120 BTS Quotes That Will Remind You To Follow Your Dreams

Known for boldly addressing social issues in their songs and for their unconventional style, BTS paved the way to become the most successful K-pop band in the world.

Since their debut in 2013, the seven-member South Korean boy band, made up of RM, V, Suga, Jin, Jimin, J-hope and Jungkook, have shattered countless records time and time again, and show no signs of slowing down.

Through their impactful lyrics, BTS have united an ARMY of fans across the globe by challenging stereotypes and tackling topics like mental health, self-love and social injustice.

Here are some of the most inspirational and funny BTS quotes that’ll remind you of what makes them so unique.

Inspirational BTS quotes

Throughout the years, BTS members have managed to grab the attention of a diverse audience by delivering messages of empowerment and hope. Here are some of the band’s most thought-provoking quotes.

I’m like a surfer, first you just paddle and fall off the board but as time goes by you can stand up on the bigger waves.

RM

Humans seem to be programmed to think of ambivalent feelings at the same time. That is the driving force behind human beings: to be the warrant of all things and to control other worlds.

RM

We’re on some path that’s set since we’re born, but I still believe we can change some things. So I believe in my faith but I still don’t believe in my fate .

RM

Popularity is a bubble. It's a mountain: you can go up really hard but walk down really fast.

RM

Living without passion is like being dead.

Jungkook

Don't be trapped in someone else's dream.

V

Emotions are so different in every situation and every moment, so I think to agonize every moment is what life is.

Suga

Your presence can give happiness. I hope you remember that. Jin

Jin

Those who want to look more youthful should live life with a young heart.

Jin

Once your heart is moved, it will develop to something better and positive.

Jimin

Even when this rain stops, when clouds go away, I stand here, just the same.

J-hope

The music helped me sympathize with our young generation and also empathize with them. I'd like to create and write more music that represents them.

J-hope

Life is tough, and things don't always work out well, but we should be brave and go on with our lives.

Suga

I think BTS is able to shine because we have fans.

Suga

If you don’t work hard, their won’t be a good result.

J-hope

If I had a chance to improve every aspect of myself, then I would work hard to make happen rather than just sitting idly by.

Jungkook

It’s my official role to represent BTS to the world, and it’s been a chance for me to mature as a person, but behind the scenes, I’m just one of seven members, and I’m inspired by the others all the time.

RM

Isn’t a man someone who doesn’t care about what others think? A man does whatever he wants.

Jungkook

We do make sure that one person doesn’t stand out. But then, we are really unique. We all have our style, so I think we all stand out. We each have our own roles and positions in the band, and then we work together to make sure we all try hard for the Army.

Jungkook

Your presence can give happiness. I hope you remember that.

Jin

Life is a sculpture that you cast as you make mistakes and learn from them. 

RM

When I was younger, I thought that everything would just come to me eventually, but now I see I have to take the initiative and practice to improve myself.

Jungkook

Know that the pain will pass. And when it does you will be stronger.

Jimin

Find your name, find your voice by speaking yourself.

RM

 Thank you for accepting us. The 7 boys from Korea who sing in Korean.

RM

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

J-hope

Even if I’m a little hurt it’s okay.

Jimin

Team work makes the dream work

RM

Maybe I made a mistake yesterday, but yesterday’s me is still me. I am who I am today, with all my faults. Tomorrow I might be a tiny bit wiser, and that’s me, too.

RM

These faults and mistakes are what I am, making up the brightest stars in the constellation of my life.

RM

I would like to ask all of you. What is your name? What excites you and makes your heart beat?

RM

Tell me your story. I want to hear your voice, and I want to hear your conviction. No matter who you are, where you’re from, your skin colour, gender identity: speak yourself.

RM

When things get hard, stop for awhile and look back and see how far you’ve come. Don’t forget how rewarding it is.

V

 I taught myself English. My English teacher was the sitcom Friends. Back in the days when I was, like, 15, 14, it was like a syndrome for Korean parents to make their kids watch Friends. I thought I was a victim at that time, but now I’m the lucky one.

RM

In general, what fans talk about and think about become a very important source of inspiration to us, because we want to write something that’s real to people, especially those who listen to BTS music.

Suga

Let’s not push off the things we need to do today for tomorrow.

J-hope

Never give up on a dream that you’ve been chasing almost your whole life.

Jimin

Life isn’t about being perfect; it’s about accomplishing your dreams.

Jungkook

All our dreams come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

Jungkook

You can be unhappy but still feel happy when with others.

RM

Happiness is not something that you have to achieve. You can still feel happy during the process of achieving something. 

RM

Everyone suffers in their life. There are many sad days. But rather than sad days, we hope to make better days. That’s what makes us live. That’s what makes us dream.

RM

Live life with no worries.

Jin

You should always smile in life.

Jin

I think that there's no need to live your life based on the standard of others. Everyone says dream big. But I don't think you have to live so fiercely like that all the time.

RM

Have confidence in your face from the moment you wake up

Jin

Everything becomes a bad thing when you think negative. When you think positive, it becomes better. That’s what I believe.

Jin

Look up. And we are all looking up at the same sky.

RM

You're too young to let the world break you.

V

When things get hard, stop for awhile and look back and see how far you’ve come. Don’t forget how rewarding it is. You are the most beautiful flower, more than anyone else in this world.

V

I hope you know your limits well. But don't stay within those limits. Overcome the limits each day. RM

RM

Be what you want to be, not what others want to see.

Jimin

If we helped your dream and your life a bit by our existence, our music, our performance, our pictures or videos, even if it’s not big, if we could reduce your pain from 100 to 99, 98 or 97, that makes our existence worthy.

RM

Forget what hurt you, but never forget what it taught you.

V

We were born to be real, not perfect.

Suga

Please, let’s not doubt ourselves and let’s follow our dreams as much as we can.

RM

You never know the value of what you have until you lose it.

J-hope

Trust is like a paper. When it crumbles, it will never be perfect again.

V

It's great to be ambitious and aim for more and more to be happy in the future, as I've lived up until now, but I think it's one of the nicest ways to live life if you know how to enjoy what is in the present.

RM

Silence is golden. Don't waste time.

Jimin

You are the leader of your own life.

J-hope

We’re not winning on our own. Our fans are taking us to victories.

Suga

Remember there is a person here in Korea, in the city of Seoul, who understands you.

Jimin

Inspirational BTS lyrics from their songs

As much as they are known for their introspective music, BTS songs are also known for their uplifting lyrics and beat. Check out some of the band’s most inspiring lyrics.

Failure is the mother of success mother. I learned from that passion and sincerity.

BTS "Mama"

If you think you’re going to crash, step on the pedal harder.

Suga "Never Mind"

Erase all sad memories. Hold each other’s hands and smile. 

BTS "2,3!"

To lose your path is the way to find that path. 

BTS "Lost"

The dawn right before the sun rises is the darkest.

BTS "Tomorrow"

I’m becoming weird. You can’t go to the peak by being normal, baby.

BTS "Boyz with fun"

Dream, hope, forward, forward.

BTS "Young Forever"

It’s all right to not have a dream, if you have moments where you feel happiness for a while.

BTS "Paradise"

Even if you’re not perfect, you’re limited edition.

RM

This moment won’t ever come again.

BTS "Intro: The most beautiful moment in life"

 Dream, though your beginnings may be humble, may the end be prosperous.

BTS "So Far Away"

Even if it’s a road of thorns, we still run.

Suga "Never Mind"

We must believe only in ourselves.

BTS "Love Maze"

Too many stars, too many dreams. The reality is that in front of these things, I’m just a speck of dust.

BTS

Go on your path, even if you live for a day. 

Jimin "No More Dream"

In the middle of the road, in the moment you want to give up, shout out even louder: “So what?

BTS “So What”

Who says a dream must be something grand? Just become anybody. We deserve a life. 

BTS “Paradise"

Whatever, big or small, you are you after all.

BTS “Paradise"

You’re the answer to all my wonders.

BTS "Outro: Her"

The morning will come again. No darkness, no season is eternal.

BTS “Spring Day"

Like an echo in the forest. The day will come back around, as if nothing happened. Yeah, life goes on.

BTS "Life Goes On"

You’ll understand someday. You’re my four seasons.

BTS "134340"

Can't hold me down 'cuz you know I'm a fighter.

BTS "On"

In the dark dawn, spreading trembling wings. Keep on shining make it brighter than a spotlight.

BTS "Dream Glow"

90% of your worries are just an imaginary swamp that you created.

BTS "So What"

Decide for yourself what it means to be happy.

BTS "Lights"

Not so perfect, but so beautiful

Jin "Epiphany"

Funny BTS quotes

If you’ve watched any of the BTS documentaries, you know the guys can get pretty silly. Check out some of their funniest and sassiest quotes.

When something is delicious. It's zero calories.

Jin

Waking up is the second hardest thing in the morning.

RM

English is not a barrier when you're as cute as me.

Jimin

They say people live to be happy. If you actually think about what happiness is, it’s nothing much. When you get to eat ramen after feeling really, really hungry, that’s happiness.

RM

I wish I could come here with my girlfriend... but I don't have one.

Jin

I get free life lessons from J-Hope and Jimin; sometimes it’s like they’re 10 years older than me.

RM

In my next life I want to be born as a rock.

Suga

No sleep makes a human into another human.

RM

Hannah Montana says nobody's perfect, but here I am.

Jin

I am worldwide handsome.

Jin

My name is Jungkook... scale is international playboy.

Jungkook

Drinking alcoholic beverages is to disinfect my throat.

Jimin

Chicken stock? Is that like a stock option?

RM

Do you know how hard it is to write on a flip phone, huh?

Jin

What is a Heart throb?

RM

BTS quotes about love and self love

BTS’ ability to connect with people everywhere has everything to do with their emotional vulnerability and their unapologetic promotion of self-love. Here are some of their most heart-warming quotes about love that will remind you that it’s an inside job.

I've had to accept that - that everyone cannot love me. Because when there's love, there's hate. When there's light, there's dark. But it was really hard to accept as an artist that there's a lot of people that hate me, but on the other side, there are many more people who love me. I think everyone goes through that.

RM

Purple is the last color of the rainbow. Purple means I will trust and love you for a long time.

V

 I have a big heart full of love, so please take it all.

V

If you want to love others, I think you should love yourself first.

RM

I have a big heart full of love, so please take it all. 

V

When we don’t have a boyfriend or girlfriend, we always say, ‘Oh, I’m so lonely. I want a date,’ or something like that. But I think the biggest love we’re all searching for is the love for one’s self.

RM

 Those who want to look more youthful should live life with a young heart.

Jin

I have come to love myself for who I am, for who I was, and for who I hope to become.

RM

We’re trying to say that if you, in love, when you’re not true to yourself, the love won’t last. 

RM

Because love is complex, and we always have the dark sides and the sad sides.

RM

Love myself, love yourself, peace.

Suga

I've learned to look back and appreciate my times of trial, as they are also what made me.

V

You can't just come into someone's life, make them feel special, and then leave.

V

You can't live without love.

RM

When things get tough, look at the people who love you! You will get energy from them.

J-hope

Don't give up on yourself. Take care of yourself and take control of your life.

Jimin