This collection of badass quotes is designed to help you build a fearsome positive attitude and make you relentless in working towards your goals and dreams.
Are you looking for the most powerful badass quotes of all time—words so impactful they'll ignite your motivation and drive you to achieve greatness?
These quotes are designed to inspire you to push past obstacles, chase your dreams, elevate your mindset, fuel your determination, and help you cultivate that fearless, go-getter mentality. These motivational quotes will empower you to take bold action and succeed in life.
Let these words of wisdom be your guide to building the unstoppable confidence and determination needed to conquer challenges and achieve your goals.
The Most Badass Quotes of All Time
- “It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees.” – Emiliano Zapata
- “You made me realize that everything comes with an expiry date.” – Unknown
- “I don’t need a weapon, I am one.” – Unknown
- “Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.” – Henry Rollins
- “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Dr. Robert Schuller
- “You are the CEO of your life. Hire, fire, and promote accordingly.” – Unknown
- “The goal is not to be rich, it is to be a legend.” – Unknown
- “Once I’m gone, I’m gone. I’ll never return into your life.” – Unknown
- “When people ask what I do, I say whatever it takes.” – Unknown
- “What other people think about you has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them.” – Jen Sincero
- “Stop missing people who don’t even waste a second thinking about you.” – Unknown
- “If you aren’t going all the way, why go at all?” – Joe Namath
- “The question isn’t who is going to let me, it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
- “I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. Its because of them I’m doing it myself.” – Albert Einstein
- “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” – Mark Twain
- “The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost
- “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” – Mark Twain
- “They laugh at me because I’m different. I laugh at them because they are the same.” – Kurt Cobain
- “Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I will do what others can’t.” – Jerry Rice
- “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” – Helen Keller
- “You create opportunities by performing, not complaining.” – Muriel Siebert
- “I got my own back.” – Maya Angelou
- “Be yourself, you’re not born to impress anyone.” – Unknown
- “When something bad happens, you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or let it strengthen you.” – Dr. Seuss
- “Tell the negative committee that meets inside your head to sit down and shut up.” – Ann Bradford
- “Whatever you say, say it with conviction.” – Mark Twain
- “Path to success begins once you stop living the way society taught you. Live your own life. Create your own path to success. Never stop.” – Unknown
- “Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.” – Paul Brandt
- “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King
- “I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.” – Bruce Lee
- “Discipline equals freedom.” – Jocko Willink
- “You can have results or excuses, not both.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “Hustle until your haters ask if you’re hiring.” – Steve Maraboli
- “Success is not for the weak and uncommitted. Sometimes it's going to hurt!” – Eric Thomas
- “Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” – Lance Armstrong
- “Be so damn good they can’t ignore you.” – Steve Martin
- “A lion doesn’t concern himself with the opinion of sheep.” – George R. R. Martin
- “Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done.” – David Goggins
- “Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” – Farrah Gray
- “Winners focus on winning. Losers focus on winners.” – Unknown
- “Some people give their problems swimming lessons instead of drowning them.” – Mark Twain
- “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” – Michael Jordan
- “You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself to be.” – Lou Holtz
- “You can quit talking to me if you don’t like my attitude.” – Unknown
- “If your dreams don’t scare you, they are not big enough.” – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
- “I will go anywhere as long as it is forward.” – David Livingston
- “Be original and let the world copy you.” – Unknown
- “Never apologize for having high standards. People who really want to be in your life will rise to meet them.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour
- “The best revenge is massive success.” – Frank Sinatra
- “Never apologize for who you are. It lets the whole world down.” – Jen Sincero
- “We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.” – Charles Bukowski
- “Either I will find a way, or I will make one.” – Philip Sidney
- “The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is going to hit as hard as life. But it ain’t how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward.” – Rocky Balboa
- “I can and I will. Watch me.” – Unknown
- “I never lose. I either win or learn.” – Nelson Mandela
- “Kill them with success and bury them with a smile.” – Unknown
- “I am who I am. Your approval is not needed.” – Unknown
- “There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” – Aristotle
