I love collecting unique quotes.
You can find it everywhere in my house. On my wall. The fridge. My work table. Everywhere. They have played a vital role in inspiring and motivating me to become my best self. I am curating 30 of my best unique quotes that are special in their own way and also really helpful.
30 What Makes You Unique Quotes
- Do not Speak Negative About Yourself
Be careful of how you are talking to yourself because you are listening.
Lisa M. Hayes
We often fall prey to talking negatively and self-sabotaging ourselves. Try not to overly critic yourself and live your life to its’ best potential. This is the first step to becoming your best self. Think it and Act it Out.
- Never Forget Your Passion
Do not discard the passion that gives you inner peace
Rachael Ebuh
Inner peace is an essential part of your transformation. The path to becoming your best self is creating an action plan that would help you cultivate and monetize your passion.
- Develop Your Gifts
Discover your gift, develop your gift and then give it away every day.
Don Meyer
Each of us have unique gifts and talents bestowed in us. When we discover what these gifts are as and put them to optimal use, we would live better and fulfilled lives.
- Choose To Become A Better Version of Yourself
No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you’ve come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.
Madonna
Changes will always happen in our lives. No matter how drastic the change might be, we have to actively choose to be the bigger person.
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- Read Up
Reading will make you a fortune.
- Do not Envy
The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.
The Dalai Lama
Envy is a thief of joy. Stop striving to be better because you are just setting yourself up for failure. Instead, strive to be a better person than your previous self.
- Practice Starting Again
Never too old, never too bad, never too late, never too sick to start from scratch once again.
Bikram Choudhury
Let go of the misconception that you cannot start again. Never say never!
- Always Push Yourself
Change equals self-improvement. Push yourself to places you haven’t been before.
Pat Summitt
It is very easy to get comfortable with your current situation. Always set goals and try to push yourself to higher heights.
- Dreams Are Not Enough
“You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
Henry David Thoreau
Dreams are good but it is never enough. Dreams can not build your character but self development would surely do that.
- Count Your Success
How noble and good everyone could be if, every evening before falling asleep, they were to recall to their minds the events of the whole day and consider exactly what has been good and bad. Then without realizing it, you try to improve yourself at the start of each new day.
Anne Frank
You have to remember to count and write down every single win you have achieved. Having a journal would help you know where you are lacking and also help you revel in how far you have come.
- Always Do Your Best
Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.
Maya Angelou
Strive to be the best. Mediocrity is never an option!
- Do Not Be A Prisoner Of The Past
Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.
Deepak Chopra
I am unique because my past do not define me, I am stronger, wiser and more productive than I was in the past.
- Make The Most Of Life
You have just one life, make the most of it.
It is better to make the most of your life than living each second in regret of plans you should have made.
- Believe In Yourself
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
Norman Vincent Peale
There are tons of unique quotes on believing in yourself. From biblical ones like; “I Can do all things through Christ that strengthens me” and “I am a carrier of His glory” to unique quotes like ” —– (insert your name) can create, pursue & achieve all my dreams and ambitions.
The investor of today does not profit from yesterday’s growth.
Warren Buffett
- Strive To Be Better Than your Mentors
I don’t want to be like my mentor or inspiration, I can do better. Don’t get me wrong, I need them to motivate and inspire me, but my potential can never be like theirs.
Unarine Ramaru
- Do Not Limit Yourself
I’m competitive with myself. I always try to push past my own borders.
Tyra Banks
- Invest In Personal Development
To double your income and success, triple your investment in personal development and professional mastery.
Robin Sharma
- Ditch Your Fears
Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.
Les Brown
- Set Big Goals
Set a goal so big that you can’t achieve it until you grow into the person who can.
Zig Ziglar
- Run From Comparison
The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.
Steven Furtick
Most of us struggle with comparison. We compare our lives with the deceptive perfect lives on our Instagram feed. We tend to forget that it is always the perfect pictures that make it to Instagram. After spending all your time comparing, is there still time left for self-development?
- You Can Not Control Everything
You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.
Brian Tracy
Not being able to control our lives can be frustrating. We just have to learn to accept it. However, we can control our attitude towards what happens to us.
- You are Enough
Don’t dilute yourself for any person or any reason. You are enough! Be unapologetically you.
Steve Mariboli
- Be Your True Authentic Self
How many more of us are faking the facade? How many more of us are pretending to be something we’re not? Even better, how many of us will have the courage to be ourselves regardless of what others think?
Katie McGarry
- Follow Your Path
Some people say you are going the wrong way, when it’s simply a way of your own.
Angelina Jolie
We all have different destinies. Followe your own path instead of another person’s own and actualize your destiny.
- Be Yourself
We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.
Andre Berthiaume
- Sincerity Is Key
The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Insincerity is detrimental to your personal growth and development.
- Live Your Truth
Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
Benjamin Disraeli
This is a reminder that when you apologise for showing emotions, you give people the right to treat you terrible.
- Let Go Of People’s Confinements
Don’t let others box you into their idea of what they think you should be. A confined identity is a miserable way to exist. Be you and live free. Trust that in living true to yourself, you will attract people that support and love you, just as you are.
Jaeda deWalt
Free yourself from trying to live up to people’s self imposed standards of you. It is only when you are your true self that people would flock towards you.
- Have Faith
Have faith in your Journey. Everything happens to mould and prepare you for your future.
I hope that these quotes have inspired you. It’s not always easy when we choose to better ourselves. These quotes remind us that others have faced this same struggle and became better people!
What are your favourite unique quotes?
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Rachael Ebuh otherwise known as #pinchofchel is a Food and Lifestyle blogger. Passionate about food, spirituality, wild life conservation and human connection.
I’m indeed on that journey to knowing myself… Thank you 🙌