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10 Quotes To Get You Through Your Day

Whether it's the best day or the worst day ever.

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10 Quotes To Get You Through Your Day
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Maybe it is one of those days where everything sucks; your alarm was set to p.m. instead of a.m., you spilt coffee on yourself, the traffic was relentless and your boss was a dick. Everything that could go wrong, did. Or maybe you just had the best day of your life; the weather was perfect, you got that cute barista that you've been eyeing up for the past month's number, there was a huge sale at your favorite store and to top it off, you had your favorite meal for dinner. Whatever your day looks like, whatever your situation, here are 10 quotes that will help you get through your day.

1. "Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it." — Greg Anderson

2. "Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is." — Mary Anne Roadacher-Hershey

3. "Anything in life that we don't accept will simply make trouble for us until we make peace with it." — Shakti Gawain

4. "Nobody can hurt me without my permission." — Mahatma Gandhi

5. “Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it.” — C. JoyBell C.

6. “Breathe. It’s only a bad day, not a bad life.” — Johnny Depp

7. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." — Herman Cain

8. “When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.” — Helen Keller

9. “The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.” — James Oppenheim

10. "Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose." — Lyndon B. Johnson

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