Steve Maraboli Quotes

Many great ideas, great love stories, and great achievements are born from a healthy irrationality.

~ Steve Maraboli

Stay away from people who gossip and spread rumors. They are choosing the path of emotional bullying and negativity.

~ Steve Maraboli

You'll drive yourself crazy trying to control something that isn't yours to control. Let go. Free yourself. Allow your mind and energy to focus on something positive... to build something beautiful.

~ Steve Maraboli

Be purposeful in your actions. Be mindful to keep your behavior in alignment with your goals. Remember, you can refine, improve, and enhance yourself; all other control is illusory.

~ Steve Maraboli

The art of letting go is simply about personal empowerment. Realizing what you’re in charge of, realizing what you control, and more importantly, what you don’t control.

~ Steve Maraboli

The argument could be made that the word 'hero' is overused. I do not think, however, that this is the case when referring to teachers.

~ Steve Maraboli

It doesn't matter if you're 20, 40, 60, 80, or 100. Embrace your sexy-ass self and express it!

~ 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

When used as a tool, fear will enhance your preparedness; when used as a guide, it will stop your progress.

~ Steve Maraboli

It made a big difference in my life to grow up with a dad who wasn't afraid of how great my mom was.

~ Steve Maraboli

Some of the things I hated my parents for when I was younger are the same things I love my parents for now that I'm older.

~ Steve Maraboli

Rename your “To-Do” list to your “Opportunities” list. Each day is a treasure chest filled with limitless opportunities, take joy in checking many off your list.

~ Steve Maraboli

Today you will have countless opportunities to take action towards any dream or goal you've ever had. No matter how long you’ve waited, it’s never too late. Let today be the day you give life to your dreams and goals. Don't throw away another day!

~ Steve Maraboli

Sometimes the issue isn't that your problems are so big, it's that you see yourself as being so small.

~ Steve Maraboli

It is when I struggle that I strengthen. It is when challenged to my core that I learn the depth of who I am.

~ Steve Maraboli

You're better than the life you've settled for. RISE to the challenge of your dreams! Don't just dream it - LIVE it!

~ Steve Maraboli

Religion is the subjective experience. Science is the objective reality. To argue either is a ridiculous waste of time and energy.

~ Steve Maraboli

It’s never lost on me that it was the religious who Jesus had to challenge not to throw stones.

~ 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

Speak with your words and your message can be distorted... Speak with your actions and you'll leave no doubt.

~ Steve Maraboli

Your actions should be so dedicated that no one should have to ask you what you want.

~ Steve Maraboli

I applaud those who speak, but I admire those who act.

~ 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

... love is something you do; something not just to be said, but also to be shown. Let your love flow through your actions.

~ Steve Maraboli

When your actions are aligned with your dreams and goals, you become the point of origin for their reality.

~ Steve Maraboli

I used to hold grudges until I realized that most people are narcissistic and their actions are driven by an unhealthy self-interest and not maliciousness towards me.

~ Steve Maraboli

Why let go of yesterday? Because yesterday has already let go of you.

~ Steve Maraboli

Letting go isn’t about forgetting, it’s about learning and moving on. It’s making a choice to be strengthened by your past… not strangled by it.

~ Steve Maraboli

Let go... How would your life be different if you learned to let go of things that have already let go of you? From relationships long gone, to old grudges, to regrets, to all the “could’ve” and “should’ve,” to the dead friendships you still hang on to... Free yourself from the burden of a past you cannot change.

~ Steve Maraboli

Let go... How would your life be different if you learned to let go of things that have already let go of you? From relationships long gone, to old grudges, to regrets, to all the 'could’ve' and 'should’ve,' to the dead friendships you still hang on to... Free yourself from the burden of a past you cannot change.

~ Steve Maraboli

Letting go is never easy. There is no short-cut or trick to it. You must be committed enough to your future to let go of your past. It's not easy and it's likely to hurt, but it is for the best.

~ Steve Maraboli

Letting go isn’t about having the courage to release the past, it’s about having the wisdom to embrace the present.

~ Steve Maraboli

Gossip and drama are different stages of the same intoxication… the first is the buzz, the latter is the hangover.

~ Steve Maraboli

Free yourself from the people who cause you drama and poison your soul. You know who they are... The first ones you thought of when you read this. They have to go.

~ Steve Maraboli

The path to freedom is illuminated by the bridges you have burned, adorned by the ties you have cut, and cleared by the drama you have left behind. Let go. Be free.

~ Steve Maraboli

You would free yourself from so much stress and drama if you just understood and embraced the truth that you are enough.

~ Steve Maraboli

How do I have productive days with minimum drama? Simple, I mind my own business.

~ Steve Maraboli

Stop validating your victim mentality. Shake off your self-defeating drama and embrace your innate ability to recover and achieve.

~ 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

I can’t control your behavior; nor do I want that burden… but I will not apologize for refusing to be disrespected, to be lied to, or to be mistreated. I have standards; step up or step out.

~ Steve Maraboli