“You are your own asset, and it's probably time you started giving yourself more credit.”— Maya Kachroo-Levine, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Self-Love, motivation, Loving Yourself
“Don't settle when you can't find better. Even if it feels like the easiest and safest option. Because one day you'll find it.”— Keena Alwahaidi, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Self-Love, Settling, Don't Settle
“Unrealistic expectations don't lead to Happily Ever After. They lead to the land of perpetual disappointment. So enjoy romance all you want, but don't romanticize your relationship.”— Mélanie Berliet, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Relationship, Expectations Will Just Hurt You, Expectations, Disappointment
“You are not the first to go through this, and you are certainly not the last.”— Kim Quindlen, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Life, Hardships
“Don't compare yourself to others and feel inadequate. Their journey is not the same as yours and their success doesn't mean you're a failure -- it means your path is different.”— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Life, comparisons, Success, Failure
“You are a stupidly capable human being when you get out of your own way.”— Tatiana Pérez, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Life, Self-Doubt
“You decide what your life is defined by. The feeling of being ‘lost’ isn’t what happens when you go off-path, it’s when you forfeit control. It’s what happens when you don’t want to accept the course of events that have unfolded. Being found again is a matter of owning what happened to you, and cont…”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Life, Feeling Lost, Your Story
“If you have a roof over your head and food in your fridge, you're already doing better than a lot of people.”— Kendra Syrdal, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Gratitude, Life
“It's not selfish to root for yourself. It's necessary.”— Ari Eastman, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Loving Yourself, Self-Love
“You are so much more than the worst mistake you've ever made.”— Kim Quindlen, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Life, Hardships, Mistakes
“Love is worth celebrating in some small way every single day, even if your celebration is as simple as a shared, knowing smile.”— Mélanie Berliet, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Love, Relationships, Celebrating Love
“Just because someone rejected you doesn't mean everyone will. Sometimes good things are taken away from us so we can find better things.”— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Love, Heartbreak, Rejection, Moving On
“People who leave are people you shouldn't miss.”— Jacob Geers, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Heartbreak, Exes, Missing Someone
“Don't confuse forgiveness for forgetting. People who have been through a lot do not forget when people give them a glimpse at their true character.”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: forgiveness, Forgetting
“You're allowed to want more than just a one night stand.”— Kendra Syrdal, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Love, Modern Dating, hookup culture
“Shitty people will say and do shitty things, and the best thing you can do is ignore it.”— Maya Kachroo-Levine, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: People, Criticism, Judgments
“You will laugh again and you will love again. Pain is temporary.”— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Heartbreak, Rejection, Moving On, Pain
“Nobody’s life is as good as it looks online.”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Life, Online, Social Media
“Somewhere out there, someone is probably smiling because of you.”— Kendra Syrdal, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Love, Smile, Hope
“You're worthy of greatness, even if you don't see it yet.”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Love, Self-Love, Greatness, Believing In Yourself