Quotes About Belief, Hope, and Trust
Turn to these uplifting quotes for a boost of inspiration when you need it.
“Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.”
— Charles F. Kettering
“Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.”
— David Brooks
“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“It’s not who you think you are that holds you back; it’s who you think you’re not.”
— Unknown
“Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.”
— Robert Schuller
“First thing every morning before you arise, say out loud, ‘I believe’, three times.”
— Norman Vincent Peale
“If I could give one tip for people – it’s not an exercise or nutrition regimen. It’s to walk your talk and believe in yourself, because at the end of the day, the dumbbell and diet don’t get you in shape. It’s your accountability to your word.”
— Brett Hoebel
“Trust because you are willing to accept the risk, not because it’s safe or certain.”
— Unknown
“Northing is impossible; the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!”
― Audrey Hepburn
“Hope fills the holes of my frustration in my heart.”
— Emanuel Cleaver
“Believe while others are doubting.”
— William Arthur Ward
“Magic is believing in yourself. If you can make that happen, you can make anything happen.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”
— Dale Carnegie
“As you learn to trust yourself something miraculous happens. You begin to trust the process you are living and the miracles life brings!”
— Iyanla Vanzant
“Believe in yourself. Trust the process. Change forever.”
— Bob Harper
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
— Helen Keller
“Never lose hope. There are always possibilities if you just look for them.”
— Catherine Pulsifer
“Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.
“Close your eyes and imagine the best version of you possible. That’s who you really are. Now, let go of any part of you that doesn’t believe it.”
— Chris Assad
“When you do things the right way, it will take longer; just trust the process!”
— Hopal Green
“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.”
— E.E. Cummings
“Hope is a waking dream.”
— Aristotle
"You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can't have it."
— Dr. Robert Anthony
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
— Nelson Mandela
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”
— Norman Vincent Peale
“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.”
— Malcolm S. Forbes
“If you believe it will work out, you will see opportunities. If you believe it won’t, you will see obstacles.”
— Wayne Dyer
“Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.”
— Jonas Salk
“There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.”
— Bernard Williams
“Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible. This power becomes available to you just as soon as you can change your beliefs.”
— Dr. Maxwell Maltz
“Trust in the process as you journey through life in all its emotional highs and lows knowing each moment is sacred and that your soul is safe.”
— Anna-Thea
“Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.”
— Paul Tournier
“In fact, hope is best gained after defeat and failure, because then inner strength and toughness is produced.”
— Fritz Knapp
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
— Desmond Tutu
“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do."
— Benjamin Spock
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.”
— Anatole France
“Trust yourself. You've survived a lot, and you'll survive whatever is coming.”
— Robert Tew
“I don't believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.”
— Ken Venturi
“I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than closed by belief.”
— Gerry Spence
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.
“I learned that you have to push away the demand of people’s expectations by believing in your instincts.”
— Stefano Pilati
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“When someone tells me ‘no’, it doesn’t mean I can’t do it. It simply means I can’t do it with them.”
— Karen E. Quinones Miller
“I know people that believe in ghosts but don’t believe in themselves.”
— Mitch Hedberg
“Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe.”
— Oprah Winfrey
“Every negative belief weakens the partnership between mind and body.”
— Deepak Chopra
“Whether you think you can or can’t, you’re right.”
— Henry Ford
“Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself.”
― Roy T. Bennett
“Self trust is the essence of heroism.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson