#insp

The most important point to remember in developing self-confidence is to take responsibility for who we are. This empowers us. We can change anything, do anything, and be anything when we assume full responsibility for ourselves. ↗

— Rachael Bermingham

#inspirational-quotes #motivational-quotes #responsibility #self-confidence #self-empowerment

The past has been there all along, reminding us: This time--maybe, hopefully, against all odds, we will get it right. ↗

— Leslie T. Chang

#inspirational #past-and-future #change

A lifetime isn't forever, so take the first chance, don't wait for the second one! Because sometimes, there aren't second chances! And if it turns out to be a mistake? So what! This is life! A whole bunch of mistakes! But if you never get a second chance at something you didn't take a first chance at? That's true failure. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#inspirational-life #inspirational-living #living-life-to-the-fullest #second-chances #take-the-first-chance

You do it for yourself. You don’t expect to change the world. You don’t even expect to influence your family or your friends. You do it because you can’t not do it and be who you are. Or who you’re meant to be. ↗

— Martin Sheen

#inspiration #change

I know what evil looks like under the surface. No matter how beautiful the exterior, how good the lies, I don’t fool myself, not any more. You carry a terrible burden that no one – not even me – can really understand. But that doesn’t change who you are, Frost. You’re a good person. And I love you.” “I wish…” My voice cracked. “I wish I could believe in that.” Luca brushed the dishevelled strands of hair away from my face again and looked into my eyes. “It doesn’t matter. I’ll keep saying it until you do. ↗

— Zoë Marriott

#hope #inspiration #love #lovers #romance-love

Small experiences, the smallest, can make a difference in a person's life. Once they've had that experience, they're changed forever. ↗

— Kage Alan

#change

Imagine yourself in Harriet Tubman's shoes. Fighting to be freed from deplorable conditions. Placing one foot in front of the other, putting slavery behind you. If a petite, abused slave can rise up, fight for freedom, secure the freedom of others, and change her world, so can I. And so can you. ↗

— Susie Larson

#inspirational #change

Perfection is overrated, boring. It's the imperfections--the vulnerabilities, the weaknesses, the human elements--that make us who we are, that make us real, beautiful . . . necessary. ↗

— Guy Harrison

#beauty

Our parents' love is not some grand passion, there are no swoons of lust, no ball gowns and tuxedos, but here is the truth: they have not spent a night apart since the day they married. How can we ever hope to find a love to live up to that? ↗

— Eleanor Brown

#love #marriage-life #inspirational

People need to understand that if I comment on something, it's not because I want to argue, troll, or change anyone's mind. It's because I want to say 'I was here ↗

— Christopher Jack Nilssen

#personal-quote #change