A Quote a Day Keeps the Frown Away
Sharing quotes to spread hope
Whether it is about girl power, education, relationships, or life itself, there are many inspirational quotes that help to push teens forward. I encourage everyone to add their favorite quote in the comments and tell us why or how it inspires you so you can encourage someone else and put a smile on their face.
The first few quote that get me through every day are from the TV show “Being Mary Jane”. The first one is “Everything that you are going through is preparing you for what you asked for.” This simply lets me know that the life we live may not always go as planned, and not all of us are good at accepting that. But the sooner we appreciate the life we live and allow it to take its course, the better things will be. We go through things everyday to make us stronger, smarter, kinder, and most importantly more appreciative. It is all for the best so continue to stay strong.
My second quote from “Being Mary Jane” is, “When you feel like quitting, think about why you started.” I always apply this quote to my life. There are always goals that we want to achieve in life. Some are greater than others. The closer we get to achieving our goals challenges we often face become “too difficult” or “not what you expected.” However, if it is important to you, remember two things. Not only the reason why you started, but also what you want your life to be after you accomplish your goals. It will help to lift you up and help to push through.
Lastly, from the same show, “Stay grateful even while going through life’s worst storms.” As life goes on and we try to move forward, we always forget the positive things. Life itself is so precious and there are many things to be thankful for. Being sad and not appreciating the good only makes the situation worse. Do not allow your bad times to turn into a pity party. Allowing negativity from bad experiences can not only alter your life for the worst, but those experiences could also lead you to dwell on the negative all the time. Never let the hard times outweigh the amazing times.
My last quote is from Maya Angelou: “If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” To learn to love yourself, and really be yourself, especially in this society, is the real triumph. None of us are really “normal,” and all of us can be “amazing.”
What quote inspires you?
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Hunter Griffin is currently a Senior at WBHS and also the Editor of Spectrum. She has contributed to the newspaper since Sophomore year and enjoys to express...
taylor grier • Jun 1, 2015 at 4:08 pm
I had therefore to remove knowledge in order to make room for belief – Immanuel Kant
Danielle • May 23, 2015 at 5:14 pm
“Good, Better, Best. Never let it rest. Until your Good becomes Better and your Better becomes Best!”
Sommer Yono • May 18, 2015 at 8:54 am
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
Alison Davis • May 14, 2015 at 2:31 pm
“Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words.
Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior.
Keep your behavior positive because your behavior become your habits.
Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values.
Keep your values positive because your value become your destiny.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Dr. Brandell • May 13, 2015 at 3:16 pm
“Youth can not know how age thinks and feels, but old men are guilty if they forget what it is to be young.”
Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
Sr. Belill • May 13, 2015 at 2:36 pm
“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” —Steve Prefontaine
James Corcoran • May 13, 2015 at 2:35 pm
“It ain’t a crime to be poor in America, but it may as well be.”–Will Rodgers
Let’s stop being okay with 23% of homeless people being veterans.
Lisa Giesecke • May 13, 2015 at 12:43 pm
Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony. – Ghandi
K. Abel • May 13, 2015 at 11:56 am
“You can only control what happens to you” unknown
There are so many things that are happening around us. Knowing that you can only control what happens to you helps you to not sweat the small stuff.
Law • May 13, 2015 at 10:44 am
“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.” -Often attributed to Buddha, but truthfully unknown.
““There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about..” Oscar Wilde
Joel Hunt • May 13, 2015 at 10:32 am
“Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.” – Muhammad Ali
Buddy Muylaert • May 13, 2015 at 10:29 am
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein
Wendy Brink • May 13, 2015 at 10:20 am
Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can. John Wesley
Brenna Birr • May 13, 2015 at 10:16 am
“Where I create, there I am true,” Rilke.
Erica Jones • May 13, 2015 at 10:16 am
“Never give up on something you really want. It was difficult to wait, but worse to regret”
Erica Jones • May 13, 2015 at 10:14 am
“Never give up on something you really want. It was difficult to wait, but worse to regret.”
Claire Simmons • May 13, 2015 at 10:11 am
‘”Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to your heart” -Big Sean
Justin Christopher-Moody • May 13, 2015 at 10:09 am
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is facing a difficult battle.” -Plato
Tatiana Habsburg • May 13, 2015 at 10:07 am
“She got the stars tangled in her hair when she played in the sky” unknown
Dylan Edelman • May 13, 2015 at 10:07 am
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Avani Samandur • May 13, 2015 at 10:06 am
“All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.” -Johann Sebastian Bach
Michelle Rudashevski • May 13, 2015 at 10:05 am
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be” Ralph Emerson
Ryan • May 13, 2015 at 10:05 am
“When what you see and what you hear don’t match, trust your eyes” -Dale Renton
Ari Felhandler • May 13, 2015 at 10:04 am
“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” -Abraham Lincoln
Raina Awdish • May 13, 2015 at 10:04 am
“Live your life in such a way that if someone spoke badly of you, no one would believe them.” -Anonymous
Sophie Cannella • May 13, 2015 at 9:52 am
“Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don’t let anyone limit your dreams” – Donovan Bailey
Madison Ruiz • May 11, 2015 at 10:11 am
“She was listening to the ranting and raving of a lunatic. A former lunatic, I’m much healthier now” Ian Bohen
Sarah Durack • May 11, 2015 at 10:09 am
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about in life: it goes on” -Robert Frost
Emma Huez • May 11, 2015 at 10:08 am
“Everything is everything. What is meant to be, will be.” – Lauryn Hill
Adona Lucaj • May 11, 2015 at 10:07 am
“The universe acts like a mirror sending back a reflection of the energy that you are projecting” -Jerry&Esther Hicks of the Law of Attraction
and
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace” -Bob Marley
Jasmine Morigney • May 11, 2015 at 10:05 am
My favorite quote is “You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.” – Robin Williams
It reminds me to always me to be myself no matter what
Dani Fink • May 11, 2015 at 10:02 am
“Be who you are and let everyone love that person” -Wiz Khafila
Jameson Draper • May 11, 2015 at 10:01 am
“If a man does not have the sauce, then he is lost. But the same man can be lost in the sauce.” -Radric Davis
adviser • May 11, 2015 at 10:00 am
Thanks, Hunter! One of my favorites is “This too shall pass.” It’s an interpretation of a theological passage. During a tough time it helps me remember that it won’t be tough forever. And in joyful times it helps me remember to be truly present and savor it since that won’t last forever either.