I’m always amazed when I hear an incredibly impactful message delivered in just a few words. I love such quotes and I have listed some of my favorite ones that really hit me and got me thinking.
“We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.”– Carlos Castenada
“I have found that if you love life, life will love you back”- Arthur Rubinstein
“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” — Estée Lauder
“Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
“Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
“Maktub" (It is written.)”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.” ~ Louis L’Amour
” The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any”
-Alice Walker
“Don’t ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility. Make decisions based on what should happen, not what shouldn't- unknown
Normal is an illusion. What’s normal for the spider, is chaos for the fly. -Charles Adams
Grief is just love with nowhere to go.- "unknown"
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” — Maya Angelou
“Be kind for everyone you meet is carrying a heavy burden.”-Ian MacLaren
“I don’t believe in guilty pleasures. If you f*cking like something, like it.” – Dave Grohl
“Stop being so afraid! That’s really what strikes me when I look back — the sheer amount of time I spent tangled up in fears and doubts that were entirely of my own creation… Focus more on learning than on succeeding — instead of pretending that you understand something when you don’t, just raise your hand and ask a question. You’re a smart girl, and chances are if you’re confused, plenty of other students are too. And for heaven’s sake, let yourself really fail once in a while — not some tiny little mistakes here and there, but big, glaring, confidence-shaking, dark-night-of-the-soul-inducing failures. Understand that no one — especially folks who are truly successful — simply coasts from achievement to achievement. The most accomplished people in the world fail and fail big. That’s how they learn so much and grow so quickly and become so interesting and wise. In short, stop trying to be someone who will impress everyone else, and just focus on being and becoming fully, sincerely and passionately yourself.”- Michelle Obama
“Now I think it’s one of the most useless questions an adult can ask a child—What do you want to be when you grow up? As if growing up is finite. As if at some point you become something and that’s the end.” Michelle Obama
When Oprah interviewed Michelle Obama, Oprah asked how Michelle got over feeling intimidated sitting at big tables filled with smart, powerful men and Michelle said, "You realize pretty quickly that a lot of them aren’t that smart". I find this statement very effective whenever I am feeling unsure about my capabilities. Its hits you right where it's needed.
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