Happy Valentine's Day Quotes! 150 Cupid-Approved V-Day Quotes for 2020

No matter how you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day 2020—perhaps with a romantic home-cooked meal or a pampering evening of self-care—as long as it’s filled with lots of love and feel-good energy, then you’re doing February 14th right. But beyond simply saying “Happy Valentine’s Day!” to your friends, family or favorite someone, this year, go beyond basic and share the perfect Happy Valentine’s Day quotes with them instead.

Whether you’re looking for romantic Valentine’s Day quotes to share with your honey or a playful V-day Instagram caption to accompany your Galentine’s Day pic of you with all your girls, this big Cupid-approved list of 150 V-day quotes are the perfect way to spread the love and say “Happy Valentine’s Day!” to everyone on your list.

150 Happy Valentine’s Day Quotes

1. “My heart to you is given, oh do give yours to me; We’ll lock them up together, and throw away the key.”— Frederick Saunders

2. “Without Valentine’s Day, February would be…well, January.” – Jim Gaffigan

3. “This fire that we call Loving is too strong for human minds. But just right for human souls.” — Aberjhani

4. “There are never enough I Love You’s.” — Lenny Bruce

5. “Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.” — Oscar Wilde

6. “Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same.” — Helen Keller

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7. “Love is the beauty of the soul.” — Saint Augustine

8. “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu

9. “Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.” – Vincent van Gogh

10. “Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” — Aristotle

11. “Love is being stupid together.” – Paul Valery

12. “You’re my forever Valentine.” — Unknown

13. “We loved with a love that was more than love.” — Edgar Allan Poe

14. “Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.” — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

15. The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.” — Victor Hugo

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16. “Today is Valentine’s Day—or, as men like to call it, Extortion Day!” — Jay Leno

17. “Love is the greatest refreshment in life.” — Pablo Picasso

18. “There is nothing better than a friend unless it is a friend with chocolate.” – Linda Grayson

19. “All I want for Valentine’s Day is you.” — Unknown

20. “Everything is clearer when you’re in love.” — John Lennon

21. “That’s one of those things about being a computer science major: Valentine’s Day is just another day.” — Jawed Karim

22. “Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine, love, thou art every day my Valentine!” — Thomas Hood

23. “True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

24. “There’s no bad consequence to loving fully, with all your heart. You always gain by giving love.” — Reese Witherspoon

25. “Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” — Mother Teresa

26. “I love you from head to toe.” — Unknown

27. “Love is the poetry of the senses.” — Honore de Balzac

28. You stole my heart from Day 1.

29. “Love doesn’t make the world go ’round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” — Franklin P. Jones

30. “You are the song that my heart loves to sing!” — Unknown

31. “All that you are is all that I’ll ever need.” — Ed Sheeran

32. “Take my hand, take my whole life too, but I can’t help falling in love with you.” — Elvis Presley

33. “Love isn’t something you find. Love is something that finds you.” — Loretta Young

34. “You can’t blame gravity for falling in love.” — Albert Einstein.

35. “Love is so much more than just another four letter word.” — Unknown

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36. “I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you.” — Ben Folds

37. “If you wanna be my lover, you’ve got to get with my friends.” — Spice Girls

38. I love you, not because of what you are, but for what I have become when I am with you. Best wishes on this wonderful day.

39. “I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.” — Jane Austen

40. “To be brave is to love unconditionally without expecting anything in return.” — Madonna

41. “Wherever you, are be happy. This is my wish for you.” — Unknown

42. “Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart.” — Unknown

43. “Valentine’s Day is a love-note to the rest of the year. Graciously, it comes at a perfect time to be savored – that period of calm between winter holiday commotion and spring enticements.” — Jo Lightfoot

44. “At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.” — Plato

45. “Love is friendship that has caught fire.” — Ann Landers

46. “The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.” — Blaise Pascal

47. “I’m head-over-heels for you boo.” — Unknown

48. “Love is not about holding hands and spending time with each other. But it is about being there for your loved one, even in the cloudiest of all skies.” — Unknown

49. “For the two of us, home isn’t a place. It is a a person. And we are finally home.” — Stephanie Perkins

50. “Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear.” — John Lennon

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51. “Trip over love, you can get up. Fall in love and you fall forever.” — Unknown

52. “Your flaws are perfect for the heart that’s meant to love you.” — Trent Shelton

53. “Together forever.” — Anonymous

54. “Life is better when I have you by my side.” — Unknown

55. “If you find someone you love in your life, then hang on to that love.” — Princess Diana

56. “You are my Valentine because you bring love to my life each and every day. I love you more each and every day, in every way.” — Kate Summers

57. “To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” — David Viscot

58. “What I feel for you seems less of earth and more of a cloudless heaven.” — Victor Hugo

59. “You bring the chocolates, and I will bring the candles. Let’s stay in tonight and make some magic happen.” — Unknown

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60. “Life is the flower for which love is the honey.” — Victor Hugo

61. “I love you more than yesterday, but less than tomorrow.” — Unknown

62. “You are my moon and stars. You are the best of the universe.”  — Unknown

63. “The most important day of the year to say ‘I love you’ is everyday, not just on Valentine’s Day. In marriage never take the other person for granted. Expressing your love shows your appreciation for the person.” — Catherine Pulsifer

64. “You’re the GOAT.” — Unknown

65. “I love you bigger than the world and sky.” — Marty Klazmer

66. “I love you to the moon and back.” — Anonymous

67. “I may not be your first love, first kiss, first sight, or first date—but I want to be your last everything.” — Unknown

68. “Long after the roses lose their color, I’ll continue loving you.” — Unknown

69. “Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.” — Walter Winchell

70. “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

71. “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” — Maya Angelou

72. “We’re lovers and companions, best friends and partners too. More and more, with every Valentine, joy, for me, is loving you.” — Unknown

73. “If I had a flower for every time I thought of you … I could walk through my garden forever.” — Alfred Tennyson

74. “To love another person is to see the face of God.” — Les Miserables

75. “I fell in love the way you fall asleep, slowly and then all at once.” — The Fault in Our Stars

76. “I’ve fallen in love many times, always with you.” — Unknown

77. “Real love is built the old-fashioned way—through hard work.” — Danny Silk

78. “Love is a game that two can play and both win.” — Eva Gabor

79. I consider myself to be the happiest girl in the world, because I found the real diamond. It‘s you!

80. “Love is a symbol of eternity. On this Valentine’s Day my hope and wish is that our love will be forever.” — Catherine Pulsifer

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81. “I think I’d miss you even if we never met.” — The Wedding Date

82. “You’re my happily-ever-after.” — Unknown

83. “Everything I do, I do it for you.” — Bryan Adams

84. “You and me — it doesn’t get any better than us.” — Unknown

85. “I wish I was kissing you instead of missing you!” — Unknown

86. “You’re everything I always wished for, better than I dreamed of, all I’ll ever need.” — Unknown

87. “There is no remedy for love but to love more.” — Thoreau

88. “You’re my Wonder Woman.” — Unknown

89. “I want you for always…days, years, eternities.” — Kriss Stewart Franz Schubert

90. “All you need is love.” — The Beatles

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91. “I want all of you, forever, you and me, every day.” — Nicholas Sparks

92. “If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.” — Winnie the Pooh

93. “You are my better half.” — Unknown

94. “You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because the reality is finally better than your dreams.” — Dr. Seuss

95. “The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” — Audrey Hepburn

96. “A valentine warms the heart.” — Kriss Stewart

97. “And suddenly all the love songs were about you.” — Anonymous

98. “It was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together.” — Sleepless in Seattle

99. “And I’d choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I’d find you and I’d choose you.” — The Chaos of Stars

100. “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” — Charles M. Schulz

101. “When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” — “When Harry Met Sally”

102. “Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.” — Unknown

103. “Remember, your Valentine’s card shows you care enough to send the very best, even though you’re too lazy to put it in your own words.” — Melanie White

104. You are the song that my heart would always want to sing, I love you. Enjoy your Valentine’s today!

105. “You had me at hello.” — Jerry Maguire

106. “Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move. Doubt the truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love.” — William Shakespeare

107. “When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew.” — Arrigo Boito

108. Grow old with me! The best is yet to be.” — Robert Browning

109. “I’ve tried so many times to think of a new way to say it, and it’s still I love you.” — Zelda Fitzgerald

110. “Love was made for me and you.” — Nat King Cole

111. “Know what I like about you? Everything!” — Unknown

112. “The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.” — Rumi

113. “In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.” — Maya Angelou

114. “In love there are two things– bodies and words.” – Joyce Carol Oates

115. “When I tell you I love you, I don’t say it out of habit but to remind that you are the best thing that happened to me.” — Unknown

116. “Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary.” – Oscar Wilde

117. “Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.” – Joan Crawford

118. “Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another.” — Douglas McGrath

119. “Love is never wrong.” — Melissa Etheridge

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120. “Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone — we find it with another.” — Thomas Merton

121. “If I had a dollar for every time you took my breath away, I’d be a billionaire.” — Unknown

122. “You are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.” — E. E. Cummings

123. “Your love warms me like a blanket.” — Unknown

124. “Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” — Emily Brontë

125. “You are the beat in my heart and the smile on my face.” — Unknown

126. “Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” — Robert Frost

127. “Valentine’s Day: the holiday that reminds you that if you don’t have a special someone, you’re alone.” — Lewis Black

128. “Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” — Oprah Winfrey

129. “Love is a condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” — Robert Heinlein

130. “I love you, not only for what you are but for what I am when I am with you.” — Roy Croft

131. “I’m yours, no refunds.” — Anonymous

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132. “Love planted a rose, and the world turned sweet.” – Katharine Lee Bates

133. “There is only one happiness in life: to love and be loved.” – George Sand

135. “Love can be defined with one word. You.” ― Anthony T. Hincks

136. “Valentine’s Day is an extraordinary moment for recalling the lasting power of a true love.” ― M.F. Moonzajer

137. “If you love yourself first, you will find your Valentine much quicker!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

138. “I love our story. Sure it’s messy, but it’s the story that got us here.” — How I Met Your Mother

139. “I will love you my whole life. You and no other.” — Braveheart

140. “The future for me is already a thing of the past. You were my first love and you will be my last.” — Bob Dylan

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141. “A kiss makes the heart young again.” — Rupert Brooke

142. “Come live in my heart and pay no rent.” — Samuel Lover

143. “True love stories never have endings.” — Richard Bach

144. “Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.” — Zora Neale Hurston

145. “We love because it’s the only true adventure.” — Nikki Giovanni

146. “Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever.” — Audre Lorde

147. “You are my heart, my life, my one and only thought.” — Arthur Conan Doyle

148. “They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything.” — Bil Keane

149. “The single most extraordinary thing I’ve ever done with my life is fall in love with you.”  — This Is Us

150. “You hold the key to my heart.” — Unknown

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Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti 2020: Inspiring quotes and famous thoughts by the revolutionary freedom fighter on his birth anniversary

The 123rd birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose-- a nationalist and revolutionary freedom fighter-- is being observed on Thursday. Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti commemorates his unmatched love and patriotism for India.
New Delhi | Jagran Lifestyle Desk: The 123rd birth anniversary of Subhash Chandra Bose is being celebrated across India today. Bose was a revolutionary freedom fighter and a valiant leader who didn't give up against the British regime. His denial to bow down to the East India Company saw him rise to incredible powers and support by the countrymen. Bose created the slogan 'Jai Hind'. He was first to address Bapu as 'Father of the Nation'. Netaji Subhas Candra Bose jayanti commemorates his unmatched love and patriotism for India.

On this day, several functions and programmes across different parts of the country are organised by central and state governments in honour of the legendary 'Netaji'. Various schools and colleges hold various kinds of competitions such as skits, essay writing, debates, quiz, drama, etc. States like Jharkhand observe official holiday on this day. Here are some of the famous Subhash Chandra Bose quotes:

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We should have but one desire today - the desire to die so that India may live - the desire to face a martyr's death, so that the path to freedom may be paved with the martyr's blood.

Freedom is not given - it is taken.

No real change in history has ever been achieved by discussions.

It is blood alone that can pay the price of freedom. Give me blood and I will give you freedom!

One individual may die for an idea, but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives.

Men, money and materials cannot by themselves bring victory or freedom. We must have the motive-power that will inspire us to brave deeds and heroic exploits.

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Life loses half its interest if there is no struggle-if there are no risks to be taken.

Soldiers who always remain faithful to their nation, who are always prepared to sacrifice their lives, are invincible.

Remember that the greatest crime is to compromise with injustice and wrong.

There is something in Mahatma Gandhi, which appeals to the maass of the Indian people. Born in another country he might have been a complete misfit.

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National Youth Day 2020: 15 powerful quotes by Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary

National Youth Day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
New Delhi | Jagran Lifestyle Desk: National Youth Day is observed on January 12 every year, i.e., on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda-- a true luminary and credited with enlightening the western world about Hinduism. An ardent disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Vivekananda played a key role in revival of Hinduism in India. He is well known for his famous 1893 Chicago speech. In 1984, the Government of India declared his birth date as National Youth Day and it is being celebrated since 1985. The Day is observed all over India at schools and colleges, with speeches, processions, seminars, among others. Here are Swami Vivekananda's famous quotes:

Arise, awake, and stop not until the goal is achieved.

Take risks in your life. If you win, you can lead, if you lose, you can guide.

Believe in yourself and the world will be at your feet.

Talk to yourself once in a day, otherwise, you may miss meeting an excellent person in this world.

All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.

Be a hero. Always say, I have no fear.

Strength is life, weakness is death. Expansion is life, contraction is death. Love is life, hatred is death.

You cannot believe in god until you believe in yourself.

Take risks in your life, If you win, you can lead! If you loose, you can guide!

Meditation can turn fools into sages but unfortunately fools never meditate.

Do one thing at a Time, and while doing it put your whole Soul into it to the exclusion of all else.

Our duty is to encourage every one in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the Truth.

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care of what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

Who is helping you don’t forget them. Who is loving you, don’t hate them. Who is believing you, don’t cheat them.

If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.

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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti 2020: Quotes which would move your soul

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was the great freedom fighter. On the occasion of his 124 Jayanti, here are some quotes by him which would move your soul.

“Give me your blood, and I shall give you freedom” Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Known by the slogan "Give me your blood, and I shall give you freedom" Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was born in Cuttack, Odisha on January 23, in the year 1897. He was the great freedom fighter who served India as a valiant warrior and raised the first Indian National Army (INA), Azad Hind Fauj in 1943 and started an armed coup and inspired thousands of Indian youths to join the struggle for independence from the British colonial rule.

Netaji is a key figure in India's freedom movement, Netaji is considered by many as one of the greatest leaders ever born. On the occasion Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose 124th birth anniversary, here are some of the Netaji's quotes which would move your soul.


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HERE ARE SOME QUOTES BY NETAJI SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE ON HIS 124TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
"India is calling. Blood is calling to blood. Get up, we have no time to lose. Take up your arms! we shall carve our way through the enemy's ranks, or if God wills, we shall die a martyr's death. And in our last sleep, we shall kiss the road that will bring our Army to Delhi."
"Reality is, after all, too big for our frail understanding to fully comprehend. Nevertheless, we have to build our life on the theory which contains the maximum truth."
"Men, money and materials cannot by themselves bring victory or freedom. We must have the motive-power that will inspire us to brave deeds and heroic exploits."
"When we stand, the Azad Hind Fauj has to be like a wall of granite; when we march, the Azad Hind Fauj has to be like a steamroller."
"One individual may die for an idea, but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives."
"Life loses half its interest if there is no struggle-if there are no risks to be taken."
"No real change in history has been achieved by discussion."
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti 2020
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was born in a well-off family. A brilliant student, Netaji ranked second in the matriculation examination. He studied at Presidency College, Calcutta (Kolkata), from which he was expelled in 1916 for nationalist activities. His parents sent him to the University of Cambridge in England to prepare for Indian Civil Service (ICS) examination.

In the year 1920, he passed the ICS examination, but on hearing about the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre he quit his high-paying ICS job and came back to India from England in 1921 to join India's struggle for independence.

On returning to India, he came under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi and joined the Indian National Congress. Subhash Chandra Bose also addresses Mahatama Gandhi as the "Father of the Nation".

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Subhas Chandra Bose was reportedly killed in an air crash over Taipeh, Taiwan (Formosa) on August 18, 1945. To commemorate his contribution to India's struggle for independence, every year on 23rd January, Subhas Chandra Bose's birthday is celebrated across various parts of the country.

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Looking for Some Motivation? Here Are 129 Inspirational Quotes for Women

e all want to get ahead at work and in life, but sometimes everything just seems so daunting. If you need an extra kick in the pants to get moving on your dreams, let these inspirational quotes for women motivate you to go after what you want—whether it’s that promotion, career change, or just to finally make time for lunch with your BFF.

129 Inspirational Quotes for Women
1. “You have to be consistent. You have to be yourself. You have to be committed to what you’re doing. You have to not be afraid to be ambitious.” —Roxane Gay

2. “It’s not your job to be likeable. It’s your job to be yourself. Someone will like you anyway.” —Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

3. “Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Especially not yourself.” —Mindy Kaling

4. “A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.” —Hannah Lavon, founder of Pals Socks

5. “Surround yourself with people and things that inspire you. Learn everything you can.” —Jameela Jamil

6. “Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered.” —Michelle Obama

7. “We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes—understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” —Arianna Huffington

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8. “We have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible.” —Beyonce

9. “One of the biggest qualities is having an awareness outside of yourself, and understanding that the world doesn’t revolve around your needs.”— Brie Larson

10. “It’s really important for us to be unapologetic. To be bold. To be brave. And to take huge risks.” —Awkwafina

11. “Run your own race. Don’t be distracted by what others are doing.  Set and go after your own goals.”— Jen Gouldstone, founder and president, Garden Streets

12. “Find your ‘why’ so that you have the strength and resilience to push through those times when everything else is telling you no.”— Lisa Wimberger, founder, The Neurosculpting Institute

13. “Everything is figureoutable.”— Marie Forleo

14. “Once you know who you are, you don’t have to worry anymore.” —Nikki Giovanni

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15. “Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect.” —Brene Brown

16. “The warrior knows that her heartbreak is her map.” —Glennon Doyle

17. “I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be yourself.” —Emma Stone

18. “A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” —Gina Carey

19. “There were times I was underestimated a lot. It gave me a unique benefit.” —Elaine Welteroth

20. “Why not take a chance and bet on happiness? —Jenny Han

21. “Every time someone writes that I play ‘strong women’ what they’re implying is that most women aren’t. How about I just play well written parts?” — Jessica Chastain

22. “We have to let go of the idea of balance in order to move toward the life we want. To do that, we need to recognize the stories we are telling ourselves that are holding us back. And sometimes … we just have to stop telling ourselves our old stories.” — Tonya Dalton, founder of inkWELL Press Productivity Co.

23. “Your mindset can control you, or you can control it. It can reward you, or it can own you. You get to decide. What are you choosing?” — Leila Kashani,co-founder of Alleyoop

24. “In order to create change of any kind, we have to first change the way we view ourselves. The time we spend believing in ourselves, believing in something greater, and not deviating from our instincts is the most important investment we can make. This is our power, this is our light and the world needs more of this.” — Alyssa Rosenheck, interiors and architectural photographer and author of The New Southern

25. “You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.” —Serena Williams

26. “On my own I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn’t, I’ll create something else. I don’t have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.”— Oprah Winfrey

27. “In a world that wants women to whisper, I choose to yell.” —Luvvie Ajayi

28. “Success requires competence and confidence. You must be good at what you do; and you must speak up and take credit for your work.  One or the other just won’t cut it.” — Michelle Bomberger, CEO and managing attorney, Equinox Business Law Group

29. “‘No’ today doesn’t mean ‘no’ tomorrow.” —Yvonne Orji

30. “You never know if you can actually do something against all odds until you actually do it.” —Abby Wambach

31. “Practice creates confidence. Confidence empowers you.” —Simone Biles

32. “It doesn’t matter when you start, it doesn’t matter what anyone else is doing. All that matters is that you truly follow your own path, your own way, at your own pace. Be kind to yourself and others, and follow your intuition always. That is real bravery.”— Diana Shneider, co-founder, BELLA. Skin Beauty

33. “Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in.” —Hillary Clinton

34. “Celebrate the wins in life but never be complacent.” — Danielle Takata, co-founder and creative director, Dreambox Creations Los Angeles

35. “Take one day a week for yourself and go “off the grid.”  If smartphones are allowed to recharge, shouldn’t we be allowed to as well?” — Elizabeth Borsting, president of Elizabeth Borsting Public Relations, Inc.

36. “Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.” — Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook

37. “Let your creativity be a river, not a destination.” —Elizabeth Gilbert

38. “Limit your ‘always’ and your ‘nevers.'” —Amy Poehler

39. “Let your compassion fuel your passion.” — Achea Redd, founder of Real Girls F.A.R.T.

40. “Once you’ve taken your seat at the table, it’s your job to pull out a chair for the others, too. Look for the ‘others.’ Acknowledge them. Build a platform for them.”— Bianca Bass, marketing and brand consultant

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41. “All the people who knock me down only inspire me to do better.” —Selena Gomez

42. “Don’t compare yourself. Your inside self will compare to everyone’s outside self when facing a growth opportunity or anything new. Don’t listen to the doubt that follows. If you’re compelled, go for it. You’re already at no; don’t be your own speed bump.” —Sue Hawkes, CEO of YESS!

43. “Every day is a new opportunity to change your life and be who you want to be.” —Demi Lovato

44. “You will not determine my story. I will.” —Amy Schumer

45. “Don’t be like the rest of them darling.” —Coco Chanel

46. “Boss up and change your life.” —Lizzo

47. “Stay committed and consistent and you will achieve your goals. Never give up.” —Kelly Rowland

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48. “Men selectively listen. When that happened, I’d stop the conversation and say, ‘Do you realize I said that 10 minutes ago?’ Women have to take responsibility for the dynamic around them. You can’t just say, ‘Woe is me.'” —Maggie Wilderotter, CEO of Frontier Communications

49. “Your unique magnificence is blinding in its beauty.” —Kim E. Woods, president, Kaleidoscope Enterprises

50. “My best successes came on the heels of failure.” —Barbara Corcoran

51. “When someone tells you that you can’t, figure out how you can.” —Clarice Lam, chef and owner of The Baking Bean bakery

52. “As you get older, you become more comfortable in your skin and comfortable in saying no to things … I’ve also learned that saying no is just as valuable as saying yes. It’s something that, I think, comes with age and really having a sense of your self-worth. And then you make choices based on that.” —Duchess Meghan

53. “Follow your heart, find your calling. Our calling is the magic point of where who we are meets what we do. A calling is what you work on, a title or achievement is what you work towards. Which one do you think feels better and creates more impact?” —Rebecca Cafiero, founder of BrandCamp

54. “Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.” —Sarah Blakely, founder and creator of Spanx

55. “You can always find a solution if you try hard enough.” —Lori Greiner

56. “When people don’t want the best for you, they are not the best for you.” —Gayle King

57. “If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.” —Michele Ruiz, author, former news anchor and CEO and co-founder of Ruiz Strategies

58. “Life is not so much what you accomplish as what you overcome.” —Robin Roberts

59. “We forget we have the right to have a voice. You have the right to get what you ask for. And if you say nothing, you’re going to have zero percent chance to fix it.” —Joy Mangano

60. “Stay in motion, whether things are going well, or they have taken a complete nosedive. It is easier to keep moving towards your big goal than to come to a complete stop and then try to regain your momentum. Even the tiniest of baby steps is still a step closer to where you want to be.” —Keita Williams, founder of SuccessBully

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61. “Value your time so you can spend time doing what you value.” —Melissa St. Clair, owner, Paper Chaser Biz

62. “My experiences remind me that it’s those black clouds that make the blue skies even more beautiful.” —Kelly Clarkson

63. “My husband always tells me that I’m the most unrelenting person he’s ever met, and it’s true. If I make a commitment to something, I will stick to it no matter what.” —Jenny Craig

64. “Don’t let the rejection deter you from staying confident in your venture.” —Alexa Curtis, founder of Life Unfiltered With Alexa Curtis

65. “I firmly believe you must first ask for what you want and then make a decision to get what you want. It doesn’t take a genie, just a well-thought-out plan.” —Michelle Gamble, owner of 3L Publishing

66. “The concept of a glass ceiling only exists if we agree and are complicit with the rules of engagement created by the establishment…We are building this industry brick-by-brick and we can make it look any way we want.” —Jamie Pearson, CEO and president of Bhang, Inc.

67. “It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” —Madeleine Albright

68. “There’s no such thing as a ‘smart business idea’—there’s only an idea that is smart for you.” —Marianne Cantwell, author of Be a Free Range Human: Escape the 9 To 5, Create a Life You Love, and Still Pay the Bills

69. “‘Dig your well before you’re thirsty.’ Many people don’t realize you need to build a network without expecting anything in return first. The success will follow. Start digging!” —Caitlin McCarthy, owner and founder of C|Louise Agency

70. “Even if you scored your dream job, you will have bad days. You might even have a crummy week, month, or year. Living out your passion doesn’t exempt you from the struggle.” —Meggie Francisco, owner and event planner, Meggie Francisco Events

71. “There will always be someone who is better than you at something, so stay true to yourself and find your voice—it’s the only thing that will differentiate you from your colleagues.” —Rosina Bosco, co-founder and CCO of Flat Irons Development

72. “She remembered who she was and the game changed.” —Lalah Deliah

73. “Life-fulfilling work is never about the money—when you feel true passion for something you instinctively find ways to nurture it.” —Eileen Fisher

74. “Choose your dream. Work to the extreme.” —Tyra Banks

75. “Some of us are walking around thinking everybody else knows more than us or has it better than us when in all actuality, we have everything we need within. If we could just refocus that energy inward we’d see we’ve had it all along.” —Terri Lomax, founder, Mocha Girls Pit Stop Blog

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76. “Hold onto your old friends. Kiss your mama. Admit what your dreams are.” —Maya Rudolph

77. “No one is going to tell you all the things you want to hear all the time. You have to know them yourself.” —Busy Philipps

78. “Money is a tool that helps us show up for the world in a bigger way.” —Melody Pourmoradi, creator of The GiRLiFE Empowerment Series

79. “Inner peace is possible when you practice outward gratitude.” —Emily Lynn Paulson, author of Highlight Real

80. “If you don’t stand for something, how can anyone respect what you do?” —Miranda Lambert

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81. “Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success.” —Martha Stewart

82. “When you feel broken by life’s painful moments, realize you are as resilient as sea glass, a bottle broken by the movement of the waves, but still beautiful.” —Virginia Buckingham, author of On My Watch

83. “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” —Helen Keller

84. “Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.” —Dr. Harriet Braiker

85. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible!'” —Audrey Hepburn

86. “Look at all sides of the idea presented. There are nuggets that may not be on the surface of the idea. One bad idea could blossom into something unlikely and special.” —Elizabeth Dodson, co-founder of HomeZada

87. “Connect to something that’s bigger than yourself. How can you tap your talents and interests to benefit others or the world? The more you help others get what they want, the more you will reap.” —Judy Holland, author of HappiNest: Finding Fulfillment When Your Kids Leave Home

88. “I’ve learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life.” —Maya Angelou

89. “Invite people into your life that don’t look or think like you.” —Mellody Hobson

90. “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” —Amelia Earhart

91. “Each time you make a good decision or do something nice or take care of yourself; each time you show up to work and work hard and do your best at everything you can do, you’re planting seeds for a life that you can only hope will grow beyond your wildest dreams. Take care of the little things—even the little things that you hate—and treat them as promises to your own future. Soon you’ll see that fortune favors the bold who get s—t done.” —Sophia Amoruso, founder of Nasty Gal and author of Girlboss

92. “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” —Nora Ephron

93. “Hope is the most exciting thing there is in life.” —Mandy Moore

94. “Ditch the dream and be a doer.” —Shonda Rhimes

95. “Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got. There is no yesterday, no tomorrow, it’s all the same day.” —Janis Joplin

96. “We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” —Malala Yousafzai

97. “You have to be driven, resourceful, not take no for an answer, and have the nerve to do things that haven’t been done. I think you also have to be comfortable not being everything to everyone, which is something that we often expect of women in a way we don’t of men.” —Audrey Gelman, CEO of The Wing

98. “What I wanted was to be allowed to do the thing in the world that I did best—which I believed then and believe now is the greatest privilege there is. When I did that, success found me.” —Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Field’s

99. “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” —Estée Lauder

100. “If you are giving a lot of value, if you are making an impact in people’s lives, it will be reflected in your bank account.” —Millie Leung, entrepreneur and coach

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101. “True leadership is when you create opportunity for others, including yourself.” —Shama Patel, founder and CEO of Clean Your Dirty Face

102. “Successful people understand that you don’t need to make things complicated.” —Anne McKevitt

103. “Be kind and always stay fair and ethical. In our world today we see so many examples of bullying and people being unkind. I make it my habit to put nice into everything I do. This philosophy has served me well!” —Anita Mahaffey, founder of Cool-Jams, Inc.

104. “We need to get women to the point where they aren’t apologizing.  It is time to take ownership in our success.” —Tory Burch, fashion designer

105. “For every failure, there’s an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.” —Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics

106. “If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” —Katharine Hepburn

107. “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” —Eleanor Roosevelt

108. “You must stay true to your values, dreams, talents, instincts, passion and everything that makes you, you. Ultimately, this boils down to living your truth, rather than avoiding, dismissing or writing it off. Plus, it’s a lot more effort to live inauthentically than to embrace who you are!” —Kim Kiyosaki, investor, entrepreneur and author

109. “If you’re scared to speak up, it’s usually a sign that you should.” —Tati Westbrook, YouTuber and Halo Beauty founder and CEO

110. “Just start. And once you do, don’t stop. Keep moving forward and find a way.” —Shannon Latham, owner and lead designer of Little English

111. “I realized that if I was willing to step up and be in the spotlight, I’d be able to make everyone else around me much more powerful as well.” —Alaina Percival, CEO of Women Who Code

112. “Whatever it is that you think you want to do, and whatever it is that you think stands between you and that, stop making excuses. You can do anything.” —Katia Beauchamp, CEO and co-founder of Birchbox

113. “I am responsible for what I see.” —Gabrielle Bernstein

114. “You have to be careful when you’re getting feedback because people will give you conflicting feedback all the time, but ultimately you end up following your own inner guide.” —Natalie Portman

115. “Look for what sparks the fire in your heart. Go there. But more importantly, keep showing up.” —Michelle Kuei, founder of Elevate Lifecoaching

116. “You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.” —Erica Jong

117. “Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” —Gloria Steinem

118. “Always stay passionate about what you are doing! I’ve never been one to stay in a comfort zone too long because I need challenges in my life. I encourage everyone around me to not be afraid of following your instinct and passion, but most of all try to do what you really love, that’s the best way to succeed.” —Emma Moquet, co-founder of Kova Hair

119. “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.” —Rosa Parks

120. “Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” —Ingrid Bergman

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121. “I like to evaluate each day by thinking, ‘What can I do today to build the life I want?'” —Amanda Daering, CEO, Newance.co

122. “Do we want to progress? If we want to progress, let women be all they can be. Don’t get in their way.” —Danai Gurira

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123. “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” —Ayn Rand

124. “My natural thing is to be a problem solver. And so when things happen to me, I’m, like, ‘Walk away.’ Because that’s how I was my entire life. I’ve been in the storm too long for that to shake me.” —Mariah Carey

125. “I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.” —Lucille Ball

126. “Women have to harness their power—it’s absolutely true. It’s just learning not to take the first no. And if you can’t go straight ahead, you go around the corner.” —Cher

127. “Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.” —Diana Ross

128. “Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” —Judy Garland

129. “I’ve tried my very best to live a life of my own making, and not just a series of events that happened to me, but one that I could stand back and look at and recognize my handwriting all over. Sometimes messy and scrawling, sometimes careful and precise—but one that I had carved with my own hand.” —Michelle Williams

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50 French Quotes to Inspire and Delight You

There are countless French quotes and sayings about life, love, and beauty that will delight any language lover. Keep reading and be inspired to study this beautiful language!

Short French Quotes, Proverbs, and Famous Sayings About Life
The French have a unique and lovely perspective on life. Even hard life lessons sound better in French! Here are 50 of the greatest, short and beautiful French sayings with English translations.

1. À vaillant coeur rien d’impossible. -Jacques Cœur
“For a valiant heart nothing is impossible.”

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2. Dans une grande âme tout est grand. -Blaise Pascal
“In a great mind everything is great.”

3. Chacun voit midi à sa porte. -French proverb
“Everyone sees noon at his own door.” 

4. Je pense, donc je suis. -Rene Descartes
“I think, therefore, I am.”

5. On ne change pas une équipe qui gagne. -French proverb
“One does not change a winning team.” In other words, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

6. Prouver que j’ai raison serait accorder que je puis avoir tort. -Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
 “Proving that I am right would be admitting that I could be wrong.”

7. On n’est point toujours une bête pour l’avoir été quelquefois. -Denis Diderot
“Being a fool sometimes does not make one a fool all the time.”

Famous French Saying by Denis Diderot

8. Il n’y a pas de verités moyennes. -Georges Bernanos
“There are no half-truths.”

9. Chassez le naturel, il revient au galop. -French proverb
“Chase away the natural and it returns at a gallop,” is very similar to the English saying about leopard and their spots.

10. Il vaut mieux prévenir que guérir. -French proverb
“It is better to prevent than to heal.”

11. Le temps est un grand maître, dit-on. Le malheur est qui’il tue ses élèves. -Hector Berlioz
“We say that time is a great teacher. It’s too bad that it kills all its students.”

12. Être adulte, c’est être seul. -Jean Rostand
“To be an adult is to be alone.”

13. Un homme seul est toujours en mauvaise compagnie. -Paul Valéry
“A lone man is always in poor company.”

14. A vaincre sans peril, on triomphe sans gloire. -Pierre Corneille
“To win without risk is a triumph without glory.”

15. L’enfer, c’est les autres. -Jean-Paul Sartre
“Hell is other people.”

16. La raison c’est la folie du plus fort. La raison du moins fort c’est de la folie. -Eugène Ionesco
“Reason is the madness of the strongest. The reason of those less strong is madness.”

17. Autres temps, autres mœurs. -French proverb
“Other times, other customs.”

18. La vérité vaut bien qu’on passe quelques années sans la trouver. -Jules Renard
“Truth is more valuable if it takes you a few years to find it.”

Truth is more valuable if it takes you a few years to find it.

19. Il faut bonne mémoire après au’on a menti. -Pierre Corneille
“A liar should have a good memory.”

20. Qui craint de souffrir, il souffre déjà de ce qu’il craint. -La Fontaine
“He who fears suffering is already suffering that which he fears.”

21. Il vaut mieux faire que dire. -Alfred de Musset
“Doing is better than saying.”

22. La parfaite valeur est de faire sans témoin ce qu’on serait capable de faire devant tout le monde. -La Rochefoucauld
“True valor is to do in secrecy what you could just have easily done before others.”

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French Quotes and Sayings About Love
French is often known as the language of love, so is it any wonder that French thinkers have produced so many touching quotes that speak straight to the heart? Here are some more delightful French sayings for your enjoyment.

Victor Hugo Famous French Saying

23. La vie est une fleur dont l’amour est le miel. -Victor Hugo
“Life is a flower of which love is the honey.”

24. Il n’y a qu’un bonheur dans la vie, c’est d’aimer et d’être aimé. -George Sand
“There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.”

25. Aimer, ce n’est pas se regarder l’un l’autre, c’est regarder ensemble dans la même direction. -Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“Love doesn’t mean gazing at each other, but looking, together, in the same direction.”

Famous French Proverb by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

26. Choisissez votre femme par l’oreille bien plus que par les yeux. -French proverb
“Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.”

27. Plus l’offenseur m’est cher, plus je ressens l’injure. -Jean Racine
“The more dearly I hold the offender, the more strongly I feel the insult.”

28. Va, je ne te hais point.  -Pierre Corneille
“Go, I don’t hate you.”

29. On n’aime que ce qu’on ne possède pas tout entier. -Marcel Proust
“We love only what we do not wholly possess.”

30. L’amour est comme le vent, nous ne savons pas d’où il vient. -Honoré de Balzac
“Love is like the wind, we never know where it will come from.”

31. La vie est un sommeil, l’amour en est le rêve. -Alfred de Musset
“Life is a long sleep and love is its dream.”

Famous French Proverb by Alfred de Musset

32. Le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît pas. -Blaise Pascal
“The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.”

33. Le seul vrai langage au monde est un baiser. -Alfred de Musset
“The only true language in the world is a kiss.”

34. Entre deux cœurs qui s’aiment, nul besoin de paroles. -Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
“Two hearts in love need no words.”

35. Vivre sans aimer n’est pas proprement vivre. -Molière
“To live without loving is to not really live.”

Short French Quote by Moliere

36. Oh! Si tu pouvais lire dans mon coeur, tu verrais la place où je t’ai mise! -Gustave Flaubert
“If you could read my heart, you would see the place I have given you there.”

37. L’amour c’est être stupide ensemble. -Paul Valéry
“Love is being stupid together.”

38. Un seul être vous manque et tout est dépeuplé. -Alphonse de Lamartine
“Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated.”

39. C’est cela l’amour, tout donner, tout sacrifier sans espoir de retour. -Albert Camus
“That is love, to give away everything, to sacrifice everything, without the slightest desire to get anything in return.”

40. L’amour est une passion qui ne se soumet à rien, et à qui au contraire, toutes choses se soumettent. -Madeleine de Scudéry
“Love is a passion which surrenders to nothing, but to the contrary, everything surrenders to love.”

41. Le prix d’Amour, c’est seulement Amour… Il faut aimer si l’on veut etre aimé… –Honoré d’Urfé
“The price of love is love itself. One must love if one wants to be loved…”

French Quotes and Sayings About the Arts
Finally, France is known for its rich history of art and literature. Get inspired by some of these fantastic French quotes to make your own masterpiece!

Short French Wisdom by Antoine de Saint Exupery

42. On ne voit bien qu’avec le coeur. -Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“We see well only with the heart.”

43. Un peuple malheureux fait les grands artistes. -Alfred de Musset
“An unhappy nation makes great artists.”

44. L’æuvre d’art, c’est une idée qu’on exagére. -André Gide
A work of art is an idea that someone exaggerates.”

45. Les livres sont des amis froids et sûrs. -Victor Hugo
“Books are cold and certain friends.”

46. Le monde est un livre dont chaque pas nous ouvre une page. -Alphonse de Lamartine
“The world is a book – with each step we open a page.”

Short Cute French Quote by Alphonse De Lamartine

47. Ècrire, c’est une façon de parler sans être interrompu. -Jules Renard
“Writing is a way to talk without being interrupted.”

48. Imaginer c’est choisir. -Jean Giono
“To imagine is to choose.”

Short French Quote by Jean Giono

49. Les chefs-d’oeuvre ne sont jamais que des tentatives heureuses. -George Sand
“Masterpieces are never anything else but happy attempts.”

50. La critique est aisée, mais l’art est difficile. -Philippe Destouches
 “Criticism is easy, art is difficult.”

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