Top 250 Rachel Hollis Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “You’ve got a zero-percent chance of being the person you want to be if you’re not intentional about it.”

— Rachel Hollis

152. “Obsessing over this person and why they did what they did will not serve you. You are not defined by the pain they inflicted – you are defined by what you turn that pain into.”

— Rachel Hollis

153. “I care more about changing the world than I do about its opinion of me.”

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154. “Nothing that lasts is accomplished quickly.”

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155. “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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156. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

157. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

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

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159. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

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

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

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163. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

164. “Who are Bella and Edward?” I shrug off the question and don’t turn around as I ask, “What?” “Or Mac and Jericho? How about Jamie and Claire?”

— Rachel Hollis

165. “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

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

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167. “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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168. “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

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

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171. “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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172. “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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173. “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

174. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

175. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

176. “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.”

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177. “Friends, your struggles don’t mean that you’re weak; they mean you’re human. Your inexperience doesn’t mean you won’t succeed; it means you haven’t yet.”

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178. “I recognized a great truth: if I wanted a better life than the one I’d been born into, it was up to me to create it.”

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179. “Our society makes plenty of room for complacency or laziness; we’re rarely surrounded by accountability. We’re also rarely surrounded by sugar-free vanilla lattes, but when I really want one, I somehow find a way to get one.”

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180. “Your life is supposed to be a journey from one unique place to another; it’s not supposed to be a merry-go-round that brings you back to the same spot over and over again.”

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181. “The problem with most things in life is that the activity you want to do – the bad habit – offers a quicker reward than the thing that’s better for you.”

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182. “I am to believe I am special, and how many other girls Brody has taken on similar lunches.”

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183. “I know what it feels like to want to change every single thing that made you who you were, as if becoming someone new might give you power over the mistakes you made.”

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184. “Maturity isn’t something you wrap around you like a coat. Maturity is like the T-shirt you get for walking in a 5K: you can only put it on if you go through the experience first.”

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185. “I believe it’s not your weight that defines you, but the care and consideration you put into your body absolutely does.”

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186. “When I’m in charge, I can live whatever life I want.”

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187. “I will not hold space for your expectations, your recriminations, or your judgment.”

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188. “Draga mea, nu te teme de esec. Teme-te de posibilitatea de a nu obtine nimic pentru ca ti-a fost prea frica de ce-ar putea crede altii despre tine vazandu-ti stradania.”

— Rachel Hollis

189. “Nobody gets to tell you how big your dreams can be.”

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190. “Go home and do nothing. Sit around, watch TV, spend an entire day on the sofa. Discover that your world doesn’t implode without you going a hundred miles an hour. Get up the next day and do it again.”

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191. “I struggle to celebrate or enjoy any victory, no matter how big, because I’m always mindful of something bigger I could be doing instead.”

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192. “You understand that just because you’ll keep waking up each morning doesn’t mean that it won’t cost you something to keep going.”

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193. “The God who made the moon and the stars and the mountains and the oceans, the Creator who did all of those things, believed that you and your baby were meant to be a pair. That doesn’t mean you’re going to be a perfect fit. That doesn’t mean you won’t make mistakes. It does mean that you need not fear failure because you can’t fail a job you were created to do.”

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194. “I will not tell her that a man’s work is only out in the world or that a woman’s work is inside the home. If she chooses to stay at home, then we will support her with all our hearts; but we will never teach her that there’s only one kind of woman to be.”

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195. “Giving birth to a baby is like a space shuttle launch. Everything gets destroyed on the way out, which means that sometimes, you guys, I pee my pants.”

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196. “Do you hesitate to admit your dreams aloud because you’re nervous about others making fun of you or judging you for your choices?”

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197. “I am one of the most organized people I have ever met, and even with all of my planning, I still am constantly forgetting things- or remembering them at midnight the night before they’re due.”

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198. “Allowing someone else to talk you out of your pursuits is quite possibly one of the hardest habits to break but one of the greatest behaviors to adopt.”

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199. “I indulge in silliness. I color with my boys. I draw on the ground with sidewalk chalk. I watch YouTube videos about how to do shimmery, smoky eyes and try to replicate it even if I have nowhere to go. I reach for silly, creative endeavors that serve no real purpose other than joy.”

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200. “Failure means that you’re living. Failure means you’re trying.”

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