Steve Maraboli Quotes

Poisonous relationships can alter our perception. You can spend many years thinking you’re worthless… but you’re not worthless, you’re unappreciated.

~ Steve Maraboli

When we see someone or something as imperfect, it is a reflection of our limitations, not theirs.

~ 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

What a blessing to love someone so much that you long for them at the core of your being. At the same time, when you are separated from that person, that longing is a torture I would not wish on anyone.

~ Steve Maraboli

Someone who loves you will reveal beautiful things within yourself... things you had never noticed before... things nobody else cared to.

~ Steve Maraboli

My love for her is beyond any love I have ever heard described. It is a love that is beyond love, a soul connection in which no seam is visible.

~ Steve Maraboli

I will spend an eternity loving you, caring for you, respecting you, showing you every day that I hold you as high as the stars.

~ Steve Maraboli

...be more than a person she would settle for... be a person she would yearn for.

~ Steve Maraboli

The batshit kind of love that makes no sense at all… and at the same time… all the sense in the world… That is us… You and me, a “WE.

~ Steve Maraboli

Let Love Move You...If you can’t stop thinking of her, it’s because her essence has left an imprint on your heart… on your soul...Don’t be afraid of this feeling; be nourished by it...Let it stir your entire being…Let it help release your greatest self...Let it inspire you to be loving… to be respectful… to be romantic… to be intelligent… to be passionate… to be a good listener… to be appreciative…Let this wonderful feeling move you to become a passionate love maker… a ravenous seducer...Do not be afraid of this deep love! Let it reveal the best of you…Let this feeling encourage you to behave in an honest and sincere manner…So that you may be more than a person she would settle for… so that you may be a person she would yearn for.

~ Steve Maraboli

When you finally meet the right one for you, it suddenly becomes clear why everyone else was so wrong.

~ Steve Maraboli

May the way I look at you, the way I speak with you, and the way I treat you reflect the truth that... I have loved you since forever.

~ Steve Maraboli

Being with you today is worth all the broken hearts of yesterday.

~ Steve Maraboli

Where it MattersBeing with you today is worth all the broken hearts of yesterday. In a flash, all of the stumbling blocks of relationships gone wrong have become the stepping stones to our perfect love. We fit. I now understand the feeling I used to think was pain that came along with love was actually the discomfort from being in a place I didn’t fit. Thank you for being you… for sharing your love with me… for inspiring me to accept myself… for helping me see the unique beauty in imperfection… for showing me that love is something you do; something not just to be said, but also to be shown.I am not perfect; neither are you. I love that!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.I love you!

~ Steve Maraboli

Batshit Kind of LoveThe type of love that can’t be described with words…The type of love that can’t be measured by time…The type of love that inspires haters to hate…The type of love that makes no sense to those around you…The type of love that exists in the beautiful eyes in which you can see all of your tomorrows… all of your children and grandchildren…The type of love that makes you feel like forever will not be long enough…The type of love that is born out of a relationship that is built on honor, respect, and truth...That is our love... That is our connection...The batshit kind of love that makes no sense at all… and at the same time… all the sense in the world…That is us…You and me; a “WE.

~ Steve Maraboli

Our relationships are nourished and shaped by the commitment we express through our actions. Don't just speak, ACT!

~ Steve Maraboli

Through all the challenges life may throw at us, let’s not forget that we are soul mates… companions… individuals… divinely fused together by the immeasurable power of love… and that we can get through it all… as one.

~ Steve Maraboli

Love encompasses so much, reaches so far, and heals so deeply, that any attempt to describe it, no matter how poetic, only dilutes it.

~ Steve Maraboli

Forever is a measure of time used by people who share an ordinary love. Our extraordinary love is immeasurable...for us, forever just won’t do.

~ Steve Maraboli

Sometimes in the quest for enlightenment the only thing that gets lighter is your wallet.

~ Steve Maraboli

It’s time to care, it’s time to take responsibility, it’s time to lead, it’s time for a change, it’s time to be true to our greatest self, it’s time to stop blaming others

~ Steve Maraboli

Don't confuse poor decision making with destiny. Take accountability for your life, cut out the drama, distance yourself from negativity, and move your life into a healthy direction.

~ Steve Maraboli

Stop confusing poor decision-making with destiny. Take accountability. Wanting, praying, hoping, and wishing for change isn’t enough… Desire doesn’t changes lives; BEHAVIOR does.

~ Steve Maraboli

Within the scope of universal time, it seems I’ll be dead a whole lot longer than I’ll be alive. So while I’m here, I will not worship death; I’ll worship life. I’ll live life to the fullest… victories, losses, successes, mistakes, love, and hurt… I’ll live and learn to the fullest; without apology.

~ Steve Maraboli

The victim mindset will have you dancing with the devil, then complaining that you're in hell.

~ Steve Maraboli

I've come to learn that being alone is better than being next to someone and feeling alone.

~ Steve Maraboli

Just because you're with someone, doesn't mean you're not alone.

~ Steve Maraboli

When the world makes me feel like I am alone, love reminds me otherwise.

~ Steve Maraboli

I refuse to suffer the torment of regret that comes with living a “what if” life.

~ Steve Maraboli

I refuse to suffer the torment of regret that comes from living a what if life.

~ Steve Maraboli

Regret is a self-inflicted emotional scar.

~ Steve Maraboli

Don’t choose to walk the well-worn path to regret.

~ Steve Maraboli

Cemeteries are full of unfulfilled dreams... countless echoes of 'could have' and 'should have'… Don’t choose to walk the well-worn path to regret.

~ Steve Maraboli

Don't let your fear help you birth a well-nourished regret, take action today!

~ Steve Maraboli

Fear waters the weeds of regret.

~ Steve Maraboli

We can spend today joyously celebrating potential by acting upon our purpose, or we can spend it mourning the days and opportunities gone by… the first will find you amongst the few who are content and accomplished; the latter will find you with the suffering majority as you exhaustedly swim in the ocean of regret.

~ Steve Maraboli

It takes bravery to recognize where in your life you are your own poison... it takes courage to do something about it.

~ 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

Empowerment is the ability to refine, improve, and enhance your life without co-dependency.

~ Steve Maraboli

Outdated ideas inevitably lead to outdated behaviors.

~ Steve Maraboli