Humble the Poet > Quotes

“Unhappiness is simply when the picture in your head doesn’t match the picture in front of you.”
― Humble Poet, UnLearn: 101 Simple Truths For A Better Life

“Give a damn about yourself first, then those who give a damn about you, and then see if you have any damns left to give.  ”
― Humble the Poet, UnLearn: 101 Simple Truths For A Better Life

“When someone let’s us down, we can take the time to figure out if we want to allow that to happen again. After all, the past is just that, the past. We can only focus on improving the choices of our present to hopefully have a better future.”
― Humble Poet, UnLearn: 101 Simple Truths For A Better Life

“It's about finding that balance where you have one foot in the familiar, one foot in the unfamiliar.
If you have two feet in the unfamiliar it's overwhelming.
If you have two feet in the familiar then there's just boredom.
It's about having both.”
― Humble the Poet

“Comfort zones, after all, are the enemy of growth”
― Humble Poet, UnLearn: 101 Simple Truths For A Better Life

“If people don’t like you for who you are, change the people, not yourself.”
― Humble Poet, UnLearn: 101 Simple Truths For A Better Life

“If you know what you want from life, don’t let anyone tell you that it can’t be obtained, especially if the one telling you is yourself.”
― Humble Poet, UnLearn: 101 Simple Truths For A Better Life

“Regret is a burden we all hold, for whatever reason, and holding on does nothing but weigh us down. Learn from the mistakes of your past, thank them for occurring, then gently push them into the wind, and wave as they flutter away.”
― Humble Poet, UnLearn: 101 Simple Truths For A Better Life

“You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there’s still going to be somebody who hates peaches. —Dita Von”
― Humble the Poet, Things No One Else Can Teach Us

“There’s a quote associated with the American artist Florence Scovel Shinn: “No man is your friend, no man is your enemy, every man is your teacher.”
― Humble the Poet, Things No One Else Can Teach Us

“Life isn’t long enough to win folks over nor is it ever worth the effort to seek approval from the judgmental.”
― Humble Poet, UnLearn: 101 Simple Truths For A Better Life

“Love is not obedience.”
― Humble the Poet

“The fear of loneliness can drive us to compromise who we are, thinking it will open us up to other people.”
― Humble the Poet, Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life

“People who aren’t happy with what they have won’t be happy with what they get.”
― Humble the Poet, Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life

“No situation is good, no situation is bad, every situation is our teacher.”
― Humble the Poet, Things No One Else Can Teach Us

“Failure isn’t the opposite of success, it’s a path to it.”
― Humble the Poet, Things No One Else Can Teach Us

“we have to share our stories. There is so much power in realizing we’re not alone.”
― Humble the Poet, Things No One Else Can Teach Us

“We aren’t victims of life—we are life. We have power over our efforts, which gives us power to adjust our sails depending on which way things are blowing.”
― Humble the Poet, Things No One Else Can Teach Us

“use our disappointments to recognize the root of our expectations.”
― Humble the Poet, Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life

“I’ve said it numerous times, and I’m going to say it again: if you don’t love yourself, you have no business seeking love from others. Other people will exploit your need for love and affection for their own benefit; don’t hold that against them, just stay away from them.”
― Humble the Poet, Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life

“The reality is you’re not married to who you are; you can change it at any moment. The change may not be overnight, but nothing about you is concrete; it’s a construct. Anything that is constructed can be destroyed.”
― Humble the Poet, Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life

“Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.” Even when things are going well, be prepared for the worst-case scenarios; it will cushion the blow if something happens. You don’t need to trust a world you can’t control, just trust yourself to do your best to get through it.”
― Humble the Poet, Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life

“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.” ― Corrie ten Boom “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”
― Humble the Poet, UnLearn: 101 Simple Truths For A Better Life

“Let your actions do the talking from now on, and if something is important to you, let it show in your day-to-day movements.”
― Humble the Poet, Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life

“Life is too short to be in any situation you don’t want to be in, and it feels even shorter when you’re with people you don’t want to be around. There aren’t any erasers to undo our past, but there are fresh pages to write a new chapter. I have great friends who mustered up the courage and strength to escape their comfort zones and place themselves in situations they would much rather be in. It took time and it was a struggle, but they came out as better people with better lives. You can do the same thing. It won’t be easy, but so what? Is there really a point to building a life if it isn’t the life you want? I strongly encourage you to take risks; you’re worth it.”
― Humble the Poet, Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life

“The world isn’t fair—never was, never will be.”
― Humble the Poet, Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life

“A lot of the relationships we have are based on how the other person makes us feel about ourselves, and that only heightens the sense of loss at their departure”
― Humble the Poet, Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life

“Expectations are a bigger enemy to our happiness than our circumstances; the fewer expectations you have, the better off you are.”
― Humble the Poet, Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life

“patience doesn’t mean waiting around for things to happen—it’s respecting the time needed for things to play out.”
― Humble the Poet, Things No One Else Can Teach Us

“The only reason you’re not good enough is because you’re thinking it.”
― Humble the Poet, Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life