You either want to be her or want her to be your best friend, or person, as Cristina and Mer call each other. Let's be honest, Cristina Yang is everything you aspire to be in life. You'd be crazy not to take her life lessons to heart. She has the answer to pretty much any problem you could ever have. She's a very complex individual, but she is completely relatable at the same time. Here is some life advice from Cristina that I'm sure will be valuable forever.

1. "Oh, screw beautiful, I’m brilliant. If you want to appease me, compliment my brain. Pretty is not enough. I want to be great."

Strive for brilliance. It's very important to be ambitious, to set high goals for yourself and to never give up. That moment when you find your passion and capabilities, there's nothing that you can't do.

2. "Don't let what he wants eclipse what you need. He's very dreamy, but he's not the sun, you are."

Don't let a guy stop you from achieving greatness or make you feel like you have to be a lesser version of yourself. Sometimes your light shines so bright that it blinds people and that's ok.

3. "Have some fire. Be unstoppable. Be a force of nature. Be better than anyone here, and don't give a damn what anyone thinks. There are no teams here, no buddies. You're on your own. Be on your own."

Being straightforward and honest is the best thing that you can do. What's the point of having a voice and not using it? Stand up for yourself and let your opinions and thoughts be heard. Your voice matters. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Have the drive to be anything you want, succeed in what feeds your soul and be great.

4. "There comes a point where it all becomes too much. When we get too tired to fight anymore. So we give up. That's when the real work begins."

Find hope where there seems to be absolutely none at all. There are times in your life where you feel as though all hope is lost but know that you'll be ok. There's always light at the end of the tunnel, even if it's just a little, but it's there. Try to find the positives in your situation even when you feel as though there aren't any.

5. "Being aware of your crap, and actually overcoming your crap are two very different things."

The first step to getting yourself together is acknowledging the crap that is going on in your life. From there, overcoming is just a matter of self-perseverance and a little self-motivation. Don't give up.

6. "If you want crappy things to stop happening to you, then stop accepting crap and demand something more."

Never take less than you deserve. Don't let anyone treat you horribly and let a good opportunity pass you by. Demand more because you deserve it.

7. "Who here feels like they have no idea what they're doing?"

There will be points in your life where you feel completely conflicted and unsure what to do next. It's important to know that this is normal and everything will always work out. You don't always have to have your life together 24/7, no one does.

8. "If I murdered someone, she's the person I'd call to help me drag the corpse across the living room floor. She's my person."

There's a saying that goes, "take a look at your friends. If you don't think you could pull off a decent white collar crime together, it's time to make some replacements." Everyone needs to have that person whom we can always count on no matter what. Cristina taught us that it's totally ok to need someone. The strongest people still have someone to break down to and talk about their hopes and dreams.

9. "Take a look around. Nothing's normal."

Normalcy is overrated. The greatest people in this world aren't normal so you're not alone. Don't beat yourself up about being like everyone else. You're you. Dare to be different.

10. "Everything isn't so perfectly right, or perfectly wrong."

Cristina Yang wants to remind you that everything isn't black or white anymore. Life has grey areas and sometimes it's hard to make decisions because of it. Make the best choice that you can and if it doesn't work out you can learn from it.