quotes that changed my life
some are short, some are long, but all of them shaped me as a person
a lot of people only cite quotes from famous people or famous pieces of media, but some of these are from random people or i found them in random places. nonetheless, they influenced my perspective.
“if you don’t like something, change it. if you can’t change it, change your attitude.” maya angelou
“finding yourself" is not really how it works. you aren't a ten-dollar bill in last winter's coat pocket. you are also not lost. your true self is right there, buried under cultural conditioning, other people's opinions, and inaccurate conclusions you drew as a kid that became your beliefs about who you are. "finding yourself" is actually returning to yourself. an unlearning, an excavation, a remembering who you were before the world got its hands on you.” emily mcdowell
“to grieve deeply is to have loved fully.”
“but what is grief if not love persevering?” wandavision
“there isn't enough room in your mind for both worry and faith. you must decide which one will live there.”
“don’t change yourself so that other people will like you. be yourself so that the right people will love you.”
“don’t let idiots ruin your day.”
“do what makes you feel alive.”
“the meaning of life is to give life meaning.”
“choose people who choose you”
“missing somebody is a part of moving on.”
“the best revenge is moving on.”
“attachment is the root of suffering.”
“know your worth and charge for it.”
“the only thing you cannot get back is time.”
“do it scared.”
“it’s better to have tried and failed than to have not tried at all and always wonder about what could’ve been.”
“pick your battles.”
“treat others the way you want to be treated.”
“you can forgive without forgetting.”
“when people tell you who they are, believe them.”
“you can make a wish or you can make shit happen.”
“the grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.”