35 Unforgettable Words That Changed Lives Forever—Discover the Power of a Single Moment
My favorite example is Thomas Edison and his classic phrase: “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” A formula that, by and large, worked perfectly for only one person – Edison himself.
The fact is that the great inventor lacked theoretical education, which he always compensated for with numerous experiments and an absolutely superhuman work ethic and stamina. Competitors joked that just a year at university would’ve replaced Edison’s decade of failed experiments – but then he wouldn’t be Edison, right?
“You’re smarter than everyone here. You shouldn’t be working in a factory. Go to school, keep your head down and learn something.”
Told to me by a factory collegue when I broke down from packing sausages the entire day when I was 16.
‘No you don’t understand’. I was a pre-med college student and volunteering at a hospital. A chronically ill patient was telling me about their pain and reflexively I said ‘I understand’. He said ‘no you really don’t’. That struck me and I’ve never said it again in all 10 years I’ve been in medicine. Now I say ‘I really can’t understand, but I want to help as best I can’.
My mom has Alzheimer’s and right before she lost the ability to speak she said with complete lucidity one day “you know, I’m not sure what’s going to happen but I’m not afraid.” I think about this every day.
“Our words carry enormous weight. More than we sometimes think,” says Michael S. Hyatt, a famous speaker, podcaster, and the author of books about leadership. “They often impact people for decades, providing either the courage to press on or one more reason to give up.” By the way, here’s another wise quote for you, in addition to those you’ve already read here.
“Just cos the person you’re with is the right person for you doesn’t mean you’re the right person for them” 🤯.
I’m a mom of three young children. Going out by myself, I hear “you’ve got your hands full!” So so often. One time a guy told me, “you’re doing a really great job, being a mom is hard.” And dang, I needed that 😭.
“A tree that has borne fruit cannot look like a sapling.”
Said, supportively, about unrealistic expectations for mothers’ bodies.
I can’t remember the exact words, but it was something my Home Ec teacher in high school said about her teaching style: “Some teachers think that you have to be harsh on students to teach properly, but I’ve always found kindness to be just as effective”.
For some reason it always stuck with me and reminded me that kindness isn’t a weakness, and shouldn’t be treated as such.
The day are long but the years are short.
So true, especially now that my children are grown.
You wouldn’t worry so much about what others thought of you, if you knew how seldom they did.
Roughly it was:
“You know those people who just light up your life and make you feel warm and fuzzy? You don’t realise they do it till they’re gone…
I’m so glad you’re back”.
“You’re just too much of everything.” As I was excitedly explaining how I was the first in 4 generations to seek higher education.
Never lost my twinkle so quickly. I was just excited to share some great news.
Edit: Thank you to everyone for their support. I am in a much better place and have been for a while now. I’ve graduated, and I’m extremely thankful for the journey that I’ve endured. Without it, I wouldn’t be me. 🫶.
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