If you know me, you know that quotes are my weakness. Anything inspirational just calls my name. I am writing this week's article to show you my top 6 favorite quotes and in my own words what they mean to me. Quotes like these give me the motivation to get up every morning and live a positive life. I am sharing these quotes with you in hopes that you do the same.

1. “Be happy with being you. Love your flaws. Own your quirks. And know that you are just as perfect as anyone else, exactly as you are.” -Ariana Grande

Remember that imperfection is beautiful. If you follow society’s convention in terms of appearance and normality it is easy to forget your true self. Society’s image of what perfect is, is not at all ethical. You yourself are perfectly fine the way you are and no one has the right to tell you differently.

2. “True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.” -Paul Sweeney

Failure is okay. Doing something wrong the first time should not mean you give up, you keep doing it until you succeed. Don’t let the concept of failure scare you to the point you are afraid of trying again. Yes, it is most likely you will fail again but you keep trying until you succeed because you will! You were given chances for a reason, to keep trying because giving up is never the answer.

3. "To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance." -Oscar Wilde

We need to love ourselves before we can love anyone else. Stop hating yourself for everything you aren’t and start loving yourself for everything you are! Yes, YOU! I want you to love yourself as you are, be comfortable in your skin and realize that you are the only you in this world and no one can change that! There is only one you, which means the world needs you!

4. "All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them." -Walt Disney

Don’t be afraid to follow your dreams. If you really want to do something but others don't approve, don’t let them stop you. Show them that with the passion you have that you will get there and they can’t stop you. It may be hard to get to where you would like to be but failure should never be a sign to give up. Pursue your dream, you won’t regret it.

5. “True beauty is not related to what color your hair is or what color your eyes are. True beauty is about who you are as a human being, your principles, your moral compass.” -Ellen DeGeneres

Beauty isn’t defined by the looks you portray. Imperfect is beautiful! The thing with beauty is that not everyone sees it and that’s okay, They just aren’t ready to see what true beauty is. Just remember, we all have flaws and even with those millions of flaws we still deserve love and respect.

6. “If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” -Buddha

Putting the others around you is a good thing but if that takes you away from your happiness, you are missing something! You yourself deserve the compassion, it’s need from others but mainly it your job to give yourself compassion. One is not able to love if you can’t love yourself. Love yourself for who you are! Show yourself some love.