If a person wants to be a part of your life, they will make an obvious effort to do so. Don’t bother reserving a space in your heart for people who do not make an effort to stay.

One of the hardest lessons in life to learn is figuring out which bridges to cross and which to burn.

People are going to talk no matter what you do, so you might as well give them something to talk about.

There’s always some truth behind ‘just kidding,’ knowledge behind ‘I don’t know,’ emotion behind ‘I don’t care,’ and pain behind: ‘It’s okay.’ So pay close attention to how people feel.

You never know how strong you really are until being strong is the only choice you have.

The most painful and worst possible types of goodbyes are the ones that are never said, or never explained.

Too many people buy things they don’t need with money they don’t have to impress people they don’t know.

Crying doesn't indicate that you're weak. Since birth, it has always been a sign that you're alive.

One thing is for sure: Regardless of the situation, life goes on.

Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.

The best thing in life is finding someone who knows about all your flaws and still thinks you're completely amazing.

Nobody is perfect, and nobody deserves to be perfect. Nobody has it easy, everybody has issues. You never know what people are going through. So pause before you start judging, criticizing, or mocking others. Everybody is fighting their own unique war.

You don’t drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

The best revenge is happiness, because nothing drives your adversaries more insane than seeing you smiling and living a good life.

A harsh fact of life: Bad things do happen to good people.

Making one person smile can change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their world. Start small. Start now.

Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.

As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn’t supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your hear broken probably more than once. You too will break some hearts so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You’ll fight with your best friend. You’ll blame new loves for things an old one did. You’ll cry because time is passing too fast, and you’ll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much and love like you’ve never been hurt. Don’t be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin. Life is too short to let it pass by. Live it to the fullest!

Fall in love when you’re ready, not when you’re lonely.

Silence is often the loudest cry. Pay attention to those you care about.

Stand up for what you believe in, even if it means standing alone.

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.

Just because one person doesn't seem to care for you, doesn't mean you should forget about everyone else who does.

Throughout your lifetime, the most difficult choice you will ever have to make is deciding whether you should let go, or hold on a little longer.

When people ask me what the meaning of life is, I tell them that it's to give life meaning.

Someone will always be prettier. Someone will always be smarter. Someone will always be younger. But they will never be you.

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.

Saying someone is ugly doesn’t make you any prettier.

The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you discover why.

Just because it didn’t last forever, doesn’t mean it wasn’t worth your while.

The only normal people I know are the ones I don’t know very well.

Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.

Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to your heart.

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

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

Not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

Making a million friends is not a miracle. The miracle is to make a friend who will stand by you when millions are against you.

No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.

Never struggle to chase love, affection, or attention. If it isn’t given freely by another person, it isn’t worth having.

Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly.

Giving up doesn’t always mean you're weak, sometimes it means you are strong enough and smart enough to let go.

We are all weird. And life is weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we call it love.

Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresea, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.

You cannot change what you refuse to confront.

People deserve a second chance, but not a third.

True love is rare.

The most beautiful thing is to see a person you love smiling. And even more beautiful is knowing you are the reason behind it.

Choose the guy or girl who brings you to meet his or her parents, not his or her bedroom.

A silent hug means a thousand words to the unhappy heart.

Definition of a friend: Someone who says nice things about you when you aren't around.

Giving up and moving on are two very different things.

People who can sense the sorrow behind your smile, the love behind your anger, and the meaning behind your silence are your true friends in life.

More women worldwide are suffering from anorexia and bulimia than are fighting breast cancer. Love yourself the way you are. You are already beautiful.

The most painful thing isn't to be alone, but to be forgotten by someone you can't forget.

While you're busy looking for the perfect person, you'll probably miss the imperfect person who could make you perfectly happy.

We meet no ordinary people in our lives. If you give them a chance, everyone has something amazing to offer.

If someone wants you in their life, they'll make room for you. You shouldn't have to fight for a spot. Never, ever insist yourself to someone who continuously overlooks your worth.

When writing the story of your life, don't let someone else hold the pen.

If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse.

Some relationships are like glass. It’s better to leave it broken, than to hurt yourself more by trying to put it back together.

Choose your relationships wisely. It’s better to be alone than to be in bad company.

Life is actually really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it.

I don’t regret the things I’ve done. I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the chance.

You know you’ve found true love when you catch yourself falling in love with the same person over and over again.

Never do something permanently foolish just because you are temporarily upset.

If you’re not happy with yourself being single, you won’t be happy in a relationship either. You have to create your own life first before you can share it with someone else.

Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Let it go.

I've made mistakes in my life. I've let people take advantage of me, and I have accepted way less than I deserve. But, I've learned from my bad choices, and even though there are some things I can never recover and people who will never be sorry, I now know better for next time. Next time I won't settle for anything less than I deserve.

Life is kind of like a party. You invite a lot of people, some leave early, some stay all night, some laugh with you, some laugh at you, and some show up really late. But in the end, after the fun, there are a few who stay to help you clean up the mess. And most of the time, they aren’t even the ones who made the mess. These people are your true friends in life. They are the only ones who matter.

In life, if you don’t risk anything, you risk everything.

When the pain of holding on is worse than the pain of letting go, it is time to let go.

Letting go is not forgetting, it’s remembering without fear.

Once a year, go somewhere you’ve never been before.

Personality is not a thing set in stone. There is very rarely a true "I am what I am" situation. You are who you choose to be. If you don't like how you are appearing or how you are behaving, take the steps to change it. Look around. Who is truly standing in your way? Most likely, it's only you.

If someone won't lift a finger to see you and spend time with you, it's time for you to lift five fingers and wave goodbye.

You can't make the same mistake twice. The second time you make it, it's no longer a mistake, it's a choice.

A best friend is someone who loves you when you forget to love yourself.

Don't worry if you're not 'cool' or 'popular'. It's not normal to have slept with 5 guys by the age of 15. It's not normal to get high every night. It's not normal to get so drunk you can't remember who you are every weekend. Next time another kid tries to make you feel inferior, remember that.

We don’t always need advice. Sometimes all we need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand.

Don't think too much. You'll create a problem that wasn't even there in the first place.

If someone truly cares about you they won't make you feel like you need to constantly fight for their attention.

Don't change so someone will like you. Be yourself and the right people will like and love the real you.

We tend to judge others by their actions and ourselves by our ideals.

You have to climb a mountain before you can enjoy the view.

Give, but don't allow yourself to be used. Listen to others, but don't lose your own voice.

Be single by choice, and continue to be until you meet someone who deserves you.

Never waste a moment, it may be the last with someone you love.

When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you.

Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.

Don't choose the one who is beautiful to the world, choose the one who makes your world beautiful.

You deserve to be with somebody who makes you happy. Somebody who doesn't complicated your life, somebody who won't hurt you.

Don't lose yourself in the process of holding on to someone who doesn't care about losing you.

Do what you have to do now so you can do what you want to do later.

It's easy to assume negative things about others, get insecure about relationships, and attribute it to yourself when suddenly you’re not getting the usual attention from others. But give them the benefit of the doubt! Do you really know what is going on in their life or what they are trying to manage/balance right now? It doesn't always mean they don't care for you anymore! Life can be hard to juggle at times. That's all.

You have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life.

There isn’t anything noble about being superior to another person. True nobility is in being superior to the person you once were.

Don't be afraid to move out of your comfort zone. Some of my best life experiences and opportunities came to me only after I dared to lose!

What you do every day matters more than what you do every once in a while.

Wise old people were once young and foolish, that is how they became wise.