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20 Quotes Every 20-Something Needs To Hear

Sometimes it just takes one quote to motivate you for the rest of the day.

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20 Quotes Every 20-Something Needs To Hear

Whether or not you like to admit it, our twenties are the best years of our life. But, they can also be the most stressful and busiest years. Here are some quotes to look at when life is getting the best of you and you just need some motivation to get through the year, week or even the day!

1. "Walk closely with people you love, and with other people who believe that God is very good and life is a grand adventure. Don't spend time with people who make you feel like less than you are. Don't get stuck in the past, and don't try to fast-forward yourself into a future you haven't yet earned. Give today all the love and intensity and courage you can, and keep traveling honestly along life's path." - Shauna Niequist

2. "Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go." - Margaret Walker

3. "From 18 to 22 you meet a lot of temporary people." - Unknown

4. "Be someone's Sunday morning, not Saturday night." - Unknown

5. "Always do what you are afraid to do." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

6. "Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens." - Louise Hay

7. "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss

8. "Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy." - Robert Tew

9. "Go where you are celebrated–not tolerated. If they can't see your true value and worth, then it's time for a new start." - Unknown

10. "We must be our own before we can be another's." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

11. "Don't get mad. Don't get even. Do better. Much better. Rise above. Become so engulfed in your own success that you forget it ever happened." - Unknown

12. "We can't help everyone but everyone can help someone." - Ronald Reagan

13. "I am thankful to worship a God who is still faithful, even when I am not." - Unknown

14. "You're never going to be 100% ready and it's never going to be just the right time, but that's the point. It means that every moment is also the right moment. If you want it, you just have to do it." - Unknown

15. "I never dreamed of success. I worked for it." - Estée Lauder

16. "If you love someone, pray for them. Pray for their peace. Pray for their growth. Pray for their success. Pray for their happiness." - Unknown

17. "If you can love the wrong person this much, think of how much more you could love the right one." - Unknown

18. "She decided to start living the life she'd imagined." - Unknown

19. "You can never be overdressed or overeducated." - Oscar Wilde

20. "Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." - J.K. Rowling


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