A bad day, week, or month can leave you feeling like there’s no hope in sight.
However, there are many inspirational quotes that will help you find the light at the end of the tunnel and keep your chin up when life gets tough!
Nothing helps you power through tough times quite like positive thinking, and reminding yourself that there’s always light at the end of the tunnel.
The following quotes about how things get better, why negative thinking is destructive, and what makes life worth living will turn your frown upside down and make you feel like things are looking up once again.
Here are 116+ quotes to remind you there’s light at the end of the tunnel.
Best Light at the End of the Tunnel Quotes
Humor is unavoidable. It might not feel funny in the moment, but more often than not, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. ―Ron Howard
Don’t wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel, stride down there and light the bloody thing yourself. ―Sara Henderson
At the end of every light, is a tunnel of darkness. ―Anthony Liccione
Struggling is hard because you never know what’s at the end of the tunnel. ―Don Rickles
If I truly believe everything that’s in that book, God is in control. He is in control. He’s working for my good. Doesn’t mean everything’s going to be smooth, but that’s all I needed to know. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. ―Shawn Michaels
The pessimist sees only the tunnel; the optimist sees the light at the end of the tunnel; the realist sees the tunnel and the light – and the next tunnel. ―Sydney J. Harris
No storm, not even the one in your life, can last forever. The storm is just passing over. ―Iyanla Vanzant
At last, there is light at the end of the tunnel. ―Joseph Alsop
Your hardest times of often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going tough situations build strong people in the end. ―Roy Bennet
If there was a light at the end of the tunnel, the flickering bulb above my head wasn’t it. The faces of my tormentors were no angels – they were hell’s minions and I’d stepped into their purgatory. ―Susan Illene
There’s a light at the end of the tunnel. It may take one day, it may take ten years. But one day, you will find happiness. ―Lil Xan
No matter where you are or what you are going through always believe that there is a light at the end of your tunnel
If we see light at the end of the tunnel, it’s the light of the oncoming train. ―James Russell Lowell
Believe in your dreams. Believe in today. Believe that you are loved. Believe that you make a difference. Believe we can build a better world. Believe when others might not. Believe there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. Believe that you might be that light for someone else. Believe that the best is yet to be. Believe in each other. Believe in yourself. I believe in you. ―Kobi Yamada
There may be no light at the end of the tunnel, but there’s certainly enough air, enough oxygen for you to keep going. And you must keep going, because that is your duty. ―Mani Ashwin
Funny Light at the End of the Tunnel Quotes
Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train. ―Charles Barkley
I wanted to put my present joy in the context of all the past pain, to show that there really is light at the end of the tunnel. ―Mariette Hartley
There is always light at the end of the tunnel. Just be patient.
The light is wherever you are. If you keep thinking your resolve lies in the future then it will always be just out of reach. ―David Ault
Light at the End of the Tunnel Quotes for Persistent People
Persistent people are able to visualize the idea of light at the end of the tunnel when others can’t see it. ―Seth Godin
Maybe the light’s at the other end of the tunnel. ―Ben Fountain
But that’s life. One long tunnel. There are lights along the way. Sometimes they feel spread farther apart than others, but they’re there. And when you find one, it’s okay to stand under it for a while to catch your breath before marching back into the dark. ―Shaun David Hutchinson
I want to show people no matter what they go through there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. ―Kyle Carpenter
What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well. ―Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I always believe in just have as much fun as you can so that when you’re in the part that you hate, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, that you’re close to finished. ―Joss Whedon
If you see the light at the end of the tunnel, you’re looking through binoculars the wrong way. ―Josh Stern
There is a light at the end of every tunnel. Some tunnels just happen to be longer than others. ―Ada Adams
I speak to people who have coached me down the years who tell me to look at how far I’ve come and to just keep going, there will be light at the end of the tunnel. ―Oliver Burke
Some days are better than others … It’s been a long journey, but we’re starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel now. ―Brian Robertson
Some actors couldn’t figure out how to withstand the constant rejection. They couldn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. ―Harrison Ford
When there’s no light at the end of the tunnel, it’s hard to keep things going. ―Joe Sestak
It gets better: there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. It may take one day, it may take ten years. But one day, you will find happiness if you manifest it. Put that energy out, and it’ll come back. ―Lil Xan
It was definitely some tough moments throughout my life, but I kind of stayed focused and came through the other end of the tunnel. ―Victor Cruz
A light in the tunnel is worth a thousand at the end of it. ―Pfano Percy Rathogwa
After several trillion dollars of stimulation by the Obama Administration and the Fed, one might think the economy would be chugging along at a pretty good clip. But, it just isn’t so, and the light at the end of the tunnel is pretty dim. Just ask a small business owner. ―Bob Beauprez
There comes a point where you no longer care if there’s a light at the end of the tunnel or not. You’re just sick of the tunnel. ―Ranata Suzuki
Hand on pain ends: The light at the end of the tunnel is your life, it’s the tunnel that is temporary. ―Michael Josephson
Hope is the light at the end of the tunnel guiding the way. ―Serena Smith
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. ―Mark Twain
The light you see at the end of the tunnel is the front of an oncoming train. ―David Lee Roth
It’s hard no matter where you are in the world, it’s always a bit of a battle, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. ―Andrew Jack
Sometimes life seems a dark tunnel with no light at the end, but if you just keep moving forward, you will end up in a better place. ―Jeffrey Fry
W- When A- All seems L- Lost… K- Keep the faith! WALK on… There’s a bulb at the end of your tunnel. Your faith will light it up when you get there! Don’t drop the faith; Keep it up! ― Israelmore Ayivor
It’s true. The storms won’t last forever. The nasty weather will never last. There is always that light at the end of the tunnel. ―Diana Rose Morcilla
For me, as I began to see the light at the end of the tunnel, I became aware of how on an instinctive level I made choices to cover myself. ―Rene Auberjonois
Now it was coming to an end, and it was like he was watching the last flicker of light wink out in the darkness of an endless tunnel. ―Nicholas Sparks
All was black, gloomy and awful. There was no light at the end of the tunnel – or if there was, it was an oncoming train. ―Terry Pratchett
I would rather have these things weigh on my mind. At the end of this tunnel of guilt and shame, there must be a light of some kind. ―Ani DiFranco
As a race car driver, I don’t think I will drive forever, because it is not so much a question of being competitive, but of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. ―Alex Zanardi
Retiring for good wasn’t difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I’d set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel. ―Ian Botham
Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings, but because I am an optimist at heart. I know the sun will rise in the morning, that there is a light at the end of every tunnel. ―Michael Morpurgo
The test of character is not persistence when you expect a light at the end of the tunnel. The true test is performance and persistence when you see no light coming. ―James Arthur Ray
There’s always a light at the end of the tunnel, even if it’s the death of the body. ―Bert McCoy
There’s no light at the end of the tunnel in the Republican message, no promise of better things to come. There’s only the present stagnation, followed by a slow decline. ―John Podhoretz
The darkest storms are often followed by the most beautiful rainbows. Don’t always run away when a dark cloud forms. It can be the greatest show on earth, much better than anything on Netflix. ―Khang Kijarro Nguyen
Poetry is the tunnel at the end of the light. ―J. Patrick Lewis
You have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life.
Count on the light at the end of the tunnel. ―Jeffrey R. Holland
Human beings can handle much terrible circumstances in life. And that there is always light at the end of the tunnel. ―Kaleb Kilton
God’s grace is not the light at the end of the tunnel. It’s the light that guides us through it.
Remember, the light at the end of the tunnel may be you. ―Aerosmith
Just when you think you’re coming out and you think, ‘OK, I see the light at the end of the tunnel,’ then I got this diagnosis. ―Dana Reeve
When you become angry, you enter a tunnel, leaving the light behind you; when you get calm, you exit the tunnel, finding the light in front of you! – Mehmet Murat ildan
No matter how hopeless you feel, strive to find the one thing that makes you feel alive and pull yourself to the light at the end of the tunnel. There is hope. Trust me. ―Tammy-Louise Wilkins
If you can see the light at the end of the tunnel, you are looking the wrong way. ―Barry Commoner
There is light at the end of every tunnel. To get there, just follow the silver lining. ―Anthon St. Maarten
There is always a ray of light at the end of every dark tunnel. ―Tink
Unhappiness in a child accumulates because he sees no end to the dark tunnel. The thirteen weeks of a term might just as well be thirteen years. ―Graham Greene
When I started wrestling, WWE was a light at the end of the tunnel that no-one thought they could ever get to. Especially being British, only one or two people ever got there. ―Pete Dunne
Also, the wonderful thing about film, you can see light at the end of the tunnel. You did realize that it is going to come to an end at some stage. ―John Hurt
Damn the tunnels and f**k those who wait for the light at the end of it, Darling; Just stop wasting your time and learn to be your own kind of light … ― Samiha Totanji
The optimist sees a light at the end of the tunnel, the realist sees a train entering the tunnel, the pessimist sees a train speeding at him, hell for leather, and the machinist sees three idiots sitting on the rail track. The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; the pessimist fears this is true. ―James Branch Cabell
Seems like the light at the end of the tunnel may be you. ―Steven Tyler
If there isn’t a light at the end of the tunnel, don’t go down the tunnel. ―Sydney Wilhelmy
Believe that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Believe that you might be the light for someone else. ―Kobi Yamada
There are many people that can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. They have feelings of hopelessness and feel like they don’t have any purpose on this Earth. Some of them feel like death is the only option they have. I know because I felt that way. ―Jason Peter
If you entered a tunnel, you can be sure that the tunnel has at least one exit! ― Mehmet Murat ildan
The light is not at the end of the tunnel. The light is wherever you are. If you keep thinking you are resolve lies in the future then it will always be just out of reach. ―David Ault
Greater is he who suffers through the pain and comes through the other side improved. Greater is he who accepts discouragement and keeps forward momentum, never retreating. Greater is he who sees the light at the end of the tunnel and keeps their eye on the light. Greater is he who gets knocked off his feet and gets back up, dusts himself off and gets back in the fight. Life is tough, but you are stronger. ―Rich Barnes
There comes a point when you’re so far down in the pit that there is no light at the end of the tunnel, not a pinprick or a soft glow. There is black and more black pressing into you, choking out the world. And asking how you got there and why you can’t get out is a pointless exercise because you’re too deep to do anything about it — Cora Carmack
Believe that you might be the light for someone else. ―Kobi Yamada
Keep your head up. Keep fighting. There is always light at the end of the tunnel, and your struggles only make you better in the end.
The only way to see the light at the end of the tunnel was to crawl through the mud in darkness. ―Rachel Reiland
He’d been wrong, there was a light at the end of the tunnel, and it was a flamethrower. ―Terry Pratchett
Every time I’m shooting a movie I want to kill myself. Because I don’t see the light in the end of the tunnel. ―Emir Kusturica
I see the light at the end of the tunnel, so I’m going hard. ―Cam Newton
If you do not have an absolutely clear vision of something, where you can follow the light to the end of the tunnel, then it doesn’t matter whether you’re bold or cowardly, or whether you’re stupid or intelligent. Doesn’t get you anywhere. ―Werner Herzog
I always see the light at the end of the tunnel before I enter the cave. ―Stanley Victor Paskavich
There is absolutely, 100 percent, a light at the end of the tunnel for anyone who stutters. ―Emily Blunt
I want people to know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. ―Amber Mark
The odds are six to five that the light in the end of the tunnel is the headlight of an oncoming train. ―Paul Dickson
No matter what you’re going through, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel and it may seem hard to get to it but you can do it and just keep working towards it and you’ll find the positive side of things. ―Demi Lovato
Learn from this, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. Hell does have an exit, and I found it. For those who are still looking for a way out, I left the door open and I’ll be waiting for whoever wants to grow with me. ―Kid Cudi
There is no light at the end of the tunnel. There is only you, you are the light.
I see light at the end of the tunnel. ―Walt Whitman Rostow
As a matter of fact, there is still a lot of light at the end of the tunnel. We just have to find a way to get to it. ―Tyrone Willingham
There’s light at the end of the tunnel. The problem is that tunnel is in the back of your mind. And if you don’t go to the back side of your mind you will never see the light at the end of the tunnel. And once you see it, then the task becomes to empower it in yourself and other people. Spread it as a reality. God did not retire to the seventh heaven; God is some kind of lost continent IN the human mind. — Terence McKenna
Due to budget cutbacks, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off. ―Robert Townsend
There’s always light at the end of the tunnel, right? It just depends on how long the tunnel is. ―Henry Paulson
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We just need to keep battling. ―Aaron Rowand
Light at the end of the tunnel? We don’t even have a tunnel; we don’t even know where the tunnel is. ―Lyndon B. Johnson
Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. ―John Quinton
There is always a light at the end of the tunnel but it’s not about what you find at the end it’s what you find on the path there. ―Anastasia Wild
I remember when we were in Egypt as refugees. It was tough, but there was always hope – hope that there’s light at the end of the tunnel. ―Luol Deng
If you do not see light at the end of the tunnel, consider it an opportunity to create an opening yourself, wherever you want. ―Ashok Kallarakkal
You’ve got to use it, the pain. Use it as fuel to move past the torment, to the light at the end of the tunnel. ―Thomas E. Sniegoski
The thing about a hero, is even when it doesn’t look like there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, he’s going to keep digging, he’s going to keep trying to do right and make up for what’s gone before, just because that’s who he is. ―Joss Whedon
Be brave. You will not see the light at the end of tunnel if you don’t walk through the darkness.
If there is no light at the end of the tunnel, march on down there and turn into yourself. ―Patricia Morse
To the pessimist, the light at the end of the tunnel is another train. ―Joan Rivers
The hard days are what make you stronger. ―Aly Raisman
I didn’t play the game right because I saw a reward at the end of the tunnel. ―Ryne Sandberg
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FAQs
What is the light at the end of the tunnel?
The light at the end of the tunnel is often thought of as hope. It’s a reminder that no matter how dark or difficult things might seem, there’s always a chance that things will get better.
Why is it important to remember there’s light at the end of the tunnel?
When you’re in the midst of a tough situation, it can be easy to forget that it won’t last forever. These ten quotes will remind you that there is always light at the end of the tunnel – no matter how dark things seem in the moment.
Who said the famous quotes about light at the end of the tunnel?
* The pessimist sees only the tunnel; the optimist sees the light at the end of the tunnel; the realist sees the tunnel and the light – and the next tunnel. ―Sydney J. Harris
* At last, there is light at the end of the tunnel. ―Joseph Alsop
* There’s a light at the end of the tunnel. It may take one day, it may take ten years. But one day, you will find happiness. ―Lil Xan
* I want to show people no matter what they go through, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. ―Kyle Carpenter
How can I use these quotes in my daily life?
Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome. This quote is a reminder that no matter how tough things seem, you’ve made it through before and you can do it again.
Conclusion
No matter how dark and long the tunnel may be, there is always light at the end.
These 116+ quotes will remind you that no matter what you’re going through, it will eventually end and things will get better.
So keep your head up and keep moving forward.
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