Let's be real: life gets tough sometimes. No matter the circumstance, it may seem like you can't shake the bad luck. Everyone has their way of dealing with bad days, but sometimes the slightest thing can turn a bad day around. When I feel a bad day coming on, I do whatever possible to flip it around. Simply seeing a quote that you connect with or reading your favorite book can turn your rough time upside down. Here are some quotes that usually do the trick for me.
1. "In the end, everything will be okay. If it's not okay, it's not the end." -John Lennon
2. "Being sad is a waste of time." -Unknown.
3. "Don't compare your beginning to someone else's middle." -Jon Acuff
4. "Don't let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." -Babe Ruth
5. "You are somebody's reason to smile." -Unknown
6. "What defines us is how well we rise after falling." -Lionel from "Maid in Manhattan"
7. "The best way to predict the future is to create it." -Abraham Lincoln
8. "The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there." -Vince Lombardi
9. "I never dreamed about success. I worked for it." -Estee Lauder
10. "Where there is no struggle, there is no strength." -Oprah Winfrey
11. "I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." -Jimmy Dean
12. "Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places." -Unknown
13. "Think positive. Be positive." -Unknown
14. "Take a deep breath, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again." -Unknown
15. "Forget what hurt you, but never forget what it taught you." -Unknown
16. "Not until we are lost do we begin to find ourselves." -Henry David Thoreau
17. "Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations." -Unknown
18. "Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway." -Earl Nightingale
19. "When nothing goes right, go left." -Anonymous
20. "No pain, no gain." -Unknown
21. "Life begins at the end of your comfort zone." -Neale Donald Walsch
22. "Happiness is not the absence of problems. It's the ability to deal with them." -Steve Maraboli
23. "When you feel like quitting, think about why you started." -Unknown
24. "Sometimes you win. Sometimes you learn." -John Maxwell
25. "Failure is not falling down, but refusing to get up." -Chinese Proverb
26. "Take the risk or lose the chance." -Unknown
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