Explore Quotes by Regina Brett

No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written.

Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

I once heard someone say that prayer is more than words. It's a stance you take, a position you claim. You throw your body against the door to keep the demons from advancing and stay put until they go away.

Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

Your children get only one childhood.

Choice, not chance, determines your destiny. It's up to you to decide what you are worth, how you matter, and how you make meaning in the world. No one else has your gifts--your set of talents, ideas, interests. You are an original. A masterpiece.

When in doubt, take the next step.

When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

God never gives us more than what we can carry.

God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

If we threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

The secret to success, to parenting, to life, is to not count up the cost. Don't focus on all the steps it will take. Don't stare into the abyss at the giant leap it will take. That view will keep you from taking the next small step.