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‘Inspirational’ quotes that you actually quite like?

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autumnnightsaredrawingin · 19/10/2019 19:00

I’m sure there was a thread about this not too long ago but I can’t find it.

A lot of the ‘inspirational’ quotes I see I think are fairly awful, but I came across this one the other day that I did like:

‘Be the star of your own story.’

So, AIBU to say there are some quite nice inspirational quotes or are they all a load of rubbish?!

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user1469530553 · 19/10/2019 19:38

I like "Everything you want is on the other side of fear" and "Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about."

Oh, and "If you wait long enough by the river, the bodies of your enemies will all float past." Definitely true, that last one.

SomeoneInTheLaaaaaounge · 19/10/2019 19:38

Love you pigywawa!

grannybiker · 19/10/2019 19:39

And when shit happens, I try to remember that "Worse things will have happened in the world today."

sallyisstarstruck · 19/10/2019 19:40

Inhale confidence, exhale doubt.

Abstractedobstructed · 19/10/2019 19:41

"Everything will be alright in the end.

If it's not alright, it's just not the end yet".

Fluffiest · 19/10/2019 19:44

... star differs from star in splendour.
1 Corinthians 15:41

This is my most recently discovered piece of inspiration. Different does not mean less important, beautiful, powerful or splendid. The stars differ from one another but they differ in Splendour. I love that.

olivo · 19/10/2019 19:45

You are never too old to set a new goal or dream a new dream . C S Lewis.

IncognitaIgnorama · 19/10/2019 19:45

Paraphrasing here, but Einstein said something about insanity being doing the same thing and expecting a different result.

"I love the darkness because it allows me to see the stars."

"To cross the ocean, you have to lose sight of the shore"

mumwon · 19/10/2019 19:48

A woman is like a tea bag, you never know how strong she is until she is in hot water

stormsurfer · 19/10/2019 19:48

You can't stop the waves,but you can learn to surf.

Fourdaystogo · 19/10/2019 19:53

Begin each day with a grateful heart

PumpkinKing · 19/10/2019 19:56

I know I was born and I know that I'll die. The in-between is mine.

readingismycardio · 19/10/2019 19:59

We're all bad in someone's story. This has been repeated to me recently by my therapist. I love it

Thetruth02 · 19/10/2019 20:01

@Piggywawa wins the thread!

elloelloello · 19/10/2019 20:02

My daughter has this printed out on her bedroom wall.

She has awful issues with anxiety, has some SEN and feels like she doesn’t fit in anywhere. But on a horse, she flies

‘Inspirational’ quotes that you actually quite like?
elloelloello · 19/10/2019 20:03

Oops, the photo didn’t attach but it says

‘To ride a horse, is to fly without wings’

‘Inspirational’ quotes that you actually quite like?
HelenaJustina · 19/10/2019 20:04

My current screen background on my PC says;

‘Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.’

tigglewiggle · 19/10/2019 20:05

If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours

unicornfarts · 19/10/2019 20:05

‘Before it was your favourite thing, it was a new thing’

And ‘maybe I can’t do it today. But I’ll do it one day’

Missymare · 19/10/2019 20:08

“Tough times don’t last, tough people do”
It’s helped me over the past few weeks

toomuchisneverenough · 19/10/2019 20:09

Do a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life

Trethew · 19/10/2019 20:12

Forgiveness is giving up hope of a better past

iamclaireandfleabag · 19/10/2019 20:14

Victory is not success

KaliOMalley · 19/10/2019 20:14

It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.

Permanantlypuzzled · 19/10/2019 20:15

“Be the person you needed when you were a child.”