The person you loved took a good long look at the awesomeness that is you, evaluated your relationship together, and said, “No, thanks. I’ll try my luck elsewhere.” That alone should make you realize that it wasn’t a match made in heaven.
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Quotes tagged ‘Change’
Despite popular belief to the contrary, there is absolutely no power in intention. The seagull may intend to fly away, may decide to do so, may talk with the other seagulls about how wonderful it is to fly, but until the seagull flaps his wings and takes to the air, he is still on the dock. There’s…
When you’re in your 20s, you change. A lot. I know this sounds ridiculous, but like I’m 26 and whenever I meet someone who’s 22 or 23 — even if I love them — I’m just like, “Go back into the oven because you aren’t done yet.” Three years do make a major difference in your 20s because every year is l…
You live out the confusions until they become clear.
You don’t need to change yourself. Ever. You need to come home to yourself. And that changes everything.
The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity.
Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing…
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
Reality is what people who lack vision see.
Let’s talk about how seasons change; how ice thaws and autumn leaves fall and even flowers only blossom for one season each year but their brevity doesn’t make their presence any less beautiful or real.
Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.
That is why it is so important to let certain things go. To release them. To cut loose. People need to understand that no one is playing with marked cards; sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Don't expect to get anything back, don't expect recognition for your efforts, don't expect your genius t…
People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same.
Love is always new. Regardless of whether we love once, twice, or a dozen times in our life, we always face a brand-new situation. Love can consign us to hell or to paradise, but it always takes us somewhere. We simply have to accept it, because it is what nourishes our existence. If we reject it, w…
I've realised that sometimes you get no second chance and that it's best to accept the gifts the world offers you.
Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant.
Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart.
When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.
The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.