Nick Vujicic is an Australian motivational speaker born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by the absence of arms and legs. He is one of the seven known surviving individuals planet-wide who live with the syndrome.
We selected a few powerful quotations on self-belief from Nick’s book, Life Without Limits. They can help literally anyone find courage, give them hope, and fill their hearts with self-confidence to achieve their dreams.
1. “I think the biggest disability that we have as human beings is unbelief, everything starts with a vision ,and a man without vision dies.” – Nick Vujicic
2. “It is important to keep the love of God in your heart because sometimes there are moments when you feel miserable” – Nick Vujicic
3. “This life is full of great experiences if we only give it a shot.” – Nick Vujicic
4. “It’s a form of bullying , in my opinion, to make sure that your kid gets the best grades, the best jobs and all that sort of stuff. I just want my child to be happy. I want him to do his best and trust God in the rest, but I’m not going to bully him.” – Nick Vujicic
5. “Money can’t heal your heart. Money can’t give you purpose. I don’t want arms and legs, I want purpose. I don’t want arms and legs, I want peace. I don’t want arms and legs, I want to be a miracle for someone else.” – Nick Vujicic
6. “In life, if you don’t know the truth, then you can’t be free, because then you’ll believe that the lies are the truth. But once we realize that when we read the Word of God, and you know the truth of who you are, then I’m not a man without arms and legs. I am a child of God.” – Nick Vujicic
7. “The biggest temptation I believe is to feel comfortable, to feel like you’ve worked through all of that here on Earth, and are satisfied with this life.” – Nick Vujicic
8. “There are no short and easy paths to a long and lasting happiness.” – Nick Vujicic
9. “It’s a lie to think you’re not good enough. It’s a lie to think you’re not worth anything.” – Nick Vujicic
10. “I never met a bitter person who was thankful. Or a thankful person who was bitter.” – Nick Vujicic
11. “The challenges in our lives are there to STRENGTHEN our CONVICTIONS. They are NOT there to run us over.” – Nick Vujicic
12. “I don’t want to be someone’s reason to hate their life. I want to be someone’s reason to seek something more in their life.” – Nick Vujicic
13. “Often times we feel like either we can’t make a world of difference, or we feel that it’s not going to change anything anyway. The truth is you can change someone’s day, you can change someone’s life, but you have to show up and do what you got to do to actually see any fruit coming from it.” – Nick Vujicic
14. “God won’t allow anything happen in your life if it’s not for your good.” – Nick Vujicic
15. “If he does not give me the miracle, he is going to make me the miracle for someone else.” – Nick Vujicic
16. “If you can’t get a miracle, become one.” – Nick Vujicic
17. “To pursue your dreams you have to take action. Move it or lose it. Act or be acted upon. If you don’t have what you want, consider creating what you want. God will light the path. Your chance of a lifetime, the door to your dreams is open. Your path to a purpose may present itself at any moment. Be ready for it. Do all you need to do. Learn all you need to know. If no one comes knocking, beat down a few doors. One day you’ll step into the life you desire.” – Nick Vujicic
18. “God’s using my life as just one example of how God can use a man without arms & legs to be His hands and feet.” – Nick Vujicic
19. “I don’t care if you are a good mathematician, or a good athletic, or not good at anything. That you think. But I am gonna come and tell you that you are awesome the way you are.” – Nick Vujicic
20. “if I fail, I try again, and again, and again if you fail are you going to try again?” – Nick Vujicic
21. “Don’t give up and know that there is always someone out there who believes in you and who loves you just the way that you are.” – Nick Vujicic
22. “Focus on your dream and do everything in your power you have the power to change your life circumstances.” – Nick Vujicic
23. “If you are rejected-accept, if you feel unloved-let go, if they choose someone or something over you,-move on, remember that in every no from someone is a yes to someone better.” – Nick Vujicic
24. “In life you have a choice: Bitter or Better? Choose better, forget bitter.” – Nick Vujicic
25. “Life isn’t about having, it’s about being. You could surround yourself with all that money can buy, and you’d still be as miserable as a human can be. I know people with perfect bodies who don’t have half the happiness I’ve found. On my journeys I’ve seen more joy in the slums of Mumbai and the orphanages of Africa than in wealthy gated communities and on sprawling estates worth millions. Why is that? You’ll find contentment when your talents and passion are completely engaged, in full force. Recognize instant self-gratification for what it is. Resist the temptation to grab for material objects like the perfect house, the coolest clothes, or the hottest car. The if I just had X, I would be happy syndrome is a mass delusion. When you look for happiness in mere objects, they are never enough. Look around. Look within.” – Nick Vujicic
26. “No matter who you are, no matter what you’re going through, God knows it. He is with you. He is going to pull you through.” – Nick Vujicic
27. “Often people ask how I manage to be happy despite having no arms and no legs. The quick answer is that I have a choice. I can be angry about not having limbs, or I can be thankful that I have a purpose. I chose gratitude.” – Nick Vujicic
28. “I encourage you to accept that you may not be able to see a path right now, but that doesn’t mean it’s not there.” – Nick Vujicic
29. “We can’t, and we should not, compare sufferings. We come together as a family of God, hand in hand. And then together coming and standing upon the promises of God, knowing that no matter who you are, no matter what you’re going through, that God knows it, He is with you, He is going to pull you through.” – Nick Vujicic
30. “..God’s love is so real that He created you to prove it.” – Nick Vujicic
31. “Don’t put your life on hold so that you can dwell on the unfairness of past hurts.” – Nick Vujicic
32. “Life without limbs? Or life without limits?” – Nick Vujicic
33. “Helen Keller, who lost both her sight and hearing in childhood but became a renowned activist and author, said that there is no such thing as a secure life. “It does not exist in nature … Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” Risk, then, is not just part of life. It is life. The place between your comfort zone and your dream is where life takes place. It’s the high-anxiety zone, but it’s also where you discover who you are. Karl Wallenda, a patriarch of the legendary high-wire-walking family, nailed it when he said: “Being on the tightrope is living; everything else is waiting.” – Nick Vujicic
34. “I know for certain that God does not make mistakes, but he does make miracles. I am one. You are, too.” – Nick Vujicic
35. “Bullies want to abuse you. Instead of allowing that, you can use them as your personal motivators. Power up and let the bully eat your dust.” – Nick Vujicic
35. “If we went by the world’s definition of who I’m supposed to be because I look weird… ‘Well, surely, this guy can’t have a productive life, surely, he doesn’t have a sense of humor. Surely, he can’t love life.’ We stereotype people in this world. And so… if the world thinks you’re not good enough, it’s a lie, you know. Get a second opinion.” – Nick Vujicic
36. “We will fail God, we will fail our family, and our family might fail us at times, but God never fails us.” – Nick Vujicic
37. “Hope and purpose in this world is living as best as you can and maybe having life that gives back. But simply giving back isn’t purpose; it’s a branch of purpose, but it is not the trunk or root of the tree.” – Nick Vujicic
38. “I think ‘Jesus’ is the most offensive word in anyone’s life. When we mention Jesus, He is the only one who says ‘I am God. I am holy. I am the only way to a truthful life.’ No one – not Mohammad, not Buddha, not anyone says that they were holy, not anyone says that they were God, not anyone says that they faced the devil face to face and won.” – Nick Vujicic
39. “When kids run up to me and ask, ‘What happened?’ I just lean over and whisper, ‘Cigarettes.’ And once I was in a car and this girl at traffic lights was giving me the eye. She could only see my head, so I decided to do a 360 in the car seat to freak her out. Her face was like, ‘Whoa, what is going on?’ She sped off really quickly.” – Nick Vujicic
40. “People always complain that they can’t do this and they can’t do that.” – Nick Vujicic
41. “At my funeral, if one said, ‘Nick was a generous person,’ trust me I won’t be doing cartwheels in my coffin. Recognition from people is never and never will be a goal. Some people strive for that respect or honor. Living a life to just reach for the position and status is vanity and sin.” – Nick Vujicic
42. “I challenged God. I said, ‘God, I know that I’m a sinner. I know that I won’t probably have peace until You’re in my heart. But I will not let You in my heart until You answer me, why? Why did you take my arms and legs? Why didn’t You give me what everybody else has? God, until You answer me that question, I will not serve You.“ – Nick Vujicic
43. “Your son and your daughter needs an excellent father more than an excellent college.” – Nick Vujicic
44. “Pain is Pain. Broken is broken. Fear is the biggest disability of all. And will paralyze you more than you being in a wheel chair.” – Nick Vujicic
45. “I honestly didn’t think miracles could ever come from my broken pieces, and I was disabled in fear that my dreams would always remain as dreams. Don’t give up on you. Don’t give up on God. Don’t give up on love.” – Nick Vujicic
46. “If we look at our lives and concentrate on things that we don’t have or wish to have, that doesn’t change the circumstances. The truth is that we have to focus on what we have and make the best out of it.” – Nick Vujicic
47. “You can either be angry for what you don’t have or thankful for what you do have. Do your best and God will do the rest.” – Nick Vujicic
48. “I believe if God doesn’t give you a miracle, you are a miracle of God for somebody else’s salvation.” – Nick Vujicic
49. “The greatest rewards come when you give of yourself. It’s about bettering the lives of others, being part of something bigger than yourself, and making a positive difference.” – Nick Vujicic
50. “If we all could be a true friend to someone, praying and encouraging one person somehow, that’s a first step in being part of making the world a better place,” – Nick Vujicic
51. “We can’t, and we should not, compare sufferings. We come together as a family of God, hand in hand. And then together coming and standing upon the promises of God, knowing that no matter who you are, no matter what you’re going through, that God knows it, He is with you, He is going to pull you through.” – Nick Vujicic
52. “Hope is in the name of God, the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hope is when you compare your suffering to the infinite, immeasurable love and grace of God.” – Nick Vujicic