Top 500 Shannon L. Alder Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “Betrayal is an ironic thing. He or she betrays you then you betray yourself. You think you’re showing strength with your anger, but in reality you’re showing how much you still care.”

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102. “They say time heals and makes us forget, but what two people shared can never be erased.”

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103. “There is nothing more dangerous to the adventurous spirit than a secure future that can predict the same sun on every horizon because they only see the same view.”

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104. “Love may be blind but jealousy has 20-20 vision.”

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105. “Imagine living with a scream inside you and that scream is yours. Now imagine no one hears it. That is what grief is.”

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106. “Living a life somewhere else in your mind is nothing more than being a prisoner where you are.”

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107. “When you think this pain is all you deserve, you are right. You are the only one that can decide how long you will walk in hell.”

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108. “If you don’t find the right set of eyes to see through your bull, you will always be surrounded by friends that will tell you white lies because they like your company and don’t want to ruin the evening.”

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109. “If someone wants to be in your life they will find you. If they don’t they will find an excuse.”

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110. “Evil originates not in the absence of guilt; but in our effort to escape it.”

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111. “The best stories are the ones with the unexpected plot twists that no one would have guessed, even the writer.”

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112. “Realize that narcissists have an addiction disorder. They are strongly addicted to feeling significant. Like any addict they will do whatever it takes to get this feeling often. That is why they are manipulative and future fakers. They promise change, but can’t deliver if it interferes with their addiction. That is why they secure back up supply.”

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113. “Narcissists will never tell you the truth. They live with the fear of abandonment and can’t deal with facing their own shame. Therefore, they will twist the truth, downplay their behavior, blame others and say what ever it takes to remain the victim. They are master manipulators and conartists that don’t believe you are smart enough to figure out the depth of their disloyalty. Their needs will always be more important than telling you any truth that isn’t in their favor...”

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114. “The only way you will ever be free is when you decide you have had enough of living up to the standards other people force upon you through shame. Never wear their chains of judgment when they can’t break free of their own.”

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115. “Every journey taken always includes the path not taken, the detour through hell, the crossroads of indecision and the long way home.”

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116. “I will never accept life for what it is. I don’t need an easy life. My road was meant to be hard because anything worth having in this world will take me to the very edge of myself. I will overcome everything I have ever gone through and will make my future the one God intended me to have. I will pick up the pieces of this pain and sculpt it into art. I am not ordinary and never was. I walk into my birthright as a queen with her head held high. I was born to do this!”

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117. “Be honest with who you are, what you want and how you want to be treated. Boundaries only scare off the people that were not meant to be in your life.”

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118. “You don’t walk away to prove your worth. You walk away because you allowed someone else to dictate your value and you found yourself believing it.”

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119. “Sometimes, the people that love you the most turn out to be the people you will trust the least.”

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120. “Your soulmate wasn’t suppose to be perfect. You were meant to see the cracks in her soul and fill them with what you have and she was meant to see yours. Together you would be complete.”

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121. “Praying for the people that hurt you may not change them, but it will change you.”

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122. “More often than not, you will never be judged by your intentions because the world can’t read minds and very few will know the heart of a person they have not given time to know personally.”

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123. “Sensitive people feel so deeply they often have to retreat from the world, in order to dig beneath the layers of pain to find their faith and courage.”

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124. “Don’t waste your time being what someone wants you to become, in order to feed their list of rules, boundaries and insecurities. Find your tribe. They will allow you to be you, while you dance in the rain.”

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125. “Empowering Women 101: If a normal man wants you he will let you know. You won’t have to guess. He will move mountains to bring you into his life. If he is abnormal he will string you along, drop a trail of crumbs and clues for you to follow, in order to keep you guessing. This type of man desires you, but doesn’t value you.”

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126. “I existed on my own terms. I was different my entire life. Some called me divergent, wild, crazy, unpredictable and unconformed – an apostate to the rules of the majority. I called myself God’s creation and found purpose in the madness. When that day came, I didn’t allow other people to dictate how I should feel or act. I learned there was no shame in imperfection because history had shown being different had the power to change perspectives and eventually the world. This is when I realized that flaws had responsibility. This was the day that I learned I was truly BLESSED.”

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127. “The mind knows the truth when your heart denies what it feels. When you don’t feel safe to let people in, it is because you’re not ready to deal with the pain of honesty.”

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128. “There are so many things to regret in your lifetime, but loving someone is not one of them. You gave the purest part of your soul to someone else. It takes courage to risk your heart in a world where very few people take risks. The lesson of lost love is not found in regret. It is found in understanding how much love you truly are capable of. One day, the right person will comes along and you will recognize real love because their love will resemble something you once gave away.”

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129. “It is not a person or situation that affects your life; it is the meaning you give to that person or situation, which influences your emotions and actions. Your choice is to change the meaning you gave it or to change your response, in order to create the outcome you want.”

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130. “You can’t have the rainbow without the storm.”

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131. “It takes a hell of a lot of courage to walk into your own story, but to be the hero of your own life you have to rescue yourself.”

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132. “You will never know the purest love you can give a person, until the day you hurt because they hurt. You genuinely want them to succeed in life and be free from all the chains that keep them from being happy, whether you are in their life or not.”

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133. “Sometimes, it is how you shine in the darkness during other people’s misery that is remembered more than anything you could have said or done when you have suffered just as much.”

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134. “The definition of hell is two people in a relationship that is starved for love and unable to fulfill that need.”

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135. “When you least expect it is when the person you always dreamt of will finally show up.”

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136. “Sometimes the truth is so deep that it takes someone with the same depth to see it, while others can’t see past the level they have never moved from.”

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137. “You will know the person who was meant to be in your life by how they make you feel spiritually. If they live in such a way that inspires you to become better then you have found someone you can evolve with vs. raise.”

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138. “The only chains you should wear in life are the chains of commitment.”

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139. “Don’t ever get to the point where you can’t be taught because life is a classroom and everyone owns a pen.”

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140. “When you love yourself you will never need closure from any man. That doesn’t mean you didn’t love him, it simply means you love yourself enough to realize God has a better plan for you that doesn’t involve one more conversation that will remind you of that person’s lack of respect for you.”

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141. “God has witnessed everything done to you. Those that love God will feel shame for what they did. Those that don’t... do not know God or have a concept of repentance or forgiveness.”

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142. “You will never choose love greater than what you believe you deserve and what other insecure people tell your lack of self esteem to have faith in.”

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143. “You will never change, unless you are honest with yourself or you are forced to be authentic by someone that was honest with him or herself.”

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144. “Reality is a dream that someone was brave enough to conquer.”

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145. “Every adventure requires a compass, curiosity, a journey, a creative mind and someone willing to play.”

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146. “When you blame others, what you are really saying is what is inside of you can’t be fixed, so you have no control of your own happiness. Therefore, you have made the conscience choice to give focus and fuel to a bad situation that will take you nowhere and give you nothing, but ignorance and pain.”

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147. “There is nothing worse then being surrounded by a bunch of people telling you to do what is right, when they can’t define that definition, without a lot of hatred and judgment behind it.”

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148. “The true measure of a best friend is where they are when you “make” the biggest decision of your life, not where they were during the decision process.”

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149. “I will never give up on what I love. I will never back down. I will never let go of anything that is important to me. I will hold my course steady and my God will help me see it through. This is my promise, my anthem and my path. This is my future and I own it.”

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150. “This world is not here for you; you are here for it.”

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