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Powerful Quotes Putting Life Into Perspective

When life gets tough or I’m feeling stuck I pull out my quote books or my journal and re-read my favourites. I remind myself this is just a moment, it is not the rest of my life… and I move forward.

  • A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new – Albert Einstein

  • If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? – Fight Club

  • Give to those who have nothing to give to you – Seca

  • As soap is to the body, so laughter is to the soul – Jewish proverb

  • Be in love with your life, every minute of it – Jack Kerouac

  • Be who you needed when you were younger – Ayesha Siddiqi

  • I am the master of my ship. I am a captain of my soul – William Ernest Henley

  • The pain of regret is worse than failure – M. T. Collins

  • Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes – Marie Kehn

  • Just because you feel fear doesn't mean you can't do it. Do it afraid – Joyce Meyer

  • There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living - Nelson Mandela

  • You become great by accepting, not asserting. Your spirit, not your size, makes the difference – Luke 9:48

  • No one is you and that is your power – Dave Grohl

  • Very little is needed to make a happy life. It is all within yourself, in your way of thinking – Marcus Aurelius

  • It’s not ‘What do I want to do?’ It’s ‘What kind of life do I want to have?’ – Arianna Huffington

  • If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place – Eckhart Tolle

  • Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted are the greatest poverty – Mother Teresa

  • If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place – Nora Roberts

  • When you improve a little each day, eventually big things occur. When you improve conditioning a little each day, eventually you have a big improvement in conditioning. Not tomorrow, not the next day, but eventually a big gain is made. Don’t look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at a time. That’s the only way it happens, and when it happens, it lasts – Coach John Wooden

  • It doesn’t matter how long it takes you to climb a mountain, the view will be the same – Marissa Peer

  • The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking – Albert Einstein

Are there any quotes that have made an impact on your life? Feel free to share below, I would love to know.