100 Of Hoda Kotb's Favorite Quotes

From quotes on love to courage and adventure, Hoda's favorite quotes will quickly become yours too.

TODAY show anchor, Hoda Kotb, has a way of pulling at everyone’s heartstrings. She always seems to know exactly what to say or have just the right quote on hand for any feeling. From quotes on courage to words about adventure, her collection of favorite quotes is extensive. They burst with compassion, grace, and love while touching on an array of life's most meaningful moments. Whether you're looking for the right words on friendship or need a light in the midst of a motherhood challenge, this list of 100 quotes that Hoda loves is sure to move you.

Hoda's Favorite Female Empowerment Quotes

• “She’s magic, that one” - Unattributed

• “Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.” - Unattributed

• “My coach said I run like a girl. And I said if he ran a little faster he could too.” Mia Hamm

• “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.” - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  

• “A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.” - Coco Chanel

• “A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.” - Eleanor Roosevelt

• “Your voice is your superpower” - Lisa Congdon

Hoda's Favorite Quotes That Will Remind You To Never Give Up

• “I’m the little engine that did.” - Dolly Parton

• “Sometimes fear does not subside and you must do it afraid.” - Elisabeth Elliot

• “You don’t ever have to do anything sensational for people to love you.” - Fred Rogers

• “You are not lazy, unmotivated, or stuck. After years of living your life in survival mode, you are exhausted. There is a difference.” - Nakeia Homer

• “The two things in life you are in total control over are your attitude and your effort.” - Billy Cox

• You are worthy now. Not when you get that job, not when you lost twenty pounds, not when people know who you are/ Now. Simply because you exist.” - Nina Parker

• “At some point you just have to let go of what you thought should happen and live in what is happening” - Maria Shriver
  

• “And if you’re ever feeling lonely just look at the moon. Someone, somewhere is looking at it too.”

• “Everything will be okay in the end if it’s not okay it’s not the end” - John Lennon

• “Life gets very quiet before all the doors open. I’m learning that what can feel like loneliness is actually grace. Rest. Find your strength. It will all change soon.” - J. Lynn

• “Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.” - Christopher Reeve

• “What you seek is seeking you.” - Rumi

Hoda's Favorite Quotes That Will Remind You To Be Kind

• “Always be a little kinder than necessary.” - James M. Barrie

• “Develop enough courage that you can stand up for yourself … then stand up for someone else.” - Maya Angelou

• “And not that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” - John Steinbeck

• “The world is difficult and we are all breakable. So just be kind.” - Caitlin Moran

• “Hurt people, hurt people. Healed people, heal people. Enlightened people, enlighten people.” -Ruthie Lindsey
  

• “I love people that have no idea how wonderful they are and just wander around making the world a better place.” – Jennifer Wagner

Hoda's Favorite Quotes About Love

• “Breathe it all in, love it all out” - Mary Oliver

• “If you love something, love it completely, cherish it, say it. But most importantly show it. Life is finite and fragile, and just because something is there one day, it might not be the next. Never take that for granted. Say what you need to say, then say a little more. Say too much. Show too much. Love too much. Everything is temporary but love. Love outlives us all.” - R. Queen

• “When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew.” - William Shakespeare

• “When you make loving others the story of your life, there’s never a final chapter because the legacy continues. You lend your light to one person, and he or she shines it on another and another and another.” - Oprah Winfrey

• “You are very lucky if you have someone to whom you can tell about your bad behaviors without them thinking that you are a bad person, because they know that what is inside you is purer and more beautiful.” - Nizar Qabbani

• “When someone else’s happiness is your happiness, that is love.” - Lana Del Rey

• “Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?” - Henry David Thoreau

• “Hate cannot drive out hate… only love can do that” - Martin Luther King Jr.

Hoda's Favorite Quotes About Loving Yourself

• “Make time for the things that help you grow” - Morgan Harper Nichols

• “Taking care of myself doesn’t mean ‘me first.’ It means ‘me, too.’” - Unattributed

• “It takes courage to say yes to rest and play in a culture where exhaustion is seen as a status symbol.” - Brene Brown

• “Self-care is so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” - Eleanor Brown

• “In a society that has you counting money, pounds, calories, and steps, be a rebel and count your blessings instead.” - Lisa Heckman

• “There are two types of tired: One that requires rest, and one that requires peace” - Unattributed

• “Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.” - Albert Einstein

Hoda's Favorite Quotes About Motherhood

• “Before I could be happy being a mom, I had to be happy.” - Sheryl Crow

• “Children will listen to you after they feel listened to.” - Jane Nelsen

• “Children don’t say, 'I had a hard day, can we talk?' They say, 'Will you come play with me?' Read it again. Really hits home.” - Lawrence Cohen

Hoda's Favorite Quotes That Show She's Got Your Back

• “‘What if I fall?’ Oh my darling… but what if you fly?” - Unattributed

• “You don’t even need to ask… I GOT YOU” - Unattributed

• “When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it.” - Paulo Coelho

• “One of the deepest longings of the human soul… is to be seen” - John O’Donohue

• “Just because someone carries it well doesn’t mean it isn’t heavy” - Unattributed

• “The right people will see you. The right people will hear you. The right people will feel you. The right people will do right by you. Surround yourself with the right people.” - Unattributed

• “Listen. People start to heal they moment they feel heard.” - Cheryl Richardson

• “That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald

Hoda's Favorite Quotes To Give You Courage

• “You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try.” - Dolly Parton

• “Still. I rise.” - Maya Angelou

• “May your choices reflect your hopes not your fears” - Nelson Mandela

• “Trust the magic of new beginnings.” - Janet Gwen

• “You still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want.” - S.E. Hinton

• “All we have to do is decide what to do with the time given us.” - J. R. R. Tolkien

• “If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.” - John Lewis

• “And then the day came when the risk to remain tight as a bud was more painful than the risk to bloom.” - Anaïs Nin

• “At some point you just have to let go of what you thought should happen and live in what is happening” - Maria Shriver

• “One day you will see just how brave you have been” - Charlie Mackesy

Hoda's Favorite Quotes On Community

• “No one has ever become poor by giving” - Anne Frank

• “Cherish the people who check up on you,” - @wetheurban

• “Good players inspire themselves, great players inspire others.” – Unattributed

• “Helping others is the key duty for everyone on this earth who is remotely capable to do so.” - Joanna Krupa

• “They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for” – Tom Bodett

• “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is ‘what are you doing for others?’” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

• “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do that. Because what the world needs is more people who have come alive” – Howard Thurman

• “Sometimes miracles are just good people with kind hearts.” - Brian Weiner

• “Do the good that is in front of you, even if it seems awfully small.” – Sharon Salzberg

Hoda's Favorite Quotes On Adventure

• “Once a year go someplace you have never been before.” – Dalia Lama

• “I don’t know where I am going from here but I promise it won’t be boring.” – David Bowie

• “Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures.” – Lovelle Drachman

• “If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it.” – Mary Oliver

• “May grace meet you where you are and take you where you want to go.” – Mary Davis

• “So, I close my eyes to old ends and open my heart to new beginnings” - Unknown

• “It’s so strange how a single moment can change the world you used to know.” – Unattributed

• “Do more things that make you forget to check your phone” – Unattributed

• “One of the most underrated secrets to success is to start before you’re ready” – Marie Forleo

• “We are all living in cages with the door wide open.” – George Lucas

• “The man who loves walking will walk further than the man who loves the destination.” - Unknown

Hoda's Favorite Quotes That Will Give You Perspective

• “People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.” – F.M. Alexander

• “A seed grows with no sound, but a tree falls with huge noise. Destruction has noise, but creation is quiet. This is the power of silence. Grow silently.” – Confucius

• “May you live long enough to know why you were born.” - Cherokee Birth Blessing

• “Maybe you are searching among the branches, for what only appears in the roots.” - Rumi

• “There are two types of tired: One that requires rest, and one that requires peace” – Unattributed
  

• “We only have what we give.” – Isabel Allende

• “Behind every strong person is a story that gave them no choice” – Unattributed

• "It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.” – Jane Austen

• “Trying to improve 1% every day is better than trying to improve 100% in one day. If you improve 1% a day, then in 100 days, guess what? You’re 100% better.” – Ken Carter

• “Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.” – Michael Jordan

• “The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it.” – Dan Dennett

• “No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen” – Unattributed

• “Grace always meets you exactly where you are and then it doesn’t leave you where it found you.” – Anne Lamott

• “I used to believe that prayer changes thing, but now I know that prayer changes us, and we change things.” – Mother Teresa

• “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” Dr. Seuss

• “There are some who bring a light so great to the world that even after they have gone the light remains.” – Unattributed

• “Maybe happiness is this: not feeling like you should be elsewhere, doing something else, being someone else.” – Isaac Asimov

• “No words can express the Depth of her Contentment as she walks along the Beach.” – Suzy Totonto

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