As the year begins and the pressure of classes starts kicking in, all UVa students are on a roll. Some are filling out their planners, others are training for a tournament and others are simply stuck on SIS trying to decide what classes to drop. However, there is one threat that seems to be common amongst us: personal oblivion. Between classes and readings, a lot of us get lost somewhere in the formulas and paragraphs, and manage to completely neglect our core values, principles and traits. To avoid this, here are a few quotes that will be extremely helpful when trying to re-center yourself at the beginning of the semester:
1. "As long as you are being true to yourself, you will always find happiness." -Amber Riley
2. "Everything takes time... And that's something your generation find it a lot harder to adjust to. You have all grown up expecting things to go your way almost instantaneously. You all expect to live the lives you choose. Especially a successful young man like yourself. But it takes time" -Jojo Moyes
3. "Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart." -Phil Jackson
4. "You can only grow if you´re willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new." -Brian Tracy
5. "We need to strive to keep things in proper balance. Good balance comes in doing things in a timely way and in not procrastinating our preparation or waiting to fulfill our responsibilities until the last minute." -M. Russell Ballard
6. "You didn't come here to make a choice. You already made it. You're here to try to understand why you made it." -The Matrix
7. "You don't always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go, and see what happens." -Mandy Hale
8. "Comparing yourself to others is an act of violence against your authentic self." -Iyanla Vanzant
9. "As you get older, you're always maturing, you're always learning something new about yourself." -Troy Vincent
10. "Independence isn't doing your own thing; it's doing the right thing on your own." -Kim John Payne
11. "Having a few true friends is better than having a thousand fake ones." -Jennifer Shao
12. "Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help and brave enough to ask for it." -Zaid K. Abdelnour
13. "Sleep is an investment in the energy you need to be effective tomorrow." -Tom Rath
14. "I feel I learned as much from fellow students as from the professors." -Jack Steinberger
15. "You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream." -C.S. Lewis
16. "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." -Winston Churchill
17. "Most importantly, keep on smiling because life is a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about." -Marilyn Monroe
There you go Hoos! Now that you've revisited the wise words of successful men and women, go take the bull by its horns and have a mind-blowing, one of a kind year of college!!
