27 Tired Quotes to Express Your Exhaustion


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Sometimes, life just has you running on empty, and all you want is a moment to catch your breath. Whether it's from endless work, personal stress, or just the weight of the world, exhaustion can hit hard. But you're not alone. We've gathered some tired quotes that perfectly capture those moments when all you can do is sigh and hope for some rest.

Even when you have every right to be tired of everything, Never be tired of living.

Terry Mark

Fatigue and tiredness mean different things to different people.  Michael A. Schmidt

Fatigue and tiredness mean different things to different people.

Michael A. Schmidt

When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago.

Friedrich Nietzsche

You’ve done enough. It’s okay to be tired. You can take a break.

Shauna Niequist

No matter how tired you feel, no matter how much you want to quit, no matter what obstacles are in your way, keep moving toward the vision you have for your future.

Jon Gordon

Knocked down but not beaten. Tired but not giving up. I saw the sun peek through the clouds. Sometimes all we need is a glimmer of hope.

Jon Gordon

I am tired of being tired and talking about how tired I am.  Amy Poehler

I am tired of being tired and talking about how tired I am.

Amy Poehler

Tired minds don’t plan well. Sleep first, then plan later.

Walter Reisch

When I’m tired, I rest. I say, ‘I can’t be a superwoman today.’

Jada Pinkett Smith

You feel fine, and then, when your body can’t keep fighting, you don’t.

Nicholas Sparks

I don’t stop when I’m tired, I only stop when I’m done.

Marilyn Monroe

Sleep did not honor me with its presence.

Alysha Speer

I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.

Rosa Parks

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Samuel Butler

There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

I wish I had an answer to that because I’m tired of answering that question.

Yogi Berra

Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I’m tired.

Mae West

Even nice things don’t make you happy when you’re tired.

Jo Brand

I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.

Fannie Lou Hamer

The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it’s just sort of a tired feeling.

Paula Poundstone

You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself that strong.

Holly Black

I know you're tired but come, this is the way.

Rumi

Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.

Tina Fey

Tired, tired with nothing, tired with everything, tired with the world’s weight he had never chosen to bear.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

What we need is love without getting tired.  Mother Teresa

What we need is love without getting tired.

Mother Teresa

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.

Emma Lazarus

For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.”

Lily Tomlin

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