Top 500 Steve Maraboli Quotes (2025 Update)
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351. “Life is a miracle. YOU are a unique expression of this purposeful miracle. Think of how GREAT that makes you. Live big! You are not here to dwell within the basement of your potentiality.”

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352. “Think of the patience God has had for you and let it resonate to others. If you want a more patient world, let patience be your motto.”

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353. “Endless love is fueled by endless friendship. If you want to have the greatest romance ever, have the greatest friendship ever. Cultivate it; do not let your friendship die. Remember, it’s not a lack of love that destroys relationships; it’s usually a lack of friendship.”

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354. “The reason your life stays the same is because you think everyone else is the problem. Stop pointing fingers and placing blame on others. Your life can only change to the degree that you accept responsibility for it.”

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355. “We are mathematical equations where your life is the sum of all choices you’ve made until now. The good news is you can change the equation so that you start making a difference in your life.”

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356. “If you want to be with someone, be with them! Don’t make excuses, cause drama, or make them fight for a spot in your life. Express your love and commitment with words and actions. And if you don’t feel inspired to show your love this way, be kind enough to let them go... so they can find someone who will.”

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357. “There is something vibrantly beautiful, a glow, that radiates from someone who is actively moving towards their goals and dreams. I’m not sure what it is, but I know I love it, I’m attracted to it, and I surround myself with people who have it. The courageous few who dare to radiate this life essence... those are my people.”

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358. “Your actions must reflect your goals in order to experience true success. Don’t just wish, DO! Don’t just dream, BE! Let today be the day you create a plan and follow it.”

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359. “Simplify your life. You don’t grow spiritual, you shrink spiritual.”

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360. “Free yourself from the complexities of your life! A life of simplicity and happiness awaits you.”

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361. “You are beautiful. Your beauty, just like your capacity for life, happiness, and success, is immeasurable.”

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362. “In my opinion, being a Christian is a noticeable behavior. If you have to tell somebody you’re a Christian, then you’re probably not doing it right.”

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363. “When you do what you love, the seemingly impossible becomes simply challenging, the laborious becomes purposeful resistance, the difficult loses its edge and is trampled by your progress.”

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364. “Make a pact with yourself today to not be defined by your past. Instead, shake things up today! Live through today. Don’t just exist through it – LIVE through it!”

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365. “When you find yourself in need of spiritual nourishment, it is in the opportunities to serve others that you will find the abundance you seek.”

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366. “The world gives us PLENTY of opportunities to strengthen our patience. While this truth can definitely be challenging, this is a good thing. Patience is a key that unlocks the door to a more fulfilling life. It is through a cultivation of patience that we become better parents, powerful teachers, great businessmen, good friends, and a live a happier life.”

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367. “Intimacy transcends the physical. It is a feeling of closeness that isn’t about proximity, but of belonging. It is a beautiful emotional space in which two become one.”

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368. “Maybe it’s just me, but I think imperfections build character. The most interesting people seem to have the bumpiest pasts. You ever talk to a “perfect” person? What a snooze! I don’t even trust people with no scars. Whether for casual conversation or companionship on any level, I prefer to connect with someone who has experienced the casualties of life’s battles.”

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369. “Be mindful of your social environment. By nature, the group you hang-out with will develop a common behavior and mindset. This behavior usually gravitates towards the lowest common denominator. Choose your group wisely.”

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370. “Stop giving meaningless praise and start giving meaningful action.”

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371. “Be a reflection of excellence.”

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372. “This new day has greeted us with no rules; unconditional opportunity. Do not dilute the power of this new day with the hardship of yesterday. Greet this day the way it has greeted you; with open arms and endless possibility.”

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373. “Some people seem like a bright light during your darkest moment... a beautiful refuge... but it’s a trap... there is only more pain there. Now that I think about it... I imagine that’s what bugs feel like when they fly into the zapper.”

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374. “History reveals there is no moral high ground; there is only perspective. We often exhibit the same behaviors for which we condemn others.”

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375. “Change is in the air. This change reminds us that we are made and beautifully sculpted by the same power that orchestrates the change of season. Let this be the season you embrace and align yourself with this change.”

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376. “Gratitude is the bridge that merges your love with longevity. It is the vital ingredient for a lasting relationship.”

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377. “Hate is self-inflicted torture. It hungers for revenge, damage, division, and violence, but is never satiated. Hate is a psychological hell to which we condemn ourselves and endeavor to burn others.”

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378. “Your silence is loudest to those who love you most.”

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379. “Participate in your own dreams, don’t just say what you want or complain about what you don’t have.”

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380. “Today is the only day in which we have any power.”

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381. “Dear haters, You’re never going to catch up. Because while you’re talking about how “lucky” I am, I’m working. While you’re talking about what you’re going to do, I’m already doing it. While you’re making resolutions, I’m setting behaviors.”

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382. “It’s not about what I SEE for our future, or humanity; It’s about what I DO for our future and humanity.”

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383. “Of course people have insulted me... that’s just the reality of living a life in which you stand out. Does it bother me? No. Those people overestimate the weight I give their opinion. I’m just going to be me, unapologetically. You don’t have to applaud, you don’t have to cheer... but I know you’re watching.”

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384. “Once you understand how powerful you are within, you exponentially increase the power and potentiality of everything outside of you.”

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385. “Live Today! Do not allow your spirit to be softened of your happiness to be limited by a day you cannot have back or a day that does not yet exist.”

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386. “Do you love yourself enough to BE what you love yourself enough to WANT?”

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387. “Visionary’, is what we call successful people who were wise enough to not listen when we called them delusional.”

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388. “Within the vulnerability I feared, I found the strength I needed. By dismantling my story, I bared my truth and released my soul. Though my scars of wisdom reveal a self-inflicted unchangeable past, there is a forgiving grace that has placed the pen back in my hand to write a better future.”

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389. “Haters have fallen into the tragic mindset of comparison; a form of psychological suicide.”

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390. “The greatest relationships are those in which love is not treated as a noun, but as a verb; with romance not viewed as a burden, but lived as a poem.”

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391. “We must transcend the illusion that money or power has any bearing on our worthiness as children of God.”

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392. “Mindset Matters: Cut away the nonsense and cultivate an environment conducive to your personal well-being. Forgive yourself and others. Have the courage to move on. The battle is long... and in the end, it’s only with yourself.”

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393. “When I left, they were stuck with the burden of finding someone else to blame for their life... Pointing their anger everywhere, but never looking in the mirror... Continuing the cycle that led to their misery.”

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394. “If you have to ask if you’ve done enough, you haven’t. Each day brings with it the opportunity to do more than you did yesterday.”

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395. “I don’t know what’s wrong with this world, but I do know what’s right with it: Love. I have studied enough history to see that no matter how cruel the behavior of tyrants and no matter how dark the moments have been, Love has always prevailed. Always.”

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396. “One of life’s great challenges is getting out of your own way after a divorce or breakup... Heartache and anger make you feel like enemies, but your children need you to be a team. Unfortunately, few rise to this challenge, and the children pay an emotional debt they did not incur.”

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397. “Nobody ever talks about the pyramids that weren’t built, the books that weren’t written, the songs that weren’t sung. Stop letting your fear condemn you to mediocrity. Get out of your own way. Your dreams are a poetic reflection of your soul’s wishes. Be courageous enough to follow them. There is no greater time than now to experience the full power of your potential. Make this the day you take the first step in the beautiful journey of bringing your dreams to life.”

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398. “You unlock the door to greater levels of excellence and success when you accept who you are. It is from the point of acceptance that we can create a masterful life.”

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399. “At any given moment the choice to be happy is present- we just have to choose to be happy.”

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400. “Breakups are an interesting thing. They break our hearts and free them at the same time. It’s excruciatingly liberating.”

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