223 New Beginning Quotes To Help You Get Started In Life

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223 New Beginning Quotes To Help You Get Started In Life

“To know what you want in life, you have to first know who you are.”
“Your dreams define you; your goals determine where you go.”
“I don’t think I’m a failure. It doesn’t feel like that. But there are things I need to learn from this experience.”
“The most important thing you’ll ever learn isn’t how to live, but how to die.”
“If we could just be still long enough, we’d see the miracles all around us.”
“Sometimes when we’re going through something really hard, we need to remind ourselves that everything happens for a reason.”
“When you stop looking at things as being ‘all good’ or ‘all bad,’ and begin seeing them as opportunities to grow and improve, amazing things can happen.”
It’s easier to make a friend than an enemy.
“We cannot control the waves, but we can learn to surf.”
“There’s no such thing as failure – there’s just feedback.”
“You can never climb higher if you keep looking down.”
“Don’t run away from who you really are. You won’t find out who you are unless you face up to all the ways you’ve been wronged.”
“Don’t let others tell you who you can become. Make sure you’re living the life you were meant to live.
What makes me happy today may not work tomorrow — so enjoy each day as it comes.
“Never regret. Always forgive. Forgive everyone, even those who hurt you. That way, you set an example for people to follow.”
“In order to succeed, you must accept responsibility for your actions.”
“Be thankful for every opportunity because someday you might not be given another chance.”
“A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions.”
“All human beings dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day-to-day bustle of life to find that their hopes have transformed into reality. Others, cut off from all possibility of creative expression, they are trapped with dull monotony in the everyday.”
“You are responsible for the choices you make. Don’t blame anyone else.”
“Life is too short to waste time hating other people. Love thy neighbor as thyself.
“You can’t fall asleep on your job. You always have to be doing more.”
“Success is not a destination, it is a journey. Every step you take brings you closer to your goal.”
“Every problem has a solution and every situation has a lesson. So why look back?”
“Always do right. This simple principle will provide you with peace of mind, regardless of the outcome.
“No matter what you say, you will not make someone love you. No one can force someone to love him/her.”
“Nothing worthwhile requires effortless perfectionism.”
The key to success is focus. In any endeavour, you have to choose a path and stick to it.”
“Love conquers all.”
“Remember: You can pick yourself up after a fall, but you can’t pick up someone else after they’ve fallen.”
“Don’t compare your abilities to someone else’s. Be content knowing that you were born to achieve greatness.”
“I haven’t failed. I’ve found 10,000 ways that don’t work.”
“The best part about being older is having learned from your mistakes. If you hadn’t made some mistakes along the way, you wouldn’t know where you’re trying to go.”
“People judge themselves far worse than they ever judge other people.”
“Nobody cares what you look like. They only care what you do.”
“I try to be a gentleman; it helps people treat me better.”
I’m grateful to my parents, because without them I would not be here.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'”
“Learn to relax and then everything works out just fine.”
If you want to give something your all, put all your heart into it.
When faced with adversity, remember there is no substitute for hard work, dedication, discipline, planning and honesty.
There can be no real happiness until we learn to appreciate ourselves, our families, friends and community.
Never allow the feeling of inadequacy to rule your life.”
“You cannot change others, but you can show them how to do things differently.”
“To truly live, you must first understand death.”
“It doesn’t matter how slowly you go so long as you don’t turn around.”
“In the end, friendship makes all the difference.”
“Be careful, or you’ll get hurt.”
“What matters most isn’t how much money you have in the bank… It’s whether you have enough to buy a ticket to ride.”
Never confuse faith with belief. Faith is an act of the will, while belief is often a mere intellectual acquiescence.”
Sometimes you need to accept the fact that the person you thought was perfect wasn’t.
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
“Life is about making choices. When you make a choice, you take ownership for the consequences.”
“Believe in yourself. Have faith in yourself. Know that you will succeed.”
“A true friend is someone who knows when to listen and when to shut up.”
“Laughter is the shortest distance between two points.”
“All great achievements start with a dream, and if you think that you can conquer fear, you should begin by learning to fly.”
“To travel is to discover the unknown, to pierce the veils that conceal the secrets of life.”
“Doing the right thing is always more important than doing the easy thing.”
“We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.”
“Nothing in life worth having comes easily.”
“You can tell a lot about a man by the company he keeps.”
“The way to success is always to aim at perfection.”
No one has ever become poor by giving.
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many mend.”
“How different the world looks to him who sees it whole and entire, compared to the one who sees it after it is divided and broken down into little bits and fragments.”
Your attitude determines your altitude.
“If you plan on being miserable, you might as well be miserable now.”
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our intentions too high and falling short; the greatest danger is in setting our intentions too low and achieving our full potential.”
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
Remember that your goal is not necessarily to achieve excellence but simply to strive for improvement. Expect less from yourself than you expect from others, because you’ve got so much to offer.”
“Greatness is nothing other than the sum total or result of all ones efforts.”
There is no secret to living a happy life. Happiness depends upon ourselves.”
“When you are young, you want to feel important. As you grow older, you realize that what really matters is just to be yourself.”
“Anyone can give good advice; it takes character to follow it.”
“I never learned to swim, but I learned to live underwater.”
“To know yourself is to know everything.”
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”
“A man is rich only in proportion as he disregards trifles.”
“Don’t worry about tomorrow – it will take care of itself. Each day’s trouble is small compared to a life lived under stress.
“Happiness does not consist in possession, but in the appreciation thereof.”
“The best revenge would be a smile.”
Some people come into our lives, leave footprints behind them, and they’re gone forever — some people stay awhile, leave footprints, and then there are those who stay long enough to make a real difference.
“Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.”
“Everyone needs something larger than himself to believe in.”
“The measure of intelligence is not its ability to solve problems, but rather its power to recognize & appreciate beauty.”
“It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.”
“I am still searching for meaning, purpose, and happiness. But I have found them within me!”
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”
The problem with quotes is that they are often misinterpreted. Don’t quote things out of context, use your own words, otherwise they lose their meaning.
“We should all get dressed up more often.”
“Sometimes you need to let go of the person you used to be.”
“In order to succeed we must understand why we fail.”
“The mind is more powerful than the body.”
“The past doesn’t exist, you created it.”
“The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.”
“Actions speak louder than words.”
“You can’t help everybody, but you can help somebody at the same time.”
“What you think about grows.”
Be careful when reading health books, many contain bad information.
“Do not judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”
“We have met the enemy and the enemy is us.”
“Never stop dreaming.”
“Time heals all wounds.”
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may well be necessary to encounter the defeat, so hard won, before you can enjoy the victory.”
“No matter how strong your desire for success or how hard you try, if you do nothing else, always remember this. The most successful people in life are simply those who got started.
“People do not change until they see the consequences of changing.”
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it does not act unbecomingly, it does not seek its own interests, nor the contrary of others. It does not rejoice over wrongs, but rejoices with the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
“Success is measured by how much you loved while on earth.”
“One of the greatest gifts we receive is the opportunity to become all that we were meant to be.”
“You’ll meet a lot of people who tell you that your dreams aren’t possible. They probably mean well, but they’re usually wrong. Dreaming big isn’t just an American thing; anyone who’s ever succeeded has had that dream.”
“There’s no such thing as failure; Only feedback from previous attempts.”
“Don’t let other people tell you that you can’t do anything, because you already know you can do everything.”
“Every single one of us was born with greatness inside him/her. We only lack the courage to unleash it.”
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
“Nothing will work unless you put your whole heart into it.”
“It takes great strength to admit when we’ve failed.”
“You don’t learn anything new until you realize that something old wasn’t new after all.”
“Nobody gets exactly what he wants, but everyone gets something.”
“Life is too short to spend it hating someone you could easily avoid.”
“When you change yourself, you change the entire universe.”
“You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
“Dreams begin as fantasy and take shape as ambition.”
“Happiness is not a goal, it is a way of life.
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.”
“I’m not afraid of tomorrow, I’m afraid of today.”
“Most of our problems come from having expectations beyond our abilities.”
“Your imagination will often carry you farther than where common sense would take you.”
“Let go of yesterday and live in the moment.”
“A mind once stretched by a new idea cannot regain its original dimensions.”
“If the only prayer you said in your whole lifetime was ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.”
“We can’t control all aspects of our lives, but we can control ourselves.”
“Never stop learning, even if you think you have learned enough.”
“You can’t buy happiness, but you can help make somebody else happy.”
Whatever the world gives you, give back three times more.
“What you get depends mainly on what you give.”
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.”
“Your mind is like a parachute for your senses. It lets you perceive the present moment so you don’t have to waste time and energy worrying about some far-off outcome or past mistake.”
“The worst sin towards yourself is to doubt the potential within you.”
“Try not to use a good memory as an excuse for not using a better brain.”
“Worrying does not solve anything.”
“Remember: If you want to do something differently, you must first understand why you are doing it the same way.”
“Be thankful for every day you are alive, because someday you may not wake up again.”
“It doesn’t matter if you fail, as long as you try.”
“Take care of your health. A healthy body creates a healthy mind.”
“In order to succeed, your desire has to be greater than your fear.”
Success comes through perseverance, hard work, and being true to yourself.
“If you believe in yourself, no mountain stands before you.”
“There’s always a solution to every problem, you just have to look.”
“All things happen for a reason, although we sometimes might not understand why at the time.”
“Always remember – there is nothing wrong with falling down, getting up is the challenge!”
“You have two choices – run away and let others define who you are…or move forward and redefine how they see you.”
“Believe in yourself; you know what you are capable of achieving.”
“Forgive yourself. You were human, just like everybody else.”
“Do not dwell on the mistakes of the past, concentrate on building a better future.”
Every obstacle presents an opportunity for growth.”
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm and passion.”
“Don’t worry about failure, focus on success.”
“Everything happens when it should.”
“God provides everything we need in this life. Even if he didn’t, we wouldn’t miss it.”
“Your destiny is in your hands.”
“Life is what you make it.”
“We’re never given a wish without also receiving a gift.”
“Give thanks for your blessings, whether big or small…”
A person could spend their entire life searching for happiness and still not find it.
“Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.”
“Love yourself unconditionally – that’s the best thing you can offer anyone else.”
“Someday someone will love you unconditionally.”
“Accept that you cannot change other people, only yourself.”
“When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take responsibility and apologize.”
“Even though you feel lost sometimes, keep moving forward anyway.”
“It’s your choice. The decision you make now could determine where you end up later.”
“You have to decide which road you are going to travel. There are many roads to choose from.”
“No one can force you into the right decisions, but everyone can influence your decisions for good.”
“You are responsible for your own actions. No one cares about your failures more than you.”
“Never accept defeat. Always give 100% effort until you achieve victory.”
“I am grateful for all my experiences. It makes me stronger.”
“Live each moment exactly as it comes your way, and appreciate the moments that pass by too quickly to enjoy them.”
“Happiness is finding out who you are, even though you already knew deep inside.”
“Keep growing! Keep learning!”
“Your greatest strength lies in the unknown.”
“Stay positive. Believe that everything happens for a reason. Don’t get upset over inconsequential matters.”
“Strive for excellence and strive for perfection. Never settle for mediocrity.”
“Trust your instincts. They can help guide you through any situation.”
Don’t live in fear of making mistakes, because even the most experienced leaders make mistakes.
“If you don’t try, you won’t succeed. If you do try, you’ll probably fail. But if you don’t try, then you may never know you could have succeeded.”
“The universe has no limits. Anything is possible.”
“Remember: the past does not equal the future.”
“You are the captain of your own ship. You can steer in any direction you want.”
“What you think determines what you become.”
“Everyone is a work in progress. Everyone needs improvement.”
“You are a product of your thoughts. Your mind becomes your reality.”
“You can accomplish anything with hard work and dedication.”
“There are two types of people in this world: those who make things happen and those who watch things happen.”
“Forget about the past; forget about the future; just concentrate on today.”
“Successful people see obstacles as opportunities.”
“You must be willing to let go of something once you have learned its lesson.”
“Learn from your successes, but more importantly, learn from your failures”.
“Look at every challenge not as a problem to overcome, but as an opportunity to improve.”
“You don’t have to be perfect to start!”
“Everything is a process, from beginning to end.”
Dream big dreams, and when you wake up in the morning, throw away yesterday’s garbage and open your eyes to tomorrow’s possibilities.
“Be happy with who you are today, because nobody knows how much potential you really possess.”
“As long as I’m breathing, I’ll always be standing here.”
“Take time to smell the roses. Enjoy life while you still can.
“Don’t worry about what others say or think. Worry about what you say or think.”
“Life is full of choices, but only some are worth taking.”
“We all need support from time to time. When we’re down, someone should be there to lift us back up.”
“It takes courage to grow, but everyone has their weak moments.”
“It doesn’t matter where you come from, what matters is where you are going.”
“Some risks are necessary, especially if they lead to a greater reward.”
When you feel like giving up, remember why you started in the first place.
“A person who says he isn’t scared of dying is either lying or crazy.”
“Every day brings new challenges. Every day gives you a chance to change.”
“No matter what you do, sometimes you will win, sometimes you will lose. Sometimes you will fall flat on your face, but keep getting up.”
“Sometimes it seems like the right thing to do, but later you realize that it was actually a mistake.”
“Your beliefs shape everything you decide and every choice you make.”
“You can choose happiness, but you cannot guarantee it, yet you can choose hope, which leads to happiness anyway.”
“No one ever said life would be easy. It just gets easier each day.”
“If you want to get somewhere fast, take the scenic route.”
“Keep moving forward. There’s nothing to hold you back, and you can’t stop yourself from achieving great things.”
“Always look at problems as chances to prove yourself to yourself.”

Final Thoughts

I hope that these quotes have helped you to be the best version of yourself, as well as preparing for any fresh start that may arise during your journey through life!

Best of luck!