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14 Quotes From Public Figures To Bring Out Your Sunshine

Good for when your life feels a little stormy.

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14 Quotes From Public Figures To Bring Out Your Sunshine
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In my sophomore year of college, I started a little book of quotes that, whenever I look back and read them, will have always helped me get through a tough day. A collection from some of my favorite celebrities and other famous people in history, these words can boost you up and push you to another day.

1. “Don’t try too hard to be something you’re not.” -- Daniel Radcliffe

2. “There’s nothing wrong with being afraid. It’s not the absence of fear, it’s overcoming it. Sometimes you’ve got to blast through and have faith.” -- Emma Watson

3. “All of my fans are beautiful. Some don’t know it and that sucks cause every girl deserves to know they are beautiful.” -- James Maslow

4. “Be yourself -- you can be sure that there will be people in your life that love you the way you are.” -- Logan Henderson

5. “When someone gives you a reason to cry, say you have Big Time Rush to smile.” -- Carlos Pena Jr.

6. “You’re gonna be okay. Just cheer up, keep smiling. Everything’s gonna be alright.” -- Kendall Schmidt

7. “At the end of the day, you won’t be happy until you love yourself.” -- Lady Gaga

8. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” -- Theodore Roosevelt

9. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” -- Eleanor Roosevelt

10. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” -- Confucius

11. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.” -- Maya Angelou

12. “If you can’t fly, run. If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl. But by all means, keep moving.” -- Martin Luther King Jr.

13. “Nobody can hurt me without my permission.” -- Mahatma Gandhi

14. “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” -- Dalai Lama

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