Quotes tagged ‘life advice’

“Mercury retrograde is a great time to connect with what really matters, to dismiss a sense of urgency and witness how behaving like a robot keeps you from connecting with other people.”

— Annabel Gat, vice.com

“The world’s dark. It’s on you to keep the lights on. That’s what makes you shine.”

— John Gorman, psiloveyou.xyz

“I have a lot of sympathy for your feelings, but there’s nothing we can do about those now; let’s go ahead and tidy up your actions.”

— Slate Staff, slate.com

“I think all those things make you who you are. Even marrying the wrong person.”

— Sofia Coppola, bustle.com

“Whether you’re embarrassed about your job, or your home, or anything else, if you’re unhappy with your current life work to change it, but don’t be embarrassed, it’s exhausting.”

— Nicole Tarkoff, psiloveyou.xyz

“The greatest gift you can give someone is the gift of mutuality, the gift of understanding that we all share the same scars, though we often try to hide them. Be the renegade who rolls up your sleeves and exposes your scabs, be the person who shows someone that they are not the only one experiencing…”

— Bianca Sparacino, psiloveyou.xyz

“He's gonna do big things in this world...but he has to be in this world.”

— Miles Orion Feldsott, Romelo Reese, Anthony Anderson, imdb.com

“Here’s the truth about energy: Most people don’t have much of it.”

— Heather Havrilesky, thecut.com

“Princess Carolyn: Hey, you know what i do when I have really, bad, awful, terrible day? BoJack: What? Princess Carolyn: I imagine my great, great, great granddaughter in the future talking to her class about me, she's poised and funny and tells people about me and how everything's worked out in the…”

— Joanna Calo, Princess Carolyn (voice) / BoJack Horseman (voice), Amy Sedaris / Will Arnett, imdb.com

“Smile at at least two people. And then smile at YOURSELF.”

— Cwote, cwote.tumblr.com

“No matter how the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow to it.”

— Rita Hsiao, The Emperor (voice), Pat Morita, imdb.com

“I'll put it simple: if you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right.”

— John Lasseter, Doc Hudson (voice), Paul Newman, imdb.com

“Never assume that the person you are dealing with is weaker or less important than you are. Some people are slow to take offense, which may make you misjudge the thickness of their skin, and fail to worry about insulting them. But should you offend their honor and their pride, they will overwhelm yo…”

— Robert Greene, amazon.com

“The only way I can quiet my brain is to accept that a path isn't one answer you've got to lock onto: it's your house and/or home.”

— Anne T. Donahue, tinyletter.com

“Don’t rush the milestones. Let them be babies.”

— Kelle Hampton, kellehampton.com

“You are not a terrible person for wanting to break up with someone you love. You don’t need a reason to leave. Wanting to leave is enough.”

— Cheryl Strayed, therumpus.net

“You know that there’s no way that this will go smoothly. You’ll feel terrible and vulnerable and afraid. In my opinion, this is your moment to reckon with that reality and do it anyway.”

— Heather Havrilesky, thecut.com

“You have to hold your friends to the same standards you hold your relationships.”

— Meghan Rienks, youtube.com

“An expectation is a resentment under construction.”

— Lee Newton, youtube.com

“It’s better to go down swinging than rolling over.”

— Georgia Lee, Hallie Lambert, Amos Burton, Wes Chatham, imdb.com