Stop trying to be less of who you are. Let this time in your life cut you open and drain all of the things that are holding you back.
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Quotes tagged ‘Encouragement’
Stop giving people power to control your smile, your worth, and your attitude.
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
I give up, I give in, I move back a little. I live up, I look up, now I’m back for more.
Don't let the mistakes and disappointments of the past control and direct your future
And if you couldn’t be loved, the next best thing was to be left alone.
You were hurt badly, and those scars will be with you forever. I feel sorry for you, I really do. But think of it like this: it’s not too late to recover. You’re young, you’re tough. You’re adaptable. You can patch up your wounds, lift up your head and move on.
Love what you do and do what you love. Don’t listen to anyone else who tells you not to do it. You do what you want, what you love. Imagination should be the center of your life.
If one wishes to escape the risk of belief, it is as if one wanted to know with certainty that he can swim before going into the water.
My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart.
Words are everything. Words give wings even to those who have been stamped upon, broken beyond all hope of repair.
The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I’m not going to let myself pull me down anymore.
Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you allows your soul room to grow. Never expect to outgrow loneliness. Never hope to find people who will understand you, someone to fill that space. An intelligent, sensitive person is the exception, the very great exception.…
Are you paralyzed with fear? That’s a good sign. Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember one rule of thumb: the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.
Don’t wait for extraordinary circumstance to do good; try to use ordinary situations.
To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.
If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.
Do not whine; Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.
Don’t give up. Remember, it’s always the last key on the key ring that opens the door.