1. “Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” — John Lennon
2. “You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry, don’t worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.” —Walter Hagen
3. “You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot — it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.” — Maya Angelou
4. Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” — Helen Keller
5. “Someday everything will make perfect sense. So, for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason.”
6. “I think being in love with life is a key to eternal youth.” —Doug Hutchison
7. “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose.” — Dr. Seuss
8. “Watch the sunrise at least once a year, put a lot of marshmallows in your hot chocolate, lie on your back and look at the stars, never buy a coffee table you can’t put your feet on, never pass up a chance to jump on a trampoline, don’t overlook life’s small joys while searching for the big ones.” — H. Jackson Brown Jr.
9. “A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.” —Charles Darwin
10. “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” — Anne Frank
11. “If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
13. “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
14. “It’s just a bad day. Not a bad life.”
15. “All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.” —John Wooden
16. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” — Gautama Buddha
17. “If you’re reading this … Congratulations, you’re alive. If that’s not something to smile about, then I don’t know what is.” — Chad Sugg
18. “Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.” —Emily Dickinson
19. “Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.”
20. “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” —Maya Angelou
21. “In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” — Les Brown
23. “However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.” —Stephen Hawking
24. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” —Albert Einstein
26. “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” —Oprah Winfrey
27. “When you live positively it is impossible to not also be living for something greater than yourself.” — Bryant McGill
28. “The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters. —Audrey Hepburn
29. “Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.” — Stephen Hawking
30. “I enjoy life when things are happening. I don’t care if it’s good things or bad things. That means you’re alive.” —Joan Rivers
31. “Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.” —H. Jackson Brown Jr.
32. “I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.” —Walt Disney
33. “The truth is you don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.” —Eminem
34. “She was born to be free, let her run wild in her own way and you will never lose her.” ― Nikki Rowe
35. “The beauty of your life is predicated on the richness of your sensuality.” ― Lebo Grand