Inspirational Quotes for Young Adult Cancer Patients & Survivors | January

Sometimes a good inspirational quote can really transform your mood and make you view something in an entirely new way. That’s why, each month, we’ll be adding our top 5 favorite inspirational quotes to inspire a young adult with cancer. Please share your favorites with us and we just may add them to the list next month!

Top 5 Quotes | January

"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus." - Bruce Lee, martial artist, actor



"Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others." - Ellen Degeneres, comedian



"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." - Lao Tzu, philosopher



"I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it." - Maya Angelou, poet



"Great things never came from comfort zones." - Neil Strauss, author



Top 5 Quotes | December

"It's not the absence of fear, it's overcoming it. Sometimes you've got to blast through and have faith." - Emma Watson, actress, activist



"Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go."- Hermann Hesse, poet



"Fight and push harder for what you believe in, you'd be surprised, you are much stronger than you think."- Lady gaga, singer song-writer



"You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefullness, but still, like air, I'll rise!"- Maya Angelou, poet



"Turn your wounds into wisdom."- Oprah Winfrey, talk show host



Top 5 Quotes | November

"There's always tomorrow and it always gets better." - Ariana Grande, singer-songwriter



"Owning your story is the bravest thing you will ever do."- Brené Brown, researcher professor



"I feel beautiful when I'm at peace with myself. When I'm serene, when I'm a good person, when I've been considerate of others."- Elle Macpherson, actress, model



"The truth is that you shouldn't match your insides to other people's outsides. Life is an inside job, and we just have to do our best."- Sia, singer-songwriter



"The last of the human freedoms is to choose one's attitudes."- Viktor E. Frankl, neurologist



Top 5 Quotes | October

"Life is a balance between holding on and letting go." - Rumi, poet



"Take every opportunity that comes your way and most importantly have fun with it."- Cody Simpson, singer



"Life's full of mistakes, destinies and fate. Remove the clouds, look at the bigger picture."- Delta Goodrem, singer-songwriter



"There's no point in dwelling on rejection."- Isabel Lucas, actress



"It's a long way down, and it's a leap of faith, but I'm never giving up."- Keith Urban, singer-songwriter



Top 5 Quotes | September

"Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won't have a title until much later." - Bob Goff, author



"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."- Carl Sagan, author



"When you walk up to opportunity's door, don't knock on it. Kick in, smile, and introduce yourself."- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, actor, wrestler



"The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are."- Jim Morrison, singer-songwriter



"How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you."- Rupi Kaur, poet



Top 5 Quotes | August

"I will always be singing somewhere." - Aretha Franklin, singer-songwriter



"You have to make peace with yourself. The key is to find the harmony in what you have." - Naomi Watts, actress



"We all make mistakes, and it's not until we make mistakes that we learn." - Liam Hemsworth, actor



"Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success." - Swami Sivananda, philosopher



"Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls."- Joseph Campbell. author



Top 5 Quotes | July

"Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless, like water. Water can flow or it cancrash. Be water my friend." - Bruce Lee, martial artist, actor



"Things present themselves to you, and it's how you choose to deal with them that reveals who you are." - Cate Blanchett, actress



"The victory is not when I stand up. The victory is when I realize that I can't do it on my own." - Nick Vujicic, motivational speaker



"Your past does not equal your future." - Tony Robbins, motivational speaker



"In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you." - Deepak Chopra, author, public speaker



Top 5 Quotes | June

"The better you know yourself, the better your relationship with the rest of the world." - Toni Collette, actress



"Always remember that your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come." - Zig Ziglar, motivational speaker



"True nobility isn't about being better than anyone else; it's about being better than you used to be." - Portia de Rossi, actress



"A life lived in fear is a life half lived." - Baz Luhrmann, director



"I learned to be with myself rather than avoiding myself with limiting habits; I started to be aware of my feelings more, rather than numb them." - Judith Wright, poet



Top 5 Quotes | May

"Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day." - Alice Morse Earle author, historian



"Everyone wants happiness. No one wants pain. But you can't have a rainbow without a little rain." - Anonymous



"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny." - C.S. Lewis author



"All great changes are preceded by chaos." - Deepak Chopra, author



"Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, & sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself." - Unknown



Top 5 Quotes | April

"I've always felt that if you back down from a fear, the ghost of that fear never goes away. It diminishes people." - Hugh Jackman, actor



"Never trust your fears, they don't know your strength." - Michael Crossland, Motivational Speaker, Humanitarian, Author



"I don't wish it on anyone, but we are stronger because of what has happened." - Nate Myles, Rugby player



"Cancer changes us, there's no doubt about that. But it’s up to us to decide what that change will mean in our lives, and who we will become as a result." - Britta Aragon, entrepreneur



"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going." - Sam Levenson, American humorist, writer, teacher, television host, and journalist



Top 5 Quotes | March

"Grief is a really tricky thing; it is a very fluid thing and I don’t think there is ever any end point to it. But I’m OK with that. I can’t imagine it any other way. My past will always be with me, it shaped who I am today." - Carrie Bickmore, television and radio personality



"She's been through more hell than you'll ever know. But that's what gives her beauty an edge.You can't touch a woman who can wear pain like the grandest of diamonds around her neck." - Alfa, poet



"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face." - Dainere Anthoney, author



"Some days are better, some days are worse. Look for the blessing instead of the curse. Be positive, stay strong, and get enough rest. You can't do it all, but you can do your best. " - Doe Zantamata, author



"Having had cancer, one important thing to know is you're still the same person at the end. You're stripped down to near zero. But most people come out the other end feeling more like themselves than ever before." - Kylie Minogue, singer and actress



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