Top 250 Rachel Hollis Quotes (2026 Update)
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101. “I don’t believe that other people, no matter how much they care about me, will every truly know what goes on in my life and therefore, they don’t get any say in how I live it.”

— Rachel Hollis

102. “There is so much untapped potential inside people who are too afraid to give themselves a chance.”

— Rachel Hollis

103. “Don’t fear your own weakness, fear drowning in despair for the rest of your time on earth because you were too afraid to confront your pain.”

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104. “Our own negative self-talk can be more damaging than the emotional abuse heaped on us by a hateful parent. It’s also far more insidious because there’s nobody there to stop it, since we rarely even realize it’s happening. Beating ourselves up about all the things we think we’re doing wrong becomes a litany of white noise. Eventually we don’t even hear it anymore.”

— Rachel Hollis

105. “Our society makes plenty of room for complacency or laziness; we’re rarely surrounded by accountability.”

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106. “You were not made to be small. You are not a little girl. You are a grown woman, and it’s time you grew up.”

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107. “Having a drink will always be the easiest way out; it requires the least effort but demands the most in retribution.”

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108. “Two half people don’t make a whole. You’ve got to be completely whole on your own before you can be one half of anything.”

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109. “Life is not supposed to overwhelm you at all times. Life isn’t meant to be merely survived – it’s meant to be lived.”

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110. “Leaders are encouraging. Leaders share information. Leaders hold up a light to show you the way. Leaders hold your hand when it gets hard. True leaders are just as excited for your success as they are for their own, because they know that when one of us does well, all of us come up. When one of us succeeds, all of us succeed.”

— Rachel Hollis

111. “Anything other than death is temporary.”

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112. “When it comes to your dreams, no is not an answer. The word no is not a reason to stop. Instead, think of it as a detour or a yield sign. No means merge with caution. No reminds you to slow down – to re-evaluate where you are and to judge how the new position you’re in can better prepare you for your destination.”

— Rachel Hollis

113. “A goal is a dream with it’s work boots on.”

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114. “Women are taught that to be a good woman you need to be good for other people. If your kids are happy, then you’re a good mom. If your husband is happy, you’re a good wife. How about a good daughter, employee, sister, friend? All of your value is essentially wrapped up in other people’s happiness. How can anyone successfully navigate that for a lifetime? How can anyone dream of more? How can anyone follow their what if, if they need someone else to approve of it first?”

— Rachel Hollis

115. “You know that expression “Go big or go home”? I never go home.”

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116. “Momentul cel mai bun pentru plantarea unui copac a fost acum 20 de ani. Al doilea cel mai bun moment este acum.”

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117. “There are a hundred ways to learn to swim and one very easy way to drown, and that is by being unwilling to admit you’re drowning in the first place.”

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118. “Because it’s impossible to go somewhere new, to become something new, without first acknowledging where you are.”

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119. “She told me that whenever someone in my life consistently did something that upset me but I didn’t comment on it because I thought I was being selfish to admit that it was hurting me, that was where I needed a boundary. This.”

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120. “Dreams are things you hope for, for your life. Dreams are the things that occur to you as you go about your day.”

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121. “Finding the courage to be honest about who you are or what you’re going through is like throwing yourself into the deep end of the pool and fighting to swim once you hit the cold water. It won’t necessarily be pleasant, but once you’re in, it’s done. The longer you live in a state of honesty, the easier it becomes to simply exist there all the time.”

— Rachel Hollis

122. “It’s usually our opposites who complement us best, because they’re the only ones who can balance us out.”

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123. “You aren’t going to find the time to pursue your goals; you’re going to make the time to pursue your goals. And the first thing you’re going to need to accept is that you are in control of your schedule.”

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124. “I wouldn’t be who I am were it not for my childhood. I wouldn’t be where I am without the work ethic instilled in me by my father. The same man who praised my achievement might have unintentionally taught me to chase it a bit too much, but you can’t blame the past for the things that went wrong if you aren’t also willing to be thankful for the things that went right. Digging into the whys of how I behave as an adult are what make me able to overcome unhealthy habits.”

— Rachel Hollis

125. “Fii de treaba sau vezi-ti de treaba.”

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126. “If you’re lucky, your legacy will be a lifetime in the making.”

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127. “It’s been on my mind a lot lately – what I grew up understanding versus what I believe now.”

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128. “Some days I feel as if I’m getting closer to the best version of me. Other days I eat cream cheese for dinner. But the gift of life is that we get another chance tomorrow.”

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129. “You can survive losing a piece of your heart without losing the core of who you are.”

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130. “Exista sute de feluri de a invata sa inoti si unul foarte simplu de a te ineca – atunci cand nu esti dispusa sa recunosti inca de la inceput ca esti pe cale sa te ineci.”

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131. “Don’t tell me you don’t have it in you to want something more for your life. Don’t tell me you have to give up because it’s difficult. This is life or death too. This is the difference between living a life you always dreamed of or sitting alongside the death of the person you were meant to become.”

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132. “When you’re in the midst of a crisis, in the heart of the storm, the only thing you can and should focus on is your present. Focus on the day you’re in. If this day feels too big, focus on the next hour and how to care for yourself for those sixty minutes inside of it. Once you gain strength in your present, then you will find the space and energy you need to dream about the future. Only.”

— Rachel Hollis

133. “I am still here because I didn’t allow the hard time to make me weak; I willed it to make me strong.”

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134. “Imagine all of the things you would have missed today if you’d only been out here for yourself.”

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135. “Ambition looks like you living in a way others won’t so you will have a life others can’t.”

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136. “My uncertainty is proof that I was trying to grow.”

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137. “I am successful because I have never once believed my dreams were someone else’s to manage. That’s the incredible part about your dreams: nobody gets to tell you how big they can be.”

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138. “We need to start having a very real conversation about why we accept truths about ourselves as women that we would never consider for men.”

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139. “The first step toward getting past the desire to judge and compete is admitting that nobody is immune.”

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140. “Finding your goal, focusing in on it, and learning to work to get closer to it every day is possible for anyone. Finding your goal takes some soul-searching and some clarity, but the other two? Having focus and being productive enough to get closer to where you want to go? Those are just habits. If you don’t already have them, it’s only because you haven’t developed them yet. Not because they’ll never be yours.”

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141. “By the grace of God, I will wake up tomorrow and have another chance to do this life better.”

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142. “The amazing thing is that this is all perception. It’s all what you believe to be true. And you get to decide what you believe.”

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143. “Being a perfect mom is a myth – but being a pretty great mom, most of the time, is actually possible.”

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144. “It happens when you stop asking permission to be yourself.”

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145. “The person you lost would never, ever want you to suffer over their absence. If anything, they’d want you to experience the bittersweet memories of your time together. They’d want you to be happy, they’d want you to laugh again, they’d want you to live the fullest, richest life you can.”

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146. “We can walk into the school year and remember that we’re raising our children into the adults they will become. Our valiant endeavor will take us a lifetime of effort. A single day, or even a handful of days, when you aren’t mom of the century won’t make or break your kids. It’s the intention to do well that will see them through. It’s the lessons in grace and self-care and realistic expectations, where you teach them about what you’re capable of, that will truly serve them later on.”

— Rachel Hollis

147. “Am fost invatata sa ma fac mica, dar ma nascusem cu o inima in care sa incapa doar visuri mari.”

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148. “I cannot continue to live as half of myself simply because it’s hard for others to handle all of me.”

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149. “There are hundreds of ways to lose yourself, but the easiest of them all is refusing to acknowledge who you truly are in the first place.”

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150. “There is a big difference between wanting someone’s opinion and needing their approval. The latter typically comes disguised as the former. We ask for an opinion because we are feeling unsure about something, and often, if we can find someone to agree, we somehow justify the idea as good or bad.”

— Rachel Hollis