People Share The One Quote That Completely Changed Their Life

These mantras may help you have no regrets.

Cookie Wisdom

"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten."

"It was a fortune cookie."

– Lapras_Lass

Meaning Of Life

"life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself."

– Ireallyhatepickles

Owning Imperfections

"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."

– Waterak

Be In The Moment

"If you're living in the past, you're depressed, if you're living in the future you have anxiety, if you are living in the present you are at peace."

"It's just from memory I'm sure the actual quote is much prettier."

– honalak872

Learning lessons is the name of the game here.

Value Of Stupid

"'It costs money to be stupid.' My dad, after I had done something stupid and was forced to use all of my summer earnings to pay for it."

– AmigoDelDiabla

Slice Of Humble Pie

"You might be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, but some people just don't like peaches."

– sarcastic_patriot

Taking Chances

"Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game."

– Mockingbird_J

Take A Leap

"You only need to do it once to understand."

"Context: My coach once said this after I was scared of trying some new tumbling moves and constantly kept giving up mid attempts. It got stuck to my head in a really interesting way, not only on gymnastics but on everything that I do. If I'm scared, bored, angry about something I need to do I just reflect on how I need to stop giving myself excuses and do the things I must."

"Right after he said that I did it. It was horrible, unbalanced, barely ended up on my feet. But I lost my fear of doing it."

– Atutstuts

The way we treat others, good and bad, have ramifications.

Ensuring A Promising Future

"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in."

– jetodic829

There Are Limits To Extending Kindness

"Don't set yourself on fire to keep someone else warm."

– BuguyaBriarLeigh

Hold The Reigns

"He who angers you controls you."

– 1derland-

A throwaway comment my driving instructor once told me that stuck with me was to drive defensively.

We can't predict how well other drivers around us will maneuver their vehicles when sharing the road. The only way to be safe is to remain alert and to think ahead.

I thought this also applied in a larger context in life.

Being self-reliant, I thought, was key to survival on the highways of life, since no one is really looking out for you. Be in control. Don't live life always idling. And occasionally live life in the fast lane, safely, of course.