20 Motivational Quotes To Help You Quit Smoking

Can motivational quotes help you stop smoking and, more importantly, stay stopped?

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The short answer is “no”. The rather longer answer is a little more constructive and useful to anyone who is thinking about quitting smoking, but either doesn’t know how to succeed or is nervous about even trying.

There are certainly some motivational quotes from the great and the good that can inspire us to consider that whatever the odds are against us succeeding, we can overcome them.

But these are relevant to every issue in life—not just quotes to help people quit smoking.

Before we look at motivational quotes that relate specifically to quitting smoking – let’s enjoy some that apply to any challenge that we perceive as being difficult to overcome:

Motivational quotes to get you through a craving?

No, just great sayings that can inspire us all in every day life.

  • “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
  • “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
  • “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
  • “The greatest wealth is health.” – Virgil
  • “Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” – Jim Rohn
  • Health is not valued till sickness comes.” – Thomas Fuller
  • “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers
  • “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb
  • “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” – Mahatma Gandhi
  • “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” – Jim Rohn
  • “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain
  • “The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.” – Charles Kingsleigh
  • “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb
  • “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” – Mahatma Gandhi
  • “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” – J.P. Morgan
  • “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu
  • “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
  • “Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

These quotes aim to inspire perseverance, emphasise the importance of health, and encourage positive change.

The great news is that it really can be easy to quit smoking and you don’t need any motivational quotes to get going, and more importantly to keep going.

Here are 20 motivational quotes from Allen Carr’s Easyway programme about stopping smoking

These won’t help you to quit smoking – but they do provide food for thought and inspiration to consider the possibility that you can get free.

  • “The true power of quitting smoking lies in your mind.”
  • “The only way to quit smoking is to make a firm decision and stick to it.”
  • “The desire to smoke is a conditioned response; you can break free from it.”
  • “Freedom from nicotine addiction is the greatest gift you can give yourself.”
  • “Every cigarette you don’t smoke is a victory over your addiction.”
  • “You don’t need willpower to quit smoking; you need understanding.”
  • “The moment you stop smoking, your body begins to heal itself.”
  • “Quitting smoking is not a sacrifice; it’s a liberation.”
  • “The key to quitting smoking is to never doubt your decision to stop.”
  • “Your life is worth more than any cigarette.”
  • “There is no such thing as ‘just one cigarette’ when you quit.”
  • “You are stronger than your addiction.”
  • “The urge to smoke will pass; your health will benefit forever.”
  • “Quitting smoking is not about giving up pleasure; it’s about giving up poison.”
  • “You don’t need cigarettes to cope with life; you need a clear mind and a healthy body.”
  • “The fear of quitting is worse than the act of quitting itself.”
  • “There’s no better time to quit smoking than right now.”
  • “Remember why you wanted to quit in the first place, and hold onto that reason.”
  • “Freedom from smoking is a journey worth taking.”

I’m sure that you’ll agree that they are interesting quotes – but it is important to know that the magic of Allen Carr’s Easyway to Stop Smoking isn’t within those quotes.

It is the gaps between them that are important, and some simple but important instructions are threaded between them to great effect within Allen Carr’s programme.

No matter how convinced of your inability to quit you might be, no matter how dejected about your likelihood of success you might feel, it is important to remember that with Allen Carr’s Easyway – you have the key to becoming free.

If you are looking for practical tips on stoping, you can read our guide to quit smoking.

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