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19 Quotes Every 19 Year Old Has to Hear

Life is hard, but being inspired is not.

Charles Binion
Jan 26, 2015
Ball State University
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19 Quotes Every 19 Year Old Has to Hear

My 19th birthday was less than a month ago. It's not the most amazing year because I really can't do much more, but I reflected on my life and realized I have become wiser and stronger, not just as a college student, but as a human being. 

I conquered my first semester of college, I joined a fraternity, I met so many new friends. However, life got in the way, sometimes. When that happens, here is a little bit of inspiration to get you back on your feet.

On College..

“Every year, many, many stupid people graduate from college. And if they can do it, so can you.” -- John Green
“Rejection is an opportunity for your selection.”  -- Bernard Branson
“I am kind of majoring in bull shitting.” -- Kate Voegele 
“College is the best time of your life. When else are your parents going to spend several thousand dollars a year just for you to go to a strange town and get drunk every night?” -- David Wood  
"College has given me the confidence I need to fail." -- Jarod Kintz 


On Life..

"I don't want to give any advice to a 19-year-old, because I want a 19-year-old to to make mistakes and learn from them. Make mistakes, make mistakes, make mistakes. Just make sure they're your mistakes." -- Fiona Apple
"The truth is, you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride and nothing is guaranteed." -- Eminem
"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are." -- Joseph Campbell
"The more you praise and celebrate you life, the more there is in life to celebrate." -- Oprah Winfrey
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." -- John Lennon

On Love..

"Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye." -- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
"There can be no deep disappointment when there is not deep love." -- Martin Luther King Jr.
"We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love." -- Tom Robbins
"You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving." -- Anatole France
"Single life is so overrated." -- Rihanna

On Success..

"Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom" --  George S. Pratton
"I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes." -- Oprah Winfrey
"Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. -- Jim Rohn
"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." -- Michael Jordan
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