There are a lot of things to worry about as an entrepreneur. But if you’re constantly bogged down by stress, it’s going to be difficult to manage your business effectively. That’s why it’s important to take a step back and appreciate the little things sometimes. And what could be better than turning to some inspiring deep quotes for guidance? Here are some of our favorites.

1. In the deepest heart of all of us there is a corner in which the ultimate mystery of things works sadly. — William James
2. The practice of deep listening is the practice of open inquiry, without assumption or judgement. — Sharon Weil, ChangeAbility: How Artists, Activists, and Awakeners Navigate Change
3. He had the arrogance of the believer, but none of the humility of the deeply religious. — V.S. Ramachandran
4. Sunrise What is the name of the deep breath I would take over and over for all of us? Call it whatever you want, it is happiness, it is another one of the ways to enter fire. — Mary Oliver
5. We have sought for firm ground and found none. The deeper we penetrate, the more restless becomes the universe; all is rushing about and vibrating in a wild dance. — Max Born
6. Ignorance is no excuse. Deep down inside, all of us know exactly who and what we are, and what we should be doing in this lifetime. — Théun Mares
7. Deep in her heart, she wasn’t sure she deserved to be happy, nor did she believe that she was worthy of someone who seemed…normal. — Nicholas Sparks
8. The closeness that I share now with my mother is deeply felt, but we learned it slowly and with effort, and for fear of the alternative. — Sonia Sotomayor
9. One can be deeply influenced by people to whom one is utterly hostile — Patricia Crone, The Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran: Rural Revolt and Local Zoroastrianism
10. Reason is not the sole basis of moral virtue in man. His social impulses are more deeply rooted than his rational life. — Reinhold Niebuhr
11. This is how deeply rooted stories are, folks. We crave them before we can walk, and we start telling them before we can talk. — Patrick Rothfuss
12. It is a profound and necessary truth that the deep things in science are not found because they are useful; they were found because it was possible to find them. — J. Robert Oppenheimer
13. You won’t be able to change the world, yourself, anything, if you don’t change yourself inwardly, deeply, enduringly. — Timothy Keller
14. Salvation brings the soul a deep awareness of God’s love. Life takes on more meaning, for it now has a purpose. — Mother Angelica
15. An attitude is much deeper than just our emotions or the thoughts we think. It’s a decision we make based on our core beliefs and values. — Toni Sorenson, Aligned By Christ
16. Anger is a manifestation of a deeper issue… and that, for me, is based on insecurity, self–esteem and loneliness. — Naomi Campbell
17. Sometimes my dreams are so deep that I dream that I’m dreaming. — Ray Charles
18. In the deep night of metaphysics, all cats look black. — Terry Eagleton, Walter Benjamin or Towards a Revolutionary Criticism
19. We ask for long life, but ’tis deep life, or noble moments that signify. Let the measure of time be spiritual, not mechanical. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
20. They’d seen his deepest secrets. They knew who he was, what he was. But they didn’t seem to care. No … they cared more. They weren’t judging him. They were concerned. — Rick Riordan
21. Another principle is, the deepest affections of our hearts gather around some human form in which are incarnated the living thoughts and ideas of the passing age. — Matthew Simpson
22. Though it’s cold and lonely in the deep dark night, I can see paradise by the dashboard light. — Meat Loaf
23. Lives like a drunken sailor on a mast, Ready with every nod to tumble down Into the fatal bowels of the deep. — William Shakespeare
24. These woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. — Robert Frost, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
25. A great product is when you are never done building it — Sandeep Aggarwal
26. The truth for sure, when it arrives, will make you smile. If it doesn’t, you should seek a deeper truth. — Terence Mckenna
27. We must have a deep understanding of Who is the source of our blessings and to whom all the glory, praise and honor belong. — Sunday Adelaja
28. And whenever you look at somebody as an enemy, you never look deep, you never look into the eye, you avoid. Don’t be a fighter, be a lover. — Osho, Awareness: The Key to Living in Balance
29. Music Has No Religion Nor Gender. See Its a ___W___A___V____E___ and You Can Modify It !!! So What You Are Up To.. ? — Sundeep Lal
30. There isn’t much art to writing, you just feel; feel everything deeply and somehow transform your lessons into a magical piece of work that will help someone else’s heartache. — Nikki Rowe
31. The praise and glorification of God doesn’t exclusively spring from deep and untroubled understanding — it is in spite of–and even because of–deep and troubled circumstance.
32. Winning is a science, educate yourself to win . — Sandeep Kakkar
33. Part of why the Tea Party so deeply threatened the elite media is the tea party looked around and suddenly realized, there are more of us than there are of them. — Newt Gingrich
34. The fact is, we’ll never build a lasting economic recovery by going deeper into debt at a faster rate than we ever have before. — Ronald Reagan
35. Everyone wants to be famous so do I. But I cannot lose sleep over it. — Randeep Hooda
36. If there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every American, it is that we should have nothing to do with conquest. — Thomas Jefferson
37. The more desperate you are to reach heaven, the deeper you descend into hell. — Sarah Brownlee
38. Henry was now very annoyed — he had dug himself into a hole so deep that they didn’t make a rope long enough.
39. I have done, this year, what I said I would: overcome my fear of facing a blank page day after day, acknowledging myself, in my deepest emotions, a writer, come what may. — Sylvia Plath
40. It seems odd, but people who see my films normally take them in in a deeper way than you would actually watch a film, let’s say The Terminator or whatever. — Werner Herzog
41. The roots of the strongest tree grow deep. — Matshona Dhliwayo
42. I do not wish to talk about myself because I hold very deeply the belief that what is important is the work, not the person. — Remedios Varo
43. Light boats sail swift, though greater hulks draw deep. — William Shakespeare
44. I’m ready to become a French person amongst French people, and more than ever I have the love for my country deeply ingrained in my heart. — Nicolas Sarkozy
45. When you start exercising choices, as against embracing opportunities, you become your own God, leaving precious little in the hands of Almighty! — Sandeep Sahajpal
46. Certainly people have said a lot of deeply unfortunate and stupid things in Southern accents, but that doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with the accent itself. — Roy Blount
47. The closeness that I share now with my mother is deeply felt, but we learned it slowly and with effort, and for fear of the alternative. — Sonia Sotomayor
48. I don’t know why, but women in a hair salon share their deepest secrets. — Penelope Cruz
49. 0 little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by. — Phillips Brooks
50. Don’t you believe that there is in man a deep so profound as to be hidden even to him in whom it is? — Saint Augustine