Finals are coming up. School is getting stressful. The hours that you spend studying become longer, and the precious nights of 6 plus hours of sleep slowly become nonexistent. College is a time for finding yourself, finding what you are good at, and it's so easy to become caught up in the mindset that your grades define you, or that you are defined by a number on a four -point scale, or that you have to have your whole life planned out by the time you are 22. The truth is, though, that you are not defined by a number, and you are awesome. So, at the most stressful time of the semester, here is a list of inspiring, feel-good quotes by Kid President to remind you that you can do this. (If you are unfamiliar with Kid President, you should check out my favorite video by him, here, on YouTube.)
1. "Haters gonna hate but huggers gonna hug."
2. "Don't mess up and forget to forgive other mess ups."
3. "Sad isn't bad -- it helps you know what you care about."
4. "Open your eyes! How cool is it that we're all alive on the same planet at the same time?"
5. "Life is too short to not be awesome!"
6. "Treat everybody like it's their birthday."
7. "Life is like a really good sandwich. It's all how you make it! So fill it with the good stuff."
8. "The world is more awesome just because you're in it."
9. "Make the impossible, possible. We all have the capacity for greatness!"
10. "You've got life ahead of you--live it."
11. "Go be awesome."
12. "Before you say something about the barbecue sauce on somebody else's shirt, take a look at the barbecue sauce on your own shirt."
13. "It's hard to grow up."
14. "Life is tough, but so are you. Sometimes we all need to be reminded to keep going."
15. "We can't just study history, we gotta make history. And history is made by ordinary people. Ordinary people like you and me."
16. "I kissed Beyonce. It. was. magical."
Cause, honestly, what about Beyonce isn't inspiring?