1,627 Quotes by Richelle E. Goodrich

Your opponent's wrong doesn't automatically make you right. Most fights aren't about who's right; they are contention over degrees of wrongness.

It has never been my goal to impress anyone but myself. That has proven challenging enough.

Life is a puzzle, a riddle, a test, a mystery, a game—whatever challenge you wish to compare it to. Just remember, you're not the only participant; no one person holds all the answers, the pieces, or the cards. The trick to success in this life is to accumulate teammates and not opponents.

When a person boldly declares 'You can't' he might as well add on 'Can you?' knowing that this spoken roadblock only serves to fuel a challenge in naturally stubborn souls.

I've figured out why they call it a trial.  Because you try all you can to pull through it. 

Having this, we want that.Owning some, we want more.Standing here, we wish to be there.If it's impossible, we struggle to make it happen.Why are we like this? Why not be content with some, here, and now? Why is enough not enough? Because humans are ambitious creatures not meant to be idle or fruitless. We strive to learn, to grow, to achieve, to amass; therefore, we will never be content.

I can choose not to get angry.I can choose not to take offense.I can choose not to dwell on criticism.I can choose to pay no heed to harsh words.I can choose to ignore negativity and see positives.I can choose to value my own opinion over those of naysayers.Through it all, I can retain my good character and choose to be kind.

My life will not be the one you planned out for me, not unless I choose it. And that is the point—my life is the result of my own choices.

From good examples we learn how to be. From bad examples we learn how not to be. An observant and willing student can learn from any circumstance.