Sometimes, unfortunately, life can get you down. The good times will suddenly become bad times and there doesn't seem to be anything anyone can do to get you out of your rut. It's important to understand that, when you find yourself in a position such as this, you continue to be valuable in this world. The following 8 quotes will remind you that there's always a light at the end of the tunnel and you kick ass, never forget that.

1. Tough times don't last, tough people do.

2. You've been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try accepting yourself and see what happens.

3. Your body is made of the same elements that lionesses are built from. Three quarters of you is the same kind of water that beats rock to rubble, wears stones away. Your DNA translates into the same twenty amino acids that wold genes code for. When you look in the mirror and feel weak, remember, the air you breathe in fuels forest fires capable of destroying everything they touch. On the days you feel ugly, remember: diamonds are only carbon. You are so much more.

4. When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.

5. Never apologize for burning too brightly or collapsing into yourself every night, that's how galaxies are made.

6. The most important day is the day you decide you're good enough for you. It's the day you set yourself free.

7. Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't.

8. One day she finally grasped that unexpected things were always going to happen in life. With that she realized the only control she had was how she chose to handle them. So she made the decision to survive using courage, humor and grace. She was the queen of her own life and the choice was hers.