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It's the hardest times that teach us the most valuable lessons.

When someone hurts you, you learn to be stronger. When someone leaves you, you learn to be more independent.

Find someone who will change your life, not just your relationship status.

Stop focusing on your defeats so much and start acknowledging your accomplishments.

Don't ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness.

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

As we grow older, we start to realize what we need and what to leave behind.

Don’t confuse the things you want with the things you need. You may find yourself empty handed.

Love is not about how much you say 'I love you,' but how much you can prove that it's true.

Take all the time you need to heal emotionally. Moving on doesn’t take a day; it takes lots of little steps to be able to break free of your broken self.

It’s okay to make mistakes. Remember, life didn't come with instructions.

Twenty years from now it won’t matter what shoes you wore, how your hair looked, or what kind of jeans you bought. What will matter is what you learned and how you used it.

There comes a point in your life when you realize who matters, who never did, and who always will. So, don’t worry about people from your past because there is a reason why they never made it to your future.

Never accept anything less than you deserve. Remember, you teach people how to treat you.

Know your value and what you have to offer, and never settle for anything less than what you deserve, no matter how desperate you may be.

To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves... -Federico García Lorca.

Sometimes you just have to die a little inside in order to be reborn and rise again as a stronger and wiser version of you.

When you run from something, it only stays with you longer. When you fight something, you only make it stronger. The best thing to do is just let go.

The purpose of an argument, should not be victory, but progress.

Start everyday with a new hope, leave bad memories behind and have faith for a better tomorrow.

The more you hide your feelings, the more they show. The more you deny your feelings, the more they grow.

Never use a permanent solution for a temporary problem.

Guard your heart, protect your dreams and be mindful of your actions.

Someone else is happy with less than what you have.

Don’t take advantage of people, but take advantage of your time and opportunities. For people present opportunities and to not take advantage is a waste of your time.

It's sweet when someone remembers every detail about you. Not because you keep reminding them, but because they pay attention to you.

Don't compare yourself with anyone else in this world. If you do, you are insulting yourself.

Value and appreciate the people who sacrifice their "something" for you. Because maybe that "something" was their everything.

If you're brave enough to let go of your past and face your future, you're free to live your present.

Being in a relationship is a full-time job, don't think about applying if you're not ready.

You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world... but you do have some say in who hurts you.

When you go through tragedy, you can either let that destroy you and you become bitter and never let it go, or you can let it make you stronger and let it make you grow.

Sometimes we are so focused on what we want, we miss the things we need.

To settle an argument, think of what is right, not who is right.

Don’t try and fix the past, it’s behind you. Don’t look for the future, it’ll come soon. Seek the present, that’s your gift and you just need to open it.

Be strong enough to let go and wise enough to wait for what you deserve.

Sometimes you have to get knocked down lower than you have ever been to stand up taller than you ever were.

Actions speak louder than words. We can apologize over and over, but if our actions don't change, the words become meaningless.

Sometimes you need to be yourself so that you'll know who's going to leave and who will stay.

Peace: It does not mean to be in a place where there is no trouble, no noise or hard work. It means to be in the midst of all these things and still be calm in your heart.

Never compare yourself or others to other people. Everyone has their own struggles, own fights, and a different path that they chose to get to where they are. Everyone is who they are for a reason.

Sometimes to get what you want the most, you have to do what you want the least.

We attach ourselves so strongly to people; when they’re gone, a part of us is too.

It is hard to be satisfied with life, if you’re never satisfied with yourself.

To change your life, you need to change your priorities.

The only difference between a dream that came true and one that didn’t, is a person who wouldn’t give up and one who did.

You create beauty with your attitude, your behaviors, and your actions. It's all up to you.

What’s worse than losing someone you love? Losing yourself just for someone you love.

Love with your heart, not your eyes.

You can choose to be sad for what you lost or to be happy for what you still have.

Nothing is permanent. Especially people. Don’t have your hopes high, friends become strangers, lovers become friends. And people leave.

Sometimes all you need is a second chance, because time wasn't ready for the first one.

Sometimes you have to experience things for yourself in order to get through what others have been telling you all along to do.

Control yourself or someone else will control you.

Remember the friends who were there for you when you needed them. They're your true friends.

Always know the difference between what you’re getting, and what you deserve.

Life becomes bearable, when you find the good in the worst situations.

Never lower your standards to keep someone, if they're not making you happy, then find someone who will.

Everyone needs someone to make them feel like tomorrow is more than just another day.

Take a deep breath. It's just a bad day, not a bad life.

You're never alone. Just know there's always at least one person who understands what you're going through.

No matter how far you've gone down the wrong road, you can always turn back.

Every story has an end. But in life, every ending is just a new beginning... -Ray (Uptown Girl)

Don't rush into any kind of relationship. Work on yourself. Feel yourself, experience yourself and love yourself. Do this first and you will soon attract that special loving other.

Live the life you want to live. Be the person you want to remember. Make decisions. Make mistakes. If you fall, at least you tried.

Don't talk, just act. Don't say, just show. Don't promise, just prove.

Some people think it’s holding on that makes them strong, but sometimes it’s letting go that does.

Every test in our life makes us bitter or better, every problem comes to make us or break us. The choice is ours whether we become victim or victor.

Never allow loneliness to drive you back into the arms of someone you know you don't belong with.

It's so easy to believe someone when they're telling you exactly what you want to hear.

Staying with someone who doesn't appreciate you is like standing in quick sand. You're just sinking deeper, making it harder to get out.

It’s not hard to find someone who tells you they love you, its hard to find someone who actually means it.

Sometimes you have to do what's best for you and your life, not what's best for everyone else.

What screws us up most in life is the picture in our head of how it's supposed to be.

Once you have learned to love, you will have learned to live.

Never give up, but keep trying. Never cry, but put on your best smile. Never scream, but laugh with joy. Never hide because someone out there like me is looking for you.

When you take things for granted, those things eventually get taken.

When you say things in anger, they leave a scar. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.

Decide this minute to never again beg anyone for the love, respect and attention you should be showing yourself.

Let go of whatever holds you back and no longer serves you because you only get one shot at life.

Your beliefs don't make you a better person; your behavior does!

Much of the pain we deal with are really only thoughts.

Stop beating yourself up. You are a work in progress, which means you get there a little at a time, not all at once.

Never let your dreams become wasted on another person’s promise.

When You Live In A State Of Gratitude, All Things Are Possible!

I'm just human, I have weaknesses, I make mistakes, and I experience sadness; but I learn from all these things to make me a better person.

Silence has a deep explanation in every situation. It’s either you truly don’t care anymore or you’re pretending to be unaffected, but deeply hurt.

Sometimes it takes the worst pain to bring about the best change.

Don’t forget your worth. Once you do, you lose what you deserve.

Be the kind of person you want to meet.

Aspire to inspire before you expire.

Make sure you pick and choose which battles to fight, because some aren’t yours to fight.

Everyone says that love hurts. But that's not true. Loneliness hurts. Rejection hurts. Losing someone hurts. Everyone confuses these with love, but in reality love is the only thing in this world that covers up all the pain and makes us feel wonderful again.

You won't realize the distance you've walked until you take a look around and realize how far you've been.

Fear reminds us that some things are worth overcoming.

A strong relationship starts with two brave people who are ready to sacrifice anything for one another.

Don’t be someone’s downtime, spare time, part time or sometime. If they can’t be there for you all of the time, then they’re not even worth your time.

Sometimes you just outgrow people. Don't try to fix or repair, just accept it and move on.

Don’t let the people who do so little for you, control so much of your feelings and emotions.

Never miss an opportunity to put a smile on someone’s face. It might be the only one they get today.

You might feel worthless to one person, but you are priceless to another. Don't ever forget your value.

The longer you hide in your fantasy world, the harder reality is going to slap you when it finally tracks you down.

Don’t let yesterday make you forget all the happiness you deserve today.

Don’t allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not.

Don't make someone your everything because when they leave you'll have nothing.

Forget about what everyone else thinks and says. If it makes you happy, go for it.

Sometimes bad things in life open up your eyes to the good things you weren't paying attention to before.

Don’t get confused between what people say you are and who you know you are.

You will never truly understand something until it actually happens to you.

Never give up on yourself, once you do, there is nobody left.

Refuse to let small, petty people distract you from your BIG purpose.

You are bigger and better than whatever is intimidating, scaring, or hurting you.

Break down the walls of your past, and pave the way for your future.

Life always offers you a second chance. it's called tomorrow.

Everything in your life, good or bad, happened for a reason. Your downfalls shaped you into the person you are today. Learn to embrace your faults and not regret your choices because whatever happens is going to happen regardless of your efforts to change it.

Don’t ever count on someone else to give you happiness, make your own.

In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take, relationships we were afraid to have, and the decisions we waited too long to make.

You can never be who you want to be if you're always looking over your shoulder at what could have been.

We are only given today and never promised tomorrow. So be sure to tell someone you love them.

Society is wrong. Dead wrong. We’re taught that exotic is beautiful. We’re taught to believe that miniature waists, and perfect tans are beautiful. We’re convinced that the blonde girls with the gorgeous smiles will win every time. But, the truth is? Originality is beautiful. Big brown eyes, green eyes, blue eyes. Curves. Your natural skin tone is beautiful. Your hair color, your smile. Your voice, your laugh, your personality. Every inch of you is beautiful, every single part of you shines with your essence. You, my dear? You’re beautiful.