171 Inspirational Quotes from Famous People that Start with W

Feeling uninspired or lacking motivation? Words from wise individuals can provide the spark you need to reignite your passion and drive.

This blog post offers a collection of 171 thought-provoking quotes from renowned figures. These quotes cover many topics, from success and perseverance to love and life.

Whether you seek encouragement, inspiration, or a fresh perspective, these quotes will resonate with you and provide valuable insights to guide your journey.

Keep reading to discover quotes that will leave a lasting impact.

171 Quotes from Famous People, Starting with W

1. “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” – Vince Lombardi

2. “We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” – Wilma Rudolph

3. “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford

4. “What we think, we become.” – Buddha

5. “When nothing is sure, everything is possible.” – Margaret Drabble

6. “With self-discipline most anything is possible.” – Theodore Roosevelt

7. “Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.” – Plato

8. “Without struggle, there can be no progress.” – Frederick Douglass

9. “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

10. “Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear.” – Dan Millman

11. “Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.” – Conan O’Brien

12. “Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it away from you.” – Mark Cuban

13. “Would you live with ease, do what you should, not what you please.” – Benjamin Franklin

14. “Whenever you see a successful person, you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them.” – Vaibhav Shah

15. “When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.” – William Arthur Ward

16. “When you can’t change the direction of the wind, adjust your sails.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

17. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

18. “Whoever is trying to bring you down is already below you.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour

19. “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” – Mark Twain

20. “Wildfires don’t burn forever, and storms don’t last for all times. Every challenge adheres to the law of impermanence.” – Wes Fesler

21. “Wake up with determination, go to bed with satisfaction.” – Wayne Dyer

22. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

23. “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” – Lao Tzu

24. “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” – Mark Twain

25. “Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in a million, take it.” – Wayne Dyer

26. “Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius

27. “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” – Vince Lombardi

28. “Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.” – Vince Lombardi

29. “Wisdom outweighs any wealth.” – Sophocles

30. “Wise men don’t need advice. Fools won’t take it.” – Benjamin Franklin

31. “With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble.” – Keshavan Nair

32. “With self-discipline most anything is possible.” – Theodore Roosevelt

33. “Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

34. “Without music, life would be a mistake.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

35. “Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity.” – Yehuda Berg

36. “Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assaults of thoughts on the unthinking majorities.” – John Maynard Keynes

37. “Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.” – Vaclav Havel

38. “Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It’s the best part of the day.” – George Allen Sr.

39. “Work like you don’t need the money. Dance like no one is watching.” – Mark Twain

40. “Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry.” – Mary Engelbreit

41. “Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.” – Leo Buscaglia

42. “Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth live to achieve deeds worthy of immortality.” – Plato

43. “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

44. “Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” – Albert Einstein

45. “Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.” – Benjamin Franklin

46. “Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.” – Rumi

47. “Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.” – Martin Fraquhar Tupper

48. “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” – Henry David Thoreau

49. “When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” – Audre Lorde

50. “When it rains, it pours? No, when it rains, seek shelter and let it pour.” – Matthew Donnelly

51. “When the solution is simple, God is answering.” – Albert Einstein

52. “When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.” – Peter Marshall

53. “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” – Paulo Coelho

54. “When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you…never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe

55. “When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a beloved person, you know that a man can have no vocation but to awaken that light on the faces surrounding him.” – Albert Camus

56. “Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.” – Leonardo da Vinci

57. “While we are postponing, life speeds by.” – Seneca

58. “Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before.” – Bonnie Blair

59. “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” – Arnold Palmer

60. “Wisdom is keeping a full heart and an empty mind.” – Arthur Schopenhauer

61. “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” – Paulo Coelho

62. “When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.” – Mary Kay Ash

63. “When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.” – Peace Pilgrim

64. “When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.” – Carol Burnett

65. “When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.” – Joe Namath

66. “When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t.” – Thomas Edison

67. “When you know better, you do better.” – Maya Angelou

68. “When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.” – Buddha

69. “When you shoot an arrow of truth, dip its point in honey.” – Ted Kooser

70. “When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.” – Oprah Winfrey

71. “Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come.” – Unknown

72. “Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.” – Walter Lippmann

73. “Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in a million, take it.” – Wayne Dyer

74. “Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” – Oprah Winfrey

75. “Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius

76. “While we are postponing, life speeds by.” – Seneca

77. “Whoever is happy will make others happy too.” – Anne Frank

78. “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” – Vince Lombardi

79. “Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.” – Vince Lombardi

80. “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” – Vince Lombardi

81. “Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.” – Albert Einstein

82. “Wisdom outweighs any wealth.” – Sophocles

83. “Wise men don’t need advice. Fools won’t take it.” – Benjamin Franklin

84. “With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate.” – Keshavan Nair

85. “With self-discipline most anything is possible.” – Theodore Roosevelt

    

86. “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

87. “Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

88. “Without music, life would be a mistake.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

89. “Without struggle, there can be no progress.” – Frederick Douglass

90. “Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity.” – Yehuda Berg

91. “Words have a magical power. They can either bring the greatest happiness or arouse the deepest despair.” – Wernher von Braun

92. “Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assaults of thoughts on the unthinking majorities.” – John Maynard Keynes

93. “Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.” – Vaclav Havel

94. “Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and never succeed.” – Wiz Khalifa

95. “Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It’s the best part of the day.” – George Allen Sr.

96. “Work like you don’t need the money. Dance like no one is watching.” – Mark Twain

97. “Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years.” – Mary Engelbreit

98. “Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.” – Leo Buscaglia

99. “Would you live with ease, do what you should, not what you please.” – Benjamin Franklin

100. “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

101. “Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.” – George Eliot

102. “We are twice armed if we fight with faith.” – Plato

103. “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when adults are afraid of the light.” – Plato

104. “We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” – Max DePree

105. “We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails.” – Bertha Calloway

106. “We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.” – Helen Keller

107. “We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.” – May Sarton

108. “We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.” – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

109. “What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?” – Robert H. Schuller

110. “What is the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable?” – John Green

111. “What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.” – Oscar Wilde

112. “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” – Alexander Graham Bell

113. “When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” – Marcus Aurelius

114. “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.” – Mark Twain

115. “Wisdom outweighs any wealth.” – Sophocles

116. “We are the sum of our efforts to change who we are.” – Joe Friel

117. “What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

118. “We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don’t make us weak. They’re the source of our strength.” – Jimmy Carter

119. “We work to become, not to acquire.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

120. “What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

121. “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” – Zig Ziglar

122. “Whatever is worrying you right now, forget it. Take a deep breath, stay positive and know that things will get better.” – Unknown

123. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford

124. “When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe

125. “When you have a great and difficult task, something perhaps almost insurmountable, there are some deep and profoundly generous laws that will sustain your efforts.” – Ken Burns

126. “When you leave a beautiful place, you carry it with you wherever you go.” – Alexandra Stoddard

127. “When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.” – Tecumseh

128. “When you’ve worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity…you do not slam it shut behind you…you reach back.” – Michelle Obama

129. “We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.” – Dr. Henry Link

130. “We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

131. “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney

132. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

133. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

134. “What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” – Napoleon Hill

135. “What we think, we become.” – Buddha

136. “Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln

137. “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” – Lao Tzu

138. “When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life.” – John Wooden

139. “When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” – Confucius

140. “When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” – Helen Keller

141. “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” – Paulo Coelho

142. “When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.” – Mary Kay Ash

143. “When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.” – Peace Pilgrim

144. “When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.” – Carol Burnett

145. “When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.” – Joe Namath

146. “When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t.” – Thomas Edison

147. “When you know better, you do better.” – Maya Angelou

148. “When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.” – Buddha

149. “When you shoot an arrow of truth, dip its point in honey.” – Ted Kooser

150. “When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.” – Oprah Winfrey

151. “Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come.” – Unknown

152. “Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.” – Walter Lippmann

153. “Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in a million, take it.” – Wayne Dyer

154. “Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” – Oprah Winfrey

155. “Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius

156. “While we are postponing, life speeds by.” – Seneca

157. “Whoever is happy will make others happy too.” – Anne Frank

158. “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” – Vince Lombardi

159. “Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.” – Vince Lombardi

160. “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” – Vince Lombardi

161. “Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.” – Albert Einstein

162. “Wisdom outweighs any wealth.” – Sophocles

163. “Wise men don’t need advice. Fools won’t take it.” – Benjamin Franklin

164. “With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate.” – Keshavan Nair

165. “With self-discipline most anything is possible.” – Theodore Roosevelt

166. “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

167. “Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

168. “Without music, life would be a mistake.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

169. “Without struggle, there can be no progress.” – Frederick Douglass

170. “Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity.” – Yehuda Berg

171. “Words have a magical power. They can bring the greatest happiness or deepest despair.” – Wernher von Braun

Conclusion

In this collection, we’ve gathered 171 quotes from famous people that start with W. However, use them to guide growth, resilience, and achieving your dreams.

Now, reflect on the quotes that stood out to you. Remember them and let their wisdom shape your mindset and actions.

Move forward with renewed energy and determination.