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I’m collecting quotes to help me move on in life and have a more optimistic outlook.

I’ve been feeling extremely down lately, and just completely hopeless and I really just want to feel better.

I decided to write down advice and quotes that people have given me to help me move on in a little book, and I read the quotes when I’m feeling hopeless.

Does anyone have any quotes or advice I can add to it?

Things you think of maybe when you’re upset which cheer you up a bit and help you move on from the moment.

Anything will be greatly appreciated.

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thep offline Verified User (1 year, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 15 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (3 minutes after post)

Well I like this one. “Where ever you go, there you are” From the film Mad Max in Thunderdome.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (4 minutes after post)

“you don’t have to see the top of the stairway to take the first step up” -Martin Luther King Jr.

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Puck You offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
Spokane, WA, US | 1 year ago (5 minutes after post)

“Our greatest glory is not in nevr falling but in rising every time you do fall.” Confucious

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Richard Cor de Lyon offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 20 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (7 minutes after post)

Don’t tell me you’re a victim, Show me you’re a survivor. (R.Hills)

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AshleyAnemia. (: offline Verified User (1 year, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
US | 1 year ago (11 minutes after post)

//When you feel like you’ve hit the bottom, the only way to go is up.//

Someone told me this when I was feeling like I’ve gotten no reason to be here.

//There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.//

http://www.inspirational-quotes.info/…

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mumstheword offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 21 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (11 minutes after post)

Mistakes are the portals of discovery. (James Joyce)

and Mother Theresa’s poem “anyway”

People are unreasonable, illogical, self-centred
… love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives
… do good anyway.
If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies
… be successful anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow
… do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness will make you vulnerable
… be honest and frank anyway.
People love underdogs but follow only top dogs
… follow some underdog anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight
… build anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you try to help
… help people anyway.
If you give the world the best you have, you may get kicked in the teeth
… but give the world the best you have
… Anyway.

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miss_enigma offline Verified User (3 years) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (26 minutes after post)

What a wonderful idea and good for you!

The existence of hope lies in the the belief that hope exists. ;)

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angel♥ offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 36 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (37 minutes after post)

“my happiest memories have no place in the past; they are those i have yet to create”

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moonless666 offline Verified User (2 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 8 #
Tallahassee, FL, US | 1 year ago (43 minutes after post)

Love until you can love no more. Sing until your voice gives out. Laugh until you can’t breathe anymore. Cry until you’ve healed. -Moonless666

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Miss Minnie offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (2 hours, 38 minutes after post)

It’s not too relevant I don’t think but I always say “It’s nice to be important but it’s important to be nice”.
Also Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If” is excellent for general teachings in life :)

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (7 hours, 31 minutes after post)

I’m paraphrasing a little, but, “To understand someone, walk a mile in their shoes. Then, you’ll be a mile away and you’ll have their shoes.”

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Richard Cor de Lyon offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 20 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (9 hours, 41 minutes after post)

Perspective, use it or loose it - R. Bach
Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they’re yours. - R. Bach.
The mind is everything - you become what you think. - Buddha
We must be the change we wish to see. - Gandhi
Ask and you shall receive - Jesus of Nazareth
Would you rather be whole, or would you rather be good? - I’d rather be whole - CG Jung

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muteen offline Verified User (10 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 10 months, 2 weeks ago (2 months, 1 week after post)

‘life is what happens when your busy making other plans’ john lennon. this help me when i was depressed with my gambling debt

i write lyrics to capture my mood at the time and reading them back later on helpped me realise i can change thing around with or without help.

‘I’m Not sure of where I’m going,
With no reason to walk down this road.
There is nothing that I am seeing,
And I don’t have a blind fold.

With nothing to help me,
My dreams are being faded.
To you it doesn’t matter,
Cus they where mine to be created.
Mine to be created.’

www.myspace.com/g_x_3

www.geocities.com/muteenh

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An Unknown Location | 6 months, 1 week ago (6 months, 2 weeks after post)

you can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks even months over analyzing a situation; trying to put the peices together, justifying what could’ve, should’ve, would’ve happened. or you can just leave the peices on the floor and move the f***** on.- tupac

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princess-sophie8 offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 1 week ago (6 months, 3 weeks after post)

what does not kill you, only makes you stronger..

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sweetpea offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 2 months, 3 weeks ago (10 months after post)

There are some things in life you wish to erase permanently, but you cant, so we put it down to experience and move on to the next great adventure!

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An Unknown Location | 3 weeks, 2 days ago (1 year after post)

laughter is a smile that bursts :)

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