Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

"When you hold a grudge, you want someone else’s sorrow to reflect your level of hurt but the two rarely meet."

"Holding a grudge & harboring anger/resentment is poison to the soul. Get even with people...but not those who have hurt us, forget them, instead get even with those who have helped us."

"People tend to be generous when sharing their nonsense, fear, and ignorance. And while they seem quite eager to feed you their negativity, please remember that sometimes the diet we need to be on is a spiritual and emotional one. Be cautious with what you feed your mind and soul. Fuel yourself with positivity and let that fuel propel you into positive action."

"Don't wait for other people to be loving, giving, compassionate, grateful, forgiving, generous, or friendly... lead the way!"

"My past has not defined me, destroyed me, deterred me, or defeated me; it has only strengthened me."

"The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward."

"You would not be here TODAY if YESTERDAY was your defining moment. LIVE THIS DAY and move towards your dreams."

"If you fuel your journey on the opinions of others, you are going to run out of gas."

"The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward."

"Do not sabotage your new relationship with your last relationship’s poison."

"Stop trying to 'fix' yourself; you're NOT broken! You are perfectly imperfect and powerful beyond measure."

"It's up to you today to start making healthy choices. Not choices that are just healthy for your body, but healthy for your mind."

"Make a pact with yourself today to not be defined by your past. Instead, shake things up today! Live through today. Don’t just exist through it - LIVE through it!"

"Love yourself. Forgive yourself. Be true to yourself. How you treat yourself sets the standard for how others will treat you."

"Everything is easier said than done. Wanting something is easy. Saying something is easy. The challenge and the reward are in the doing."

"Renew, release, let go. Yesterday’s gone. There’s nothing you can do to bring it back. You can’t “should’ve” done something. You can only DO something. Renew yourself. Release that attachment. Today is a new day!"

"Every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better."

"If you hang out with chickens, you're going to cluck and if you hang out with eagles, you're going to fly."

"Life itself is simple...it's just not easy."

"Do not dilute the truth of your potential. We often convince ourselves that we cannot change, that we cannot overcome the circumstances of our lives. That is simply not true. You have been blessed with immeasurable power to make positive changes in your life. But you can't just wish it, you can't just hope it, you can't just want it... you have to LIVE it, BE it, DO it."