Top 250 Rachel Hollis Quotes (2026 Update)
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101. “There’s zero pressure to be perfect now, so you can just have fun and get better. Your potential for improvement is exponential.”

— Rachel Hollis

102. “So many people think that one thing, one opportunity, is going to make them a success at everything. The reality is that success comes by doing fifty things over and over and over and over. Intensity is not as important as consistency.”

— Rachel Hollis

103. “Mom, you should parent in whatever way works for your family and spend less time worrying about other people’s perceptions of how you’re doing. Can we stop being so hard on ourselves and instead focus on the good work we are doing, the results of which are evident in the awesome little people we’re raising?”

— Rachel Hollis

104. “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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105. “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

106. “I used to read those bits about finding your other half, and I totally bought into it. But that’s not the way it works. 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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107. “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

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

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109. “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

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

— Rachel Hollis

111. “Friends, it’s not about the goal or the dream you have. It’s about who you become on your way to that goal.”

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

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114. “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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115. “Your tribe is out there, and if you haven’t found it yet, I’d challenge you to consider that maybe your people come in a different package than you thought they might.”

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116. “Anything other than death is temporary.”

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

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

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

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121. “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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122. “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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123. “Sis, don’t be afraid of failure. Be afraid of never achieving anything at all because you were too afraid of what others might think of you for trying.”

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124. “The freedom to carve out the time and have a safe place to create that art is a blessing of the highest level in a world where so many people are unable to have either.”

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125. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

126. “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

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

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

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

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130. “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

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

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133. “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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134. “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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135. “It happens when you stop asking permission to be yourself.”

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

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137. “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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138. “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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139. “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

140. “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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141. “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

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

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

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144. “Exista o mare diferenta intre recunostinta pentru propria viata si acceptarea oarba a ce-ti iese in cale.”

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145. “You’ve got to believe in yourself and believe that you’re capable of making changes to become whatever kind of person you want to be. As you read through this book, as you’re trying to figure out the person you want to be, remember the journey starts with the goal. It starts with finding the direction you want to go in and then figuring out how to build the habits that will get you there.”

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146. “You were made to have the dreams you’re afraid of having. You were made to do things that you don’t think you’re qualified for. You were made to be a leader, You were made to contribute. You were made to make changes for good, oth in your local community and the world at large. You were made to be more than you are today and – this is the important part – your version of more might not look like my more, or hers.”

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147. “Nonjudgmental friends. We often become whomever we surround ourselves with. If your friends are full of gossip and vitriol, I promise you’ll start to develop the habit. When you’re looking for a community of women, look for the ones who want to build each other up instead of tear each other down.”

— Rachel Hollis

148. “I am one of the happiest gals you know because I choose it every single day. I choose to practice gratitude; I choose to surround myself with things and people who support positivity.”

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149. “You create because you have a God-given ability to do so. You create as a gift to yourself and to the higher power who blessed you with those abilities. But you can’t make people like or understand it. You have to be willing to put it out there even if they don’t like it. Even if they hate it. Even if they give it two stars or none at all.”

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150. “Jesus was the ultimate embracer of chaos. He preached and taught and shepherded a flock, and in the midst of his tumultuous ministry, he accepted everyone.”

— Rachel Hollis