"I've Never Met A Strong Person With An Easy Past." | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Entertainment

"I've Never Met A Strong Person With An Easy Past."

A compilation of my favorite life quotes.

Cristian Magana
Jun 27, 2016
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
3973
"I've Never Met A Strong Person With An Easy Past."

Success in life comes differently for everyone, but here are a few of my favorite life quotes that help me get by.

1. "For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. "Behind every successful man, there's a lot of unsuccessful years." - Bob Brown

3. "Go for it. Whether it ends good or bad, it was an experience." - Robert Tew

4. "I've never met a strong person with an easy past." - Unknown

5. "The days you are most uncomfortable are the days you learn the most about yourself." - Mary L. Bean

6. "What consumes your mind, controls your life." - Cait Flanders

7. "Don't be in such a rush to figure everything out. Embrace the unknown and let your life surprise you." - Robert Tew

8. "If I want it, I'll work for it. If I'm working for it, I'll work until I get it." - Unknown

9. "I always believed that if you set out to be successful, then you already were." - Katherine Dunham

10. "If you can stay positive in a negative situation, you win." - Unknown

11. "Never kick me when I am down because when I get back up.... you are f*****." - Unknown

12. "Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." - Helen Adams Keller

13. "There is nothing with which ever man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming." - Soren Kierkegaard

14. "Be somebody nobody thought you could be." - William Chapman

15. "Losers visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the reward of success." - Robert Gilbert

16. "A good friend knows all your best stories. A best friend lived them with you." - Unknown

17. "Sometimes people with the worst past end up creating the best future." - Unknown

18. "Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever." - Keri Russell

19. "You can't win in life if you're losing in your mind." - Tony Gaskins

20. "If you can't stop thinking about it, don't stop working for it." - Unknown

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Featured

AI music threatens creativity

The Soul of Sound: How AI Challenges Human Expression in Music

337549
Humans and robots face off in a rock band battle with guitars and drums, under dynamic lighting.
StableDiffusion

In an age where artificial intelligence can mimic the voice of Freddie Mercury or reimagine pop hits as synthwave ballads, a new frontier has emerged — one that blurs the line between innovation and erosion. While AI offers undeniable benefits in technical domains, its intrusion into creative arts, especially music, raises urgent questions. Not just about copyright, but about culture, education, and the very soul of artistic expression.


Keep Reading...Show less
ai generated music
Entertainment

Every Girl Needs To Listen To 'She Used To Be Mine' By Sara Bareilles

These powerful lyrics remind us how much good is inside each of us and that sometimes we are too blinded by our imperfections to see the other side of the coin, to see all of that good.

Miami University
673122
Every Girl Needs To Listen To 'She Used To Be Mine' By Sara Bareilles

The song was sent to me late in the middle of the night. I was still awake enough to plug in my headphones and listen to it immediately. I always did this when my best friend sent me songs, never wasting a moment. She had sent a message with this one too, telling me it reminded her so much of both of us and what we have each been through in the past couple of months.

Keep Reading...Show less
music
Entertainment

Why Your Astrological Sign May Not Match Your Personality

We are all more than just one sign.

SUNY Plattsburgh
588431
Zodiac wheel with signs and symbols surrounding a central sun against a starry sky.

What's your sign? It's one of the first questions some of us are asked when approached by someone in a bar, at a party or even when having lunch with some of our friends. Astrology, for centuries, has been one of the largest phenomenons out there. There's a reason why many magazines and newspapers have a horoscope page, and there's also a reason why almost every bookstore or library has a section dedicated completely to astrology. Many of us could just be curious about why some of us act differently than others and whom we will get along with best, and others may just want to see if their sign does, in fact, match their personality.

Keep Reading...Show less
astrology
Entertainment

20 Song Lyrics To Put A Spring Into Your Instagram Captions

"On an island in the sun, We'll be playing and having fun"

UNC Greensboro
570752
Person in front of neon musical instruments; glowing red and white lights.
Photo by Spencer Imbrock on Unsplash

Whenever I post a picture to Instagram, it takes me so long to come up with a caption. I want to be funny, clever, cute and direct all at the same time. It can be frustrating! So I just look for some online. I really like to find a song lyric that goes with my picture, I just feel like it gives the picture a certain vibe.

Here's a list of song lyrics that can go with any picture you want to post!

Keep Reading...Show less
spring
Relationships

The Importance Of Being A Good Person

An open letter to the good-hearted people.

Sacred Heart University
852208
Chalk drawing of scales weighing "good" and "bad" on a blackboard.
WP content

Being a good person does not depend on your religion or status in life, your race or skin color, political views or culture. It depends on how good you treat others.

We are all born to do something great. Whether that be to grow up and become a doctor and save the lives of thousands of people, run a marathon, win the Noble Peace Prize, or be the greatest mother or father for your own future children one day. Regardless, we are all born with a purpose. But in between birth and death lies a path that life paves for us; a path that we must fill with something that gives our lives meaning.

Keep Reading...Show less
good person

Trending Topics

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments