Originally published on September 23, 2022 | Last updated on February 26, 2024
Striving to become the best version of yourself will transform your life. As you start working toward becoming a better person, you’ll be able to discover your true potential and live a more fulfilled, purposeful life. Growth is definitely not an overnight thing — it can take a lot of time and effort. But each time you push forward to become your best self, you’ll be a step closer to surpassing your biggest goals and dreams, whatever they may be. I’ve compiled a list of 30 of the greatest “best version of myself” quotes to get you inspired:
Better Version of Yourself Quotes
(30 quotes to get you inspired!)
1. “Make the most of yourself – for that is all there is of you.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. “There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” — Aldous Huxley
3. “Change is your friend not your foe, change is a brilliant opportunity to grow.” — Simon T. Bailey
4. “Set a goal so big that you can’t achieve it until you grow into the person who can.” — Zig Ziglar
5. “You don’t need to be better than anyone else; you just need to be better than you used to be.” — Wayne Dyer
6. “The only time you fail is when you fall down and stay down.” — Stephen Richards
7. “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” — Maya Angelou
8. “Recognizing that you are not where you want to be is a starting point to begin changing your life.” — Deborah Day
9. “Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.” — Albert Einstein
10. “We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” — Oprah Winfrey
11. “You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
12. “Work on yourself more than you do on your job.” — Jim Rohn
13. “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” — Steve Jobs
14. “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” – Barack Obama
15. “I love the person I’ve become because I fought to become her.” — Kaci Diane
16. “By changing nothing, nothing changes.” — Tony Robbins
17. “Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you must do.” — H. Jackson Brown
18. “I want to grow. I want to be better. You Grow. We all grow. We’re made to grow. You either evolve or you disappear.” — Tupac Shakur
19. “There’s always room to be a better person. Always.” — Sonya Teclai
20. “Every morning, we get a chance to be different. A chance to change. A chance to be better.” — Alan Bonner
21. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” — Henry David Thoreau
22. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C.S. Lewis
23. “Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.” — Nelson Mandela
24. “Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” — William Faulkner
25. “You either get bitter or you get better. It’s that simple. You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person, or you allow it to tear you down. The choice does not belong to fate. It belongs to you.” — Josh Shipp
26. “The goal is not to be perfect by the end. The goal is to be better today.” — Simon Sinek
27. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” — Maya Angelou
28. “Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” — Og Mandino
29. “Don’t confuse comfort with happiness.” — Dean Karnazes
30. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” — George Eliot
I hope these quotes about being the best version of yourself inspire you! Feel free to add your favourite “best version of yourself” quote in the comments section!
Love, Telina
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