Maybe you found your way here because you were wondering what you can say to someone to help them be strong. Maybe you need some words of support yourself. Regardless of what brought you here in search of support quotes that are encouraging and positive, you will find some inspiration in these words. There are support quotes from various outlooks including writers, spiritual leaders, and pop stars.

What can you do if you are trying to offer support to someone else?

These support quotes might help you find some words to use or encourage you to offer your support to someone in the first place. However, one of the best ways you can do doesn’t involve you speaking any words at all. Sometimes, all anyone needs is for us to be a good listener.

They may not want to talk about what is bothering them at that moment, but knowing they have someone who will listen to them is one of the most supportive things we can do for someone else. Keep reading these support quotes for some ways to help out the people in your life who might need some support during a tough time.

Don’t forget to also check out these encouraging quotes to help keep you going.

Support system quotes that prove how important friends and family are

1. “Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.” ― Les Brown

2. “It is not enough to help the feeble up, but to support him after.” ― William Shakespeare

3. “Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” ― Dalai Lama

4. “Fear is the result of counting on men instead of leaning on God.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough

5. “Support and encouragement are found in the most unlikely places.” ― Raquel Cepeda

6. “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”— Maya Angelou

7. “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller

8. “A friend supports you when you are down. An enemy strikes at your weakest point.”― Marnie Swedberg

9. “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” – Lou Holtz

10. “Immorality, no less than morality, has at all times found support in religion.” ― Sigmund Freud

Support quotes about drawing strength from God and faith

11. “I live in the faith that there is a presence and power greater than I am that nurtures and supports me in ways I could not even imagine. I know that this Presence is all-knowing and all power and is always right where I am.” ― Ernest Holmes

12. “So next time you’re struggling, instead of berating yourself for your weakness, look for whom God might have put into your life to hold you up. It might not be the people you imagined, but someone will offer you their strength until you can hold yourself up again.” ― Rev. Elizabeth Ingram Schindler

13. “God has blessed me with an amazing family, friends, and work colleagues that have been my joy, my support, and my sanity. I don’t know what I’d do without them.” ― Josie Loren

14. “Everyone needs a support system, be it family, friends, coworkers, therapists, or religious leaders. We cannot do life alone and expect to keep mentally, emotionally, and spiritually healthy. Everyone needs some sort of support system on which to rely.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich

Being supportive quotes from popular musicians and actors

15. “I am so grateful for all the love and support I’ve had from people around the world.” ― Katy Perry

16. “No matter who or what you support, I believe in supporting fairness first.” ― Jennette McCurdy

17. “I believe everyone should be equal, and we should all love and support each other and express ourselves the way we want to express ourselves and be whoever we want. That’s my motto.” ― Melanie Martinez

18. “My mom has always been my support system. She taught me to never give up and to keep pursuing my passions no matter what.” ― Mandy Moore

19. “In a relationship, each person should support the other; they should lift each other up.” ― Taylor Swift

20. “You can do anything as long as you have the passion, the drive, the focus, and the support.” ― Sabrina Bryan

21. “Oh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so? There’s a support group for that. It’s called everybody, and they meet at the bar.” ― Drew Carey

22. “At the end of the day, life is about being happy being who you are, and I feel like we are so blessed to have the support system and the best family to really just support each other no matter what we’re going through.” ― Kim Kardashian

23. “We have to support our local artists. It’s just that simple. Otherwise, we will have no art.” ― Al Jourgensen

24. “I want to be around people that do things. I don’t want to be around people anymore that judge or talk about what people do. I want to be around people that dream and support and do things.” ― Amy Poehler

Inspirational support quotes and sayings

25. “If you want to support others, you have to stay upright yourself.” ― Peter Heg

26. “It is a kingly act to assist the fallen.” ― Ovid

27. “Never reach out your hand unless you’re willing to extend an arm.” ― Elizabeth Fuller

28. “To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.” ― Mother Teresa

29. “Life’s most urgent questions is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” ― Martin Luther King, Jr.

30. “When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.” ― Edward Bulwer-Lytton

31. “Support the strong, give courage to the timid, remind the indifferent, and warn the opposed.” ― Whitney M. Young

32. “Having friends who are accepting, supportive, available, and loving are key to feeling safe. If you choose to cultivate better friendships, begin by being a great friend to others.” ― Tara Bianca

33. “Good friends sure make their presence known at times of strife and challenging times and are revealed for their true support when all others seem to vanish. It is one thing to say you are a true friend and quite another to actually step up to the plate when times get tough.” ― Catherine Pulsifer

34. “If you have a good support system like your family and your friends around you, then you can’t go wrong. So just believe in yourself, do you your thing, and stay strong in what you believe in.” ― Roman Reigns

35. “Helping others isn’t a chore; it is one of the greatest gifts there is.” ― Liya Kebede

36. “Be a rock to others in need, be a rock of support to those who are facing critical issues, be a rock full of caring, but be a rock who recognizes that you also will experience times when you need to seek your own rock.” ― Byron Pulsifer

37. “Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.” ― Misty Copeland

38. “The fact is, there is no foundation, no secure ground, upon which people may stand today if it isn’t the family. If you don’t have the support and love and caring and concern that you get from a family, you don’t have much at all. Love is so supremely important.” ― Mitch Albom

39. “Be a supporter, not a contender, of your own life.” ― Christine E. Szymanski

40. “I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine to support himself and to succeed in life.” ― Dean Koontz

41. “People want to be heard and want to be loved. That attitude of acceptance and support inspires them to be the best they can be.” ― Bobby Genovese

42. “When we open our hearts to the voice of intuition, we come to the realization that the universe supports our growth and courageous expression in every moment.” ― Maura McCarley Torkildson

Other uplifting supportive people quotes

43. “He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others.” ― Robert Green Ingersoll

44. “Your support network is the solid ground from which you can propel yourself upwards.” ― Anna Barnes

45. “Even with world-class external support, many still fall into despair because they lack internal support.” ― Stephen Guise

46. “No leader, however strong, can succeed at anything of national importance or significance unless he has the support and cooperation of the people he is tasked to lead and sworn to serve.” ― Rodrigo Duterte

47. “Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen.” ― Pete Carroll

48. “It’s about working hard, resting when you need to, leading a healthy life, and having a support structure around you. These factors help you improve.” ― Adama Traore

49. “Life is not a solo act. It’s a huge collaboration, and we all need to assemble around us the people who care about us and support us in times of strife.” ― Tim Gunn

50. “A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.” ― James Monroe

Positive support quotes

51. “I’m lucky to have a great support system in my friends and some of my family. If you have those people that you trust, go ahead and fall back into them and let them be your hammock and cocoon and let them embrace you.” ― JoJo

52. “Downfall, failure, and death cannot be far from any man who made counterfeit friends his ally and support.” ― Bamigboye Olurotimi

53. “Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, ‘What’s in it for me?‘” – Brian Tracy

54. “People who wonder if the glass is half empty or full miss the point. The glass is refillable.” – Unknown

55. “When you help others feel important, you help yourself feel important too.” – David J. Schwartz

56. “Nevertheless, when there is no one around you to give you the encouragement, motivation, and support you need, God’s Word is always there.” ― Ruben Barreto

57. “Be strong enough to face the world each day. Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything alone.” – Unknown

58. “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill

59. “It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”― Lewis Carroll

60. “To know how much there is to know is the beginning of learning to live.” —Dorothy West

Which of these support quotes resonated with you best?

If you are looking for support from your network, don’t be afraid to ask for it. Most people will want to help, they may just not know how to offer it.

There are many ways that you can offer support, including helping your friend or loved one make plans for the future. If your loved one declines your offers at first, don’t be discouraged and keep sending out the invites and offer to help do specific tasks.

It is important to realize that people deal with things in their own way, and they aren’t rejecting you personally when they shy away from company. If they aren’t ready to spend time with people yet, you can offer to let them borrow a good book or recommend a good show they can escape in for a little while.

You could make them a meal and let them know you want to just drop it by and make sure they have something to eat without worrying about going to the store and cooking themselves.

Think back to what felt good when you needed support and offer to do those things. Share some ways that you have offered support or support that you received that mattered in the comment section below. Don’t forget to also mention any other favorite support quotes and sayings.