Life Lessons Quotes - Page 93

But that was life: Nobody got a guided tour to their own theme park. You had to hop on the rides as they presented themselves, never knowing whether you would like the one you were in line for...or if the bastard was going to make you throw up your corn dog and your cotton candy all over the place.

J.R. Ward

Give the People what they want - and they'll get what they deserve.

The Kinks

Don't bite off more than you can chew because nobody looks attractive spitting it back out.

You've got to get obsessed and stay obsessed.

You have two choices, to conquer your fear or to let your fear conquer you.

If you want to find happiness, find gratitude.

Listen to what you know instead of what you fear.

Do the kind of things that come from the heart, When you do, you won't be dissatisfied, you won't be envious, you won't be longing for somebody else's things. On the contrary, you'll be overhelmed with what comes back

Morrie Schwartz

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.

Charles M. Schulz

The moral of the story is even though that seemed like the end of the world back then, right now I can look back on it and laugh. And if anyone is going through something similar right now just know it will get better.

You only get one life. Live it to the fullest. All your miseries will be forgiven when you will be dead.

A child fish asks mother fish, 'Mother, why cannot we live on the Earth?' Mother fish replied, 'Dear… it is not the place for fish, it is the place for selfish

Not only is there often a right and wrong, but what goes around does come around, Karma exists, chickens do come home to roost, and as my mother, Phyllis, liked to say, “There is always a day of reckoning.” The good among the great understand that every choice we make adds to the strength or weakness of our spirits—ourselves, or to use an old fashioned word for the same idea, our souls. That is every human’s life work: to construct an identity bit by bit, to walk a path step by step, to live a life that is worthy of something higher, lighter, more fulfilling, and maybe even everlasting.

Donald Van de Mark

Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.

Not everything is supposed to become something beautiful and long-lasting. Sometimes people come into your life to show you what is right and what is wrong, to show you who you can be, to teach you to love yourself, to make you feel better for a little while, or to just be someone to walk with at night and spill your life to. Not everyone is going to stay forever, and we still have to keep on going and thank them for what they’ve given us.

The splendid thingabout falling apartsilently...is thatyou can start overas many timesas you like.

Get comfortable with being uncomfortable!

Jillian Michaels

You know, the mind is a remarkable thing. Just because you can't see the wound doesn't mean it isn't hurting. It scars all the time, but it heals.

Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.

Jalaluddin Rumi

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

The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way that we can grow is if we change. The only way that we can change is if we learn. The only way we can learn is if we are exposed. And the only way that we can become exposed is if we throw ourselves out into the open. Do it. Throw yourself.

‎Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning... Anyone can start over and make a new ending.

And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.

Haruki Murakami

When you start giving, instead of getting, you make a difference. You can always give a warm smile, a sincere hello, a positive vibe… your attention, your time, your love, and kindness to those around you.

One word of encouragement can be enough to spark someone’s motivation to continue with a difficult challenge.

Instead of complaining about the problem and blaming others, start finding the solution.

Life is an experiment in which you may fail or succeed. Explore more, expect least.

People are successful because they think and act like successful people.

We all have negative thoughts now and then, but we can choose not to dwell there and not to let them control us.

Life isn’t meant to be lived perfectly…but merely to be LIVED. Boldly, wildly, beautifully, uncertainly, imperfectly, magically LIVED.

I like to believe that you don't need to reach a certain goal to be happy. I prefer to think that happiness is always there, and that when things don't go the way we might like them to, it's a sign from above that something even better is right around the corner.

David Archuleta

Never let fear hold you captive. Never let self-doubt hold you captive. Never let frustration hold you captive.

Great goals make great people. People cannot hit what they do not aim for.

Still, he figured, sometimes you've got to do what you've got to do, and then sometimes you've just got to run like hell after it's done.

Life may not be pretty but it's always beautiful. We may only see the ugliness on the surface. The shit that only the world chooses to notice. But, if we dig deep, if we get to the heart of life, where there's no pain or fear, where we can just be who we are and love freely without judgement, it's really beautiful.

Things don't always work out the way we hope. You just have to pick yourself up and find a new direction to go in.

Joelle Charbonneau

But then, life is a constant withering of possibilities. Some are stolen with the lives of people you love. Others are let go, with regret and reluctance and deep, deep sorrow. But there is compensation for lives unlived in the intoxicating joy of knowing that the life you have - right here, right now - if the one you have chosen. There is power in that, and hope.

The great Sufi poet and philosopher Rumi once advised his students to write down the three things they most wanted in life. If any item on the list clashes with any other item, Rumi warned, you are destined for unhappiness. Better to live a life of single-pointed focus, he taught. But what about the benefits of living harmoniously among extremes? What if you could somehow create an expansive enough life that you could synchronize seemingly incongruous opposites into a worldview that excludes nothing?

Elizabeth Gilbert

I welcome questions. I hate assumptions.

Do good, live in the most positive and joyful way possible every day.

Until you change how you get things done, you'll never know what works best.

Be the kind of person who dares to face life's challenges and overcome them rather than dodging them.

The true definition of mental illness is when the majority of your time is spent in the past or future, but rarely living in the realism of NOW.

Shannon L. Alder

One day can change your life. One day can ruin your life. All life is is three or four big days that change everything.

Beverly Donofrio

I had always had a little problem looking out for myself in love. I was afraid people would leave me. So I sort of clung and did everything possible to keep someone around. I didn't have a hard talk with myself about who I was keeping around. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out. I clung to people like human life preservers. I thought i'd die if someone left me. Its ironic because now I'm the one who's leaving.

Every challenge you face today makes you stronger tomorrow. The challenge of life is intended to make you better, not bitter.

The level of success you achieve will be in direct proportion to the depth of your commitment.

Know who you are, and be it. Know what you want, and go out and get it!

Integrity is doing what is right and truthful, and doing as you say you would do.

You are never alone. You are eternally connected with everyone.

Amit Ray

Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you.

Hazrat Ali Ibn Abu-Talib A.S

What a waste my life would be without all the beautiful mistakes I've made.

Alice Bag

Dance above the surface of the world. Let your thoughts lift you into creativity that is not hampered by opinion.

I was lost yesterday, I am found today and I will be forgotten tomorrow.

Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself. Believe in yourself, your abilities and your own potential. Never let self-doubt hold you captive. You are worthy of all that you dream of and hope for.

One of the best ways to influence people is to make them feel important. Most people enjoy those rare moments when others make them feel important. It is one of the deepest human desires.

You have come a long way and have won many battles. Whenever you’re faced with a difficult or challenging situation, you’ll overcome it. Yes, you can.

If you have kindness in your heart, you offer acts of kindness to touch the hearts of others wherever you go—whether they are random or planned. Kindness becomes a way of life.

Make the most of what you have and keep your standards high. Never settle for anything less than you deserve or are capable of achieving.

You need to spend time crawling alone through shadows to truly appreciate what it is to stand in the sun.

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