Steve Maraboli Quotes

Those with a perpetual victim mindset tend to create the situations from which they suffer.

~ Steve Maraboli

Emancipate yourself from the impotent mindset of, “It is what it is”. Life does not come labeled; it is what you make it.

~ Steve Maraboli

Excuses, criticisms, and superstitions are vitamins for haters, but poison for the successful. Rise above!

~ Steve Maraboli

Red Carpet Events:Sitting on the couch and watching people who actually chase their goals and dreams, criticizing what they’re wearing… and wondering why we’re depressed.

~ Steve Maraboli

Every great tragedy forms a fertile soil in which a great recovery can take root and blossom, but only if you plant the seeds.

~ Steve Maraboli

Every great tragedy forms a fertile soil in which a great recovery can take root and blossom...but only if you plant the seeds.

~ Steve Maraboli

Your life is a reflection… you don't get what you WANT, you get what you ARE. You gotta BE it to SEE it.

~ 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

Our efforts and actions produce results. These results come unlabeled. WE label them as success or failure based on OUR expectations. Don't forget that these labels are interchangeable if we allow ourselves to be free from an unhealthy attachment to our expectations.

~ Steve Maraboli

A broken heart bleeds tears.

~ Steve Maraboli

Breakups can be sad, but sometimes tears are the price we pay for a freedom we need.

~ Steve Maraboli

When you're crying, your tears may be watering the seeds of your come-back.

~ Steve Maraboli

Be a reflection of excellence.

~ Steve Maraboli

Be driven with purpose. Be relentless in your alignment with excellence. Pay no mind to the disimpassioned impotent haters.

~ 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

Be the type of friend you would like to have.

~ Steve Maraboli

Most haters are stuck in a poisonous mental prison of jealousy and self-doubt that blinds them to their own potentiality.

~ Steve Maraboli

Haters never seem to realize that jealousy is an infinite torture to which you condemn yourself.

~ Steve Maraboli

You are my beautiful forever... a connection so deep that even an eternity doesn't seem long enough to spend with you.

~ Steve Maraboli

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

~ Steve Maraboli

Social Media isn't creating the problems in our relationships, it's only exposing the ones that already existed.

~ Steve Maraboli

You are my home; it is in your loving gaze that I find the comfort, acceptance, and the sense of belonging.

~ Steve Maraboli

The difference between your crazy and my crazy is that you don't think you're crazy.

~ Steve Maraboli

Don’t worry about the haters… They are just angry because the truth you speak contradicts the lie they live.

~ Steve Maraboli

Don’t lie. Life is a puzzle and we are all unique pieces. When you lie, you make it impossible to find your true place in the grand design.

~ 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

Serving my country was a life-changing experience for me. It was during those years that I realized the importance of commitment, dedication, honor, and discipline. I have never laughed so much; nor have I ever prayed so much. I made life-long friends. The leaders and heroes I served with helped shape me into the man I am today. I feel honored to have been a part of such a great tradition and grateful to others who have walked the same path. Thank you!

~ Steve Maraboli

I used to worry about the labels others placed on me… until I realized my limitations weren’t coming from their labels, but from my own.

~ 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

Sometimes you think you're helping someone up, but they're actually pulling you down. This is the painful dynamic of dealing with someone who is incurably selfish.

~ Steve Maraboli

Some people seem to have a black belt in selfishness... ninja narcissists with no regard to how they impact those around them… but at the same time, a master at the art of playing victim.

~ Steve Maraboli

Selfish people tend to only be good to themselves… then are surprised when they are alone.

~ Steve Maraboli

Selfish people tend to only be good to themselves... then are surprised when they are alone.

~ Steve Maraboli

I'm glad I didn't meet you when I was younger. I wouldn’t have had the wisdom to appreciate and cherish you for the gift you are in my life.

~ Steve Maraboli

There is a fascinating chaos to life, but there is always a message in the mess... always.

~ Steve Maraboli

We must never forget that while striving to leave a better planet to our kids, it is just as important that we strive to leave better kids to our planet.

~ Steve Maraboli

Sometimes it's the person giving you the medicine who's making you sick.

~ Steve Maraboli

Sports Jerseys: To wear another man’s name on your back is a subconscious slap in the face to who you are. Don’t fantasize about being someone else. Put in the work required to rise to the level of your greatest self.

~ Steve Maraboli

Many like to ask the questions, few like to hear the answers.

~ Steve Maraboli

Life has a way of answering questions you didn't even ask.

~ Steve Maraboli