"The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me."
- Ayn Rand
Ambition
"Be the change that you wish to see in the world."
- Mahatma Gandhi
Change
"The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do."
- Steve Jobs
Ambition
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do."
- Mark Twain
Reflection
"Love yourself. Forgive yourself. Be true to yourself. Because how you treat yourself sets the standard for how others treat you."
- Steve Maraboli
Self-care
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."
- William James
Contribution
"Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive."
- Howard Thurman
Inspiration
"If you push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking risk, really amazing things can happen."
- Marissa Mayer
Courage
"Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it."
- Julia Child
Ambition
"Life is too short. Too short to waste a single second with anyone who doesn’t appreciate and value you."
- Sarah Dessen
Relationships
"It’s better to give yourself the love you need than to give your whole heart to someone who will only meet you halfway."
- Holly Riordan
Self-care
"It’s easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone."
- Mahatma Gandhi
Courage
"We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back. We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave – to embrace the strength within themselves and realize their full potential."
- Malala Yousafzai
Empowerment
"Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done."
- G. M. Trevelyan
Empowerment
"Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice."
- Bethany Hamilton
Courage
"One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals."
- Michelle Obama
Integrity
"Even on your worst days, you are always worth love and respect. Don’t ever settle for anything less."
- Hannah Irelan
Self-esteem
"Self-worth comes from one thing: thinking that you are worthy."
- Wayne Dyer
Self-esteem
"Stop waiting for something or someone to come and make you happy. Meditate daily. Breathe. Come on. You’re okay. You have friends. Love them. Respect them. Go out and play. Learn to be alone."
- Jenifer Lewis
Mindfulness
"We need to get women to the point where they aren’t apologizing. It is time to take ownership in our success."
- Tory Burch
Empowerment
"If you don’t believe in yourself, why is anyone else going to believe in you."
- Tom Brady
Belief in Self
"Take care not to listen to anyone who tells you what you can and can’t be in life."
- Meg Medina
Empowerment
"Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye."
- Helen Keller
Courage
"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."
- E.E. Cummings
Courage
"Note to self: self-love isn’t selfish."
- Dua Lipa
Self-care
"Good habits formed at youth make all the difference."
- Aristotle
Personal Growth
"A girl should be two things: who and what she wants."
- Coco Chanel
Aspirations
"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
- Theodore Roosevelt
Belief in Self
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."
- Anne Frank
Inspiration
"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious."
- Stephen Hawking
Awareness
"No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying."
- Tony Robbins
Determination
"No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world."
- Robin Williams
Inspiration
"To be nobody-but-yourself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight."
- E.E. Cummings
Courage
"Don’t be afraid to speak up for yourself. Keep fighting for your dreams!"
- Gabby Douglas
Courage
"The world needs strong women. Women who will lift and build others, who will love and be loved. Women who live bravely, both tender and fierce. Women of indomitable will."
- Amy Tenney
Empowerment
"Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself."
- Coco Chanel
Self-awareness
"Remember that the stars and planets did not die for you to waste your time wondering if you are pretty enough or worthy enough to exist."
- Nikita Gill
Self-esteem
"Every day, you have the power to choose our better history — by opening your hearts and minds, by speaking up for what you know is right."
- Michelle Obama
Empowerment
"No matter what you look like or think you look like, you’re special, and loved, and perfect just the way you are."
- Ariel Winter
Self-esteem
"You have what it takes to be a victorious, independent, fearless woman."
- Tyra Banks
Empowerment
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Self-esteem
"We must tell girls their voices are important."
- Malala Yousafzai
Empowerment
"Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear."
- Taylor Swift
Happiness
"Make happiness a priority and be gentle with yourself in the process."
- Bronnie Ware
Happiness
"Young people willing to push super hard to make something happen are among the most powerful forces in the world."
- Sam Altman
Empowerment
"If you are always trying to be normal, you’ll never know how amazing you can be."
- Maya Angelou
Personal Growth
"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."
- Aristotle
Reflection
"Let this be a sign that you’ve got a big heart and aren’t afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotions is a sign of strength."
- Brigitte Nicole
Courage
"You’re never going to be happy being anyone other than yourself."
- Thibaut
Self-awareness
"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Love
"You can do anything you set your mind to."
- Eminem
Belief in Self
"I believe anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experience behind him."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Courage
"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else."
- Judy Garland
Self-awareness
"I found that ultimately if you truly pour your heart into what you believe in — even if it makes you vulnerable — amazing things can and will happen."
- Emma Watson
Courage
"You are your own teacher. Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important."
- Ajahn Chah
Self-awareness
"Know yourself. Accept yourself for who you are, right where you are. And then create some boundaries in your routine that aren’t serving you today in order to get closer to the life and work you truly desire."
- Mel Robbins
Self-improvement
"No woman should be told she can’t make decisions about her own body. When women’s rights are under attack, we fight back."
- Kamala Harris
Courage
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."
- Michael Jordan
Ambition
"You will always pass failure on your way to success."
- Mickey Rooney
Success
"Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception."
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Leadership
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not."
- Dr. Seuss
Responsibility
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Aspirations
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
- Winston Churchill
Courage
"The world is a very malleable place. If you know what you want, and you go for it with maximum energy and drive and passion, the world will often reconfigure itself around you much more quickly and easily than you would think."
- Marc Andreessen
Ambition
"Be a good steward of your gifts. Protect your time. Feed your inner life. Avoid too much noise. Read good books, have good sentences in your ears. Be by yourself as often as you can. Walk."
- Jane Kenyon
Self-care
"Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong; it’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength."
- G.D. Anderson
Empowerment
"It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent."
- Madeleine Albright
Empowerment
"Hard days are the best because that’s when champions are made. If you push through the hard days, then you can get through anything."
- Gabby Douglas
Resilience
"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today."
- Will Rogers
Focus
"No matter what you’re going through, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel."
- Demi Lovato
Hope
"Don’t be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed."
- LeBron James
Failure
"Grow through what you go through."
- Tyrese Gibson
Growth
"Count your rainbows, not your thunderstorms."
- Janice Thompson
Positivity
"Take your broken heart, make it into art."
- Carrie Fisher
Creativity
"We must be the change we wish to see in the world."
- Gandhi
Change
"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young."
- Henry Ford
Learning
"May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears."
- Nelson Mandela
Motivation
"We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it."
- Johnny Depp
Self-esteem
"To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone."
- Reba McEntire
Success
"Being confident means believing in yourself. Ego means needing to prove that you’re better than other people."
- Barbara De Angelis
Self-confidence
"Always admit when you’re wrong. You’ll save thousands in therapy… and a few friendships too."
- Harvey Fierstein
Honesty
"We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Time Management
"Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up."
- Mary Holloway
Resilience
"Every teenager in the world feels like that, feels broken or out of place, different somehow, royalty mistakenly born into a family of peasants. The difference in your case is that it’s true."
- Cassandra Clare
Awareness
"I wish all teenagers could filter through songs instead of turning to drugs and alcohol."
- Taylor Swift
Awareness
"Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful."
- Imam Ali
Compassion
"You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Adaptation
"When you become a teenager, you step onto a bridge. You may already be on it. The opposite shore is adulthood. Childhood lies behind. The bridge is made of wood. As you cross, it burns behind you."
- Gail Carson Levine
Adversity
"If you’re making mistakes, it means you’re out there doing something."
- Neil Gaiman
Growth
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
- Nelson Mandela
Education
"The darkest night is often the bridge to the brightest tomorrow."
- Norman Vincent Peale
Hope
"Tough times never last, but tough people do."
- Robert Schuller
Resilience
"Early on, find things where you have any interest and take on accountability. Don’t worry about short-term compensation. If you dive into the edge of knowledge, which nobody knows how to solve, and solve the hard problems, people will line up behind you. The leverage will come."
- Naval Ravikant
Success
"Allow yourself the uncomfortable luxury of changing your mind."
- Maria Popova
Growth
"Figure out what you really want. Learn what it takes to make it happen and commit to doing it. Don’t chase after too many other things."
- Sam Altman
Goals
"Your actions are a consequence of your thoughts. Your thoughts are a consequence of what you consume. And in the modern age, what you consume is largely a consequence of how you select and refine your social media feed. Choose better inputs. Get better outputs."
- James Clear
Awareness
"Be forgiving with your past self. Be strict with your present self. Be flexible with your future self."
- James Clear
Self-improvement
"You become wise when you realize only a handful of things are worth it."
- Maxime Lagacé
Wisdom
"Not caring about what others think of you is the ultimate form of freedom. No amount of money or status can get you that freedom. It costs $0 and lots of courage."
- Preethi Kasireddy
Courage
"It’s about knowing yourself and what you’re good at. Females, males – anyone can be anything they want to be."
- Payal Kadakia
Belief in Self
"Don’t worry about getting perfect, just keep getting better."
- Frank E. Peretti
Growth
"You can accomplish anything if you can prioritize ruthlessly and control your attention. Both of these have become particularly hard in the present age. As such those who can control these two critical factors will rule the world."
- @TheAncientSage
Productivity
"Everyone learns by imitation. Don’t be afraid to copy the shit out of your idols when you are just getting started. Over time, you can add your own style and flavor."
- Preethi Kasireddy
Learning
"A self that goes on changing is a self that goes on living."
- Virginia Woolf
Growth
"You have nothing to lose in your twenties, except for your self-esteem if you take no risk."
- @orangebook_
Taking Risks
"The world is kind to young people who are driven and curious."
- David Perell
Ambition
"There’s something inside that’s ready to bloom if you can just care enough, and I know you can."
- Maxime Lagacé
Growth
"If you are in your twenties and scared of failing, you are failing. No one expects anything from you. Go out there. Explore. Try. Fail. You will be grateful in your thirties."
- @orangebook_
Courage
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember…the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."
- Henry Ford
Facing Fears
"You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills."
- Jim Rohn
Goals
"Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient."
- Steve Maraboli
Resilience
"The more something scares you, the more you should do it."
- Mark Manson
Facing Fears
"Don’t let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace."
- 14th Dalai Lama
Inner Peace
"I think it’s so important to be comfortable in your own skin."
- James Charles
Self-esteem
"When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world."
- Elon Musk
Ambition
"You are altogether beautiful, my darling, beautiful in every way."
- Song of Solomon 4:7
Love
"Turn your wounds into wisdom."
- Oprah Winfrey
Resilience
"Don’t trade your authenticity for approval."
- Kanye West
Integrity
"Everything will be ok in the end. If it’s not ok, it’s not the end."
- John Lennon
Hope
"If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress."
- Barack Obama
Perseverance
"Everyone should be their own biggest fan."
- Kanye West
Self-esteem
"The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting."
- Walt Disney
Resilience
"If I cannot do great things. I can do small things in a great way."
- Martin Luther King Jr
Success
"Everyone you admire was once a beginner."
- Jack Butcher
Motivation
"There’s no substitute for hard work."
- Thomas A. Edison
Hard Work
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment."
- Jim Rohn
Determination
"Do nothing for prestige or status or money or approval alone."
- Maria Popova
Integrity
"Learn how to get stuff done."
- Barack Obama
Productivity
"In order to control myself I must first accept myself by going with and not against my nature."
- Bruce Lee
Self-awareness
"If you’re making mistakes it means you’re out there doing something."
- Neil Gaiman
Learning from Mistakes
"You have to be authentic, you have to be true, and you have to believe in your heart."
- Howard Schultz
Integrity
"Keep true to the dreams of your youth."
- Friedrich Schiller
Aspirations
"The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well."
- John D. Rockefeller
Success
"It is what we make out of what we have given, not what we are given, that separates one person from another."
- Nelson Mandela
Empowerment
"The people who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world are the ones who do."
- Steve Jobs
Ambition
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."
- Walt Disney
Aspirations
"When people try to tell you who you are, don’t believe them."
- Maria Popova
Self-awareness
"If you don’t get out of the box you’ve been raised in, you won’t understand how much bigger the world is."
- Angelina Jolie
Awareness
"We need to learn to be content and thankful for what we have rather than letting our hearts be filled with greed and jealousy."
- Jeremy Sprouse
Gratitude
"I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself."
- Simone de Beauvoir
Independence
"Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it, or learn from it."
- Rafiki
Growth
"We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us."
- Virginia Satir
Empowerment
"So many people try to grow up too fast, and it's not fun! You should stay a kid as long as possible!"
- Vanessa Hudgens
Contentment
"Youth comes but once in a lifetime."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Time Management
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Belief in Self
"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny."
- C.S. Lewis
Adversity
"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength."
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
Strength
"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out."
- Robert Collier
Success
"My advice is, never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time."
- Charles Dickens
Time Management
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
- Oliver Goldsmith
Resilience
"Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn."
- Benjamin Franklin
Education
"Promote what you love instead of bashing what you hate."
- Ed Latimore
Positivity
"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."
- Walter Elliot
Perseverance
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."
- Confucius
Perseverance
"Fall seven times, stand up eight."
- Japanese Proverb
Resilience
"I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy — I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it."
- Art Williams
Motivation
"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you."
- B.B. King
Education
"There’s a thin but clear line between enjoying your youth and fucking up your future."
- Ed Latimore
Balance
"Take pride in how far you’ve come. Have faith in how far you can go. But don’t forget to enjoy the journey."
- Michael Josephson
Motivation
"At some point, you have to break from what your parents expect of you and do what’s right for you. And if you don’t, you haven’t lived your life."
- Neil Strauss
Independence
"Nothing is particularly hard if you break it down into small jobs."
- Henry Ford
Efficiency
"Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Love
"The world always needs new heroes."
- Jordan Peterson
Empowerment
"Learn that someone else’s confusion and mixed signals you try to decipher aren’t a reflection of you, but someone else’s ability to see your worth."
- Kirsten Corley
Self-awareness
"Don’t be afraid to be an idealist."
- Maria Popova
Ambition
"Improvement at anything is based on thousands of tiny failures, and the magnitude of your success is based on how many times you’ve failed at something."
- Mark Manson
Learning from Mistakes
"Live your life like you are 80 years old looking back on your teenage years."
- Taylor Swift
Reflection
"If we are not regularly deeply embarrassed by who we are, the journey to self-knowledge hasn’t begun."
- Alain de Botton
Self-awareness
"Ignore those who tell you which way to go without first understanding where you are."
- James Pierce
Awareness
"Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury and remedying it."
- Albus Dumbledore
Creativity
"Never dull your shine for somebody else."
- Tyra Banks
Boldness
"There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist."
- Mark Twain
Positivity
"There is nothing quite so tragic as a young cynic, because it means the person has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing."
- Maya Angelou
Awareness
"I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work."
- Thomas Edison
Resilience
"The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."
- Thomas A. Edison
Perseverance
"I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
- Michael Jordan
Failure
"Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."
- John R. Wooden
Empowerment
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
- Albert Einstein
Creativity
"Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already."
- Marcus Aurelius
Gratitude
"Not being afraid to ask questions is a superpower."
- Polina Marinova
Courage
"Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt. You fall. But, you keep going."
- Yasmin Mogahed
Resilience
"A happy person doesn’t have to convince other people they are happy. Either you are or you’re not. And if you are, you’re not taking selfies to show people."
- Shane Parrish
Happiness
"Courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."
- Nelson Mandela
Courage
"What is important when you are young is to train yourself to get by with little money and make the most of your youthful energy."
- Robert Greene
Self-improvement
"In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Integrity
"There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t."
- John Green
Hope
"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."
- Buddha
Love
"Whatever scares or discomforts you is your teacher."
- @dailyzen
Facing Fears
"The more something threatens your identity, the more you will avoid it."
- Mark Manson
Facing Fears
"Haters are people terrified of their own emptiness. Critics are people who want to be those who they criticize."
- Paulo Coelho
Awareness
"Life is a balance of holding on and letting go."
- Rumi
Balance
"Have conviction. It makes you irresistible."
- Preethi Kasireddy
Ambition
"There’s bravery in being soft."
- Gurubogso
Courage
"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."
- Arthur Ashe
Motivation
"I’ve found meaning and success by going right when others went left, and down when others went up."
- Maxime Lagacé
Independence
"After a while, you learn to ignore the names people call you and just trust who you are."
- Shrek
Self-esteem
"If you want to be average, focus on the performance. If you want to be the best, focus on making practice harder than performance."
- Shane Parrish
Determination
"Don’t take advice from someone who’s never played the part."
- Preethi Kasireddy
Wisdom
"Most of the time, I have absolutely no idea what the hell I’m doing in life, and I’m learning that’s okay."
- Andrea Davis
Awareness
"Of course, I feel too much; I’m a universe of exploding stars."
- S. Ajna
Creativity
"Many people undermine success in the long-term by optimizing for status in the short-term."
- James Clear
Success
"You’ll stop caring what people think about you when you realize how seldom they do."
- David Foster Wallace
Self-awareness
"You can’t stop people from saying bad things about you. All you can do is make them liars."
- Thomas Sowell
Courage
"The person seeking to learn wins what the person seeking to impress loses."
- Angela Jiang
Learning
"Stop relying on praise from others to feel good about yourself."
- Thibaut
Self-esteem
"The older I get, the more I understand that it’s okay to live a life others don’t understand."
- Jenna Woginrich
Independence
"Don’t hope for a life without problems. There’s no such thing. Instead, hope for a life full of good problems."
- Mark Manson
Awareness
"Life will never conform to all of our desires. Ever."
- Mark Manson
Awareness
"Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest."
- Sri Chinmoy
Compassion
"Attachment leads to suffering."
- Buddha
Awareness
"Time ripens all things, no man is born wise."
- Miguel de Cervantes
Wisdom
"Cinderella never asked for a prince; she asked for a night off and a dress."
- Kiera Cass
Independence
"Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths."
- Drew Barrymore
Overcoming Obstacles
"If you don’t forgive your parents, you become them."
- Tiago Forte
Relationships
"The desire to belong often overpowers the desire to improve."
- James Clear
Adversity
"Before following the crowd, ask yourself if their average result is acceptable to you."
- James Pierce
Awareness
"Modernity turns everyone into an attention addict; the antidote is solitude, and the withdrawal symptom is loneliness."
- Sven Schnieders
Inner Peace
"If you want to find your direction in life, remove your misdirection."
- James Pierce
Awareness
"We are not our trauma. We are not our brain chemistry. That’s part of who we are, but we’re so much more than that."
- Sam J. Miller
Belief in Self
"There is no normal life that is free of pain. It’s the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth."
- Fred Rogers
Growth
"The smarter you get, the less you react when it’s not worth it."
- @orangebook_
Wisdom
"Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves."
- Henry David Thoreau
Personal Growth
"When you’re young, you want to be rich. When you’re rich, you want to be young."
- James Pierce
Time Management
"Rather than struggling to become bigger fish, we might concentrate our energies on finding smaller ponds or smaller species to swim with, so our own size will trouble us less."
- Alain de Botton
Balance
"Ignore people who don’t respect you. Ignore news that don’t impact you. Ignore food that doesn’t feed you. Ignore all politics. Ignore unnecessary competitions. Ignore emotions that mislead you. Ignore thoughts that won’t help you."
- @orangebook_
Awareness
"Don’t listen to the person who has the answers; listen to the person who has the questions."
- Albert Einstein
Awareness
"It isn’t where you came from. It’s where you’re going that counts."
- Ella Fitzgerald
Change
"It is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate."
- George Burns
Failure
"Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional. Let this be a sign that you’ve got a big heart and aren’t afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotions is a sign of strength."
- Brigitte Nicole
Courage
"A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow."
- William Shakespeare
Relationships
"A good friend is a connection to life: a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world."
- Lois Wyse
Relationships
"I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles."
- Nelson Mandela
Connection to Earth
"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you."
- A. A. Milne, "Winnie the Pooh"
Love
"You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."
- Dr. Seuss
Love
"The loss of young first love is so painful that it borders on the ludicrous."
- Maya Angelou
Love
"The enemy is a very good teacher."
- 14th Dalai Lama
Learning
"Friendships between women, as any woman will tell you, are built of a thousand small kindnesses … swapped back and forth and over again."
- Michelle Obama
Relationships
"Daily silence and solitude is what you need to stop caring what they think."
- Maxime Lagacé
Inner Peace
"I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen."
- Winnie the Pooh
Relationships
"When I was younger I used to think that I never wanted to become the guy who didn’t have Saturday night plans and woke up early the next day. Now that I’m older, I’m that guy. And it’s great."
- Mark Manson
Contentment
"Chances are you’re starting to give too many fucks about too many unnecessary things."
- Mark Manson
Awareness
"Pleasure is not happiness. Pleasure is what’s marketed to us. It’s what we fixate on. It’s what we use to numb and distract ourselves."
- Mark Manson
Awareness
"Stop f***ing eating sugar. Get some sleep. Move throughout the day. Get some sunlight. Drink some saltwater and hydrate. Take care of your shit. Get the basics down."
- Aubrey Marcus
Health
"Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company."
- Mark Twain
Wisdom
"Love is indescribable and unconditional. I could tell you a thousand things that it is not, but not one that it is."
- Duke Ellington
Love
"The humble are beautiful."
- Maxime Lagacé
Simplicity
"Be a student of the world, not a judge."
- @dailyzen
Learning
"Do things for joy or for learning, not for attention."
- @dailyzen
Joy
"I figure if I’m gonna be a mess, I might as well be a hot mess."
- Mindy Kaling
Self-awareness
"Mainstream news is mental programming."
- Preethi Kasireddy
Awareness
"Real resonates."
- Jack Butcher
Integrity
"A person can achieve everything by being simple and humble."
- The Vedas
Simplicity
"Adolescence is just one big walking pimple."
- Carol Burnett
Awareness
"You really don’t want to be famous. Read the biography of any famous person."
- Kevin Kelly
Awareness
"To an adolescent, there is nothing in the world more embarrassing than a parent."
- Dave Barry
Relationships
"You are beautiful."
- Unknown
Self-esteem
"Your only limit is your mind."
- Unknown
Belief in Self
"You are capable of more than you know."
- Unknown
Empowerment
"Confidence comes from knowing your worth. Never forget how valuable you are."
- Unknown
Self-esteem
"You are enough."
Self-esteem
"You are worthy of love and happiness."
- Unknown
Self-esteem
"You got this."
Motivation
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind."
Belief in Self
"The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday."
Self-improvement
"The comeback is always stronger than the setback."
- Unknown
Resilience
"Don't be afraid to stand up for what you believe in. Your voice is powerful."
- Unknown
Courage
"Your voice matters; never let anyone silence your unique perspective."
- Unknown
Empowerment
"Confidence is the most beautiful accessory you can wear; own it and shine."
- Unknown
Self-confidence
"Life's greatest adventures begin when you dare to step outside your comfort zone."
- Unknown
Taking Risks
"Your uniqueness is a gift; embrace it and let your colors shine."
- Unknown
Self-awareness
"Don't wait for permission to shine. Your light is needed in the world."
- Unknown
Empowerment
"Dream big, act boldly, and never let anyone tell you what's impossible."
- Unknown
Aspirations
"You are capable of amazing things; don't let anyone tell you otherwise."
- Unknown
Belief in Self
"Be your own kind of beautiful."
- Unknown
Self-esteem
"Your life is your story; write it with intention and make it a bestseller."
- Unknown
Personal Growth
"Every day is a new chance."
- Unknown
New Beginnings
"Make it happen."
- Unknown
Motivation
"Change the world."
- Unknown
Ambition
"Leave your mark."
- Unknown
Contribution
"Be the change."
- Unknown
Courage
"Your voice counts."
- Unknown
Empowerment
"Life is short, make it sweet."
- Unknown
Contentment
"Every challenge you face is an opportunity to grow."
- Unknown
Growth
"Make mistakes, learn, grow."
- Unknown
Learning from Mistakes
"Be kind to yourself. You deserve all the good things in life."
- Unknown
Self-care
"You are stronger than you think. Keep pushing forward, even when it's tough."
- Unknown
Strength
"Your dreams are worth fighting for; never give up on what makes your heart sing."
- Unknown
Aspirations
"The only limits you have are the ones you set for yourself."
- Unknown
Belief in Self
"Be bold, be brave, and never apologize for who you are."
- Unknown
Boldness
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
Leadership
"Don't be afraid to stumble. It's how you learn to walk."
- Unknown
Learning from Mistakes
"Smile. It's contagious."
- Unknown
Happiness
"Don't compare your chapter one to someone else's chapter twenty."
- Unknown
Awareness
"True friendship is built on trust, respect, and mutual support."
- Unknown
Relationships
"Kindness is a language everyone understands; speak it often."
- Unknown
Compassion
"It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up."
Resilience
"You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequence of your choice."
Choice
"Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead."
Education
"Be careful with your words; they can be forgiven, but not forgotten."
Awareness
"Stop shrinking to fit into places you have outgrown."
Personal Growth
"The only person responsible for your happiness, is you."
Responsibility
"Moving on does not mean quitting, it means you choose happiness over hurt."
Happiness
"Failure is not fatal."
Failure
"Don’t change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will like the real you."
Self-awareness
"Being different is one of the most beautiful things."
Self-esteem
"The more you give, the more you get."
Generosity
"Humility and simplicity will bring you far. Always come back to them."
Wisdom
"As a teen, you have 2 powerful resources with you: time and energy. Use them to mold your world."
Empowerment
"Your main “job” is to learn, experience, and grow. Failing is fine. In fact, it’s great."
Growth
"Want to live a good life? Learn who you are, what you stand for, what you like, what you don’t like, and most of all, stay healthy."
Self-awareness
"Want to live a great life? Give more than you take."
Contribution
"Don’t waste your life trying to live someone else’s."
Ambition
"It doesn’t matter how slow you go, just don’t stop. Pause, but don’t stop."
Perseverance
"Freedom isn’t the ability to say yes, it’s the ability to say no."
Independence
"Dare to dream big, for even the smallest steps lead to extraordinary journeys."
Aspirations
"Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional."
Empathy
"Embrace your curiosity, it's the compass that guides you to your passion."
Creativity
"Shine your light."
Positivity
"Be brave enough to suck at something new."
Courage
"You are exactly where you need to be."
Contentment
"When you replace ‘why is this happening to me’ with ‘what is this trying to teach me?’ Everything shifts."
Reflection
"Your potential is like a sunrise – limitless and full of promise."
Aspirations
"Quit talking and being doing."
- Unknown
Motivation
"Be the best version of yourself."
Self-improvement
"Progress, not perfection."
Growth
"Choose joy today."
Happiness
"Learning is an adventure; enjoy the journey."
Education
"Every challenge you overcome fuels your resilience."
Resilience
"Your education is an investment in your dreams."
Education
"Turn the pain into power."
Motivation