Top 500 Steve Maraboli Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “Stay focused. Not every distraction is a worthy detour.”

— Steve Maraboli

152. “The greatest love stories are not those in which love is only spoken, but those in which it is acted upon.”

— Steve Maraboli

153. “Never again will I justify the scars just because I loved the person holding the knife.”

— Steve Maraboli

154. “The power to change your life lies in the simplest of steps.”

— Steve Maraboli

155. “Those who have the ability to be grateful are the ones who have the ability to achieve greatness.”

— Steve Maraboli

156. “While intent is the seed of manifestation, action is the water that nourishes the seed. Your actions must reflect your goals in order to achieve true success.”

— Steve Maraboli

157. “Reading the Bible will help you get to know the word, but it’s when you put it down and live your life that you get to know the author.”

— Steve Maraboli

158. “Learn from your history, but don’t live in it.”

— Steve Maraboli

159. “Success is something you experience when you act accordingly. Success is not something you have, it’s something you do.”

— Steve Maraboli

160. “Stop blaming outside circumstances for your inside chaos.”

— Steve Maraboli

161. “The longer you chase the wrong person, the further you travel in the wrong direction. You’re better than that.”

— Steve Maraboli

162. “Your agreement with reality defines your life.”

— Steve Maraboli

163. “There is a distinct, awful pain that comes with loving someone more than they love you.”

— Steve Maraboli

164. “Your dream is a reality that is waiting for you to materialize. Today is a new day! Don’t let your history interfere with your destiny! Learn from your past so that it can empower your present and propel you to greatness.”

— Steve Maraboli

165. “I want to help you, but you have to be a willing participant. If you’re not, then I am no longer helping you up; it is you who is pulling me down.”

— Steve Maraboli

166. “Pay attention... When a person is gossiping, you are learning more about them and their character than anything they are gossiping about.”

— Steve Maraboli

167. “I wish for you the wisdom to realize that it’s okay to miss something, but not want it back.”

— Steve Maraboli

168. “A lack of clarity could put the brakes on any journey to success.”

— Steve Maraboli

169. “I am so grateful for my troubles. As I reflect back on my life, I have come to realize that my greatest triumphs have been born of my greatest troubles.”

— Steve Maraboli

170. “It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn from our errors and move on.”

— Steve Maraboli

171. “Harness the power of today. Seize the blessings of today! Make something happen, enhance your life, make someone laugh, help a friend, love, love, love!”

— Steve Maraboli

172. “There is great change to be experienced once you learn the power of letting go. Stop allowing anyone or anything to control, limit, repress, or discourage you from being your true self! Today is YOURS to shape – own it – break free from people and things that poison or dilute your spirit.”

— Steve Maraboli

173. “Celebrate your victories! Be verbal about it. Haters will say you’re bragging, but those who love you will celebrate with you.”

— Steve Maraboli

174. “Karma: The delusion of the pretentious; who think the Universe should act as their debt collector.”

— Steve Maraboli

175. “Love and compassion are the mother and father of a smile. We need to create more smiles in our world today. Smiles, after all, pave the way to a happy world.”

— Steve Maraboli

176. “Empowerment is the ability to refine, improve, and enhance your life without co-dependency.”

— Steve Maraboli

177. “You were not meant for a mundane or mediocre life!”

— Steve Maraboli

178. “No matter what your history has been, your destiny is what you create today. What are you going to create?”

— Steve Maraboli

179. “Don’t ignore what they show you. No matter how much you wish it weren’t so, it is. Stop arguing with reality. They are what their behavior reveals them to be... Respond and move forward accordingly.”

— Steve Maraboli

180. “Relationships fail when people take their own insecurities and project them as their partner’s flaws.”

— Steve Maraboli

181. “As I got older, I started to cut out food that was bad for me. As I got wiser, I did the same with people.”

— Steve Maraboli

182. “We may place blame, give reasons, and even have excuses; but in the end, it is an act of cowardice to not follow your dreams.”

— Steve Maraboli

183. “The art of letting go is simply about personal empowerment. Realizing what you’re in charge of, realizing what you control, and more importantly, what you don’t control.”

— Steve Maraboli

184. “The thing you are passionate about is not random; it stems from an inner yearning. Don’t ignore it or allow others to talk you out of it. Go get it!”

— Steve Maraboli

185. “Take accountability... Blame is the water in which many dreams and relationships drown.”

— Steve Maraboli

186. “Take back your power! I wish you the wisdom to realize that the problem isn’t that they keep lying to you; it’s that you keep believing them.”

— Steve Maraboli

187. “Some people are mad at you because they made the mistake of underestimating you. They threw you under the bus and you survived.”

— Steve Maraboli

188. “If you surround yourself with clowns, don’t be surprised when your life resembles a circus.”

— Steve Maraboli

189. “How would your life be different if you learned to let go of things that have already let go of you? From relationships long gone, to old grudges, to regrets, to all the ‘could’ve’ and ‘should’ve,’ to the dead friendships you still hang on to... Free yourself from the burden of a past you cannot change.”

— Steve Maraboli

190. “Live authentically. Why would you continue to compromise something that’s beautiful to create something that is fake?”

— Steve Maraboli

191. “It’s never pretty when you leave an abusive and controlling relationship. The warden always protests when the prison gets shut-down.”

— Steve Maraboli

192. “Participate in your dreams today. There are unlimited opportunities available with this new day. Take action on those wonderful dreams you’ve had in your mind for so long. Remember, success is something you experience when you act accordingly.”

— Steve Maraboli

193. “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

194. “Today is a new day. Don’t let your history interfere with your destiny. – Steve Maraboli.”

— Steve Maraboli

195. “Create an environment that is conducive to your emotional and personal growth. Surround yourself with caring and positive people who support you, and reflect who you want to be.”

— Steve Maraboli

196. “Haters never seem to realize that jealousy is an infinite torture to which you condemn yourself.”

— Steve Maraboli

197. “No more excuses or procrastination! Stop allowing your days to be stolen by busy nothingness and take calculated steps towards your goals.”

— Steve Maraboli

198. “It seems so simple now, but it took me a long time to figure out that happiness is experienced when we finally give ourselves permission to let go of the things that make us sad.”

— Steve Maraboli

199. “Some people insist on inviting me to their drama buffet... No thanks! My soul hungers for nourishment and growth; it doesn’t lust for poison and depletion.”

— Steve Maraboli

200. “When it’s the wrong person, anything you ask is too much.”

— Steve Maraboli