Blow away your anxiety and doubts! Short phrases that lift your spirits and set you on a positive path.
Anyone can find themselves dwelling on negative thoughts at times.
For those with dreams or goals, it might be when you can’t feel the growth or results you hoped for; for those who haven’t yet found what they want to do, it might be anxiety about the future or life itself.
The form it takes differs from person to person.
So this time, I’ve put together a list of short phrases that can help lift your spirits.
I hope it will be of help when you’re feeling down or troubled and just can’t seem to feel positive.
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Blow away your worries and doubts! Short phrases that lift your spirits and make you feel positive (31–40)
The only people who never make mistakes are those who do nothing.Theodore Roosevelt
The 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, was renowned not only as a politician but also as a soldier, writer, hunter, explorer, and naturalist.
His famous quote, “The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything,” teaches us the importance of taking action.
It’s true that if you do nothing, you won’t make mistakes—but you also won’t gain anything.
When you take action, mistakes will happen; that very fact is proof that you tried to do something.
It’s a message that those who hesitate out of fear of failure especially need to hear—an uplifting quote that encourages a forward-looking mindset.
It doesn’t matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop.Confucius
No matter how slowly, let’s keep moving forward little by little—this is the message contained in these words by Confucius, famed for the Analects.
When you’re pursuing a dream or a goal, things happen: troubles arise, other obligations get in the way, your motivation dips… There are times when you just can’t make progress as you’d hoped.
Even then, it’s important not to stop—however slowly, keep moving forward, even if only a little at a time.
Once you come to a halt, getting going again is very hard.
Keep these words in your heart, and let’s keep advancing, step by step.
The distance you’ve run won’t betray you.Mizuki Noguchi
When you’re lacking confidence, I think these words will truly resonate.
They’re a quote from Mizuki Noguchi, a marathon runner who won gold in the women’s marathon at the Athens Olympics and has taken victories and podiums at many other races.
Noguchi also went through periods plagued by injury, but by refusing to give up and continuing to work hard, she delivered outstanding performances on the grandest stages.
It’s a golden saying that feels quintessentially Noguchi—one that shows the power of steady accumulation.
Let’s keep moving forward while valuing our own strength, our connections with others, and the energy that carries us into tomorrow.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.Charles Dederich
Charles Dederich, founder of Synanon, an organization established in the United States to help people with drug addiction.
The famous quote, “Today is the first day of the rest of your life,” is a message that looks to the future rather than the past.
The idea that every day is full of opportunities to be reborn carries particular weight precisely because it comes from Dederich, who dedicated himself to supporting people struggling with addiction.
Thanks to its positivity, it’s a great quote to adopt as a personal motto.
So what if you failed? Learn from the failure and just try again.Walt Disney
Walt Disney, the entrepreneur known as the creator behind the globally beloved Disney.
His famous quote, “So what if you fail? Learn from it and try again,” carries particular weight because he repeatedly faced bankruptcy and setbacks while growing his company into an international giant.
When we fail, we can be overwhelmed by a sense of finality and despair, but this positive mindset—that even failure can be turned into nourishment for success—surely gives courage to many.
It’s a powerful quote that encourages us to take on new challenges.
I can imagine that many people are still struggling emotionally and mentally. So let’s keep supporting one another.Lady Gaga
This is a message Lady Gaga sent to the disaster-affected areas in 2021, ten years after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
It shows her affection for Japan by acknowledging that recovery is still not complete even after so much time, and that emotional support is still needed.
By standing firmly with those who are suffering and grieving while encouraging them to move forward, she gives many people courage and strength.
It also conveys the impression of a message that we must not let the passage of time erode or fade the memory of their pain.
It wasn’t by chance that we made it back alive. This is our mission.Sandwich Man
These are words from Sandwichman, a comedy duo from Sendai, that express a determination to keep moving forward.
The key point is that at the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake, they happened to be in Kesennuma, Miyagi—one of the disaster areas—while filming a TV show.
They convey what it means that they survived: being alive in that place was both fate and a mission, and they believe they are called to walk forward and pass on the story to the future.
You can feel their love for their hometown and their resolve to carry it on their shoulders as they move ahead.
Opportunity lies in the midst of adversity.Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein is often hailed as the greatest physicist of the 20th century, known for proposing theories such as relativity.
He was a singular genius who authored numerous papers that can be considered the foundation of modern science.
The words introduced here reflect his motto-like approach to research: “What seems unsolvable is precisely what is worth challenging.” Following in the footsteps of Einstein, who achieved so much, why not take on challenges yourselves?
Hope is the faith that leads us to success.Madame Curie
Let me introduce a quote by the Polish physicist and scientist Maria Skłodowska-Curie: “Hope is the faith that leads us to success.” In Japan, she is well known as Madame Curie.
When you are striving toward your dreams and goals, accidents or failures can sometimes make you stop in your tracks.
It’s precisely at such times that we should remember the hope Madame Curie speaks of.
That’s because hope is the core within us that enables us to keep moving forward even in difficult situations.
It also serves as the driving force to realize our dreams and achieve our goals.
When things aren’t going as you wish, why not take another look at your hope?
If you can take one step, you can take another.Todd Skinner
When you try to start something, it’s often hard to take that very first step.
But once you do, things can surprisingly start to go smoothly.
Even so, many people find it difficult to take that first step, even though they understand this in their heads.
In such moments, I want you to remember these words—from Todd Skinner, an American free climber.
He climbed countless cliffs in the extremely demanding world of free climbing.
Surely, even in moments of fear, he told himself “Just take the first step,” and with that initial move, he scaled sheer faces hundreds of meters high.