Inspirational and motivational quotes by Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker. He is a down-to-earth and delightful person. He is one of the most respected persons in Hollywood. Tom Hanks starred in many popular movies like Big, Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Saving Private Ryan, Apollo 13, Toy Story and Splash. He is the second actor in the movie history to win two consecutive Best Actor Oscars for his performances in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump.

Here are a few motivational quotes of Tom Hanks that will definitely inspire you to achieve your goals-

“If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great.”

Some people go to bed at night thinking, ‘That was a good day.’ I am one of those who worries and asks, ‘How did I screw up today?”

“Everybody has something that chews them up and, for me, that thing was always loneliness. The cinema has the power to make you not feel lonely, even when you are.”

“Never give up because you never know what the tide will bring in the next day.”

“If you’re funny, if there’s something that makes you laugh, then every day’s going to be okay.”

“My job has always been to hold a mirror up to nature.”

“A hero is someone who voluntarily walks into the unknown.”

“From now on we live in a world where man has walked on the Moon. It’s not a miracle; we just decided to go.”

“There are millions of survivors out there. Make it one million and one.”

“Some people are cowards… I think by and large a third of people are villains, a third are cowards, and a third are heroes. Now, a villain and a coward can choose to be a hero, but they’ve got to make that choice.”