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“Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Live the Life of Your Dreams: Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“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 |
“Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals. If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” | Viktor E. Frankl |
“Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward, and savoring the journey.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“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 |
“Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.” | Zig Ziglar |
“Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.” | Steve Maraboli |
“You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Do not let the memories of your past limit the potential of your future. There are no limits to what you can achieve on your journey through life, except in your mind.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Let the improvement of yourself keep you so busy that you have no time to criticize others.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don't.” | Steve Maraboli |
“Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” | Confucius |
“Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them.” | Steve Maraboli |
“The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.” | Arthur C. Clarke |
“Surround Yourself with People Who Believe in Your Dreams:Surround yourself with people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“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 |
“Do what you love, love what you do, and with all your heart give yourself to it.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” | Pablo Picasso |
“Once you realize you deserve a bright future, letting go of your dark past is the best choice you will ever make.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.” | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
“If you believe very strongly in something, stand up and fight for it.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.” | Wayne W. Dyer |
“It's never too late to change your life for the better. You don't have to take huge steps to change your life. Making even the smallest changes to your daily routine can make a big difference to your life.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Always remember people who have helped you along the way, and don’t forget to lift someone up.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Maturity is when you stop complaining and making excuses, and start making changes.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“When in a relationship, a real man doesn't make his woman jealous of others, he makes others jealous of his woman.” | Steve Maraboli |
“What's done is done. What's gone is gone. One of life's lessons is always moving on. It’s okay to look back to see how far you’ve come but keep moving forward.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Strong people have a strong sense of self-worth and self-awareness; they don’t need the approval of others.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Never stop dreaming, never stop believing, never give up, never stop trying, and never stop learning.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“When the going gets tough, put one foot in front of the other and just keep going. Don’t give up.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Stop giving other people the power to control your happiness, your mind, and your life. If you don't take control of yourself and your own life, someone else is bound to try.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets.” | 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 |
“If you have a strong purpose in life, you don't have to be pushed. Your passion will drive you there.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” | Napoleon Hill |
“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 |
“Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.” | Helen Keller |
“You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.” | 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 |
“Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.” | Samuel Lover |
“The strongest people find the courage and caring to help others, even if they are going through their own storm.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“The surest way to make your dreams come true is to live them.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Do not let arrogance go to your head and despair to your heart; do not let compliments go to your head and criticisms to your heart; do not let success go to your head and failure to your heart.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“You cannot change anyone, but you can be the reason someone changes.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Each day brings new opportunities, allowing you to constantly live with love—be there for others—bring a little light into someone's day. Be grateful and live each day to the fullest.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“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 |
“Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action. ” | William James |
“Courage is feeling fear, not getting rid of fear, and taking action in the face of fear.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“To have what you have never had, you have to do what you have never done.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“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 |
“Live the Life of Your DreamsWhen you start living the life of your dreams, there will always be obstacles, doubters, mistakes and setbacks along the way. But with hard work, perseverance and self-belief there is no limit to what you can achieve.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” | Jim Rohn |
“You Are the Master of Your AttitudeYou cannot control what happens to you, but you can control the way you think about all the events. You always have a choice. You can choose to face them with a positive mental attitude.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them.” | George Bernard Shaw |
“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 |
“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 |
“I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die.” | Isaac Asimov |
“Don’t let others tell you what you can’t do. Don't let the limitations of others limit your vision. If you can remove your self-doubt and believe in yourself, you can achieve what you never thought possible.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.” | Eleanor Roosevelt |
“Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible.” | Miguel de Unamuno |
“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 wish it were easier. Wish you were better.” | Jim Rohn |
“In the end, you have to choose whether or not to trust someone.” | Sophie Kinsella |
“Great leaders create more leaders, not followers.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“If you don’t give up on something you truly believe in, you will find a way.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Turn your obstacles into opportunities and your problems into possibilities.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“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 |
“The most important step a man can take. It's not the first one, is it? It's the next one. Always the next step, Dalinar.” | Brandon Sanderson |
“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 |
“Don't fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.” | Bruce Lee |
“Be the positive impact on the lives of others.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Rejection is an opportunity for your selection.” | Bernard Branson |
“Dreams don't work unless you take action. The surest way to make your dreams come true is to live them.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“It takes sunshine and rain to make a rainbow. There would be no rainbows without sunshine and rain.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“I cannot let the fear of the past color the future.” | Julie Kagawa |
“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 |
“It doesn’t matter how many times you get knocked down. All that matters is you get up one more time than you were knocked down.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Failure is a bend in the road, not the end of the road. Learn from failure and keep moving forward.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“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 |
“It takes guts and humility to admit mistakes. Admitting we're wrong is courage, not weakness.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Discipline Your Mind to Think Positively: Discipline your mind to see the good in every situation and look on the best side of every event.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“First say to yourself what you would be;and then do what you have to do.” | Epictetus |
“The one who falls and gets up is stronger than the one who never tried. Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“What you stay focused on will grow.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“Don’t wait for things to happen. Make them happen.” | Roy T. Bennett |
“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 |