Maraboli Quotes & Sayings

Friends are medicine for a wounded heart and vitamins for a hopeful soul. — Steve Maraboli

There is a fascinating chaos to life; but there is always a message in the mess ... always. — Steve Maraboli

You are beautiful. Know this. Anyone who tells you otherwise is simply lying. You are beautiful. — Steve Maraboli

Forget yesterday - it has already forgotten you. Don't sweat tomorrow - you haven't even met. Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift - today. — Steve Maraboli

There is a difference between talented people and gifted people.Talented people are good AT something; Gifted people ARE that something. — Steve Maraboli

If you are bored, you're doing yourself a tremendous disservice. Open your mind, break-free from your conditioned routine, and reignite the flames of excitement and discover. — Steve Maraboli

Too much action with too little intent makes for wasteful exertion of energy and the confusion between movement and progress. — Steve Maraboli

Parental Alienation is an emotional act of violence that is aimed at an adult, but critically wounds a child. — Steve Maraboli

The problem that we have with a victim mentality is that we forget to see the blessings of the day. Because of this, our spirit is poisoned instead of nourished. — Steve Maraboli

It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn from our errors and move on. — Steve Maraboli

I don't know what's wrong with this world, but I do know what's right with it: Love. I have studied enough history to see that no matter how cruel the behavior of tyrants and no matter how dark the moments have been, Love has always prevailed. Always. — Steve Maraboli

Get out of your own way ... stop the paralysis by analysis ... decide what you want, create a simple plan, and get moving! — Steve Maraboli

The only thing sadder than hateful people's willingness to drag us down to their level, is our willingness to oblige. — Steve Maraboli

Cemeteries are full of unfulfilled dreams ... countless echoes of 'could have' and 'should have' ... countless books unwritten ... countless songs unsung ... I want to live my life in such a way that when my body is laid to rest, it will be a well needed rest from a life well lived, a song well sung, a book well written, opportunities well explored, and a love well expressed. — Steve Maraboli

Scholars, theologians, and even poets have yet to be able to truly describe and touch upon the beauty, romance, and magic of a relationship built on 100% authenticity — Steve Maraboli

I am grateful to those who have betrayed me ... They thought they were just stabbing me in the back, but they were also cutting me free from their poisonous life. — Steve Maraboli

There is no humility in calling yourself a Christian; placing Christ in the role of colleague. The humility lies in the truth of your imperfection and a more accurate description as a student of Christianity; placing Christ back in the role as head teacher. — Steve Maraboli

They thought they were helping me ...
but I didn't need help.
They thought they were fixing me ...
but I wasn't broken.
They thought they were watering me ...
but they were drowning me. — Steve Maraboli

Think of the patience God has had for you and let it resonate to others. If you want a more patient world, let patience be your motto — Steve Maraboli

You're not asking me for advice, you're asking me for permission. — Steve Maraboli

Two Immeasurable Things: The healing power of love and the destructive power of hate. — Steve Maraboli

When I was young, I used to wish I would fit in ... I'm glad I didn't get my wish. — Steve Maraboli

I believe in romance ... in playfulness ... in passion ... in expressing feelings ... in friendship ... in all the ways love heals, nourishes, and transforms "you" and "me" into an "us". — Steve Maraboli

The longer you blame the mirror, the longer you throw away the power to change what it is reflecting. — Steve Maraboli

Be creative and daring in your dreams and the steps you take to bring them to fruition. — Steve Maraboli

At some point, I finally realized that stress made a really bad companion ... so I had it pack its shit and leave. — Steve Maraboli

The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward. — Steve Maraboli

Be more than a father, be a dad. Be more than a figure, be an example. — Steve Maraboli

The only thing that makes life unfair is the delusion that it should be fair. — Steve Maraboli

Love yourself. Forgive yourself. Be true to yourself. How you treat yourself sets the standard for how others will treat you. — Steve Maraboli

If you fuel your journey on the opinions of others, you are going to run out of gas. — Steve Maraboli

If the self-help books worked, it would be a shrinking industry not a growing one. — Steve Maraboli

Stop giving your life away to other people. — Steve Maraboli

Stop throwing away days, weeks, months, and years by simply day-dreaming about what you wish your life would be. — Steve Maraboli

I am always saddened by the death of a good person. It is from this sadness that a feeling of gratitude emerges. I feel honored to have known them and blessed that their passing serves as a reminder to me that my time on this beautiful earth is limited and that I should seize the opportunity I have to forgive, share, explore, and love. I can think of no greater way to honor the deceased than to live this way. — Steve Maraboli

Happiness, success, peace, and love are experienced when we live accordingly. They are not something you have, they are something you DO. — Steve Maraboli

Haters have fallen into the tragic mindset of comparison; a form of psychological suicide. — Steve Maraboli

I want love, passion, honesty, and companionship ... sex that drives me crazy and conversation that drives me sane. — Steve Maraboli

Be careful ... not all are what they seem. Some people pretend to be the beach, but they're actually quicksand. — Steve Maraboli

Life is a miracle. YOU are a unique expression of this purposeful miracle. Think of how GREAT that makes you. Live big! You are not here to dwell within the basement of your potentiality. — Steve Maraboli

Embrace love and compassion with all your spirit. Understand that they never hurt or offend, they just heal and empower. — Steve Maraboli

We need more than just the Law of Attraction. We need to connect with its more successful twin, the Law of Generosity. And further entwine ourselves with their parent; the Law of Love. — Steve Maraboli

Gratitude is the bridge that merges your love with longevity. It is the vital ingredient for a lasting relationship. — Steve Maraboli

Remember when your curiosity inspired your investigative mind to explore and learn ... you weren't bogged down with resentment, cynicism, and emotional baggage ... just think about how great it would be to return to that mindset of unencumbered learning and adventurous living ... you are just one choice away from that life ... choose to let go of the infertile past ... go live your adventure! — Steve Maraboli

It took me a long time to learn the difference between working on a healthy relationship and wasting my time on a long goodbye. Never again! — Steve Maraboli

Be + Have = Behave. You will experience your success when you BEHAVE accordingly. BE and you shall HAVE. — Steve Maraboli

Fear and doubt do not kill courage and faith; they birth them. You cannot have courage without fear. You cannot have faith without doubt. — Steve Maraboli

God is the name we give to the science we don't understand. Science is the name we give to the God we don't understand. — Steve Maraboli

Intimacy transcends the physical. It is a feeling of closeness that isn't about proximity, but of belonging. It is a beautiful emotional space in which two become one. — Steve Maraboli

Today's man should do more than just talk; he should act. He should do more than just promise; he should deliver. — Steve Maraboli

It's never pretty when you leave an abusive and controlling relationship. The warden always protests when the prison gets shut-down. — Steve Maraboli

I will not try to convince you to love me, to respect me, to commit to me. I deserve better than that; I AM BETTER THAN THAT ... Goodbye. — Steve Maraboli

Love yourself ... enough to take the actions required for your happiness ... enough to cut yourself loose from the drama-filled past ... enough to set a high standard for relationships ... enough to feed your mind and body in a healthy manner ... enough to forgive yourself ... enough to move on. — Steve Maraboli

Squeeze this amazing human experience for all its nourishing juices. Take action towards the life you see for yourself. Don't just look to the sky and beg for it; put your feet on the ground and create it! — Steve Maraboli

Some of the most powerful speeches I have given have been delivered in the dedicated silence of my actions. — Steve Maraboli

Many people strive for success in order to find happiness when, in fact, the inverse is true. Strive for happiness and you shall find success. — Steve Maraboli

I can only love you most when I love me best. — Steve Maraboli

I always thought they were a God-send; and they were ... But then again, so was the Great Flood. — Steve Maraboli

Our moral economy went bankrupt long before our financial one. — Steve Maraboli

Don't waste your time hating me; you can't change me. Instead, hate your impotent life; THAT you can change. — Steve Maraboli

Behavior speaks ... Before you even open your mouth, your actions have told me who you are and what you're about. — Steve Maraboli

If the things behind you are tripping you, you're moving in the wrong direction. — Steve Maraboli

Sometimes the greatest thing to come out of all your hard work isn't what you GET for it, but what you BECOME for it. — Steve Maraboli

My strategy for success, you ask? I don't just verbalize, I demonstrate. Try it for yourself and watch each day come alive! — Steve Maraboli

The people in my circle? Those who make me feel blessed; not stressed. — Steve Maraboli

Free yourself from the poisonous and laborious burden of holding a grudge. When you hold a grudge, you want someone else's sorrow to reflect your level of hurt, but the two rarely meet. Let go ... Sometimes, forgiveness is simply a reflection of loving yourself enough to move on. — Steve Maraboli

Action is the universal language of success. — Steve Maraboli

I find that being considerate of others and keeping what I say and what I do in agreement makes for a great night's sleep. — Steve Maraboli

Messy" is a word we use to explain a conflict with an expectation we had. Eliminate the expectation, and you eliminate the "messy". — Steve Maraboli

Change is nature's way of offering us the opportunity to explore the parameters of our humanity and potential. Don't fight it, embrace it. There is a magical experience awaiting those who embrace this natural process. — Steve Maraboli

Sure I find it very liberating and empowering now; but at first, it took me a while to get used to the uncomfortably vulnerable feeling that comes along with being honest. — Steve Maraboli

Just because I don't believe in YOUR God doesn't mean I don't believe in God. I just choose not to be bound by the limits of your imagination or those of your ancestors. — Steve Maraboli

Mindset fuels behavior... Great lives, great relationships, great businesses, and great love stories are cultivated from within. — Steve Maraboli

It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime. — Steve Maraboli

I believe in unconditional love ...
I believe in dangerous unselfishness ...
I believe in daring to achieve ...
I believe in making mistakes ...
I believe in helping others ...
I believe in moving on ...
I believe in passionate romance ...
I believe in living the fullness of this human experience ...
I believe in ME ... — Steve Maraboli

Most people will talk the talk, few will walk the walk; be amongst those few. — Steve Maraboli

There is nothing worse for the lying soul than the mirror of reality. — Steve Maraboli

Our love is perfect. And even though we may not be, our love creates a bridge that spans over our imperfections and joins us where it matters. — Steve Maraboli

Leadership is a mindset in which one is unapologetically driven towards their goals and in behaving accordingly, inspires those around them to join in. — Steve Maraboli

I feel like when I give trust that isn't earned, I receive hurt that isn't deserved. — Steve Maraboli

When love is at the base of something, it is a masterpiece. — Steve Maraboli

Every job I was denied for ... opened the door to new opportunities. Every relationship that hurt me ... led me to my true love. Every mistake I thought would be the end of me ... pointed me towards an incredible success. Sometimes when you think you're losing, you're winning. — Steve Maraboli

The truth is never dressed for the occasion. — Steve Maraboli

There's no need to tell me who you are; you're already showing me. — Steve Maraboli

In many ways, life is about managing your delusions; keeping the ones that nourish and eliminating the ones that poison. — Steve Maraboli

From warm meals, to daily exercise, to healthcare; one can't help but wonder how our society would be different if tended to the elderly as we do to our imprisoned. — Steve Maraboli

The people we consider successful in our society are all people that seize every moment and make the best of each situation. — Steve Maraboli

When you find yourself in need of spiritual nourishment, it is in the opportunities to serve others that you will find the abundance you seek. — Steve Maraboli

Happiness, after all, is found in the simplest of things. — Steve Maraboli

It's hard not to stand in awe and enchantment with the beauty in which nature expresses herself. — Steve Maraboli

It's amazing to me how hard people work to maintain a life they hate. — Steve Maraboli

No Blame: The most liberating and empowering day of my life was the day I freed myself from my own self-destructive nonsense. — Steve Maraboli

There are often great lessons to be learned at the roots of stress, drama, and heartache. Don't let the magnitude of the circumstance blind you to the value of the lesson. — Steve Maraboli

100% of a Guru's marketing plan depends on you holding the belief that you are not enough; that you were created less equipped than necessary to fulfill your purpose. What if you let go of that belief and connected with the truth of your innate power to change and shape your life? You ARE enough. You CAN change and shape your own life. Anyone who tells you different is simply lying. Your life has immeasurable potentiality for greatness; act accordingly. — Steve Maraboli

You are beautiful. Your beauty, just like your capacity for life, happiness, and success, is immeasurable. — Steve Maraboli

God's word is not just to be heard and repeated, it is to be breathed, lived, and emulated with each action. — Steve Maraboli

Our love is sharpened by the stone of our challenges and strengthened by the struggles of our growth. — Steve Maraboli

Wisdom stems from personal accountability. We all make mistakes; own them ... learn from them. Don't throw away the lesson by blaming others. — Steve Maraboli

If you would stop worrying about things you don't control and release what God has put into you, you will change everything around you. — Steve Maraboli

I watch her with loving sadness as she dulls her shine to please others. Will this butterfly ever soar? Will she continue to pretend she can't fly? Her greatest life awaits this decision. — Steve Maraboli