The quotes below are about living intentionally so you can be the best version of yourself possible. They will help you focus on creating your life, so you can become the person you want to be.
Take time to read through them and think about how each quote applies to your own life. You can use these quotes as part of daily reflections, affirmations, or simply reminders when needed.
50 Intentional Living Quotes
1. “Twenty-five years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.” ~ Mark Twain
2. “You are free to act as you choose, and change your life for better or worse. However, remember that every choice has a consequence, and every consequence has a cause.” ~ Unknown
3. “It’s up to you how you handle a situation, and either make something positive out of it or a negative.” ~Unknown
4. “Your time is limited, don’t let others make the most of it – learn to prioritize your life – be Intentional – focus on what matters most.” ~ Unknown
5. “Sometimes you have to dare to dream before your dreams can come true.” ~Unknown
6. “Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you’re missing when you don’t even try.” ~Unknown
7. “Your choices, priorities, and values will determine the quality of your life in the future more than anything else you do today.” ~ Jim Rohn
8. “A life worth living is a life worth recording.” ~Unknown
9. “Being busy is a form of laziness – lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.” ~Tim Ferris
10. “Life isn’t about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself.” ~George Bernard Shaw
11. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” ~Theodore Roosevelt
12. “Life is like a bicycle – in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ~Albert Einstein
13. “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” ~ Steve Jobs
14. “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” ~Chinese Proverb
15. “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” ~Alice Walker
16. “You are exactly where you are supposed to be right now. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what THEIR journey is all about.” ~Wayne Dyer
17. “When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
18. “Intentional living begins with conscious thoughts that turn into healthy habits which create positive actions.” ~Rachel Lamb
19. “Choosing not to decide is still making a decision” ~Anonymous
20.”Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.” ~Jamie Paolinetti
21. “It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.” ~Mae Jemison
22. “Sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place.” ~Unknown
23. “Take chances in life. That’s where the magic happens.” ~Rachel Ann Nunes
24. “Be so busy improving yourself that you have no time to find fault with others.” ~Dale Carnegie
25. “If you are not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.” ~Anonymous
26.”All great achievements require time. ” ~Maya Angelou
27. “Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you’ll never regret not doing something you didn’t try.” ~Unknown
28. “Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.” ~ Anonymous
29. “Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who don’t.” ~Unknown
30. “Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand and work with whatever tools you may have at your command.” ~Napoleon Hill
31. “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” ~Morrie Schwartz
32. “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” ~Dr. Seuss
33. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” ~Henry David Thoreau
34. “What is the formula for success? Double your rate of failure.” ~Thomas J. Watson
35. “The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.” ~Phillips Brooks
36. “Anything is possible if you have enough nerve.” ~David Copperfield
37. “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” ~John Lennon
38. “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
39. “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” ~Zig Ziglar
40. “There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” ~Aristotle
41. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” ~Maya Angelou
42. “Live your truth and don’t hide your scars.” ~Anon
43. “Wishing to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.” ~Andy Warhol
44. “Sometimes people put up walls, not to keep others out but to see who cares enough to break them down.” ~Kerri Kaley
45. “Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.” ~Frances Ford Coppola
46: “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” ~George Eliot
47. “Renovate your own mind and soul so that you can discover who you truly are.” ~Rachel Lamb
48.”Get knocked down 9 times, get up 10″ ~Japanese Proverb
49. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” ~Theodore Roosevelt
50. “Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come.” ~Unknown Author