Important Life Lessons Quotes

• All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.

  Havelock Ellis

  Life, Moving On, Letting Go

  Havelock Ellis (1973). “Affirmations”, Milford House Publishing Company

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• No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

  Regina Brett

  Inspirational, Life, Clothes You Wear

  Regina Brett (2010). “Life's Little Detours: 50 Lessons to Find and Hold onto Happiness”, p.1, Hachette UK

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• Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what they have been through.

  Sam Cawthorn

  Inspirational, Life, Jealousy

  FaceBook post by Sam Cawthorn from Jul 16, 2011

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• Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

  Regina Brett

  Attitude, Purple, Waiting

  Regina Brett (2010). “Life's Little Detours: 50 Lessons to Find and Hold onto Happiness”, p.56, Hachette UK

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• Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

  Regina Brett

  Beautiful, Simplicity, Joyful

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• Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

  Regina Brett

  Life, Bows, God Never Blinks

  FaceBook post by Regina Brett from Jan 24, 2015

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• Make peace with your past - so it won't spoil the present!

  Denise Austin

  Inspirational, Peace, Past

  FaceBook post by Denise Austin from Jan 20, 2012

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• Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion; today is special.

  John Spence

  Attitude, Nice, Thinking

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• Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

  Regina Brett

  Inspirational, Waiting, Miracle

  "45 Valuable Life Lessons For People Of Any Age" by Stephanie Wong, www.businessinsider.com. October 19, 2014.

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• If we threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

  Regina Brett

  Life, Success, Funny Inspirational

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• When in doubt, just take the next small step

  Paulo Coelho

  Doubt, Small Steps, Next

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• You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

  Regina Brett

  Learning, Winning, Agree To Disagree

  Regina Brett (2010). “Life's Little Detours: 50 Lessons to Find and Hold onto Happiness”, p.20, Hachette UK

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• Frame every so-called disaster with these words: In five years, will this matter?

  Regina Brett

  Attitude, Years, Matter

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• Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  FaceBook post by Oprah Winfrey from Dec 02, 2011

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• When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

  Regina Brett

  Attitude, Life Lesson, Answers

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• Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

  Regina Brett

  Attitude, Mind, Calm

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• However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

  Regina Brett

  Attitude, Situation, God Never Blinks

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• Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

  Regina Brett

  Attitude, Doe, God Never Blinks

  Regina Brett (2010). “Life's Little Detours: 50 Lessons to Find and Hold onto Happiness”, p.14, Hachette UK

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• Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

  Regina Brett

  Stronger, Doe, Pewter

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• Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

  Regina Brett

  Inspirational, Letting Go, Healing

  Regina Brett (2010). “Life's Little Detours: 50 Lessons to Find and Hold onto Happiness”, p.22, Hachette UK

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• Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

  Regina Brett

  Dying, Alternatives, Growing

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• Your children get only one childhood.

  Regina Brett

  Inspirational, Children, Childhood

  Regina Brett (2010). “Life's Little Detours: 50 Lessons to Find and Hold onto Happiness”, p.87, Hachette UK

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• Just a reminder, what other people think of you is none of your business.

  Ze Frank

  Life Lesson, Recovery, Thinking

  "The Show". Short video program, www.zefrank.com/theshow/, May 4, 2006.

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• Don't compare yourself to others you have no idea what their journey is all about.

  Dawn Abraham

  Inspirational, Life, Lost Love

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• When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

  Regina Brett

  Chocolate, Resistance, God Never Blinks

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