Sometimes, words hit like a punch. They inspire, provoke, or rally us to stand tall. “Bad Ass Quotes” are those gems that make us feel unstoppable, like heroes ready to conquer the world.
These quotes come from movies, books, and real-life legends. They remind us of our inner strength and the power we hold. Ready to feel invincible? Let’s dive into some of the most powerful words ever spoken.
Historical Bad Ass Quotes
“I came, I saw, I conquered.”
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
“I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.”
“we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
“Fortune favors the bold.”
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.”
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
“The pen is mightier than the sword.”
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”
“Bravery is not the absence of fear but the action in the face of fear.”
“Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.”
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.”
“What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.”
“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
“Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside—remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.”
“Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.”
Celebrity Bad Ass Quotes
“I am not in danger, Skyler. I am the danger.”
“There’s nothing more badass than being who you are.”
“I’m not a princess. I don’t need saving. I’m a queen. I got this shit handled.”
“I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.”
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
“Beneath every strong, independent woman lies a broken little girl who had to learn how to get back up and to never depend on anyone.”
“I am enough. Who I am is enough, what I do is enough, and what I have is enough.”
“You can’t control other people’s behavior, but you can control your responses to them.”
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
“Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious.”
“People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.”
“I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
“A lion doesn’t concern itself with the opinion of sheep.”
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.”
“I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.”
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
“The trouble is, you think you have time.”
“The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.”
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.”
“we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
“You can always take the long road to success, but why not pave a new one.”
“Sometimes you have to create your own sunshine.”
“The best revenge is massive success.”
“Don’t count the days, make the days count.”
“She remembered who she was and the game changed.”
Inspirational Bad Ass Quotes
“I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.”
“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.”
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
“A ship is always safe at shore but that is not what it’s built for.”
“Don’t wait for permission to do something creative.”
“She was powerful not because she wasn’t scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear.”
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
“It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.”
“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”
“Don’t compromise yourself. You’re all you’ve got.”
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.”
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
“Be so good they can’t ignore you.”
“Stars can’t shine without darkness.”
“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
“Freedom lies in being bold.”
“To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.”
“Sometimes you just have to toss the rule book out the window and write your own.”
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
“If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.”
“Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.”
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
“Inhale courage, exhale fear.”
Humorous Bad Ass Quotes
“I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.”
“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.”
“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”
“I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.”
“I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right.”
“To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.”
“I am an early bird and a night owl. So I am wise and I have worms.”
“You can’t have everything… Where would you put it?”
“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.”
“I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early.”
“The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces.”
“I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.”
“Age is of no importance unless you’re a cheese.”
“The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.”
“If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments.”
“I intend to live forever. So far, so good.”
“Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.”
“If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving definitely isn’t for you.”
“Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it most never use it.”
“If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?”
“The early bird may get the worm, but it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese.”
“If you think you are too important to work, you’re probably out of work.”
“I’m not great at advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?”
“You can’t polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter.”
“I’m on a whiskey diet. I’ve lost three days already.”
“What I lack in talent, I make up for with enthusiasm.”
“I’m not bossy, I just have better ideas.”
“I’d agree with you but then we’d both be wrong.”
“If you can’t convince them, confuse them.”
“Why don’t you slip into something more comfortable? Like a coma?”
“I don’t need a hair stylist, my pillow gives me a new hairstyle every morning.”
Empowering Bad Ass Quotes
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
“You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the water slide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.”
“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently.”
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
“She wasn’t looking for a knight. She was looking for a sword.”
“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.”
“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.”
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
“Confidence is 10% hard work and 90% delusion.”
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”
“She believed she could, so she did.”
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.”
“The best way out is always through.”
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
“Some women fear the fire. Some women simply become it.”
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
“Adventure is worthwhile in itself.”
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.”
“we only regret the chances we didn’t take.”
“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.”
“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?”
“Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.”
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
“The hardest walk is walking alone, but it’s also the walk that makes you the strongest.”
Sports Related Bad Ass Quotes
“Champions keep playing until they get it right.”
“The only way to prove you are a good sport is to lose.”
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.”
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
“It’s not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.”
“Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.”
“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.”
“I am building a fire, and every day I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.”
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
“The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.”
“A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.”
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”
“Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.”
“Never say never because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.”
“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.”
“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.”
“There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.”
“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.”
“You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”
“Victory is in having done your best. If you’ve done your best, you’ve won.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop.”
“Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.”
“A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.”
“Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.”
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.”
“A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning.”
“Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.”
“When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.”
“Winning solves everything.”
“Pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what the hell you’re doing.”
Movie-Inspired Bad Ass Quotes
“Say ‘what’ again. I dare you, I double dare you, motherf****r, say ‘what’ one more goddamn time!”
“I’ll be back.”
“The stuff that dreams are made of.”
“You talkin’ to me?”
“It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.”
“Hasta la vista, baby.”
“Go ahead, make my day.”
“You can’t handle the truth!”
“To infinity and beyond!”
“May the Force be with you.”
“Why so serious?”
“I believe whatever doesn’t kill you simply makes you… stranger.”
“I feel the need – the need for speed.”
“Here’s looking at you, kid.”
“I am Iron Man.”
“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass… and I’m all out of bubblegum.”
“My precious.”
“I’ll be your Huckleberry.”
“This is Sparta!”
“Yippee-ki-yay, motherf****r.”
“I’m the king of the world!”
“Bond. James Bond.”
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
“Here’s Johnny!”
“I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.”
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
“I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”
“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.”
“You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”
“I’m too old for this sh*t.”
“Get busy living, or get busy dying.”
“Every man dies, not every man really lives.”
Final Words
Whether you’re looking for words of strength, wisdom, or resilience, the quotes we shared have the power to inspire and motivate. They remind us that courage and determination can help us overcome any challenge. These powerful sayings serve as a reminder to stand tall and face difficulties with confidence.
Next time you need a boost or a moment of reflection, revisit these quotes. Let them guide you through tough times and celebrate your victories. Keep these words close, and let them fuel your inner warrior.
