- "There’s so much more to life than what you’re feeling now." —Hunter Hayes
- “Live the life you’d be envious of if you saw someone else living it. This is my personal mantra. Whenever I’m going through a difficult time, like a breakup, and I’m wishing to be the person who could get over it and move on, I tell myself to be that person. Instead of waiting to be inspired by someone else and being jealous that they’re living a life I wish I had, I tell myself not to wait for that moment and to start being the person I want to be. If you wish you were the woman who went for that big promotion, learned a second language, dumped that guy who cheated on you, then just be that person. Think, if I have the energy to wish for it, I have the energy to do it.” —Olivia Munn
- “My father had taught me to be nice first, because you can always be mean later, but once you’ve been mean to someone, they won’t believe the nice anymore. So be nice, be nice, until it’s time to stop being nice, then destroy them.” —Laurell K. Hamilton
- "You can’t keep dancing with the devil and ask why you’re still in hell."
- "Per aspera ad astra." (Through hardships to the stars.)
- "Do not be too moral. You may chest yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something." —Henry David Thoreau
- "Be Impeccable with Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love. Don’t Take Anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering. Don’t Make Assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life. Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret." —Don Miguel Ruiz. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
- "As time goes on, you’ll understand. What lasts, lasts; what doesn’t, doesn’t. Time solves most things. And what time can’t solve, you have to solve yourself." —Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance
- "Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and forgiving heart. Be the one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them." —Marvin J. Ashton
- "How you start anything, will effect how it ends. So approach each day as an opportunity instead of a challenge." —William Chapman
- "Start now. Start where you are. Start with fear. Start with pain. Start with doubt. Start with hands shaking. Start with voice trembling but start. Start and don’t stop. Start where you are, with what you have. Just … start." —Ijeoma Umebinyuo
- "You don’t drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there." —Robert Jordan
- "So, transform yourself first…Because you are young and have dreams and want to do something meaningful, that in itself, makes you our future and our hope. Keep expanding your horizon, decolonize your mind, and cross borders." —Yuri Kochiyama
- "It’s a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you’re ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any." —Hugh Laurie
- "Make the first move, tell people how you feel, stop being so scared of rejection, stop feeling so engulfed with thoughts that aren’t even yours, and stop wasting your fucking time."
- "Muscle is created by repeatedly lifting things that have been designed to weigh us down. So when your shoulders feel heavy, stand up straight and lift your chin – call it exercise. When the world crumbles around you, you have to look at the wreckage and then build a new one out of all the pieces that are still here. Remember, you are still here. The human heart beats approximately four thousand times per hour. Each pulse, each throb, each palpitation is a trophy engraved with the words ‘You are still alive.’ You are still alive. Act like it." —Rudy Francisco, Complainers
- "You don’t always win your battles, but it’s good to know you fought." —Lauren Bacall
- "If nothing else, one day you can look someone straight in the eyes and say “But I lived through it. And it made me who I am today.”" —Iain S. Thomas, I Wrote This For You
- "Do not chase people. Be you and do your own thing and work hard. The right people who belong in your life will come to you, and stay." —Wu Tang Clan
- "Allow yourself to be a beginner. No one starts off being excellent." —Wendy Flynn
- "Be good to people. Even the shitty ones. Let the assholes be assholes. You’ll sleep better." —Adam Gnade
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