Recovery is a journey of self-discovery and growth. These quotes encourage introspection and self-awareness, highlighting the importance of understanding oneself in the process of overcoming addiction.

They remind us that self-reflection is essential for recognizing progress and setting new goals for personal development.

"Recovery is an acceptance that your life is in shambles and you have to change it."

– Jamie Lee Curtis

"What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself."

– Hecato of Rhodes

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."

– Lao Tzu

"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are."

– Max DePree

"Your past does not define you, your present does."

– Jillian Michaels

“Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”

– Charles Dickens

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”

– Soren Kierkegaard‍

“The journey into self-love and self-acceptance must begin with self-examination… until you take the journey of self-reflection, it is almost impossible to grow or learn in life.”

– Iyanla Vanzant

“Self-reflection is a humbling process. It’s essential to find out why you think, say, and do certain things…. then better yourself.”

– Sonya Teclai

"Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."

– Carl Jung

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."

– Aristotle

"The only journey is the journey within."

– Rainer Maria Rilke

"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate."

– Carl Jung

"What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality."

– Plutarch

"The quieter you become, the more you can hear."

– Ram Dass

"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves."

– Edmund Hillary

"The soul usually knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind."

– Caroline Myss

"Recovery is an acceptance that your life is in shambles and you have to change it."

– Jamie Lee Curtis

"What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself."

– Hecato of Rhodes

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."

– Lao Tzu

"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are."

– Max DePree

"Your past does not define you, your present does."

– Jillian Michaels

“Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”

– Charles Dickens

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”

– Soren Kierkegaard

“The journey into self-love and self-acceptance must begin with self-examination… until you take the journey of self-reflection, it is almost impossible to grow or learn in life.”

– Iyanla Vanzant

“Self-reflection is a humbling process. It’s essential to find out why you think, say, and do certain things…. then better yourself”

"Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."

– Carl Jung

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."

– Aristotle

"The only journey is the journey within."

– Rainer Maria Rilke

"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate."

– Carl Jung

"What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality."

– Plutarch

"The quieter you become, the more you can hear."

– Ram Dass

"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves."

– Edmund Hillary

"The soul usually knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind."

– Caroline Myss

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."

– Lao Tzu

"Self-reflection is the school of wisdom."

– Baltasar Gracián

"He who knows himself is enlightened."

– Lao Tzu

"The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none."

– Thomas Carlyle

"To know yourself, you must sacrifice the illusion that you already do."

– Vironika Tugaleva

"The unexamined life is not worth living."

– Socrates

"If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life."

– Marcus Garvey

"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it."

– Rumi

"Self-awareness gives you the capacity to learn from your mistakes as well as your successes. It enables you to keep growing."

– Lawrence Bossidy

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Recovery is about more than just quitting harmful behaviors; it’s about creating new, positive habits.

These quotes focus on the power of habit formation and the importance of consistency in building a new, healthier lifestyle.

They inspire commitment to daily actions that support long-term recovery.

"Small steps in the right direction can turn out to be the biggest step of your life."

– Anonymous

"New habits create a new life."

– Anonymous

"Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most."

– Abraham Lincoln

"It takes 21 days to create a habit, 90 days to create a lifestyle."

– Anonymous

"First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits or they will conquer you."

– Rob Gilbert

“The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones.”

– Somerset Maugham

"Small steps in the right direction can turn out to be the biggest step of your life."

– Anonymous

"New habits create a new life."

– Anonymous

"Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most."

– Abraham Lincoln

"It takes 21 days to create a habit, 90 days to create a lifestyle."

– Anonymous

"First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits or they will conquer you."

– Rob Gilbert

"The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones."

– Somerset Maugham

"Healthy habits are learned in the same way as unhealthy ones – through practice."

– Wayne Dyer

"Your body hears everything your mind says."

– Naomi Judd

"The greatest wealth is health."

– Virgil

"A healthy outside starts from the inside."

– Robert Urich

"Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity."

– John F. Kennedy

"Health is not just about what you're eating. It's also about what you're thinking and saying."

– Anonymous

"To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear."

– Buddha

"Good habits are worth being fanatical about."

– John Irving

"Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship."

– Buddha

"Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have."

– Winston Churchill

"The first wealth is health."

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."

– Benjamin Franklin

"The groundwork of all happiness is health."

– Leigh Hunt

"Health is not valued till sickness comes."

– Thomas Fuller

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

– Benjamin Franklin

The recovery journey demands strength, often more than we realize we have. These quotes emphasize the inner strength required to overcome addiction and rebuild a life of purpose and meaning.

They remind us that true strength lies not in avoiding struggles but in facing them head-on and emerging stronger.

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."

– Mahatma Gandhi

"You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice."

– Bob Marley

"Strength grows in the moments when you think you can’t go on but you keep going anyway."

– Anonymous

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."

– Ernest Hemingway

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."

– Eleanor Roosevelt

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars."

– Khalil Gibran

"The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow."

– Robert Tew

"Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t."

– Rikki Rogers

"He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions."

– Louisa May Alcott

"Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength."

– Napoleon Bonaparte

"You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."

– Marcus Aurelius

"Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle."

– Napoleon Hill

"Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving; we get stronger and more resilient."

– Steve Maraboli

"Go within every day and find the inner strength so that the world will not blow your candle out."

– Katherine Dunham

"You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it."

– Anonymous

"Small steps in the right direction can turn out to be the biggest step of your life."

– Anonymous

"New habits create a new life."

– Anonymous

"Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most."

– Abraham Lincoln

"It takes 21 days to create a habit, 90 days to create a lifestyle."

– Anonymous

"First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits or they will conquer you."

– Rob Gilbert

Cravings are a significant challenge in the recovery journey, but they can be managed with the right mindset.

These quotes provide insights and encouragement for coping with cravings, reminding you that every time you resist a craving, you strengthen your resolve.

They offer practical wisdom for navigating the moments when addiction tries to pull you back.

"Cravings are not commands."

– Anonymous

"The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow."

– Unknown

"A moment of patience in a moment of anger saves you a hundred moments of regret."

– Unknown

"Every craving is an opportunity to practice patience and perseverance." – Anonymous

"It's not the craving that defines you, but the action you take afterward."

– Unknown

"Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most."

– Abraham Lincoln

"Every time you resist a craving, you are building mental strength and resilience."

– Anonymous

"Cravings may seem overwhelming, but remember, they will pass."

– Anonymous

"Each time you overcome a craving, you are one step closer to freedom."

– Anonymous

"A moment of craving is not worth a lifetime of regret."

– Anonymous

Overcoming shame is a crucial part of the recovery journey, as shame can be a heavy burden that holds us back from healing and growth.

The quotes in this section focus on the importance of releasing shame and embracing self-compassion. They remind us that everyone makes mistakes, but those mistakes do not define our worth.

These words encourage us to let go of any shame we may have associated with past actions and recognize our inherent value.

By overcoming shame, you can move forward with a renewed sense of self-worth and a stronger foundation for lasting recovery.

"Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change."

– Brené Brown

"The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself."

– Mark Twain

"Don’t let your struggle become your identity."

– Unknown

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

– Nelson Mandela

"Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth."

– Unknown

"You are not the darkness you endured. You are the light that refused to surrender."

– John Mark Green

"Shame is a soul-eating emotion."

– Carl Jung

"You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you."

– Barack Obama

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

– Confucius

"Shame derives its power from being unspeakable."

– Brené Brown

"Healing comes from gathering wisdom from past actions and letting go of the pain that the education cost you."

– Caroline Myss

"You are more than the mistakes you've made. You are the wisdom and strength you've gained from them."

– Anonymous

"Shame is a focus on self, guilt is a focus on behavior. Shame is ‘I am bad.’ Guilt is ‘I did something bad.’"

– Brené Brown

"The only way to break the cycle of shame is to talk about it."

– Anonymous

"Your value does not decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth."

– Anonymous

"Recovery begins with embracing the truth about your story, and letting go of the shame that binds you."

– Anonymous

"Mistakes are proof that you are trying."

– Anonymous

Hope and resilience are the cornerstones of a successful recovery journey. These quotes are meant to inspire hope, even in the darkest moments, and to remind you of your capacity for resilience.

They affirm that no matter how tough the journey, there is always light at the end of the tunnel, and the strength to reach it lies within you.

"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness."

– Desmond Tutu

"Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life."

– J.K. Rowling

"The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it."

– C.C. Scott

"Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it."

– Tori Amos

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

– Peter Drucker

“Addiction begins with the hope that something ‘out there’ can instantly fill up the emptiness inside.”

– Jean Kilbourne

"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness."

– Desmond Tutu

"The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it."

– C.C. Scott

"Once you choose hope, anything's possible."

– Christopher Reeve

"Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up."

– Mary Holloway

"Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles."

– Samuel Smiles

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

– Confucius

"The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat."

– Woodrow Wilson

"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny."

– C.S. Lewis

"Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it's less good than the one you had before."

– Elizabeth Edwards

"Hope is the only thing stronger than fear."

– Suzanne Collins

"Resilience is not about being able to bounce back like nothing has happened. It's about finding a way to keep going even when it's really hard."

– Anonymous

"When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven't."

– Thomas Edison

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all."

– Emily Dickinson

"You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously."

– Sophia Bush

"Resilience is not just about surviving the storm; it’s about learning to dance in the rain."

– Anonymous

"Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come."

– Anne Lamott

"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it."

– Margaret Thatcher

"Resilience is the ability to attack while running away."

– Wes Fesler

"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."

– Victor Hugo

"Do not lose hope, please believe that there are a thousand beautiful things waiting for you. Sunshine comes to all who feel rain."

– R.M. Drake

Recovery is a transformative journey that leads to profound personal growth.

These quotes focus on the changes that occur during recovery, celebrating the metamorphosis from a life of addiction to one of purpose and fulfillment.

They inspire continuous growth and the embrace of change as a natural and positive part of life.

"Life is a balance of holding on and letting go."

– Rumi

"Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change."

– Jim Rohn

"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often."

– Winston Churchill

"Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It's a journey of discovery."

– Rick Warren

"Change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end."

– Robin Sharma

"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance."

– Alan Watts

"Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong."

– Mandy Hale

"Transformation is a process, and as life happens, there are tons of ups and downs. It's a journey of discovery."

– Rick Warren

"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often."

– Winston Churchill

"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."

– Oprah Winfrey

"Change is inevitable. Growth is optional."

– John C. Maxwell

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new."

– Socrates

"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."

– Albert Einstein

"All great changes are preceded by chaos."

– Deepak Chopra

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."

– Lao Tzu

"Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change."

– Jim Rohn

"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Change is the end result of all true learning."

– Leo Buscaglia

"Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the known to the unknown."

– George Shinn

"Personal growth is not a matter of learning new information but unlearning old limits."

– Alan Cohen

"Every success story is a tale of constant adaptation, revision and change."

– Richard Branson

"The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving."

– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness."

– Lao Tzu

"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly."

– Richard Bach

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."

– Viktor Frankl

"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty."

– Maya Angelou

"Change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end."

– Robin Sharma

"If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living."

– Gail Sheehy

"Transformation is not five minutes from now; it's a present activity. In this moment you can make a different choice, and it's these small choices and successes that build up over time to manifest a radically different life."

– Jillian Michaels

"You must learn a new way to think before you can master a new way to be."

– Marianne Williamson

Perseverance and determination are essential qualities for overcoming addiction. These quotes emphasize the importance of staying the course, even when faced with setbacks and challenges.

They serve as reminders that success in recovery is not about never falling but about always getting back up and moving forward.

"The only way out is through."

– Robert Frost

"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out."

– Robert Collier

"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."

– Walter Elliot

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."

– Confucius

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

– Confucius

"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today."

– Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."

– Walter Elliot

"I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions."

– Stephen R. Covey

"Fall seven times, stand up eight."

– Japanese Proverb

"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination."

– Tommy Lasorda

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."

– Confucius

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

– Eleanor Roosevelt

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

– Winston Churchill

"Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th."

– Julie Andrews

"The best way out is always through."

– Robert Frost

"It always seems impossible until it’s done."

– Nelson Mandela

"Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."

– Sam Levenson

"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."

– Thomas Paine

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'"

– Mary Anne Radmacher

"Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe."

– Gail Devers

"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit."

– Conrad Hilton

"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."

– Confucius

"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."

– Albert Einstein

"Through perseverance, many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure."

– Benjamin Disraeli

"Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you."

– Denis Waitley

"A winner is just a loser who tried one more time."

– George M. Moore Jr.

"Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did."

– Newt Gingrich

"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it."

– Maya Angelou

"When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."

– Harriet Beecher Stowe

"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."

– Walter Elliot

"When you feel like quitting, think about why you started."

– Anonymous

"Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries."

– James A. Michener

"The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible."

– Charles Kingsleigh

"In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance."

– H. Jackson Brown Jr.

"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will."

– Vince Lombardi

Finding meaning and purpose is a crucial part of the recovery journey, helping to anchor and guide you as you rebuild your life.

The quotes in this section delve into the significance of discovering your true purpose and the sense of fulfillment that comes from living a life aligned with your values and aspirations.

They encourage you to look beyond the struggle of addiction and see the greater meaning in your experiences.

These words serve as a reminder that your journey is not just about overcoming addiction but about finding and embracing the purpose that gives your life direction and significance.

"The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away."

– Pablo Picasso

"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why."

– Mark Twain

"Purpose is the reason you journey. Passion is the fire that lights your way."

– Unknown

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."

– Oscar Wilde

"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how."

– Friedrich Nietzsche

"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well."

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away."

– Pablo Picasso

"Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it."

– Buddha

"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why."

– Mark Twain

"Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose."

– Viktor Frankl

"Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction."

– John F. Kennedy

"To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering."

– Friedrich Nietzsche

"Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it."

– Buddha

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

– Mahatma Gandhi

"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."

– Dalai Lama

"Life is about making an impact, not making an income."

– Kevin Kruse

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful."

– Albert Schweitzer

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose."

– Robert Byrne

"To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life."

– Robert Louis Stevenson

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

– Anonymous

"The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer."

– Arnold Schwarzenegger

"True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."

– Helen Keller

"The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the meaning."

– Joseph Campbell

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'"

– Martin Luther King Jr.

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."

– William James

"The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience."

– Eleanor Roosevelt

"Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile."

– Albert Einstein

"Your life has purpose. Your story is important. Your dreams count. Your voice matters. You were born to make an impact."

– Anonymous

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive."

– Howard Thurman

"The meaning of life is to give life meaning."

– Ken Hudgins

The journey of recovery requires immense courage, especially when it comes to making significant changes in your life.

The quotes in this section focus on the courage to change—the bravery it takes to confront addiction, embrace transformation, and step into the unknown. They remind us that change, while often challenging, is the first step towards a better, healthier future.

These words encourage you to find the strength within yourself to make the changes necessary for lasting recovery, knowing that the courage to change is the foundation for a new beginning.

"Change is painful, but nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong."

– Mandy Hale

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear."

– Ambrose Redmoon

"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."

– E.E. Cummings

"The future depends on what you do today." – Mahatma Gandhi

"It takes courage to step into your new life, but it’s worth it."

– Unknown

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new."

– Socrates

"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore."

– William Faulkner

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear."

– Ambrose Redmoon

"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."

– E.E. Cummings

"Change is never easy, and it often creates discord, but when people come together for the good of humanity and the Earth, we can accomplish great things."

– David Suzuki

"The greatest act of courage is to be and to own all of who you are—without apology, without excuses, without masks to cover the truth of who you are."

– Debbie Ford

"Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change."

– Jim Rohn

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear."

– Mark Twain

"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance."

– Alan Watts

"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."

– John F. Kennedy

"You can't stop the future. You can't rewind the past. The only way to learn the secret...is to press play."

– Jay Asher

"Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tiptoe if you must, but take the step."

– Naeem Callaway

"One day or day one. You decide."

– Anonymous

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'"

– Mary Anne Radmacher

"Change your thoughts and you change your world."

– Norman Vincent Peale

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."

– Harriet Tubman

"Courage is the power to let go of the familiar."

– Raymond Lindquist

"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Life is about change. Sometimes it's painful. Sometimes it's beautiful. But most of the time, it's both."

– Lana Lang

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."

– Mahatma Gandhi

"The bravest thing you can do when you are not brave is to profess courage and act accordingly."

– Corra Harris

"Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything."

– George Bernard Shaw

"Change is painful, but nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don't belong."

– Mandy Hale

"Do not be afraid of change, because it is leading you to a new beginning."

– Joyce Meyer