Top 500 Steve Maraboli Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “I want to be in a relationship where you telling me you love me is just a ceremonious validation of what you already show me.”

— Steve Maraboli

152. “You have been blessed with immeasurable power to make positive changes in your life.”

— Steve Maraboli

153. “Breakups can be sad, but sometimes tears are the price we pay for a freedom we need.”

— Steve Maraboli

154. “It took me a long time to learn the difference between working on a healthy relationship and wasting my time on a long goodbye. Never again!”

— Steve Maraboli

155. “Are you going to allow the world around you to change while you remain stagnant? Make this the time you throw away old habits that have hindered your happiness and success and finally allow your greatest self to flourish.”

— Steve Maraboli

156. “Stay focused. Not every distraction is a worthy detour.”

— Steve Maraboli

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

— Steve Maraboli

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

— Steve Maraboli

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

— Steve Maraboli

160. “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

161. “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

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

— Steve Maraboli

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

— Steve Maraboli

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

— Steve Maraboli

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

— Steve Maraboli

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

— Steve Maraboli

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

— Steve Maraboli

168. “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

169. “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

170. “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

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

— Steve Maraboli

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

— Steve Maraboli

173. “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

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

— Steve Maraboli

175. “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

176. “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

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

— Steve Maraboli

178. “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

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

— Steve Maraboli

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

— Steve Maraboli

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

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

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

— Steve Maraboli

184. “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

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

— Steve Maraboli

186. “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

187. “It’s sad that we get attached to the way certain people abuse us. It took me a long time and a lot of heartache to realize that it’s okay to miss someone, but not want them back.”

— Steve Maraboli

188. “It’s never lost on me that it was the religious who Jesus had to challenge not to throw stones.”

— Steve Maraboli

189. “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

190. “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

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

— Steve Maraboli

192. “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

193. “Stop giving so many second chances. Wishing someone would be something they’re not is a waste of time and messes with your head. Truth hurts a lot sometimes... and I hate to be the one to break it to you, but in reality, you’re stressing and agonizing about ending a relationship they left a while ago.”

— Steve Maraboli

194. “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

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

— Steve Maraboli

196. “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

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

— Steve Maraboli

198. “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

199. “No matter what they say, how they treat you is how they feel about you.”

— Steve Maraboli

200. “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