Top 250 Rachel Hollis Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “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

152. “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

153. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

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

— Rachel Hollis

155. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

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. “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

158. “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

159. “Sadness and pain are things you have to sit with and get to know or you’ll never be able to move on.”

— Rachel Hollis

160. “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

161. “Nothing that lasts is accomplished quickly.”

— Rachel Hollis

162. “You think your dream is too big, too impossible? Write down all the times you did things nobody thought you could.”

— Rachel Hollis

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

— Rachel Hollis

164. “It’s no wonder so many mothers send me notes telling me they’ve lost themselves. Of course they have! If you live your life to please everyone else, you forget what used to make you you.”

— Rachel Hollis

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

— Rachel Hollis

166. “Like a million other times in my life, I do my best to escape into the pages of a book. I.”

— Rachel Hollis

167. “You have to know what to focus on, or you will never make progress.”

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168. “When you’re engaged and involved and choosing to enjoy your own life, it doesn’t matter where you are, or frankly, what negative things get hurled at you. You’ll still find happiness because it’s not about where you are but who you are.”

— Rachel Hollis

169. “You’ve got a zero-percent chance of being the person you want to be if you’re not intentional about it.”

— Rachel Hollis

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

— Rachel Hollis

171. “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

172. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

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

— Rachel Hollis

174. “You are a combination of the five people you hang out with most.”

— Rachel Hollis

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

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176. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

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

— Rachel Hollis

178. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

179. “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

180. “There is another option – one people rarely cling to – embrace the madness. Interestingly enough, the people I know who do this best are the ones whose lives are the most chaotic of all. They’re my friends whose husbands are serving overseas. They’re the women I know who are raising special-needs children. They’re the single mamas working three jobs. I believe it’s because they learned a long time ago that there is beauty in the chaos, as well as freedom in not trying to fight against the tide.”

— Rachel Hollis

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

— Rachel Hollis

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

— Rachel Hollis

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

— Rachel Hollis

184. “When it comes to your dreams, no is not an answer.”

— Rachel Hollis

185. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

186. “No one can sad listening to Frankie Valli.”

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187. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

188. “We have chocolate in common – that’s enough.”

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189. “Recognizing the lies we’ve come to accept about ourselves is the key to growing into a better version of ourselves.”

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190. “You always feel behind and overwhelmed.”

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191. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

192. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

193. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

194. “I looked for joy. I looked for peace.”

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195. “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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196. “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. If it’s not true for everyone, then it shouldn’t be true for anyone.”

— Rachel Hollis

197. “Work just as hard for fun moments, vacation moments, and pee-your-pants-laughing moments as you do for all the other things. I encourage you to take a walk, call a friend, have a glass of wine, enjoy a bubble bath, or take a long lunch. All of that work will be there when you get back, and a little time away can recharge your batteries and give you the energy to battle that ever-growing to-do list.”

— Rachel Hollis

198. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

199. “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.”

— Rachel Hollis

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

— Rachel Hollis