Inspirational Quotes
The Oxford Dictionary definition of inspiration is:
“The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative”.
Inspiration can be an inspiring or being inspired mentally, emotionally, or spiritually.
Inspiration can be a person, object, or situation which quickens or stimulates an influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.
There is no single, set way to make every person feel inspired. That’s because we are all different and are inspired by different things. You need to learn what works for you.
There are a lot of things that can provide inspiration – seeing other people accomplish great things, seeing other people overcome adversity, hearing inspirational quotes from great people. Words can be found for a range of emotions, personal traits, and life events, but some quotes are just universal nuggets of wisdom.
A quotation is the repetition of one expression, a sentence, phrase, or passage from speech as part of another one, particularly when the quoted expression is well-known or explicitly attributed by citation to its original source, and it is indicated by (punctuated with) quotation marks.
As a verb, to quote means to repeat someone’s words, attributing them to their originator.
Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous quotes, sayings, and proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.