50+ Inspirational Quotes Every Teen Boy Needs to Hear

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."

- Mark Twain

"Believe you can, and you’re halfway there."

- Theodore Roosevelt

"It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop."

- Confucius

"If you fell down yesterday, stand up today."

- H.G. Wells

"It always seems impossible until it’s done."

- Nelson Mandela

"If you can dream it, you can achieve it."

- Zig Ziglar

"The harder I work, the more luck I seem to have."

- Thomas Jefferson

"Winners never quit, and quitters never win."

- Vince Lombardi

"Never, never, never give up."

- Winston Churchill

"If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."

- Dale Carnegie

"If you can dream it, you can do it."

- Walt Disney

"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."

- Steve Jobs

"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life."

- Steve Jobs

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Believe you can and you're halfway there."

- Theodore Roosevelt

"May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears."

- Nelson Mandela

"The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting."

- Walt Disney

"There is nothing noble being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self."

- Winston Churchill

"You will always pass failure on your way to success."

- Mickey Rooney

"There is one rule, above all others, for being a man. Whatever comes, face it on your feet."

- Robert Jordan

"Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do."

- H. Jackson Brown Jr.

"Hard days are the best because that’s when champions are made. If you push through the hard days, then you can get through anything."

- Gabby Douglas

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do."

- Steve Jobs

"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful."

- Albert Pujols

"You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great."

- Zig Ziglar

"Don't let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game."

- Babe Ruth

"Failure is so important. We speak about success all the time. It is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to greater success."

- J.K. Rowling

"You have to be authentic, you have to be true, and you have to believe in your heart."

- Howard Schultz

"I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work."

- Thomas Edison

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

- Peter Drucker

"The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do."

- Steve Jobs

"If I cannot do great things. I can do small things in a great way."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra."

- Jimmy Johnson

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings."

- Samuel Johnson

"The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique."

- Walt Disney

"You are enough just as you are."

- Meghan Markle

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

- Oliver Goldsmith

"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it."

- Charles R. Swindoll

"Do not judge me by my success. Judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again."

- Nelson Mandela

"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit."

- Napoleon Hill

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you."

- Walt Whitman

"If you are always trying to be normal, you’ll never know how amazing you can be."

- Maya Angelou

"You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind."

- Joyce Meyer

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

- Steve Jobs

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."

- Aesop

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

- Mark Twain

"Everybody can be great because everybody can serve."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Peace begins with a smile."

- Mother Teresa

"Courage is not the absence of fear but the triumph over it."

- Nelson Mandela

"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."

- E.E. Cummings

"A loss ain’t a loss, it’s a lesson."

- Jay-Z

"Success is not final; failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts."

- Winston Churchill

"One of the greatest gifts you can give your teenage boy is the gift of letting him know you get it. You’ve been there."

- Sebastian R. Jones

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do."

- Mark Twain

"The years will rush by, and one day you will be watching your son as a man, and feeling incredibly proud that he is caring, safe, making a contribution, and hopefully going far beyond you in the scope of his life."

- Steve Biddulph

"The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me."

- Ayn Rand

"Surround yourself with people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you."

- Roy Bennett

"Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try."

- Jack Canfield

"Be the change that you wish to see in the world."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."

- Anatole France

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."

- Winston Churchill

"Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept."

- Anna Taylor

"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."

- Michael Jordan

"Don’t worry about being successful but work toward being significant, and the success will naturally follow."

- Oprah Winfrey

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."

- Walt Disney

"The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary."

- Vidal Sassoon

"Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness."

- Tyrion Lannister

"Our fate lives within us; you only have to be brave enough to see it."

- Merida

"Either move, or be moved."

- Ezra Pound

"We become what we think about."

- Earl Nightingale

"Either you run the day, or the day runs you."

- Jim Rohn

"Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."

- John D. Rockefeller

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose."

- Robert Byrne

"It is never too late to be what you might have been."

- George Eliot

"I will protect you until you are grown and then I will let you fly free, but loving you, that is for always."

- Charlotte Gray

"My dad always said, ‘Don’t worry what people think, because you can’t change it."

- Daisy Donovan

"The most important mark I will leave on this world is my son."

- Sarah Shahi

"If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else."

- Yogi Berra

"For what it's worth it's never too late to be whoever you want to be ..."

- F. Scott Fitzgerald

"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

"Turn your wounds into wisdom."

- Oprah Winfrey

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."

- John Lennon

"The only way to have a friend is to be one."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me."

- Henry Ford

"Mental health is not a destination but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going."

- Noam Shpancer

"Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye."

- Helen Keller

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us."

- Virginia Satir

"No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world."

- Robin Williams

"Never dull your shine for somebody else."

- Tyra Banks

"Nothing is particularly hard if you break it down into small jobs."

- Henry Ford

"You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water."

- Rabindranath Tagore

"If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."

- Albert Einstein

"A boy is a magical creature — you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can’t lock him out of your heart."

- Alan Beck

"It may seem like a small role now, but it matters. In the end, everything matters."

- Jay Asher

"Success is not in what you have, but who you are."

- Bo Bennett

"Use your gift for good, no matter how hard it gets."

- Indira Shetty

"If you believe in this story, finish it."

- Nancy's mom

"One small spark can turn into a flame."

- Tegan Marie

"Everyone we meet, everyone we love, how we got here, what path we choose, and who we choose to remember, they are all a part of our story. But we cannot allow the story to be written for us."

- Natasha Kingsley

"Nobody normal ever accomplished anything meaningful in this world."

- Jonathan

"I want to be a part of the people that make meaning, not the thing that is made."

- Barbie

"I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more."

- Lil Nas X

"You can't spell 'awesome' without 'me'."

- Taylor Swift

"Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful."

- Imam Ali

"I wish all teenagers could filter through songs instead of turning to drugs and alcohol."

- Taylor Swift

"While you're tremblin', that's when the magic happens and the stars gather by your side."

- Beyoncé

"I needed to lose you to love me."

- Selena Gomez

"Yeah, I got boy problems, that's the human in me, bling bling, then I solve 'em, that's the goddess in me."

- Lizzo

"If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything."

- Peter Marshall

"Dream big, act boldly, and never let anyone tell you what's impossible."

- Unknown

"Every challenge you face today makes you stronger tomorrow."

- Unknown

"Leave a legacy that you'll be proud of; make a positive impact on the world."

- Unknown

"Your potential is limitless; unlock it by believing in yourself and your abilities."

- Unknown

"In a world where you can be anything, be kind."

"Dream big, work hard, and never let anyone tell you that your goals are too ambitious."

- Unknown

"Adversity builds character; embrace challenges as opportunities to grow."

- Unknown

"It's not about how tough you are. It's about how resilient you are."

- Unknown

"When life knocks you down, get back up stronger and wiser."

- Unknown

"Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of the journey."

- Unknown

"Don't be afraid to show your emotions; vulnerability is a sign of courage."

- Unknown

"Masculinity isn't about fitting into a box; it's about being true to yourself."

- Unknown

"Be the man you needed when you were younger."

- Unknown

"You are stronger than you think. Keep pushing forward, even when it's tough."

- Unknown

"You are worthy of love and happiness."

- Unknown

"Don't be afraid to stumble. It's how you learn to walk."

- Unknown

"Dream big, work hard."

"Progress, not perfection."

"Make mistakes, learn, grow."

- Unknown

"Believe in your potential."

- Unknown

"Don't quit, adapt."

- Unknown

"Every day is a new chance."

- Unknown

"Be yourself, always."

- Unknown

"You are enough."

"Own your story."

- Unknown

"Shine your light."

"Wake up with determination, go to bed with satisfaction."

"Life is short, make it sweet."

- Unknown

"Your only limit is your mind."

- Unknown

"Tough times don't last, but tough people do."

- Unknown

"The comeback is always stronger than the setback."

- Unknown

"You are capable of more than you know."

- Unknown

"Be your own kind of beautiful."

- Unknown

"Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations."

"Every challenge you face is an opportunity to grow."

- Unknown

"Find joy in the little things. They add up to a beautiful life."

- Unknown

"Be grateful for what you have. It's more than you think."

- Unknown

"Happiness is a choice. Choose to be happy."

- Unknown

"Smile. It's contagious."

- Unknown

"Confidence is the most beautiful accessory you can wear; own it and shine."

- Unknown

"The journey to self-discovery starts with believing in your own worthiness."

- Unknown

"Your life is your story; write it with intention and make it a bestseller."

- Unknown

"Don't settle for ordinary when you can create extraordinary."

- Unknown

"Your mind is a powerful thing. When you fill it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change."

"Your voice matters; never let anyone silence your unique perspective."

- Unknown

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

"Life's greatest adventures begin when you dare to step outside your comfort zone."

- Unknown

"We grow through what we go through."

- Anonymous

"The reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have gotten."

"The best love is the one that makes you a better person without changing you into someone other than yourself."

"If you want to be successful, prepare to be doubted and tested. You've got what it takes to get through it!"

"People show their true colors unintentionally. Pay attention."

"Try being informed instead of just opinionated."

"Mistakes are proof that you are trying."

"Do what is right, not what is easy."

"The miracle is not some magic that you’ve got – the miracle is you."