Top 500 Steve Maraboli Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “If people refuse to look at you in a new light and they can only see you for what you were, only see you for the mistakes you’ve made, if they don’t realize that you are not your mistakes, then they have to go.”

— Steve Maraboli

52. “You can’t just wish change; you have to live the change in order for it to become a reality.”

— Steve Maraboli

53. “The problem that we have with a victim mentality is that we forget to see the blessings of the day. Because of this, our spirit is poisoned instead of nourished.”

— Steve Maraboli

54. “Life is simple; it’s just not easy.”

— Steve Maraboli

55. “A healthy relationship is one in which love enriches you; not imprisons you.”

— Steve Maraboli

56. “Don’t confuse poor decision-making with destiny. Own your mistakes. It’s ok; we all make them. Learn from them so they can empower you!”

— Steve Maraboli

57. “A broken heart bleeds tears.”

— Steve Maraboli

58. “Fear can only grow in darkness. Once you face fear with light, you win.”

— Steve Maraboli

59. “Sometimes it’s the same moments that take your breath away that breathe purpose and love back into your life.”

— Steve Maraboli

60. “Smile at strangers and you just might change a life.”

— Steve Maraboli

61. “Don’t limit yourself to someone else’s opinion of your capabilities. Be you. Dream, plan, execute!”

— Steve Maraboli

62. “The strong-minded rise to the challenge of their goals and dreams. The weak-minded become haters.”

— Steve Maraboli

63. “Stop trying to explain yourself. People only understand things from their level of perception; within the parameters of their agreement with reality. Save your energy.”

— Steve Maraboli

64. “Start shaping your own day. Start walking your own walk. This journey is yours, take charge of it. Stop giving other people the power to shape your life.”

— Steve Maraboli

65. “Your life is a print-out of your thoughts.”

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66. “I feel keeping a promise to yourself is a direct reflection of the love you have for yourself. I used to make promises to myself and find them easy to break. Today, I love myself enough to not only make a promise to myself, but I love myself enough to keep that promise.”

— Steve Maraboli

67. “Stop giving your life away to other people.”

— Steve Maraboli

68. “When you’re too religious, you tend to point your finger to judge instead of extending your hand to help.”

— Steve Maraboli

69. “A new day: Be open enough to see opportunities. Be wise enough to be grateful. Be courageous enough to be happy.”

— Steve Maraboli

70. “Stop pointing fingers and placing blame on others. Your life can only change to the degree that you accept responsibility for it.”

— Steve Maraboli

71. “I believe in the immeasurable power of love; that true love can endure any circumstance and reach across any distance.”

— Steve Maraboli

72. “The victim mindset produces a delusion of fault and blame that blinds you from the simple truth of cause and effect.”

— Steve Maraboli

73. “Parental Alienation is an emotional act of violence that is aimed at an adult, but critically wounds a child.”

— Steve Maraboli

74. “Live your vision and demand your success.”

— Steve Maraboli

75. “You cannot continue on the same path and arrive at a different destination. Make the choice to have your actions reflect your goals.”

— Steve Maraboli

76. “A lot of the conflict you have in your life exists simply because you’re not living in alignment; you’re not be being true to yourself.”

— Steve Maraboli

77. “We would do ourselves a tremendous favor by letting go of the people who poison our spirit.”

— Steve Maraboli

78. “Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity and fear of others. Never decide to do nothing just because you can only do little. Do what you can. You would be surprised at what “little” acts have done for our world.”

— Steve Maraboli

79. “Free yourself from the complexities and drama of your life. Simplify. Look within. Within ourselves we all have the gifts and talents we need to fulfill the purpose we’ve been blessed with.”

— Steve Maraboli

80. “Give freely to the world these gifts of love and compassion. Do not concern yourself with how much you receive in return, just know in your heart it will be returned.”

— Steve Maraboli

81. “Just an observation: it is impossible to be both grateful and depressed. Those with a grateful mindset tend to see the message in the mess. And even though life may knock them down, the grateful find reasons, if even small ones, to get up.”

— Steve Maraboli

82. “We shrink ourselves to fit into places we’ve outgrown. Then we find ways to anesthetize the pain and discomfort. Stop spiritually and emotionally starving yourself. Let go. Move on. Grow.”

— Steve Maraboli

83. “Don’t let the tall weeds cast a shadow on the beautiful flowers in your garden.”

— Steve Maraboli

84. “When the right person hugs you, it’s like medicine. I’m so grateful for those few people in my life who are good for my soul.”

— Steve Maraboli

85. “Cheaters often accuse you of cheating. Liars often accuse you of lying. Insecure people often crumble your security. Behavior speaks... How someone treats you may have nothing to do with you; but can be a reflection of who they are.”

— Steve Maraboli

86. “Most haters are stuck in a poisonous mental prison of jealousy and self-doubt that blinds them to their own potentiality.”

— Steve Maraboli

87. “The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go.”

— Steve Maraboli

88. “It’s funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different times and places, our paths cross with others so that we may share our love, compassion, observations, and hope. This is a design of God that I appreciate and cherish.”

— Steve Maraboli

89. “My scars tell a story. They are a reminder of times when life tried to break me, but failed. They are markings of where the structure of my character was welded.”

— Steve Maraboli

90. “It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime.”

— Steve Maraboli

91. “When you finally meet the right one for you, it suddenly becomes clear why everyone else was so wrong.”

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92. “Sometimes letting go is simply allowing yourself to come to terms with the truth that you have been watering dead plants.”

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93. “When we are judging everything, we are learning nothing.”

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94. “Judging is preventing us from understanding a new truth. Free yourself from the rules of old judgments and create the space for new understanding.”

— Steve Maraboli

95. “I get it. Things change. Relationships end. But you can tell a lot about a person by the way they leave.”

— Steve Maraboli

96. “Sometimes you think you’re helping someone up, but they’re actually pulling you down. This is the painful dynamic of dealing with someone who is incurably selfish.”

— Steve Maraboli

97. “Those who care about you can hear you even when you are quiet.”

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98. “She is delightfully chaotic; a beautiful mess. Loving her is a splendid adventure.”

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99. “Love has no limitations. It cannot be measured. It has no boundaries. Although many have tried, love is indefinable.”

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100. “Nothing is worth your health. Nothing is wroth poisoning yourself into stress, anxiety, and fear.”

— Steve Maraboli