Motivational Quotes

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."

Frank Herbert, Dune

"The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward."

Steve Maraboli

"Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny."

Steve Maraboli

"Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness."

Steve Maraboli

"Sometimes life knocks you on your ass... get up, get up, get up!!! Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them."

Steve Maraboli

"Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them."

Steve Maraboli

"Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change."

Wayne W. Dyer

"When in a relationship, a real man doesn't make his woman jealous of others, he makes others jealous of his woman."

Steve Maraboli

"We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future."

Steve Maraboli

"You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway."

Steve Maraboli

"At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets."

Steve Maraboli

"Make a pact with yourself today to not be defined by your past. Sometimes the greatest thing to come out of all your hard work isn't what you get for it, but what you become for it. Shake things up today! Be You...Be Free...Share."

Steve Maraboli

"Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence."

Eleanor Roosevelt

"I will not try to convince you to love me, to respect me, to commit to me. I deserve better than that; I AM BETTER THAN THAT...Goodbye."

Steve Maraboli

"Renew, release, let go. Yesterday’s gone. There’s nothing you can do to bring it back. You can’t “should’ve” done something. You can only DO something. Renew yourself. Release that attachment. Today is a new day!"

Steve Maraboli

"How would your life be different if…You walked away from gossip and verbal defamation? Let today be the day…You speak only the good you know of other people and encourage others to do the same."

Steve Maraboli

"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve."

Napoleon Hill

"Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist."

Pablo Picasso

"If you hang out with chickens, you're going to cluck and if you hang out with eagles, you're going to fly."

Steve Maraboli

"Forget yesterday - it has already forgotten you. Don't sweat tomorrow - you haven't even met. Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift - today."

Steve Maraboli

"In the end, you have to choose whether or not to trust someone."

Sophie Kinsella

"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die."

Isaac Asimov

"How would your life be different if…You stopped allowing other people to dilute or poison your day with their words or opinions? Let today be the day…You stand strong in the truth of your beauty and journey through your day without attachment to the validation of others"

Steve Maraboli

"I want to live my life in such a way that when I get out of bed in the morning, the devil says, "aw shit, he's up!"

Steve Maraboli

"Don't confuse poor decision-making with destiny. Own your mistakes. It’s ok; we all make them. Learn from them so they can empower you!"

Steve Maraboli

"Let today be the day you stop being haunted by the ghost of yesterday. Holding a grudge & harboring anger/resentment is poison to the soul. Get even with people...but not those who have hurt us, forget them, instead get even with those who have helped us."

Steve Maraboli

"It doesn't matter what you did or where you were...it matters where you are and what you're doing. Get out there! Sing the song in your heart and NEVER let anyone shut you up!!"

Steve Maraboli

"One of the most spiritual things you can do is embrace your humanity. Connect with those around you today. Say, "I love you", "I'm sorry", "I appreciate you", "I'm proud of you"...whatever you're feeling. Send random texts, write a cute note, embrace your truth and share it...cause a smile today for someone else...and give plenty of hugs."

Steve Maraboli

"Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature."

Steve Maraboli

"My past has not defined me, destroyed me, deterred me, or defeated me; it has only strengthened me."

Steve Maraboli

"Be silent and safe — silence never betrays you; Be true to your word and your work and your friend; Put least trust in him who is foremost to praise you,Nor judge of a road till it draw to the end."

John Boyle O'Reilly

"Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies, and do unto others as you would have done unto you."

Steve Maraboli

"People who lack the clarity, courage, or determination to follow their own dreams will often find ways to discourage yours. When you change for the better, the people around you will be inspired to change also....but only after doing their best to make you stop. Live your truth and don't EVER stop."

Steve Maraboli

"You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously."

Steve Maraboli

"Never respond to an angry person with a fiery comeback, even if he deserves it...Don't allow his anger to become your anger."

Bohdi Sanders

"This life is for loving, sharing, learning, smiling, caring, forgiving, laughing, hugging, helping, dancing, wondering, healing, and even more loving. I choose to live life this way. I want to live my life in such a way that when I get out of bed in the morning, the devil says, 'aw shit, he's up!"

Steve Maraboli

"Love flows like flowers, and grows like water. I’m so thirsty for romance I could drink a dozen roses."

Jarod Kintz

"0 plus 100 equals 100. But so does 50 plus 50, only with more balance. Let this be a lesson in love."

Jarod Kintz

"The reason many people in our society are miserable, sick, and highly stressed is because of an unhealthy attachment to things they have no control over."

Steve Maraboli

"My brain is divided into two butterflies, and both are in love with your rose-shaped heart. If you've got the garden, I've got my whole life."

Jarod Kintz

"The universe doesn’t give you what you ask for with your thoughts - it gives you what you demand with your actions."

Steve Maraboli

"If it’s the last kiss, we’d better make it last. I hope you don’t have anywhere to be, because I have the rest of my life free."

Jarod Kintz

"Unreturned love is like trying to make a sandwich with one slice of bread. Don’t stress—fold it in half and love yourself."

Jarod Kintz

"She has a sly smile, and eyes that seem to see my essence as they explore my soul and implore my spirit to enter her. I look at her and I see love."

Jarod Kintz

"The right thing to do and the hard thing to do are usually the same."

Steve Maraboli

"You are essentially who you create yourself to be and all that occurs in your life is the result of your own making."

Stephen Richards

"It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different times and places, our paths cross with others so that we may share our love, compassion, observations, and hope. This is a design of God that I appreciate and cherish."

Steve Maraboli

"Life, it’s made up of two things—time and love. A watch tells one, but what tells the other? We tell each other."

Jarod Kintz

"You are not a victim. No matter what you have been through, you're still here. You may have been challenged, hurt, betrayed, beaten, and discouraged, but nothing has defeated you. You are still here! You have been delayed but not denied. You are not a victim, you are a victor. You have a history of victory."

Steve Maraboli

"Our love went from fly to flower to butterfly, and it was meant to beautifully flutter, not sit still on a shelf like a trophy to be collected."

Jarod Kintz

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