These days, inspiration can be a bit harder to come by. Maybe it’s because we no longer have enough time to smell the roses (deadlines, deadlines) or because we keep worrying about things that have yet to come to pass (that yearly employee evaluation). But whatever the case may be, we can’t keep on living this way. Finding inspiration is part of what makes us strive for greater goals; it is what motivates us to love each day more than the last. We can, of course, wait for inspiration to strike, but we can also seek it out ourselves.

Here are 10 inspirational quotes to get you started.