Cristina Yang from "Grey's Anatomy" is wise, in some ways, and has a plethora of notable quotes that are words to Meredith about her complicated love life, or just typical Cristina assertive words. So, here are some words of advice from the one and only.

1. "Don’t let what he wants eclipse what you need. He’s very dreamy, but he is not the sun. You are.”

Never let anyone dim your shine. You’re significant and what you want should always be important. Never forget that you’re allowed to put yourself first and you should.

2. “Have some fire. Be unstoppable. Be a force of nature. Be better than anyone here, and don’t give a damn what anyone thinks.”

Do what it takes to move forward. People will stand in your way and try to bring you down, but never let them impose on your determination and the fire driving you to succeed.

3. “Oh, screw beautiful. I’m brilliant. If you want to appease me, compliment my brain.”

Embrace the things that truly make you amazing and live for the compliments that really make your day. Surface-level compliments don’t make your eyes shine and your heart pound.

4. “There comes a point where it all becomes too much. When we get too tired to fight anymore. So we give up. That’s when the real work begins: to find hope where there seems to be absolutely none at all.”

You’ll reach rock bottom more times than you would like to, but you can only go up from there.

5. “If you want crappy things to stop happening to you, then stop accepting crap and demand something more.”

If you keep accepting crap then eventually you will think that is what you deserve. Know deep in your heart that crap will never be what you deserve.

6. “Not everybody has to be happy. That’s not mental health. That’s crap.”

Screw being happy all the time. It’s not about that. It’s about being whatever you need to be in the moment.

7. “Being aware of your crap and actually overcoming your crap are two very different things.”

Actions speak the loudest. Knowing a problem exists is the first step. Doing something about it is the cherry on top of the sundae.

8. “Pretty good is not enough. I wanna be great.”

You are your biggest supporter. Never stop short of what you’re capable of.

9. “Everybody has problems. Now get your ass out of bed and get to work.”

You can sit there and pout about all of your problems or you can make them better. Your pick.

10. "Sometimes, the future changes quickly and completely and we’re left with only the choice of what to do next. We can choose to be afraid of it, to stand there trembling, not moving, assuming the worst that can happen or we can step forward into the unknown and assume it will be brilliant.”

Don’t be afraid of possible failure and chaos but rather consider the possibility of success and something magnificent. There is so much that is uncertain that it would be an incredible waste to face the unknown with a faltering stride.