Top 100 Mandy Hale Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “It’s OKAY to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave.”

— Mandy Hale

2. “Ten years from now, make sure you can say that you CHOSE your life, you didn’t SETTLE for it.”

— Mandy Hale

3. “Toxic people will pollute everything around them. Don’t hesitate. Fumigate.”

— Mandy Hale

4. “There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others.”

— Mandy Hale

5. “Sometimes when you lose your way, you find YOURSELF.”

— Mandy Hale

6. “Some steps need to be taken alone. It’s the only way to really figure out where you need to go and who you need to be.”

— Mandy Hale

7. “So you’re a little weird? Work it! A little different? OWN it! Better to be a nerd than one of the herd!”

— Mandy Hale

8. “A busy, vibrant, goal-oriented woman is so much more attractive than a woman who waits around for a man to validate her existence.”

— Mandy Hale

9. “A season of loneliness and isolation is when the caterpillar gets its wings. Remember that next time you feel alone.”

— Mandy Hale

10. “You will evolve past certain people. Let yourself.”

— Mandy Hale

11. “You will never gain anyone’s approval by begging for it. When you stand confident in your own worth, respect follows.”

— Mandy Hale

12. “Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.”

— Mandy Hale

13. “Celebrate the people in your life who are there because they love you for no other reason than because you are YOU.”

— Mandy Hale

14. “When you are your own best friend, you don’t endlessly seek out relationships, friendships, and validation from the wrong sources because you realize that the only approval and validation you need is your own.”

— Mandy Hale

15. “I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self respect.”

— Mandy Hale

16. “No matter how much you stress or obsess about the past or future, you can’t change either one. In the present is where your power lies.”

— Mandy Hale

17. “Single moms: You are a doctor, a teacher, a nurse, a maid, a cook, a referee, a heroine, a provider, a defender, a protector, a true Superwoman. Wear your cape proudly.”

— Mandy Hale

18. “True strength is knowing that you don’t have to be strong every single second of the day.”

— Mandy Hale

19. “Single is no longer a lack of options – but a choice. A choice to refuse to let your life be defined by your relationship status but to live every day Happily and let your Ever After work itself out.”

— Mandy Hale

20. “When something or someone is no longer bringing you up, but pulling you down – it’s time to let go. When something or someone is no longer adding to your life, but subtracting from it – it’s time to let go.”

— Mandy Hale

21. “It is necessary, and even vital, to set standards for your life and the people you allow in it.”

— Mandy Hale

22. “No matter how attractive a person’s potential may be, you have to date their reality.”

— Mandy Hale

23. “It makes no sense to try to extend a friendship that was only meant to be a season into a lifetime.”

— Mandy Hale

24. “We can let go of the person or love or friendship without letting go of the lesson.”

— Mandy Hale

25. “Be a bit of a challenge; not because you’re playing games but because you realize you’re worth the extra effort.”

— Mandy Hale

26. “If there is a particular person in your life that is repeatedly choosing not to honor you and is causing you more sadness or pain than they are joy – it might be time to release that friendship back to God and trust that it is not where you belong.”

— Mandy Hale

27. “You don’t need a significant other to lead a significant life.”

— Mandy Hale

28. “If God closes a door AND a window, consider the fact that it might be time to build a whole new house.”

— Mandy Hale

29. “You are here for a reason. There is nothing accidental about you. There is a specific purpose, assignment, and mission on earth that only you can fulfill. Never doubt your specialness.”

— Mandy Hale

30. “Figure out what makes you laugh, and do more of it. Figure out what makes you cry, and do less of it.”

— Mandy Hale

31. “The right one for you will move mountains to be with you – he won’t hide behind them.”

— Mandy Hale

32. “Trust the wait. Embrace the uncertainty. Enjoy the beauty of becoming. When nothing is certain, anything is possible.”

— Mandy Hale

33. “Don’t pour a lifetime of effort into a seasonal relationship. Not everyone from the pilot belongs in the finale.”

— Mandy Hale

34. “She has to have four arms, four legs, four eyes, two hearts, and double the love. There is nothing “single” about a single mom.”

— Mandy Hale

35. “The way you treat people who are in no position to help you, further you, or benefit you reveals the true state of your heart.”

— Mandy Hale

36. “Be grateful for every second of every day that you get to spend with people you love. Life is so very precious.”

— Mandy Hale

37. “Don’t waste words on people who deserve your silence. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is nothing at all.”

— Mandy Hale

38. “Our friends have a way of reminding us of how fabulous we are when the rest of the world has forgotten.”

— Mandy Hale

39. “If a man WANTS to be with you, he will make his actions clear. There won’t be any questions, murkiness, cloudiness, or fear.”

— Mandy Hale

40. “Not everyone has to ride off into the sunset with a man. Some of us just want a tan.”

— Mandy Hale

41. “There is no model, no actress, no Miss America contender that can outshine a happy, confident, secure woman.”

— Mandy Hale

42. “Just be yourself. Let people see the real, imperfect, flawed, quirky, weird, beautiful, magical person that you are.”

— Mandy Hale

43. “You don’t have to defend or explain your decisions to anyone. It’s your life. Live it without apologies.”

— Mandy Hale

44. “You don’t have to knock anyone off their game to win yours. It doesn’t build you up to tear others down.”

— Mandy Hale

45. “The really amazing, beautiful, and miraculous thing about walking with God, however, is that even when you stray, He manages to find you. He uses the ugly, dirty things you do while running from Him to draw you back to Himself.”

— Mandy Hale

46. “Being brave enough to be alone frees you up to invite people into your life because you want them and not because you need them.”

— Mandy Hale

47. “Some relationships just don’t work out, no matter how bad both parties might want them to. Sometimes time, distance, and circumstances get in the way. And sometimes we have a purpose for our lives that couldn’t be fulfilled inside the bounds of that relationship.”

— Mandy Hale

48. “If you surrender your self-worth to someone who doesn’t see your true value, what happens when someone comes along who wants to give you what you’re worth instead of what you’ll settle for? The bottom line: You’ve got to know your worth, at.”

— Mandy Hale

49. “Sometimes you have to realize that you’ve HAD enough to realize that you ARE enough.”

— Mandy Hale

50. “It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary.”

— Mandy Hale