Maya Angelou
Poet, Memoirist
"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."
Positivity quotes
Positivity
443 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Drake
Rapper, singer, songwriter
"Live without pretending, love without depending, listen without defending, speak without offending."
Albert Camus
Philosopher, Writer
"Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal."
Louisa May Alcott
Novelist, Poet
"Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds."
Eckhart Tolle
Spiritual Teacher, Author
"Stop looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love - you have a treasure within that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer."
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"No matter what the situation, remind yourself "I have a choice.""
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"You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water."
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"We often add to our pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things, and sometimes taking things too personally."
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"Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't."
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"Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun."
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"Even in darkness it is possible to create light."
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"The older I get the less I listen to what people say and the more I look at what they do."
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"We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future."
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"Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough."
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"What is now proved was once only imagined."
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"The more one judges, the less one loves."
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"So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?"
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"Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself."
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"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view."
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"Never complain. Never explain."
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"Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times."
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"I was thinkin if I cheated on my fears, broke up with my doubts, got engaged to my faith. I can marry my dreams."
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"You can't expect to hit the jackpot if you don't put a few nickels in the machine."
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"If you devote yourself to positivity, positivity will devote itself to you."
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"The key to serenity is trusting that the universe has your back."
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