Reddit Users Reveal 20 Quotes That Changed Their Lives

There is nothing like a good aha moment! Whether it’s a song lyric, a line from a movie, or just a good piece of advice, inspiration can come from anywhere. Here are 20 quotes that Reddit users say changed their perspective on life.

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"Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." - William Jennings Bryan

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"What if you woke up today with only the things you were thankful for yesterday?" - Unknown

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"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." - Annie Dillard

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"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." - Greek Proverb

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"We have a tendency to want the other person to be a finished product while we give ourselves the grace to evolve." - T.D. Jakes

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"Don't concern yourself about the changes you will make. Act now. The thinking comes after." - Unknown

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"True friends say good things behind your back and bad things to your face." - Unknown

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"Children are not things to be molded, but are people to be unfolded." - Jess Lair

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"Every lesson at every level will be repeated until learned." - Unknown

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"You are a ghost driving a meat coated skeleton made from stardust. What do you have to be scared of?" - Unknown

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"The only time you look in your neighbour's bowl is to make sure that they have enough. You don't look in your neighbour's bowl to see if you have as much as them." - Louis C.K.

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"Every adult you've ever met is still a child in their own minds." - Unknown

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"If there is no solution to the problem then don't waste time worrying about it. If there is a solution to the problem then don't waste time worrying about it." - Dalai Lama XIV

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"It is the peculiar nature of the world to go on spinning no matter what sort of heartbreak is happening." - Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees

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"The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now." - Chinese Proverb

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"Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody's gonna die. Come watch TV?" - Rick and Morty

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"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." - T.S. Eliot