Better Person Quotes
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“Your strength doesn't come from winning. It comes from struggles and hardship. Everything that you go through prepares you for the next level.”
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“Become a millionaire not for the million dollars, but for what it will make of you to achieve it.”
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“See? Even dead she makes me a better whatever-the-hell it is I am. A less stupid person. A more considerate monster.”
― Sandman Slim
― Sandman Slim
“Be around people that make you want to be a better person, who make you feel good, make you laugh, and remind you what's important in life.”
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“Just because something goes wrong in your life doesn't mean you get to become the wrong in everyone else's”
― Cure for the Common Universe
― Cure for the Common Universe
“The good ones put your character to the flame and burn away all the rest of the shit until you come out a better you.”
― When It's Real
― When It's Real
“I'm a role model now. ... I want to be a better person because I don't want to disappoint those girls. I stop and think about my actions more. I tip great, I try not to swear too much, and I remember to thank people and be grateful. And all that stuff I do to "appear' better has actually made me a better person. I wish I had always acted like I was a little bit famous.”
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“When you love someone you
protect them.
Protect them from not just others but
sometimes yourself too - from your own
sharp edges.
Such is the flow of the emotional current
that if they are hurt you feel as much pain.
And so, you either willingly smoothen your
corners or you turn yourself away so as to
save them from the bruises.
And perhaps that's how
Love makes you a better person.”
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protect them.
Protect them from not just others but
sometimes yourself too - from your own
sharp edges.
Such is the flow of the emotional current
that if they are hurt you feel as much pain.
And so, you either willingly smoothen your
corners or you turn yourself away so as to
save them from the bruises.
And perhaps that's how
Love makes you a better person.”
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“You jealous souls are primeval without a doubt,
Teach yourself to eat better instead of trying to eat one's heart out.”
― Versed with Life
Teach yourself to eat better instead of trying to eat one's heart out.”
― Versed with Life
“This was not how she’d envisioned the day going when she got up this morning and made that bargain with God, the one where she promised to be a better person if he gave her a whole day where she didn’t have to face anything from her past. But God had just reneged on the deal. Which meant she didn’t have to be a better person…”
― The Sweetest Thing
― The Sweetest Thing
“Everyday, I end up with your chat on top. Everyday, I end with knowing you a bit more. Don't know whether you're mine or not, but everyday is making me the right person to you.”
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“All of us must remember that in this world we have to do a lot of things we do not want to do and that the doing of these things makes better people of us.”
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“Let’s not confuse getting better at something with being a better person.”
― The Path to a Meaningful Life
― The Path to a Meaningful Life
“You’re not supposed to be in a relationship because it’s comfortable, it’s supposed to be because they make you a better person.”
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“I want to be better than all my fellow-men!” I prayed. And I heard a voice say:- “Be better today than you were yesterday and better still tomorrow than you are today!”
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“Start becoming the person you want to be and eventually you'll look back at the person you were.”
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“For a fleeting second, he'd thought her Helene returned from the dead, but as he swiftly drank in her features, watched the way the anger left her eyes but not the passion that fueled it, and then saw her offer compassion and justice to the two rogues, he knew this was no Helene reincarnated but a wondrous woman who, already, drew him the way shrines did pilgrims.”
― The Chocolate Maker's Wife
― The Chocolate Maker's Wife
“Every struggle in your life has shaped you into the person you are today. Be thankful for the hard times, they will only make you stronger.”
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“You know, Mother, there are other reasons that I have chosen to remain in America. None more important than Tiana, of course."
"Of course," she said.
"But I like the person that I have become over this past year. I learned that I'm really good at selling things and helping others," he said with a laugh. "See Lisette over there? I just helped broker a deal for her to sell her homemade medicinals in the biggest department store in New Orleans.
"I like my job. It feels good to know that I can make my own way in this world, and do some good in it, too." Naveen shook his head. "I never thought I would say this, but I want to thank you and Father for cutting me off. It turns out that is exactly what I needed."
His mother cupped his cheek. "I am proud of you, son. I always knew you could accomplish anything once you discovered your true heart's desire. Well, at least I'd hoped that would be the case," she amended with a laugh. "Just know there is always a place for you here. You can always come home."
Naveen caught sight of a sparkling blue dress out of the corner of his eye. He looked over and saw Tiana walking toward them.
"I have found my home," Naveen said.”
― Almost There
"Of course," she said.
"But I like the person that I have become over this past year. I learned that I'm really good at selling things and helping others," he said with a laugh. "See Lisette over there? I just helped broker a deal for her to sell her homemade medicinals in the biggest department store in New Orleans.
"I like my job. It feels good to know that I can make my own way in this world, and do some good in it, too." Naveen shook his head. "I never thought I would say this, but I want to thank you and Father for cutting me off. It turns out that is exactly what I needed."
His mother cupped his cheek. "I am proud of you, son. I always knew you could accomplish anything once you discovered your true heart's desire. Well, at least I'd hoped that would be the case," she amended with a laugh. "Just know there is always a place for you here. You can always come home."
Naveen caught sight of a sparkling blue dress out of the corner of his eye. He looked over and saw Tiana walking toward them.
"I have found my home," Naveen said.”
― Almost There
“Prayer will make you a better person and cause you to go to better places.”
― Prayer: An Antidote for the Inner Man
― Prayer: An Antidote for the Inner Man
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