25 Motivational Quotes that Will Keep Your Head Up

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Life knocks you down at times. One of the things that will lead a happy and successful life is to keep your head up when life tries to bring you down.

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Things are never as easy as we know. Challenges and problems will make us fall and stumble. But, no matter how tough your life is, you need to keep your head up and continue your life.

To make all these things possible, be inspired by these 25 Motivational Quotes that can make you stronger and let you keep your head up.

Keep your head up. Keep your heart strong.

– Ben Howard

The best things to face your struggles is to keep your head up as well as your heart strong. If you do these things, you can move forward to the next step of the challenges in your life.


To everyone battling a difficulty or under attack right now, smile, keep your head up, keep moving and stay positive, you’ll get through it.

– Germany Kent

If you are feeling down and struggling in your life, remember that there’s always hope ahead of you. Just maintain your positive outlook in life and, everything will be alright.


It is important to keep your head up and follow what you believe is right.

– Ajay Naidu

Believe in yourself. Have faith in your decisions and always do what you think is right.


Awake! Arise and go! Never ever give up!

– Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

In life, the best weapon you can have is your courage in times of tough times. Stand firm and never surrender from life’s enemies.


Always keep your mind strong with positive thoughts and your head up with full confidence, because you truly have greatness in you.

– Edmond Mbiaka

Be confidently strong with a positive mind. Your mind and heart can greatly affect your decisions in life. Fill yourself with positive energy to start your day right.


Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

– John R. Wooden

Don’t let your weaknesses hinder you from overcoming the challenges that you face. Focus on what you can do and strengthen the greatest potential in you.


Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.

– Mae Jemison

Go beyond your limits. Never be bothered with other’s opinion about you. Even if they think that you can’t do anything, prove to them that you can do everything if you want.


You are no less. You’re equal with the world.

– Helen Keller

Don’t be conscious of your flaws. Remember that humans are equal; it depends on you if you want to be better than everyone else around you. From the start, you are born the same qualities as anyone else, so never feel inferior to other people’s potential and talents.


Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.

– Steve Jobs

Even if your life gets tough and the problems are on your shoulder, never lose faith. Keep your faith higher than the mountains of problems you have.


Keep your head up in failure and your head down in success.

– Jerry Seinfeld

Keeping your head up in your worst situation doesn’t mean that you need to be proud and boastful about yourself. It simply means that you need to stay strong in any predicament or situation that may arise but still humble enough once you succeed.


Lift your head up high, and scream to the world. I know I am someone, and let the truth unfurl.

– Michael Jackson

Don’t be afraid to show the world who you are and what you’ve got. You are free to scream and shout to the world that you can do what you want, and you are the best among the rest. Just put a little confidence in yourself.


Stand Tall, Stand Proud. Know that you are unique and magnificent. You do not need the approval of others.

– Jonathan Lockwood Huie

In challenges and struggles in life, you don’t need to get the approval of others to be accepted in society, and you don’t need the opinion of everyone around you to solve your problems. You are amazing in your own way. So don’t let the voice of others interfere with your goals and plans in life.


Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes…. Keep hope alive.

– Jesse Jackson

Sometimes, you might feel hopeless about your situation and eventually lose your confidence, but no matter what the world says and whoever blocks your way, always have faith that all things work together for good. The world lets you experience problems and failures so that you can appreciate your hard-earned success.


Never let anyone tell you who you are, hold your head up high, look them in the eyes and tell them who you are.

– Sonya Parker

Don’t mind what others might say about you. Don’t let them mock you or describe you. Let them know who you are and how capable you are of doing the things you desire. They are nothing but dirt in your eyes.


No matter how much it hurts, you have to hold your head up and keep going.

– Brooke Addison

You need to be strong to face life’s predicaments. You need to tell yourself that you are brave and courageous. No matter how painful you feel, never settle for less, and never give up your dreams. You have a life to cherish, a dream to fulfill, and a self to satisfy. Keep going!


Always hold your head up high, even if on the inside you’re about to cry. Pretend that nothing is wrong at all. Close your eyes before you fall. If you can’t see it, it’s not there.

– Anonymous

Sometimes, pretending to be strong and calm can make people respect and adore you. Don’t let those problems make you in vain. Don’t cry, and never let your tears fall down. You are not yet a failure, you need to keep your head up high and continue the fight in your life.


With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

With a positive outlook about the worst situation, you can handle everything with ease and pleasure. Accept all those challenges as an opportunity to nurture your potential and embrace those great chances to fulfill your dreams and desires.


Spend eighty percent of your time focusing on the opportunities of tomorrow rather than the problems of yesterday.

– Brian Tracy

Don’t waste your energy in thinking over your past mistakes. Those things happened in the past and cannot be undone. You need to focus on your present situation and plan for your future. There’s no turning back, just keep looking forward.


Keep your heels, head, and standards high.

– Coco Chanel

You should keep yourself high, either literally or logically. Let people look up to you, gain respect, and don’t let your standards fail. Always keep your head up!


Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

– Napoleon Hill

Your great thinking and positive mind can get you to the top. If you believe what you think, that will surely happen. You can achieve what your mind speaks and what your heart believes.


Don’t wait on approval, validation and likes from others – always give yourself the highest of approval ratings and work from there. Hold your head up and be fabulous no matter what!

– Jody Watley

Even if you have an inferiority complex when you face someone better than you, you still don’t need their approval to make your dreams come true. You have your own mind, your own thoughts and ideas and even more potential. Just be yourself and aim high!


Don’t let anyone knock you down. Keep your head up.

– Greyson Chance

Fight for yourself, and don’t let anyone look down on you. In every situation, you need to defend yourself from the vicious mind and malicious tongue of other people who consistently knock you down. You are not alone, you can have your family and friends’ support to fulfill your dreams.


Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed. Courage is what makes you do it.

– Bryce Courtenay

Not all times, pride is the reason why you are keeping your head up. What if something bad happens and you lose your pride? The real thing that keeps your head up is your courage to do all things, even in your worst scenario. You don’t need too much pride to keep yourself high, all you need is your courage to stand up again and again to face the world with your head held high.


It takes someone strong to leave with their head held high. It takes someone stronger to stay with their head held higher.

– Isabella Poretsis

You need to be strong to keep your head high and be stronger to maintain your composure. No matter how successful or strong you are, you still need to learn more things and gain more confidence in order to face a more challenging obstacle.


Keep your head up. God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers.

– Anonymous

If you have faith in God, you’ll know that every problem that God gave will be your way for more opportunities in life. Bear in mind that the strongest people have the hardest times in life. So if you have the toughest situation in life, be happy because God believes that you are one of the strongest children he has.

Final Thought:

The journey to success is tough, and sometimes, you’ll lose faith and confidence when you face the challenges that may arise. But always remember that God will not give you problems that you can’t overcome. The more problems you may encounter, the stronger and braver you will be.

I hope these Inspiring Quotes gave you motivation in life to keep your head up!

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Jesse Long

Hi, my name is Jesse, father of a Yorkie and the founder of motivation2life.com. I really enjoy writing, especially the inspired and motivational articles, and believe that they will definitely help you become better.

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