We all need a little inspiration every once and a while. Here are 23 quotes to get you through any day.

1. "Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the best things that will ever happen to us."—Nicole Read, "Ruining You"

2. "Take the risk or lose the chance."—Unknown

3. "Sometimes you just need to take a nap and get over it."—Maura Stuard, age 8

4. "Life becomes easier when you accept an apology you never got."—Robert Brault

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

6. "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than be the ones you did."—H. Jackson Brown's mother

7. "May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears."—Nelson Mandela

8. "It's gonna hurt because it matters."—John Green

9. "Elegance is not about being noticed, it's about being remembered."—Giorgio Armani

10. "Marry the one who gives you the same feeling you get when you see food coming at a restaurant."—Unknown

11. "Wherever you are, be all there."—Jim Elliot

12. "Life is too short for fake butter, cheese or people."—Unknown

13. "Sometimes what you're looking for comes when you're not looking at all."—Unknown

14. "Do your things and don't care if they like it."—Tina Fey

15. "Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."—Jessica Howell

16. "Like wildflowers; you must allow yourself to grow in all the places people thought you never would."—E.V.

17. "Go the extra mile, it's never crowded."—Unknown

18. "The trouble is, you think you have time."—Jack Kornfield, "Buddha’s Little Instruction Book"

19. A ship at harbor is safe, but that's not why ships were built."—John A. Shedd

20. "Cinderella never asked for a prince. She asked for a night off and a dress."—Kiera Cass

21. "Never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun."—Katharine Hepburn

22. "Make it simple, but significant."—Don Draper, "Mad Men"

23. "There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind." --C.S. Lewis