25 Life Quotes

“Life throws you curves, but you learn to swerve.”- Rascal Flatts. Life does throw you curves, and I hope you learn to swerve. This life is not easy; it’s not for the faint of heart. Hearing Matthew Perry died last week set me aback, and I wanted to share with everyone some quotes that help you get by during tough times. HERE ARE 25 of my favorites: 

1. “Don’t you know your imperfections is a blessing.” – Kendrick Lamar (Ignore the poor grammar). 
2. “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” – Dr. Seuss 
3. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King Jr. 
4. “The reason why we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind the scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.” – Steven Furtick 
5. “Stop Taking directions from people who never got where you’re going.”- Anonymous 
6. “You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and the one day you look back, and you’ve climbed a mountain.”- Tom Hiddleston 
7. We choose how we respond-rock or sponge?” – Max Lucado 
8. “I alone cannot change the world, but I can case a stone across the waters to create many ripples.”- Mother Teresa 
9. “So often times it happens we live our lives in chains, and we never even know we have the key…”- The Eagles 
10. “Haters are like crickets. Crickets make a lot of noise. You hear them, but you can’t see them. Then, right when you walk by them they’re quiet. People will talk about you, especially when they envy you. Let them. You affected their life, they didn’t affect yours.”- Facebook friend 
11. “Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.”- Mr. Rogers 
12. “If you don’t heal what hurt you, you’ll bleed on people who didn’t cut you.”- The Good Quote 
13. “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein 
14. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” – Amelia Earhart 
15. “If you do not go after go after what you want, you will never have it. If you do not ask, the answer will always be NO. If you do not step forward, you will always be in the same place.”- Anonymous 
16. “When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails.” – H. Jackson Brown 
17. “People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.” – Tony Robbins 
18. “You’re not defined by your past; you’re prepared by it. You’re stronger, more experienced, and you have greater confidence.” – Joel Osteen 
19. “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford 
20. “All limitations are self-imposed.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes 
21. “There is no substitute for hard work.” – Thomas Edison 
22. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky 
23. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Mae West 
24. “Change the world by being yourself.” – Amy Poehler 
25. “And have you ever stood on the water’s edge and tried to stop the wave? It goes on regardless of what we do, regardless of how hard we try. The ocean reminds us that we are powerless in comparison” ― Matthew Perry 

I hope one of these quotes impacts you as much as they have for me. One of my favorite things to do is read people’s memoirs. They often touch me profoundly, in ways I could never imagine. It’s a wise idea to learn from others.  

That being said, add your favorite quotes to this thread, so we can all learn from each other…