# Good Quotes: Uplifting Words to Live By | Positivity

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Today's Good Quote · August 7, 2026

> "Believe you can and you are halfway there."

— Theodore Roosevelt

Sometimes you just need a good quote — one that makes you smile, nod in agreement, or feel a spark of motivation. This collection brings together the best quotes from across time and cultures, chosen for their power to uplift, inspire, and remind you that goodness is everywhere.

## All Good Quotes

> "In a gentle way, you can shake the world."

Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist

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

Austrian-American management consultant, educator, and author

> "Every moment is a fresh beginning."

American-British poet, essayist, and Nobel Prize laureate

> "Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions."

Spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

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

Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist

> "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."

British writer and theologian, author of The Chronicles of Narnia

> "The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."

American author, coach, and motivational speaker

> "What we think, we become."

Spiritual teacher and founder of Buddhism

> "Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."

American philosopher and psychologist

> "The secret of getting ahead is getting started."

American writer, humorist, and entrepreneur

> "It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."

Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath

> "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."

American professional tennis player and activist

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

American poet, essayist, and journalist

> "A positive anything is better than a negative nothing."

American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher

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

American author, educator, and pastor

> "The purpose of our lives is to be happy."

Spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

> "You are enough just as you are."

Duchess of Sussex, actress, and advocate

> "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

26th President of the United States

> "Everything you can imagine is real."

Spanish painter, sculptor, and one of the most influential artists of the 20th century

> "Nothing is impossible. The word itself says I am possible."

British actress and humanitarian

> "When you have a dream, you have got to grab it and never let go."

American actress, comedian, singer, and writer

> "Today is a good day to have a good day."

> "The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on."

English writer and social critic

> "Wherever you go, go with all your heart."

Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period

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