Top 500 Richelle E. Goodrich Quotes (2024 Update)
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451. “If you ever expect to write fairy tales, you’ve got to get your head in the clouds.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

452. “You can blame everyone for your circumstances, but that will not change the fact that you still must live in them. Change does not come until you take responsibility for your choices and proceed to do something. You must make the change happen. You must do it. In truth, no one else is to blame if things fail to change.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

453. “True greatness demands humility; the journey draws it from your struggling soul.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

454. “Fake boldness if you must – whatever it takes to keep a timid nature from hindering your living life to its full potential.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

455. “Was mutual need enough to risk trusting a calculated enemy in hopes of destroying a more powerful one?”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

456. “We spend so much wasted energy trying to be as impressive as those we admire, failing to grasp how impressive we already are to those who quietly admire us.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

457. “What if stars were the glimmering tears of a giant, welling in his cheeks, waiting to fall at the first tender stroke of emotion? What if the moon were a wide-open eye gazing down on our tiny, little world and its tiny, little inhabitants as they rush to and fro in pursuit of tiny, little dreams? What if the sun were the glowing heart of a great beast, pumping hot blood to keep him alive while providing warmth for our pitiful world? Ahhh, imagination; it is a wondrous thing!”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

458. “The most important form of respect is self-respect. Not only does it show others how to treat themselves, it teaches them how to treat you.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

459. “Vengeance has no rules. It has no heart, no conscience, no dignity, and no true allies.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

460. “Every day grants us opportunities to do good. Take advantage of them. Do good. Be happy.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

461. “There are trials in life that feel as tremendous as a quest to slay dragons. These trials are daunting. They require hard work, determination, and courage. But when the dragon is finally slain, the relief is immense.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

462. “Evil destroys things. Everything. Including itself.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

463. “Books are wishing stars fallen to Earth, waiting for people to live their dreams through reading.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

464. “Honesty is considerably more than the absence of lying. It is the absence of deception, of cheating, of stealing, of treachery, of guile. But that is not all, honesty is the inclusion of virtuous characteristics as well: loyalty, justness, truth, accuracy, reliance, sincerity, openness. Honesty is every word, every action, and every intention being both bare and noble.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

465. “If you love someone, support his or her passion. Be the crazy, devoted, love-sick, number-one fan that sustains him or her through times of disappointment and doubt.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

466. “Art and the artist meet in stages, slowly revealing themselves until both are satisfied with what the other has become.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

467. “Take a step back. Life gets distorted when you examine things from too close up.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

468. “I am but the reflection in your eyes, the effect of your expressions, and the sum of your praise and criticism.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

469. “We are not born with hard hearts. We are born with soft and tender hearts that, more often than not, are mishandled and consequently broken. The pain is always harsher than expected when each fragment turns to stone. So we pile them high to form a wall of protection around ourselves, determined never to experience such terrible pain again. That is how hearts come to be hardened. Ironically, our refusal to dismantle the wall is how and why we continue to suffer.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

470. “If every day you were to walk past the same individual and ignore him, never smiling or saying hello or returning any kind gesture he extended toward you, would you expect that same individual to readily respond if suddenly you were to implore his helping hand? Then don’t ignore God. Say ‘hello’ now and then.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

471. “Freedom is the color of red. It is saturated with the blood of those who fought to attain it, and it will continue to be colored by the blood of those who fight to protect it.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

472. “Do not get discouraged when things fail to work out as planned; this is often the case. Get busy instead and find another way. There are new strategies to attempt, other trails to tread. Alternate options do exist. They may seem less obvious or less desirable, but in the end they may very well prove to be the best route to your goal.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

473. “He was a volcano that spewed only ashes and destruction, and they despised him for that lying tongue.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

474. “Perfection may be an island out of reach, but setting your sails toward it makes for a magnificent voyage.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

475. “Feeling discouraged does not mean you quit. Feeling sad does not mean joy is nonexistent. Feeling lonely does not mean you are alone. Feeling anxious does not mean you are in danger. Feeling loss does not mean you have nothing. Feeling angry does not mean you lose control. Feeling sorry does not mean you are at fault. What you feel is not necessarily what is.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

476. “There are an abundance of things in my life that I would not have picked out for me, yet I value those items, experiences, customs, and memories because they were given to me by someone I love.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

477. “Your failure or success is nothing compared to your integrity throughout the process.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

478. “Those sweet souls who speak kind words when they could rightly criticize are the most influential beings in all the world.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

479. “How grateful is the troubled heart touched by mercy!”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

480. “Naivety doesn’t excuse poor choices, darling. You and I both know life is unforgiving. I can’t rescue every drowning pup that is stupid enough to peer too deeply down a well.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

481. “Fear is not respect. It is but a conniving, little weasel next to that mighty lion. They are a far, far cry from the same animal.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

482. “There is love and then there is fluff. Nothing else.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

483. “If faith without works is dead, then in the same vein, compassion without action is dead, and concern without voice is also dead.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

484. “Empathy is a hand thick with scars offering you a bandage.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

485. “The biggest lie we fall for is that it doesn’t matter. Your opinion doesn’t matter. Your choices don’t matter. Your influence doesn’t matter. Your existence doesn’t matter. You don’t matter. It is the worst, most destructive lie we ever believe, and in consequence it wreaks extensive damage to more lives than your own. Don’t fall for that evil lie. Don’t forget that everything about you absolutely does matter.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

486. “With bowed head, I act on that glimmer of hope; I pour out my heart to God in prayer as the moon slowly rises higher in the night. It shrinks to its normal size, no longer the ominous monster it appeared to be earlier.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

487. “Find ways to be happy despite the world’s attempts to thwart you.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

488. “While observing a breeze dance over a patch of dandelions that had gone to seed, I realized how easily delicate things succumbed to the wind. I became suddenly aware that my emotions are affected in the same way by every minor gust of sentiment.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

489. “Bad habits are demons that often push us into isolation because they know that in our loneliness they stand little chance of being overcome.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

490. “Be patient with God. Have faith in his timing. Listen to the gentle promptings that come to your heart and mind. In time, you will see His hand at work in your life.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

491. “Laughing at yourself does more to heal the heart and mind than any medicine. Discouragement and despair cower under a good dose of laughter.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

492. “Butterflies are the most beautiful creatures ever. They should call them beautiflies, don’t you think?”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

493. “Truly being lucky is defying the very idea of luck because you never need it.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

494. “When you worry about what others think of you and then bend to appease them, know that your life is not really yours. It belongs to the people who sway your choices because you let them.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

495. “My favorite thing is to get lost in an imaginary world that is so real in my imagination, I know I will replay fond memories of time spent there for years to come.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

496. “Accomplishments don’t just fall in your lap, they first demand a great deal from you – things like study and learning; intentional, arduous work; steadfast determination; ongoing attempts despite failures; personal sweat, blood, tears; and moments of exhaustion. Accomplishments don’t just fall in your lap, the demand actual growth.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

497. “You know the wolf in sheep’s clothing? He is the enticing offer to sell out. But selling out is not success; it is defeat in disguise. Do not be fooled by that hungry wolf.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

498. “You were born to author your own story. This includes editing the bad parts. Go back. Repent. Climb where you fell. Joy where you sorrowed. Mend what you tore. Heal where you harmed. Speak where you were silent. Sing and laugh and dance where life once snatched your pen and scribbled black, ugly marks in your book. Buy new ink and print beautiful poetry over all the ugly parts.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

499. “You are not a lesser human being. Darling, there is no such thing.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

500. “Not believing in clouds won’t keep them from forming. It won’t keep the rain from falling either.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich