”
  188. “Knowledge is nothing unless it is applied.”
  189. “The greatest accomplishments come from taking action. Don’t just stand there-do something.”
  190. “To do what you love, you need passion.”
  191. “Be nice to everyone, especially to children, because everyone you meet was once a child.”
  192. “Try everything at least once – except jumping off a cliff.”
  193. Even though time passes quickly, you’ll never regret spending time with friends and family.
  194. “There’s no better proof of intelligence than one’s ability to recognize stupidity.”
  195. “It is easy to see what is wrong in others, but hard to see our faults.”
  196. “Don’t worry about making mistakes, just learn from them.”
  197. Do not wish for happiness for others, simply help them find it within themselves.
  198. “Good judgment comes from experience; experience comes from bad judgment.”
  199. “Stay hungry, stay foolish.”
  200. In order to live a happy life, you have to choose joy every day.
  201. “Keep smiling, even when you don’t feel like it.”
  202. “Don’t take life too seriously; nobody gets out of it alive.”
  203. Sometimes I’m so busy thinking about how much I enjoy being here, I forget why I came.
  204. “It doesn’t matter how beautiful your dreams are as long as you will them into reality.”
  205. “Forgive yourself, but don’t forgive others.”
  206. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
  207. “Don’t let success spoil you, don’t let failure go to your head, and don’t let anything you do destroy your confidence.”
  208. “Don’t waste time wishing you were somewhere else, wishing you had somebody else’s money, or somebody else’s body.”

Final Thoughts

I hope that these celebration of life quotes have helped you to live your best life, as well as inspire you to share this article with your loved ones.

Best of luck!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Felix Prasetyo is the founder and publisher at Lifengoal, covering relationships, social skills, and personal growth. Felix holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia, and has also contributed to other media publications such as Addicted2Success.com and YogiApproved.

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