I'm turning 40 today, so figured I'd share 40 quotes about life that I've come to appreciate at a deeper level over the years. Last year I wrote down some deeper life lessons you can read by clicking here if quotes aren't your thing, those still all apply. In either case, enjoy!
- “Do Your Best And Forget The Rest” – Tony Horton Tweet This
- “Silence is best reply to fools.” @ernest6words Tweet This
- “Every storm runs out of rain.” @ernest6words Tweet This
- “All truths are easy to understand once discovered, point is to discover them.” -Galileo Tweet This
- “Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.” -Bruce Lee Tweet This
- “Don't compare your behind the scenes blooper reel with everyone else's highlight reel” Tweet This
- “The only time you should look in your neighbor's bowl is to see if they have enough” Tweet This
- “What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?” Mt 16:26 Tweet This
- “Leadership is service, not position.” -Tim Fargo Tweet This
- “When it rains, look for rainbows, when it's dark, look for stars!” Tweet This
- “Happiness, like loneliness, is a Decision.” -Stephen Cherokee Drury Tweet This
- “Always remember new growth comes from rainy days.” -Don Smith Tweet This
- “The teacher is always quiet during the test” Tweet This
- “You'll always be poor if you spend more than you make.” Tweet This
- “Things can be replaced. Some people can't.” Tweet This
- “It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” -Rocky Tweet This
- “The best defense is a good offense” Tweet This
- “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” -Confucius Tweet This
- We can't change the world until we change ourselves. -The Notorious B.I.G. Tweet This
- “Life is an echo. What you send out comes back. What you sow you reap.” -Zig Ziglar Tweet This
- “You can have everything in life you want, if you help other people get what they want.” Zig Tweet This
- “Yesterday is history. Learn from it and move on.” Tweet This
- “If you want to change you have to be willing to be uncomfortable.” Tweet This
- “Experience is a hard teacher b/c she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.” Tweet This
- “It's your life. Don't let someone else live it.” Tweet This
- “I could have missed the pain but I'd of had to miss the dance.” -Garth Tweet This
- “Success is going to bed at night with your soul at peace” -Paulo Coelho Tweet This
- “I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying.” -Michael Jordan Tweet This
- “Let whoever think whatever… Just keep getting better.” Tweet This
- “Quit talking and begin doing!” Tweet This
- “Persistence gets you farther than brilliance.” -Robin Sharma Tweet This
- “A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open.” Tweet This
- “One kind word can change someone's entire day!” Tweet This
- “Don't waste words on people who deserve your silence…” Tweet This
- “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” -Bruce Lee Tweet This
- “The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” -Anthony Robbins Tweet This
- “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with” – Jim Rohn Tweet This
- “When you have bacon in your mouth, it doesn't matter who's president.” -Louis CK Tweet This
- “Life doesn't have to be complicated, we just make it complicated” -Leighton Tweet This
- “If you want to be happy, be.” -Leo Tolstoy Tweet This
I'm grateful to everyone who has helped make my life a little better over the years. Hope you got some inspiration and motivation out of these, or at least a smile! Have an awesome day, here's to the next 40 years!!!
Now to go find me some bacon…
About the Author
Don Smith
Happily married with five kids, Smith owns a technology company, is the founder of this site, has served on the board of directors for multiple companies, and loves playing soccer, hiking, and mentoring.
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