Some weeks are longer than others, and we all need a little bit of motivation to get through them. I'm always finding quotes that I love, so here's a few that I think are really helpful and that can make your days a little brighter.

1. "Life is not easy for any of us, but what of that? We must have perseverance, and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe we are gifted for something and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained." -Marie Curie

2. "So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons, and maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them." -Steven Chbosky

3. "Never love anybody who treats you like you're ordinary." -Oscar Wilde

4. "For what it's worth: it's never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you're proud of, and if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over." -F. Scott Fitzgerald

5. "Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve." -J.K. Rowling

6. "Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground." -Theodore Roosevelt

7. "You are not weak just because your heart feels so heavy." -Andrea Gibson

8. "If we wait until we're ready, we'll be waiting the rest of our lives." -Lemony Snicket

9. "Being happy never goes out of style." -Lilly Pulitzer

10. "In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety." -Abraham Maslow