“You’re not here to settle. You're not here to bow down to those who give you crumbs. You’re not here to waste time catering to people who couldn’t care less if they destroyed you in the process of getting what they want.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“Date someone who is interested in you. I don't mean someone who thinks you're cute or funny. I mean someone who wants to know every insignificant detail about you. Someone who wants to read every word you write. Someone who wants to hear every note of your favorite song and watch every scene of your…”— Unknown, instagram.com
“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.com
“There’s going to be enough average things in your life. Love shouldn’t be one of them.”— Carrie Kellenberger, getbusylivingblog.com
“I made the decision I wouldn’t settle after a brief period of living with a man who treated me terribly. I moved in with him because I thought that was better than being alone. Following months of frustrating serial dating, I realized I’d rather be at home with my dog, Lulu, watching Shark Tank on F…”— Amanda Lauren, xojane.com
“You want to grow old with someone who makes you feel special, beautiful, spontaneous, loved, and cherished. Someone to sit on a porch swing with when you’re 80 looking at the grandchildren playing soccer in the backyard. If you cannot picture yourself doing this with your significant other than they…”— Tricia Miller, thoughtcatalog.com
“Fear of being alone can skew your priorities. A recent set of studies found that people who were afraid of being single...were more likely to prioritize being in a relationship over the quality of that relationship or a potential partner. Could it be that people who are afraid of being single are ha…”— Juliana Breines Ph.D., psychologytoday.com
“Don’t choose a relationship because you’re afraid to be alone. Or because you’re afraid you won’t find someone better. Or because you’re afraid you’re not good enough to attract someone who’s nuts about the real, true you. Be strong, not scared! You’re a tough cookie and you know you’re meant for mo…”— Amy Spencer, thelifeoptimist.com
“Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will asset integrity of purpose and imaginative vision agains the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.”— Cecil Beaton, bryantmcgill.com
“Never go back for less, just because you're too impatient to wait for the best.”— Unknown, twitter.com
“There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”— Nelson Mandela, positivityblog.com
“Real women are strong, resilient, independent, loyal, and lovable. One thing about them is they never settle.”— Unknown, amazon.com
“If you want your life to be a five-star reality, you have to stop settling for a fast food mentality.”— Mandy Hale, amazon.com
“The world will break your heart ten ways to Sunday, thats guaranteed, and I can't begin to explain that, or the craziness inside myself and everybody else but guess what? Sunday is my favorite day again. I think of everything everyone did for me and I feel like a very lucky guy.”— Bradley Cooper, amazon.com
“Remember always what you set out to get, and please don’t settle for less.”— Greg Behrendt, amazon.com