Top 500 Shannon L. Alder Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.”

— Shannon L. Alder

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2. “You will face your greatest opposition when you are closest to your biggest miracle.”

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3. “When you get what you want that is God’s direction. When you don’t get what you want that is God’s protection.”

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4. “There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.”

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5. “You are not what others think you are. You are what God knows you are.”

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6. “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t being said. The art of reading between the lines is a life long quest of the wise.”

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7. “Often those that criticise others reveal what he himself lacks.”

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8. “One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.”

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9. “Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.”

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10. “Anger, resentment and jealousy doesn’t change the heart of others – it only changes yours.”

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11. “When you give yourself permission to communicate what matters to you in every situation you will have peace despite rejection or disapproval. Putting a voice to your soul helps you to let go of the negative energy of fear and regret.”

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12. “One of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone.”

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13. “If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you’re allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.”

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14. “When you are joyful, when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you, you become a sun in the center of every constellation, and people want to be near you.”

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15. “Love doesn’t make the world go ’round; love is what makes the ride worthwhile.”

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16. “You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control who “thinks” they have control over you.”

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17. “Often people that criticise your life are usually the same people that don’t know the price you paid to get where you are today. True friends see the full picture of your soul.”

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18. “The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.”

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19. “Insecure people only eclipse your sun because they’re jealous of your daylight and tired of their dark, starless nights.”

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20. “Staying silent is like a slow growing cancer to the soul and a trait of a true coward. There is nothing intelligent about not standing up for yourself. You may not win every battle. However, everyone will at least know what you stood for – YOU.”

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21. “If he can’t handle you at your worst then he does not deserve you at your best. Real love means seeing beyond the words spoken out of pain, and instead seeing a person’s soul.”

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22. “Lies don’t end relationships the truth does.”

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23. “Courage doesn’t happen when you have all the answers. It happens when you are ready to face the questions you have been avoiding your whole life.”

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24. “Life is as simple as these three questions: What do I want? Why do I want it? And, how will I achieve it?”

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25. “The only person that deserves a special place in your life is someone that never made you feel like you were an option in theirs.”

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26. “The depth of your pain will always be equal to the depth of your love.”

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27. “Never love someone beneath your level of evolution. If you want a monkey, you can visit one at your local zoo.”

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28. “A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman’s heart.”

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29. “I don’t really care if people forget me. My legacy wasn’t about me. It was about everything I could do for another. When that sinks in... well you try a little harder. You dream a little broader. Your heart stretches a little farther and you find that you can’t go back to the same place and make it fit. You become a person of ideas and seek out your own kind. And then it happens: One day you discover that staying the same is scary and changing has become your new home.”

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30. “God’s justice is always perfect.”

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31. “There is no perfection, only beautiful versions of brokenness.”

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32. “Never fall in love with someone that won’t fight for you because when the real battles begin they won’t pull your heart to safety, but they will their own.”

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33. “A broken soul doesn’t invest in boundaries because the world has crossed them, without mercy.”

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34. “When people don’t tell you the truth what they really are saying is they don’t value you or their relationship with you enough to be honest.”

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35. “Defensiveness is usually someone silently screaming that they need you to value and respect them in disguise. When you look for deeper meanings behind someone’s pain you can then begin to heal not only yourself, but others.”

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36. “Beauty is not who you are on the outside, it is the wisdom and time you gave away to save another struggling soul, like you.”

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37. “Never rearrange your life in order to meet Mr. Darcy half way. If he couldn’t see your worth at the moment you met then he won’t two years later. May the halls of Pemberly be filled with his regrets and your life filled with thankfulness because of this revelation.”

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38. “If you’re going to love someone or something then don’t be a slow leaking faucet – -be a hurricane.”

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39. “Success is intentional.”

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40. “A best friend is someone that will stand in your storm and tell you the lightening is beautiful just to make you realize that your heart was worth getting soaked.”

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41. “People who can’t communicate think everything is an argument.”

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42. “Heroes are not made. They are born out of circumstances and rise to the occasion when their spirit can no longer coexist with the hypocrisy of injustice to others.”

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43. “All great beginnings start in the dark, when the moon greets you to a new day at midnight.”

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44. “Sometimes your light shines so bright that it blinds people from seeing who you really are.”

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45. “You are not an option, a choice or a soft place to land after a long battle. You were meant to be the one. If you can wrap yourself around the idea that you are something incredible, then you will stop excusing behavior that rapes your very soul. You were never meant to teach someone to love you. You were meant to be loved.”

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46. “Never be a slave of loyalty to unloyal people.”

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47. “You know your testimony is strong when your roots are so deep that other people’s storms will never knock you over.”

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48. “Honesty is vulnerability. Sadly, not everyone can handle someone’s honesty. However, lying allows people to be comfortable.”

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49. “When relationships fail it is usually because someone chooses not to show up for the battle.”

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50. “Sensitive people care when the world doesn’t because we understand waiting to be rescued and no one shows up. We have rescued ourselves, so many times that we have become self taught in the art of compassion for those forgotten.”

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