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22 Quotes I Live By

"Attitude is everything."

MaryKate Delia
Nov 02, 2016
Canisius College
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22 Quotes I Live By

There are so many ups and downs when it comes to life, and many people don't know that their bad day is not a bad life. Some of these quotes mean the absolute world to me and have gotten me through my high school years and where I am today. But most importantly, I got myself here. You are the biggest influence in your life and have the power to change anything you desire--with a little attitude adjustment, big things can happen.


1. "Your current situation is not your final destination." -Anonymous

2. "Not everyone around you is for you." -Unknown

3. "Positive people also have negative thoughts, they just don't let it control them." -Unknown

4. "If it is important enough to you, you will find a way. If it is not, you will find an excuse." -Unknown

5. "If you talked to your friends the way you talk to your body, you'd have no friends left." - Marcia Hutchinson

6. "He was your lesson, not your forever." -Casey Paganelli

7. "With freedom,books,flowers, and the moon,who could not be happy?"

-Oscar Wilde

8. "I am still learning." -Michelangelo

9. "Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." -Unknown

10. "Kill them with kindness." -American Proverb

11. "Think it over, don't over think." -Unknown

12. "Don't let behavior of others destroy your inner peace." -Dalai Lama

13. "It all begins and ends in your mind, what you give power to, has power over you." -Leon Brown

14. "Not every situation needs a reaction." -Unknown

15. "Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know." -Unknown

16. "What is coming is better then what is gone." -Arabic Proverb

17. "I've opted for fun in this lifetime." -Jerry Garcia

18. "You have the power within you to rise above whatever is currently seeking to bring you down." -Unknown

19. "Everything you are going through is preparing you for everything you asked for." -Unknown

20. "Always be kinder than you feel." -Unknown

21. " What lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within us."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

22. "You think about 60,000 thoughts a day. It's up to you to make sure that you don't use up to 59,999 of them with negative, cynical thinking." -Unknown

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