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15 Quotes You Need to Hear

"We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated."

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15 Quotes You Need to Hear

Hello! :) It's Kaylee here with another article. The school season is finally upon us (sadly). As we start our new school years and adventures, we'll be faced with a few struggles here and there. So what better way to start the school year off than reading amazing quotes that will hopefully make your spirits high and smile (hopefully) permanent?

If you've read any of my other articles, then you know I enjoy writing uplifting content. I mean, who doesn't enjoy an uplifting article every once and a while? I don't know about you, but when I read something positive and happy, it leaves me feeling empowered.

In this article, I'll be sharing 15 quotes that you need to hear. I hope you get as much hope and positivity from these as I did. So let's get into it, shall we?

1. "Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear." - Tony Robbins

2. "Let today be the day you learn the grace of letting go and the power of moving on." - Steve Maraboli

3. You are valuable because you exist, not because of what you do or what you have done, but simply because you are." - Max Lucado

4. "Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward." - C. S. Lewis

5. "Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!" - Audrey Hepburn

6. "Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever." - Walt Disney

7. "If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely." - Roald Dahl

8. "People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do." - Rob Siltanen

9. "We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated." - Maya Angelou

10. "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

11. "It's okay not to be okay as long as you are not giving up." - Karen Salmansohn

12. "Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see." - Mark Twain

13. "One small crack doesn't mean that you're broken, it means that you were put to the test and you didn't fall apart." - Linda Poindexter

14. "Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light." - Madeline L'Engle

15. "When you have a bad day, a really bad day, try to treat the world better than it treated you." - Patrick Stump


Thank you so much for reading this article. I hope these quotes helped, even if it was in the slightest bit. Remember that whatever you're going through, you are never alone.

I hope you have an amazing rest of your day and week. Remember to keep smiling. You never know who will need it.

XO,

Kaylee

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