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I've come to realize that the only people I need in my life are the ones who need me in theirs even when I have nothing else to offer them but myself.

Real men always have time for their woman. No matter what, even if he's busy, he'll find a way to make time for her. Always.

Often you think when you're rejected that you are not good enough, but the truth is they weren't ready for all you have to offer.

A relationship with no trust is like a cell phone with no service, all you can do is play games.

When people hurt you over and over, think of them as sandpaper. They may scratch and hurt you. But later, you'll be shining and polished, while they end up useless.

Single is not a status. It is a word that best describes a person who is strong enough to live and enjoy life without depending on others.

Smile. Let everyone know that today, you're a lot stronger than you were yesterday.

Sometimes you have to see people as a crayon. They may not be your favorite color, but you need them to complete the picture.

Sometimes it takes the relationships that don't last forever to teach us the lessons that will.

Somewhere between heartaches and waiting comes another chance to be found by someone who can show you that you are not just an option - but the only choice.

Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help and brave enough to ask for it.

The strongest actions for a woman is to love herself, be herself and shine amongst those who never believed she could.

There is a beauty about a woman whose confidence comes from experiences; who knows she can fall, pick herself up, and move on.

If you're tired of drama in your life, just quit being the actor.

Wake up everyday stronger than yesterday, face your fears and wipe your tears.

I've been walked on, used and forgotten and I don't regret one moment of it because in those moments, I've learned a lot. I've learned who I can trust and can't. I've learned the meaning of friendship. I've learned how to tell when people are lying and when they're sincere. I've learned how to be a teenager, and how to grow up when I need to. I've been to hell and back a few times, and I won't ever take what I have for granted. This is life, live it one day at a time. You never know how many days you've got left.

Remember when someone walks away from you, it's not the end of your story. It's the end of their character's role in your story.

If you allow people to make more withdrawals than deposits in your life, you will be out of balance and in the negative. Know when to close the account.

We're all so worried that people are watching and judging us, but in reality, they're too busy worrying about the same thing.

The only person I can try to be better than, is the person I was yesterday.

You attract people by the qualities you display. You keep them by the qualities you possess.

You're not going to please everyone all the time, so make sure you keep yourself happy most of the time. No one lives your life but you.

When yesterday was a disappointment and today isn't better, remember there's always a tomorrow, so make it something to look forward to and smile.

You have got to take some chances, and risk losing it all. The best thing to do is close your eyes and leap, because it just might be worth the fall.

If you're too busy looking for the perfect person, you will probably miss the imperfect person who could make you perfectly happy.

Nobody can take away your pain, so don't let anyone take away your happiness.

Sometimes when someone exits your life, they're doing you a favor. They leave an empty space for someone who deserves to be there.

Cut off fake people for real reasons, not real people for fake reasons.

It's better to be yourself and have no friends than to be like your friends and have no self.

You decide who you are, not society.

Some doors are meant to be closed, and when you try to reopen them, you remember why they were closed in the first place.

Sometimes love gone wrong is actually life gone right.

Never lose sleep thinking about someone who doesn't stay awake thinking about you.

Don't mistake my silence for ignorance; don't mistake my calmness for acceptance. And most of all, don't mistake my kindness for weakness.

The best revenge is to live well. Remember, you can't get ahead if you're trying to get even.

Don't worry about hard times because some of the most beautiful things we have in life come from changes and mistakes.

If you need something to be grateful for then check your pulse. Always be thankful for the gift of life.

People don't always need advice. Sometimes all they really need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand them.

Too many people get caught up in what could be instead of appreciating what is. Don't fall into that trap. Appreciate what you have and who you have, because the future can take it all away from you anytime.

Instead of judging people by their past, stand by them and help repair their future.

Don't worry too much about what others think of you. There will always be people who want to see you fail simply because they never succeeded.

Why do you insist on taking the hard road?

A bar of iron costs $5, made into horseshoes its worth is $12, made into needles its worth is $3500, made into balance springs for watches, its worth is $300,000. Your own value is determined also by what you are able to make of yourself.

Sometimes, you just have to put a period on something that has to end and not just settle on a comma... Why? Because the time will come when you'll realize that it's nicer to see a complete sentence, rather than seeing a phrase, that doesn't make any sense.

When someone gives you advice, but they don't follow their own advice, sometimes it's not always because they are a hypocrite. That person might believe you are stronger and more capable than they are.

Never be ashamed of a scar. It simply means you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you.

Sometimes goodbye is just a painful way of saying I love you.

Before you criticize your partner for their mistakes, make sure you're not one of them.

Never settle for being someone's other when you have the potential to be someone's only.

Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.

Don’t worry about the people who hate you, worry about the people who love you.

Life is like a book; don't jump to the end to see if it's worth it. Just enjoy life and fill the pages with beautiful and amazing memories.

Do not count on what you lost. Instead cherish what you have and plan what to gain because the past never returns but the future may fulfill the loss.

Sometimes we must be hurt in order to grow. Sometimes we must fail in order to know. Sometimes we must lose in order to gain. Because some lessons in life are best learned through pain.

Do not change who you are for anyone. If God, in all His infinite wisdom, made you exactly the way you are, He did it for a reason.

If God answers your prayers, he is increasing your faith. If He doesn't, He is training your patience.

Giving up and moving on are two very different things.

Sometimes you must die a little on the inside in order to be reborn and rise again as a much stronger and wiser version of you.

It's easier to build up a child than to repair an adult. Your words and actions have power in your child's life, use them wisely.

Loving someone means you only want the best for them even if it means swallowing the sad reality that the best just isn't you.

I've learned that life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and that life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never ending commitment to push forward even when times are tough.

Your time is precious. Don't waste it on someone who doesn't realize that YOU are, too.

Refuse to fight small battles with petty people. Your life is bigger and better than that.

Remember loneliness is designed to help you discover who you are, and to stop looking outside yourself for your worth.

In a relationship, you have to accept the other person for all of who they are and not just the parts that are easy to like.

Do not underestimate yourself by comparing yourself with others. It's our differences that make us unique and beautiful.

If you don't know your own worth and value, don't expect someone else to calculate it for you.

A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot, and realize how blessed you are for what you have.

The best love is the one that makes you a better person, without changing you into someone other than yourself.

Even the shiniest wrapping paper sometimes conceals the most disappointing present. It's always what's inside that counts.

Good relationships don’t just happen. They take time, patience and two people who truly want to be together.

Sometimes all the person needs is not a brilliant mind that speaks but a patient heart that listens.

Right now, someone you haven't met is out there wondering what it would be like to meet someone like you.

Just because you miss someone, doesn't mean you need them back in your life. Missing is just a part of moving on.

Don't take a good woman for granted. Someday someone will come along and appreciate what you didn't.

A lot of relationships end because once the person has you, they stop doing the things it took to get you.

While you scream at your woman, there's a man wishing he could WHISPER in her ears. When you HUMILIATE, OFFEND and INSULT her, there's a man WANTING to remind her of how WONDERFUL and BEAUTIFUL she is. While you HURT her, there's a man WISHING he could take her PAIN AWAY. While you make her CRY, there's a man WANTING to steal smile's from her. Never take your woman for granted. Tell her and show her you love her every second of everyday.

Be honest with yourself about who you are and have the courage to be that person; if someone tries to judge you or shame you for doing things that make you happy, let them go. No one has it all figured out - especially not the people who are acting like they do and judging you because of it... Remember, pretending to be something that you aren't because you're trying to please everyone is NOT the way to be happy; living the life you want to live is! It's that simple.

Definition of Stupid: Knowing the truth, seeing the truth, but still believing the lies.

Happiness keeps you sweet. Trials keep you strong. Sorrows keep you human. Failures keep you humble.

A woman asks: How much do you love me? Man answers: Look up at the sky. Woman: Don’t change the subject! Man: Just do it! Woman: Alright! What am I looking at? Man: Count how many stars there are. Woman: Impossible. Man answers: So is explaining how much I love you…

A woman without her man is nothing.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of brave people who are overcoming it.

New Years shouldn't be the only time you resolve to do better. Strive to be the best version of you every single day.

Every time you subtract negative from your life, you make room for more positive.

Sometimes you just gotta accept that some people can only be in your heart, but not in your life.

I believe that bad things happen in life to teach us how to look at good things in a whole new light.

Next time a guy breaks your heart... break his xbox, then he'll know how you really feel.

Stop letting the one who didn't love you keep you from the one who will!

The longer it takes to happen the more you'll appreciate it when it does!

Staying with someone that doesn't appreciate you isn't loyalty...it's stupidity.

There is nothing more attractive than confidence, once you see your own beauty, so will everyone else.

The memories from the past are great...but the dreams of the future are better.

New Years is all about getting another chance. A chance to forgive, to do better, to do more, to give more, to love more. And stop worrying about 'what if' and start embracing what would be.

It’s easy to take off your clothes and have sex. People do it all the time, but opening up your soul to someone and letting them into your spirit, thoughts, fears, future, hopes and dreams...now that is being naked.

Someday, we'll forget the hurt, the reason we cried and who caused us pain. We will finally realize that the secret of being free is not revenge, but letting things unfold in their own way and own time. After all, what matters is not the first, but the last chapter of our life which shows how well we ran the race. So smile, laugh, forgive, believe, and love all over again.

You've got a broken heart, not a broken life. You've got a broken dream, not a broken future.

Never forget that the end of one day, one experience, one season, one year...is just the beginning of another.

Don't put your life on hold to watch someone else live their dream. Today is the day you resolve to live your DREAM!

Do not judge another person's choices without first knowing their reason.

After all her struggles, she would someday meet her man, her equal. A man with the same charisma, love of life, and humanity she possessed. In the meantime, she'd have her friends and the knowledge that she deserved the world. -Sex and the City.

To those of you who left me lonely, thank you. Without you I wouldn't discovered myself.

In life, there are some people you're gonna have to lose in order to find yourself.

Life is only traveled once, today's moments becomes tomorrow's memories. Enjoy every moment, good or bad, because the gift of life is life itself.

Last night I sent an angel to watch over you while you were sleeping. She came back early and I asked her why? She replied, "Angels don't watch other Angels."

From the moment I saw you I wanted to be inside you. I love your smell, the way your tongue feels, the way you tighten and loosen moving as I move - mmmmm.... I love my new shoes!

Most of the problems in life are because of two reasons: we act without thinking or we keep thinking without acting.

You will never become who you were meant to be if you keep blaming everyone else for who you are.

Don’t let your past dictate who you are, but let it be a lesson that strengthens the person you will become.

No matter where you've been or what you've been through, you can always start fresh.

It's okay to reflect upon where you've been. Just don't let it keep you from where you're going.

Ever notice how when you’re depressed or emotionally drained, that your heartbeat is stronger than normal? At times it seems as if it’s going to beat right through your chest. It’s your heart’s way of letting you know that it’s still there. It may have been broken, it may have been ripped out of your chest and stepped on but it still holds life. And eventually, it will beat strong and love again.

To all the people along the way who hurt me, lied to me, betrayed me, disappointed me, broke my heart…you unknowingly pointed me in the direction of my own North Star. Without the messes, I wouldn’t have a message. You taught me more than you could ever take from me. Thank you.

Arguing with a fool only proves that there are two.

If a guy wants you for your breasts, thighs, and legs, send him to KFC. You're a lady, not a cheap value meal.

Every struggle in your life has shaped you into the person you are today. Be thankful for the hard times; they can only make you stronger.

You're not scared of the dark, you're scared of what's in it. You're not afraid of heights, you're afraid of falling. You're not afraid of people around you, you're just afraid of rejection.

Sometimes we can't choose the music life gives us - but we damn sure can choose how we dance.

When life forces you to have problems, life forces you to learn, and learning forces you to grow.

How you treat yourself is how you are inviting the world to treat you.