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