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Mélanie Berliet

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6,037 quotes curated by Mélanie Berliet:

“Experience is not worth the getting. It's not a thing that happens pleasantly to a passive you—it's a wall that an active you runs up against.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Beautiful and Damned [Annotated]
Tagged: Experience
“Happiness is only the first hour after the alleviation of some especially intense misery.”
— Maury Noble, The Beautiful and Damned [Annotated]
Tagged: Pain, Suffering
“Own saying no, saying yes. Own your mood, your feelings. Own your plans, your path, your hope. Never back down from expressing yourself.”
— Bianca Sparacino
Tagged: Say No, Confidence
“You see their smile, painted across their face, beaming with light and hope and beauty, and your heart bursts because you wish you were the one who could have inspired it.”
— Bianca Sparacino, Falling In Love Is Incredible, Unless You’re The Only One Falling
Tagged: Falling In Love
“You could put a blond wig on a hot-water heater and some dude would try to fuck it.”
— Tina Fey, Bossypants
Tagged: Blond, Guys Are Stupid
“In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.”
— Tina Fey, Bossypants
Tagged: Good Boss, Business
“Try this: I'm allowed to make mistakes. I'm allowed to feel good sometimes. Anxiety is my bitch. I don't like these feelings, but they won't hurt me.”
— Robert Duff, Hardcore Self Help: F**k Anxiety
Tagged: Mantras, Tell Yourself This
“You have this high level of kinetic energy inside of you, and sometimes it feels like you can't stop the hamster from running at full speed and it just won't fall off the wheel even though it's so tired that it could die.”
— Robert Duff, Hardcore Self Help: F**k Anxiety
Tagged: Anxiety, Energy
“People don't die from panic attacks. It just doesn't happen. Your body is a dick, but it's not going to let you self-destruct like that. Even though the emotional pain and physical discomfort may be quite unbearable, anxiety will not physically hurt you.”
— Robert Duff, Hardcore Self Help: F**k Anxiety
Tagged: Panic Attacks, Physical Symptoms of Panic Attacks, You Aren't Going Die
“Fighting against your thoughts is not an effective strategy, so what you can do instead is focus on replacement language. Give yourself some mantras to repeat to yourself throughout the day or when you are actively experiencing symptoms.”
— Robert Duff, Hardcore Self Help: F**k Anxiety
Tagged: Anxiety