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27 Motivational Quotes For The Weary And Stressed College Student

Having a rough week? We all have those every once in a while. Hopefully some of these quotes will lift you spirits a bit.

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"If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy." ~ Dale Carnegie

"No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important." ~Mary Kay Ash

"Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see further." ~Thomas Carlyle

"The individual who says it is not possible should move out of the way of those doing it." ~Tricia Cunningham

"A year from now you may wish you had started today." ~Karen Lamb

"Light tomorrow with today." ~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"Someday is not just a day of the week." ~Janet Dailey

"Don't count the days; make the days count." ~Muhammad Ali

"You get to decide where your time goes. You can either spend it moving forward, or you can spend it putting out fires. You decide. And if you don't decide, others will decide for you." ~Tony Morgan

"Believe you can and you're halfway there." ~Theodore Roosevelt

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle." ~Steve Jobs

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." Will Rogers

"The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work." ~Richard Bach

"Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try." ~Yoda

"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." ~Benjamin Franklin

"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it." ~Henry Ford

"Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs." ~Farrah Gray

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." ~Confucius

"Either you run the day, or the day runs you." ~Jim Rohn

"Don't worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try." ~Jack Canfield

"The best way out is always through." ~Robert Frost

"Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one." ~Hans Selye

"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me." ~Carol Burnett

"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts." ~Eleanor Roosevelt

26. "You will never win if you never begin." ~Helen Rowland

27. "If you can dream, you can do it." ~Walt Disney

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27 Motivational Quotes For The Weary And Stressed College Student

Having a rough week? We all have those every once in a while. Hopefully some of these quotes will lift you spirits a bit.

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"If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy." ~ Dale Carnegie

"No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important." ~Mary Kay Ash

"Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see further." ~Thomas Carlyle

"The individual who says it is not possible should move out of the way of those doing it." ~Tricia Cunningham

"A year from now you may wish you had started today." ~Karen Lamb

"Light tomorrow with today." ~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"Someday is not just a day of the week." ~Janet Dailey

"Don't count the days; make the days count." ~Muhammad Ali

"You get to decide where your time goes. You can either spend it moving forward, or you can spend it putting out fires. You decide. And if you don't decide, others will decide for you." ~Tony Morgan

"Believe you can and you're halfway there." ~Theodore Roosevelt

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle." ~Steve Jobs

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." Will Rogers

"The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work." ~Richard Bach

"Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try." ~Yoda

"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." ~Benjamin Franklin

"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it." ~Henry Ford

"Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs." ~Farrah Gray

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." ~Confucius

"Either you run the day, or the day runs you." ~Jim Rohn

"Don't worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try." ~Jack Canfield

"The best way out is always through." ~Robert Frost

"Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one." ~Hans Selye

"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me." ~Carol Burnett

"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts." ~Eleanor Roosevelt

26. "You will never win if you never begin." ~Helen Rowland

27. "If you can dream, you can do it." ~Walt Disney

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All names should be "unisex names."

1. Communicating via email can be awkward.

2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

I get it... I'm pale.

1. At least I can't lose you in a crowd!

2. Oh my goodness your skin is like glow-in-the-dark.

3. Can't you just get fake tan?

4. Do you tan or just burn?

5. Your kids are going to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost!

6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

10. *adjusts selfie lighting to their face* Oops, where'd you go??

11. *after working out* Your face is SO red!

12. *wears white* Look! You're all one color!

13. You need to get some sun.

14. Aren't you excited for summer?

The struggle bus is real.

1. Child prodigies:

2. Hearing other musicians in the practice room next door and accepting that you will never be as talented as them:

3. That anxiety that takes over before every performance:

4. Taking a million 0 credit classes:

5. When there's a paper due the next day, but you have to attend yet another concert in order to pass a 0 credit class:

6. When your friends try to encourage you after a performance, even though you are criticizing everything in your mind:

7. Knowing that there's always that one professor during juries:

8. The oh-so-attractive band/choir uniforms:

9. Realizing that a college campus is maybe not the best atmosphere to finish your latest composition:

10. Hearing "Oh, you sing opera? I LOVE Phantom of the Opera!" for the hundredth time:

11. When people think finals week is a breeze for you.

12. When you're drowning in the stress that comes with 18+ credits (and not to mention all those 0 credit classes) and people ask you how you are:

13. When it all comes down to it, though, you know that at the end of the day, music is your passion:

Because you need it in your life.

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6. holds arm against your arm Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. holds pale arm against another pale arm Aw, at least you're darker than her!

10. adjusts selfie lighting to their face Oops, where'd you go??

11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!