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 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.

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

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

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

9. “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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35. “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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

43. “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

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

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

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

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

48. “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

49. “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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Inspirational Quotes on Strength, Success, and Wisdom

    

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

90. “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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

99. “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

100. “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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

110. “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

111. “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

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

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

114. “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

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

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

117. “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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

126. “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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

146. “Wisdom outweighs any wealth.” – Sophocles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conclusion

In this collection, we’ve gathered 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.