“Great people do things before they’re ready.”
“Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you; spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.”
“It’s never overreacting to ask for what you want and need.”
“Limit your ‘always’ and your ‘nevers.'”
“Vulnerability is the key to happiness. Vulnerable people are powerful people.”
“I want to be around people that do things. I don’t want to be around people anymore that judge or talk about what people do. I want to be around people that dream and support and do things.”
“Sometimes painful things can teach us lessons that we didn’t think we needed to know.”
“Continue to share your heart with people even if it’s been broken.”
“There’s power in looking silly and not caring that you do.”
“Don’t forget to root for yourself.”
“You have to care about your work but not about the result. You have to care about how good you are and how good you feel, but not about how good people think you are or how good people think you look.”
“Try to care less about what other people think.”
“When you feel scared, hold someone’s hand and look into their eyes. And when you feel brave, do the same thing.”
“As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other people’s ideas are often better than your own.”
“How a person treats their waiter is a great way to judge character.”
“The only way we can get through this is by holding hands and sticking together.”
“Change is the only constant. Embrace it.”
“The only thing we can depend on in life is that everything changes.”
“Sometimes an answer doesn’t come in the form of a vision or a flash but instead in small details, so small you don’t notice until they’ve grown into something bigger.”
“Good for her! Not for me. That should be the motto of everyone on earth.”
“Take your risks now. As you grow older, you become more fearful and less flexible.”
“Telling people how you feel doesn’t hurt as much as you think it will.”
“You attract the right things when you have a sense of who you are.”
“I believe great people do things before they are ready.”
“You do it because the doing of it is the thing. The doing is the thing. The talking and worrying and thinking is not the thing.”
“Everybody needs love. Everybody deserves it.”
“It’s okay to not be a dramatic, overachieving perfectionist all the time.”
“Creativity is connected to your passions, and when you follow your passions, you find your power.”
“Keep your mind open to new ideas and people.”
“Ambivalence is my special skill.”
“If you can dance and be free and not embarrassed, you can rule the world.”
“Sometimes you just have to be your own cheerleader.”
“Be yourself. No one else can do it better.”
“The world is full of possibilities. Dream big.”
“Taking risks and making mistakes is part of growing.”
“Happiness doesn’t always make you happy.”
“Sometimes you don’t get closure; you just move on.”
“Work hard, know your stuff, show your stuff, and then feel entitled.”
“Do work that you are proud of with your talented friends.”
“Messy, complicated, and wonderful things are what life is all about.”
“Nobody looks stupid when they’re having fun.”
“I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody’s passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn’t mind leading.”
“Sometimes you have to do things you don’t like to do.”
“Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.”
“Being vulnerable is not a weakness. It’s a strength.”
“You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.”
“The earlier you learn that you should focus on what you have, and not obsess over what you don’t have, the happier you will be.”
“Daring to try something new can be terrifying but rewarding.”
“When you’re passionate, people can feel it.”
“Sometimes you just have to say yes and figure it out later.”