#ReclaimingMyTime: 12 Quotes Every Woman Should Live By

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Dear Society, I don’t need or want your approval. This is my life!

Ladies, we have so much happening in our lives every day and in the midst of what’s going on, it’s important that we stay motivated. Whether it’s finding a cute outfit for work in the morning, relationship goals or finding your dream job — quotes help us get through the day.
 

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Here are 12 remarkable quotes that will have you feeling like you are ready to conquer the world. Remember, you have one life to live. So let’s get it!

1. It is only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on Earth and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it were the only one we had. –Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.

2. Your own words are the bricks and mortar of the dreams you want to realize. Your words are the greatest power you have. The words you choose and their use establish the life you experience. – Sonia Choquette.

3. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. – Maya Angelou.

4. Everyone has inside of her a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is! – Anne Frank.

5. When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me’.– Erma Bombeck.

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6. If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don’t be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning ‘Good morning’ at total strangers. – Maya Angelou.

7. One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in and where you want to go. – Sheila Murray Bethel.

8. Life is short, wear your party pants! – Loretta LaRoche.

9. I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass. –     Maya Angelou.

10. The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. — Ayn Rand

11. Gorgeous hair is the best revenge. — Ivanka Trump

12. You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, it has made all the difference in my life. – Steve Jobs