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When you feel anxiety controlling you, whether it's because your child is having trouble at school, a big work project is coming up, or your parents' health is deteriorating; (It always happens, right?) Sometimes a few calming words can help. It's a way to distract your mind from what's going on and instead use helpful reminders like Robert Tew's words of comfort. You have been through so much and will survive whatever comes next. ” Or when Oprah Winfrey said, “The best you can be in the moment, the best you can be in the next moment.”
This collection of simple and powerful quotes will help you navigate the storms of anxiety. These 80 quotes include nuggets of wisdom from legendary figures such as Maya Angelou and Mark Twain, as well as sayings from modern voices such as Thor Eckhart and Judy Blume.
Albert Einstein once said, “Life is like riding a bicycle. To maintain your balance, you have to keep moving.” And you will move. Let these inspirational quotes remind you that even in the midst of uncertainty, there are brighter days ahead. To be in a better frame of mind, read them all or head to the most relevant quotes category.
Best quotes about general anxiety.
- “As long as we are breathing, no matter what is wrong, there is more right than wrong.” ― Jon Kabat-Zinn
- “Your calm mind is your ultimate weapon against challenges. So relax.” – Bryant McGill
- “Trust in yourself. You have been through so much and will survive whatever comes next.” – Robert Tew
- “Our anxiety does not nullify the sorrow of tomorrow, but only the strength of today.” ― CH Spurgeon
- “Life is like riding a bicycle. You must keep moving to maintain your balance.” – Albert Einstein
- “I have had many worries in my life, most of which never happened.” – Mark Twain
- “Don't expect problems or worry about things that may never happen. Keep them out of the sun.” – Benjamin Franklin
- “For us there are only trials. The rest is none of our business.” – TS Eliot
- “There are probably many things that a hot bath can't cure, but I don't know about many of them.” – Sylvia Plath
- “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” —Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- “The world exists only in your eyes. You can make it as big or as small as you want.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald
- “If you can't fly, run. If you can't run, walk. If you can't walk, crawl. But whatever you do, you must keep moving forward.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
- “The best use of creativity is imagination. The worst use of creativity is anxiety.” ― Deepak Chopra
- “Doing your best in the present moment allows you to be your best in the next moment.” – Oprah Winfrey
- “You may not be able to control everything that happens to you, but you can ensure that those events don’t diminish you.” — Maya Angelou
quotes about overcoming anxiety
- “With every experience of facing fear and standing still, one gains strength, courage, and confidence. You can say to yourself, 'I have lived through this fear.' I can take what comes next. ' You should do what you think you can't do. ” — Eleanor Roosevelt
- “Every tomorrow has two handles. We can grasp it with the handle of fear or with the handle of faith.” ― Henry Ward Beecher
- “Let fear be your counselor, not your guard.” – Tony Robbins
- “I promise nothing is as chaotic as it seems. Nothing is worth compromising your health. Nothing is worth putting yourself through stress, anxiety, and fear.” ― Steve・Maraboli
- “The horrors of the present are more than frightening imaginations.” – William Shakespeare
- “You don't have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” – Dan Millman
- “In this wicked world, nothing is permanent, not even our troubles.” – Charlie Chaplin
- “Instead of fantasizing about spending your weekend cleaning your basement, it's better to actually take 10 minutes to clear out one shelf.” — Gretchen Rubin
- “Don't fight your negative emotions. Observe them and befriend them.” — Haemin Sunim
- “We must be willing to let go of the life we planned for the life that awaits us.” — Joseph Campbell
- “Speak to yourself as you would talk to someone you love.” — Brené Brown
- “Yesterday has passed. Tomorrow has not yet come. Today is all we have. Let us begin.” – Mother Teresa
- “You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” Jon Kabat-Zinn
- “Life is 10 percent what you experience and 90 percent how you respond to it.” ― Dorothy M. Nedermeyer
- “Sometimes the most important thing in your day is the rest you take between two deep breaths.” ― Etty Hillesum
- “If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be perfect.” – Yogi Berra
- “Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical to putting down your shield and getting your life back. Research shows that perfectionism hinders success. In fact, it's linked to depression, anxiety, and addiction.” , and is often a path to life paralysis.” ― Brené Brown
- “I tend to get pretty depressed and have issues like anxiety…For me, it's more of a psychological thing. Exercise is a way to exorcise those demons.” — Ryan Reynolds
- “Rule number one is don't sweat the small things. Rule number two is it's all about the small things.” – Robert Elliott
- “Instead of worrying about what you can't control, shift your energy to what you can create.” – Roy T. Bennett
- “Don't judge me by my successes. Judge me by how many times I fall and get back up again.” – Nelson Mandela
- “No matter what happens to us, we keep moving forward. That's the only way to keep the roads clear.” – Greg Kincaid
- “Now is not the time to think about what you don't have. Think about what you can do with what you have.” – Ernest Hemingway
- “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” – Jack Canfield
- “Breathe, darling. This is just one chapter. It's not your whole story.” – SC Lurie
- “Problems are opportunities to do your best.” – Duke Ellington
- “Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.” ― Wayne W. Dyer
- “If you unplug it for a few minutes, almost everything will work again, including you.” — Anne Lamott
- “Every time you feel like reacting the same way you used to, ask yourself whether you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” ― Deepak Chopra
- “This life is all mine. That's why I stopped asking people for directions to places I've never been.” – Glennon Doyle
quotes about living with anxiety
- “Anxiety is love's biggest killer. When a drowning person is clinging to you, others feel the same way you do. You want to save him, but you're holding on to him. I know that panic will strangle you.” – Anais Nin
- “Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe.” – Mark Twain
- “Anxiety is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you very far.” – Jodi Picoult
- “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “We tend to think the future will happen later, but we create it in our heads every day.” – Lori Gottlieb
- “Emotions don't try to kill you, even if they are painful. Anxiety is an emotion that has grown too big. It has become aggressive and dangerous. You have no control over its consequences. You are responsible for it, and you are responsible for treating it. But… you are not responsible for causing it. You are not morally responsible. It is like a tumor.” – Patrick Ness
- “Mattie sat at the table, engrossed in circles around her. She was tired of her anxious, hostile mind. If she hadn't needed transportation, she would have died a long time ago. She felt she would have dropped it.” — Anne Lamott
- “You can't just take Tylenol to deal with anxiety. Being able to be fair to people and be honest about your problems helps a lot.” — Lois White
- “Anxiety was born at the same moment humanity was born. And since we can never master it, we can live with it just as we learned to live with storms.” You have to learn.” – Paulo Coelho
- “You cannot swim to new horizons without the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – William Faulkner
deep anxiety quotes
- “Fear in all its forms, including anxiety, anxiety, tension, stress, and worry, is caused by thinking too far ahead or not being present enough.” – Eckhart Tolle
- “A large part of what we call “character'' is determined by the way we choose to protect ourselves from anxiety and sadness.” – Alain de Botton
- “At the end of the day, only three things matter: How well we have lived. How well we have loved. How well we have learned to let go. — Jack Kornfield
- “Anxiety is like the vertigo of freedom.” – Soren Kierkegaard
- “Your mind will answer most questions for you if you learn to relax and wait for them.” – William S. Burroughs
- “I'm waiting for my case to be filed / And I'm waiting / for the wonder to come back.” – Lawrence Ferlinghetti
- “He who fears suffering has already suffered what he fears.” – Michel de Montaigne
- People have a hard time letting go of suffering. Out of fear of the unknown, they prefer familiar suffering. ” – Thich Nhat Hanh
- “If you want to overcome anxiety in life, live in the moment, in the breath.” – Amit Ray
- “Anxiety is a living body, sitting beside us like a shadow. / It is the last living thing left / The only beast that loves us / Enough to stay.” ” ― Amanda Gorman
- “Every day there is a sunrise and sunset and they are completely free. There are so many that you don't want to miss.” – Joe Walton
- “Don't be afraid. Fear is the death of the soul. Fear is a small death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will not let it pass over me and destroy me. I will allow it to pass. And when it has passed, I will turn my inner eye and see its path. Where the fear has gone, there is nothing. Only I remain.” ― Frank Herbert
- “It's so hard to forget the pain, but even harder to remember the sweetness. We have no scars to show for happiness. We rarely learn from peace.” – Chuck Palahniuk
- “The only reality in the entire chain of existence is anxiety. For those who are lost in the world and its distractions, this anxiety is a temporary and fleeting fear. But when that fear becomes conscious, it becomes anguish. , becomes the eternal climate of clear-minded people whose “existence is concentrated.” ― Albert Camus
- “Each of us must confront and face our own fears. How we deal with our fears will determine where we go for the rest of our lives. Experiencing adventure, Or to be limited by that fear.” – Judy Blume
funny anxiety quotes
- “There's no way there's going to be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.” – Henry Kissinger
- “Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.” ― Dale Carnegie
- “If you want immediate relief, try slowing down.” – Lily Tomlin
- “Relaxing is when you don’t have time.” —Sidney J. Harris
- “You have to eat pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of pie.” – David Mamet
- “Laugh, it's free therapy.” — Douglas Horton
- “To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.” — Reba McEntire
- “Thankfully, patience replaces talent.” — Steve Martin
- “My ability to turn good news into anxiety is matched only by my ability to turn anxiety into chin pimples.” ― Tina Fey
- “When I hear someone sigh, “Life is hard,'' I always want to ask, “Compared to what?'' ― Sidney J. Harris
