50 Funny & Inspirational Quotes For Relieving Your Emotional Stress This 2020

2020 hasn’t been really that kind to all of us and it has been one crazy ride to and fro. Truthfully, you might also be experiencing quite a bit of emotional stress brought by the pandemic. According to an article by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) there are different manifestations of this stress and are usually caused by fear and anxiety over one’s health, job dilemmas, and even worsening of mental health.

While the written word might not always be the immediate cure for these worries, these funny and inspirational quotes might just relieve you for a little while away from the burden of everyday life.

After all, you wouldn’t be reading this if not for that!

1. “Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.” – Alan Dundes

2. “The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.” – Andy Rooney

3. “Dreams come true all the time, just not for the dreamers” – Eoin Colfer

4. “Perhaps you’re not crazy, but you’re very creative.” – Ellen Sussman

5. “If at first, you don’t succeed, then skydiving definitely isn’t for you.” – Steven Wright

6. “When I hear somebody sigh, “Life is hard”, I am always tempted to ask, “Compared to what?” – Sydney Harris

7. “Bad decisions make good stories.” – Ellis Vidler

8. “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”– Bernard Baruch

9. “If laughter is the best medicine, then let’s OD together.” – Michael P. Clutton

10. “The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget but a pessimist forgets to laugh.” – Tom Bodett

11. “Life doesn’t happen to you. It happens for you.” – Jim Carrey

12. “One day we’ll grow old and be kids.” – The Cab

13. “Sometimes I feel I have a dual personality disorder; one lives the daily routine, and the other imagines.” – Ruchi Singh

14. “There is not always a light at the end of the tunnel. That is why you must carry a torch.” – J. Zachary Pike

15. “I have no intention of dying. In fact, that will be the last thing I do!” –Milton H. Erickson

16. “Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else’s can shorten it.” – Cullen Hightower

17. “Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.” – Dale Carnegie

18. “The first step in making your dreams come true is to wake up and get out of bed.” – Raymond C. Nolan

19. “The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs, one step at a time.” – Joe Girard

20. “A failure is like fertilizer; it stinks to be sure, but it makes things grow faster in the future.” – Denis Waitley

21. “Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.” – George Washington

22. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison

23. “Don’t underestimate the power of humor and the ability to laugh at yourself to deliver peace and serenity.” – Charles Glassman

24. “A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.” – Walter Bagehot

25. “The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces.” – Will Rogers

26. “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” – Winston Churchill

27. “A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure.” – Unknown

28.  “I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.” – Benjamin Franklin

29. “You cannot be anything if you want to be everything.” – Solomon Schechter

30.  “When life gives you lemons, squirt someone in the eye.” – Cathy Guisewite

31. “Yes – I’ve learned from my mistakes, and I’m sure I could repeat them perfectly.” – Jonathan Coe

32. “It does not matter whether you win or lose, what matters is whether I win or lose!” – Steven Weinberg

33. “To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.” – Steven Wright

34. “Everybody laughs the same in every language because laughter is a universal connection.” – Yakov Smirnoff

35. “Leave something for someone but don’t leave someone for something.” – Enid Blyton

36. “Your mind is just like a parachute! If you don’t open it, it won’t work!” – Tom Evans

37. “Everything is funny from some angle, I assure you it is. It’s just a matter of where you’re standing.” – Charlie Fletcher

38. “Even if you fall flat on your face, you’re still moving forward.” – Victor Kiam

39. “When you get kicked in the teeth, chew on it: don’t bite back.” – KC Rhoads

40. “May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.” – George Carlin

“Friends are the support bras of life. We don’t let each other down.” – Lisa Kleypas

41. “Those with all the answers have not asked enough questions.” – Belva Rae Staples

42. “Friends are the support bras of life. We don’t let each other down.” – Lisa Kleypas

43. “Sometimes you just have to put on lip gloss and pretend to be psyched.”
–  Mindy Kaling

44. “One thing I’ve learned about people is that the easiest way to get them to like you is to shut up and let them do the talking.” – Jesse Andrews

45. “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – John Hughes

46. “The greatest thief this world has ever produced is procrastination, and he is still at large.” – Josh Billings

47. “Change is not a four letter word…but often your reaction to it is!” – Jeffrey Gitomer

48. “Life is hard. After all, it kills you.” – Katharine Hepburn

49. “That’s the funny thing about life. We’re rarely aware of the bullets we dodge. The just-misses. The almost-never-happeneds. We spend so much time worrying about how the future is going to play out and not nearly enough time admiring the precious perfection of the present.” – Lauren Miller

50. “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar

2020 might not be everybody’s year but this pause might just be the needed break most of us need in order to recuperate. Whatever happens, we go on living.

If you want to read more on practical steps to boost your productivity at this time check this article here!