Quotes

Here's a bunch of quotes I like that I've found around the internet over the years.

I didn't realize how badly I was treated until someone started treating me with respect. If they don't know you personally, don't take it personal. Just because things could've been different it doesn't mean they'd be better. Some people cross your path and change your whole direction. The problem with the world is the intelligent people are full of doubt, while the stupid people are full of confidence. Parallel lines have a lot in common, but they never meet. You might think that's sad. But every other pair of lines meets once and then drifts apart forever. Which is pretty sad too. Character is how you treat those who can do nothing for you. Sometimes you miss the memories, not the person. Find what you'd die for, and then live for it. Not friends, not enemies, just strangers with some memories. You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world and there's still going to be someone who doesn't like peaches. How do you know when it's over? Maybe when you feel more in love with your memories than with the person standing in front of you. Never ignore a person who loves you, cares for you, and misses you. Because one day, you might wake up from you sleep snd realize that you lost the moon while counting the stars. Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. It's okay to miss people you no longer want in your life. Why regret something you once wanted? They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing, and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. You can lie down for people to walk on you and they will still complain that you are not flat enough. Love isn't blind. It sees, but it doesn't mind. We are all a little weird and life's a little weird and when we find someone who's weirdness is compatible with ours we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love. It's hard to forget someone who gave you so much to remember. If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself. You never know when you might be seeing someone for the last time. Never make fun of someone's passion because that's the thing that saves them from the world. Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it wil live its whole life believing it is stupid. The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else's hightlight reels. One smile, can start a friendship. One word, can end a fight. One look, can save a relationship. One person can change your life. If you love a flower, don't pick it up. Because if you pick it up, it dies and it ceases to be what you love. So if you love a flower, let it be. Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation. Just because something doesn't last forever, it doesn't mean it wasn't meaningful while it did last. It doesn't mean it wasn't important. When someone is crying, of course, the noble thing to do is to comfort them. But if someone is trying to hide their tears, it may also be noble to pretend you do not notice them. Need more love and less hate. Nothing you have been through is ever wasted. Your past experiences, good and bad, have deposited something on the inside of you. Those challenges have sharpened you to help make you who you are today. Every flower must grow through dirt. It's amazing how someone who was once just a stranger, suddenly mean the world to you. If we are anxious, we are living in the future. If we're depressed we are living in the past. If we're happy we are living in the present. Saying how you feel will never ruin a real connection. Missing someone isn't about how long it's been since you've seen them or the amount of time since you talked. It's about that very moment when you're doing something and wishing they were right there with you. People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing abut your art. Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.