Life Quotes

"The quality of your life is determined by the questions you ask yourself."

"The thoughts that define us are often the ones we inherited, not chose."

"The mind is like a garden; what you cultivate grows, what you neglect withers."

"Life is not about the destination; it's about the relationships we build along the way."

"Life's richness comes from embracing both joy and sorrow."

"Values are the compass that points us toward a meaningful life."

"Values are not about being perfect - they're about what direction you want to move."

"Meaning comes from engagement, not from thinking about engagement."

"What if the goal was not to be happy all the time, but to be fully alive?"

"The goal is not to eliminate all pain, but to build a life worth living."

"Building a life worth living is a commitment to yourself."

"The goal of DBT is not to make your life perfect. It's to make it worth living."

"The goal is not to feel good. The goal is to feel alive."

"Never try to keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level."

"I've never been a believer in excessive work. A man should enjoy his life."

"I believe in living every day like it's your last, but not like it's your first."

"The world is a wonderful place, provided you stay indoors."

"Life is a series of pratfalls waiting to happen—embrace them with grace."

"Life's greatest lessons come dressed up as embarrassment."

"People are defined not by their circumstances but by how they make sense of them."

"We are experiments waiting to unfold."

"We are all theories being tested every day."

"The meaning you create is the meaning you will find."

"The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own; you do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the President. You realize that you control your own destiny."

"Most people are not truly living; they are merely surviving with habitual thoughts."

"The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your thinking."

"Your emotional suffering is largely self-created through your interpretations."

"Psychological flexibility is the ability to be present with your experience and choose values-based action."

"The anxiety you feel about the future often prevents you from living in the present."

"Psychological flexibility is the skill of living well."