Steve Maraboli

“This is not the time to be passive. This is the time to shape, sculpt, paint, participate… the time to get sweaty, to get dirty, to fall in love, to forgive, to forget, to hug, to kiss… this is the time to experience, participate and live your life as a verb.”

“I find that I am most happy and healthy when I am living in alignment with my goals, dreams, and principles.”

“Today you will have countless opportunities to take action towards any dream or goal you've ever had. No matter how long you’ve waited, it’s never too late. Let today be the day you give life to your dreams and goals. Don't throw away another day!”

“You would not be here TODAY if YESTERDAY was your defining moment. LIVE THIS DAY and move towards your dreams.”

“It takes bravery to recognize where in your life you are your own poison... it takes courage to do something about it.”

“Anyone who ever bet against you was wrong. Don’t let their opinion blind you from your reality. You were not meant to live their life; LIVE yours!”

“Every new day is a once in a lifetime event. How much more exciting would our lives be if we embraced this truth and lived accordingly?!”

“The successful person and the unsuccessful person are looking at the same world; the difference between them is what they see.”

“The strong-minded rise to the challenge of their goals and dreams. The weak-minded become haters.”

“Religion is the subjective experience. Science is the objective reality. To argue either is a ridiculous waste of time and energy.”

“It's simple; be YOU. If you're not being you, you're being someone else. YOU are not here to be someone else.”

“Every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better.”

“BREAKING NEWS: You're awesome and designed for success; live this day accordingly!”

“Life may bring you to your knees; pray. Then GET UP and participate in the answer. BECOME the remedy! BE the solution!”

“My life changed the day I moved beyond just wishing for things and I started earning them. That is the day I learned that we don't get what we wish for, we get what we work for.”

“Being in a relationship doesn’t entitle you to anything. You don’t get what you expect, you get what you create.”

“INTENT reveals desire; ACTION reveals commitment.”

“Your life isn't behind you; your memories are behind you. Your life is ALWAYS ahead of you. Today is a new day - seize it!”

“Tomorrow will never call to ask your opinion; you don't control it. Stop allowing today's possibilities to be robbed by tomorrow's insecurities.”

“Relationships: If you put up with it, you’re going to end up with it. Set the standard you want and don’t settle for less.”

“When you are living the best version of yourself, you inspire others to live the best versions of themselves.”

“It's not about what I SEE for our future, or humanity; It's about what I DO for our future and humanity.”

“September 11… I will never forget feeling scared and vulnerable… I will never forget feeling the deep sad loss of so many lives… I will never forget the smell of the smoke that reached across the water and delivered a deep feeling of doom into my gut… I will never forget feeling the boosted sense of unity and pride… I will never forget seeing the courageous actions of so many men and women… I will never forget seeing people of all backgrounds working together in community… I will never forget seeing what hate can destroy… I will never forget seeing what love can heal…”

“Don't nourish your fears more than you nourish your hopes.”

“Freedom is more than just a patriotic concept; it is the purest intent of our design. Be you. Be free. Be nice.”

“It has been noted that actions speak louder than words. Truth is, I have found that during many situations in life, words are just noise... and actions are the ONLY things that speak.”

“I believe in the immeasurable power of love; that true love can endure any circumstance and reach across any distance.”

“Sometimes problems don’t require a solution to solve them; instead they require maturity to outgrow them.”

“One of life's challenging realizations is that sometimes you outgrow your friends.”

“Only insecure boys will belittle a woman. The greatest way to "man-up" is to empower women.”

“When people tell me they can’t afford to join a gym, I tell them to go outside; planet Earth is a gym and we’re already members. Run, climb, sweat, and enjoy all of the natural wonder that is available to you.”

“Old religious dogma attempts to convince you that you are on a journey to God, then makes you pay tolls along that roadway.”

“If the universe does consist of a battle between the devil and God, the final analysis should conclude that religion would have been the devil’s most brilliant move and science, God’s.”

“You are not on a journey to God; you are on a journey WITH God.”

“In every ancient religious and sacred text, faith is a verb; a thing to be demonstrated. It is in modern days that we have diluted faith from an act to a philosophy.”

“If I told you to wish for good health, you would think I'm ridiculous; but when I exchange the word "wish" for the word "pray", you believe it can work. That is the disempowering delusion religions have brought us.”

“Your life begins to change the day you take responsibility for it.”

“Do not sabotage your new relationship with your last relationship’s poison.”

“Learn from your history, but don’t live in it.”

“While spirituality provides an efficient and endless fuel for your mind and body, you must burn that fuel with human action towards your goals, dreams, and desires.”

“It is in the balancing of your spirituality with your humanity that you will find immeasurable happiness, success, good health, and love.”

“Life is a balanced system of learning and evolution. Whether pleasure or pain; every situation in your life serves a purpose. It is up to us to recognize what that purpose could be.”

“Free yourself from the burden of feeling the need to hold on to anything. Let go… you are a part of everything.”

“Ideas and philosophies have a shelf-life. They must be kept fresh and renewed or they will spoil. If left unattended, the same ideas and philosophies that once nourished you and helped you grow can poison you and make you sick. Become aware of new ideas that can refresh your way of life and be open to the fact that your old ideas and philosophies can work for you for some time, but when the shelf-life has passed, those ideas and philosophies could also harm you.”

“It's not always what we don't know that gets in our way; sometimes it's what we think we know that keeps us from learning.”

“Stop allowing your outdated ideas to hinder your progress. How would your life be different if you became open to new information that can refine, improve, enhance your way of thinking, and empower your way of living?”

“If you fuel your journey on the opinions of others, you are going to run out of gas.”

“You are the point of origin for everything in your world: you set the standard for yourself.”

“This life is for loving, sharing, learning, smiling, caring, forgiving, laughing, hugging, helping, dancing, wondering, healing, and even more loving. I choose to live life this way. I want to live my life in such a way that when I get out of bed in the morning, the devil says, 'aw shit, he's up!”

“Some of the most powerful speeches I have given have been delivered in the dedicated silence of my actions.”