Mandy Quotes

A busy, vibrant, goal-oriented woman is so much more attractive than a woman who waits around for a man to validate her existence.

You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before you look. Dance as though EVERYBODY is watching. March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in.

There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others.

Sometimes it takes a heartbreak to shake us awake & help us see we are worth so much more than we're settling for.

Dance. Smile. Giggle. Marvel. TRUST. HOPE. LOVE. WISH. BELIEVE. Most of all, enjoy every moment of the journey, and appreciate where you are at this moment instead of always focusing on how far you have to go.

Hope for love, pray for love, wish for love, dream for love…but don’t put your life on hold waiting for love.

One of the best times for figuring out who you are & what you really want out of life? Right after a break-up.

Two things you will never have to chase: True friends & true love.

Sometimes when you lose your way, you find YOURSELF.

It makes no sense to try to extend a friendship that was only meant to be a season into a lifetime.

Realize that if a door closed, it’s because what was behind it wasn’t meant for you.

It’s OKAY to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave.

To get over the past, you first have to accept that the past is over. No matter how many times you revisit it, analyze it, regret it, or sweat it…it’s over. It can hurt you no more.

Life isn’t meant to be lived perfectly…but merely to be LIVED. Boldly, wildly, beautifully, uncertainly, imperfectly, magically LIVED.

So you're a little weird? Work it! A little different? OWN it! Better to be a nerd than one of the herd!

Ten years from now, make sure you can say that you CHOSE your life, you didn’t SETTLE for it.

Being brave enough to be alone frees you up to invite people into your life because you want them and not because you need them.

If you learn to really sit with loneliness and embrace it for the gift that it is…an opportunity to get to know YOU, to learn how strong you really are, to depend on no one but YOU for your happiness…you will realize that a little loneliness goes a LONG way in creating a richer, deeper, more vibrant and colorful YOU.

An amazing thing happens when you stop seeking approval and validation: You find it. People are naturally drawn like magnets to those who know who they are and cannot be shaken!

Single is no longer a lack of options – but a choice. A choice to refuse to let your life be defined by your relationship status but to live every day Happily and let your Ever After work itself out.

Celebrate the people in your life who are there because they love you for no other reason than because you are YOU.

Not everyone has to ride off into the sunset with a man. Some of us just want a tan.

Sometimes a "mistake" can end up being the best decision you ever make.

Single” is an opportunity to live life on your own terms and not apologize.

Better to put your heart on the line, risk everything, and walk away with nothing than play it safe. Love is a lot of things, but “safe” isn’t one of them.

You can love them, forgive them, want good things for them…but still move on without them.

Outer beauty pleases the EYE. Inner beauty captivates the HEART.

Consider the fact that maybe…just maybe…beauty and worth aren’t found in a makeup bottle, or a salon-fresh hairstyle, or a fabulous outfit. Maybe our sparkle comes from somewhere deeper inside, somewhere so pure and authentic and REAL, it doesn’t need gloss or polish or glitter to shine.

You will never gain anyone's approval by begging for it. When you stand confident in your own worth, respect follows.

If a man WANTS to be with you, he will make his actions clear. There won’t be any questions, murkiness, cloudiness, or fear.

You will evolve past certain people. Let yourself.

It is necessary, and even vital, to set standards for your life and the people you allow in it.

Toxic people will pollute everything around them. Don’t hesitate. Fumigate.

Sometimes it takes a wrong turn to get you to the right place.

Some steps need to be taken alone. It's the only way to really figure out where you need to go and who you need to be.

Single |sin•gle| (adjective) - Too fabulous to settle.

Even seasonal situations can bring with them lessons that last a lifetime. If the love doesn’t last, it prepares you for the one that will.

Maybe it’s NOT Maybelline. Maybe you were just born with it.

No matter how much you stress or obsess about the past or future, you can't change either one. In the present is where your power lies.

There is no model, no actress, no Miss America contender that can outshine a happy, confident, secure woman.

No matter how attractive a person's potential may be, you have to date their reality.

Love people who hate you. Pray for people who have wronged you. It won’t just change their life…it’ll change yours.

Single moms: You are a doctor, a teacher, a nurse, a maid, a cook, a referee, a heroine, a provider, a defender, a protector, a true Superwoman. Wear your cape proudly.

It's a lot harder to get someone OUT of your life than it is to let them IN, so please…be selective.

True strength is knowing that you don't have to be strong every single second of the day.

Stop inviting people who don't celebrate you to your party! It's YOUR life - you have the right to be exclusive.

Don't ignore the love you DO have in your life by focusing on the love you DON'T.

Single" means you are brave enough to face the glorious unknown of the unaccompanied journey.

Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don't belong.

Be a bit of a challenge; not because you're playing games but because you realize you're worth the extra effort.

A season of loneliness and isolation is when the caterpillar gets its wings. Remember that next time you feel alone.

The right one for you will move mountains to be with you - he won't hide behind them.

If there is a particular person in your life that is repeatedly choosing not to honor you and is causing you more sadness or pain than they are joy - it might be time to release that friendship back to God and trust that it is not where you belong.

She hasn’t got it all figured out...far from it, in fact. But she loves God and she loves to dance…and she’s her own “Better Half.” The bravest woman I know? She is the reason I do what I do. She is The Single Woman. She’s me…and she’s you.

The more you go with the flow of life and surrender the outcome to God, and the less you seek constant clarity, the more you will find that fabulous things start to show up in your life.

Figure out what makes you laugh, and do more of it. Figure out what makes you cry, and do less of it.

Think about it this way: While being married is about becoming the WIFE you are meant to be, being single allows you to focus on becoming the WOMAN you were born to be.

There are some places in life where you can only go alone. Embrace the beauty of your solo journey.

If something on the inside is telling you that someone isn’t right for you, they’re NOT right for you, no matter how great they might look on paper. When it’s right for you, you will know. And when it’s not – it’s time to go.

Someone out there is looking for exactly what you've got…and will never try and undercut your value or question your worth. Some things in life just can’t be bartered over or placed on the sale rack – and your self-worth is at the top of the list.

What we are waiting for is not as important as what happens to us while we are waiting. Trust the process.

There’s something really cool about knowing that your destiny is SO big that you’re not meant to share it with anyone. At least not yet.

When something or someone is no longer bringing you up, but pulling you down—it’s time to let go. When something or someone is no longer adding to your life, but subtracting from it—it’s time to let go.

I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self respect.

The wonderful, beautiful thing that happens when you rid yourself of the things that don’t see your worth? You make space in your life for all the glorious things you deserve.

You don’t need a significant other to lead a significant life.

Although we didn't invite Lucinda, she arrived anyway-with a gift. "No need," Char and I chimed together. "Remember when you were a squirrel," Mandy said.

You don't have to sleep, you don't have to dream, to have nightmares.

Sometimes you have to move on without certain people. If they’re meant to be in your life, they’ll catch up.

You can’t truly heal from a loss until you allow yourself to really FEEL the loss.

When you are your own best friend, you don’t endlessly seek out relationships, friendships, and validation from the wrong sources because you realize that the only approval and validation you need is your own.

If God closes a door AND a window, consider the fact that it might be time to build a whole new house.

Look around you at the people you spend the most time with and realize that your life can’t rise any higher than your friendships.

To live, to TRULY live, we must be willing to RISK. To be nothing in order to find everything. To leap before we look.

You don't have to knock anyone off their game to win yours. It doesn’t build you up to tear others down.

The way you treat people who are in no position to help you, further you, or benefit you reveals the true state of your heart.

Mean girls go far in high school. Kind women go far in LIFE.

We are traveling down a path with no happy ending, and it's too late to turn around.

Don't pour a lifetime of effort into a seasonal relationship. Not everyone from the pilot belongs in the finale.

Find yourself first…like yourself first…love yourself FIRST…& friendship & love will naturally find YOU.

There is never a moment when God is not in control. Relax! He’s got you covered.

We can let go of the person or love or friendship without letting go of the lesson.

Happily Single" is recognizing that you don’t need or want to be rescued from your life by a handsome prince because your life is pretty awesome, as is.

Breakups have a way of shaking us awake and helping us see what we really want vs. what we are willing to settle for.

She did not date. She did not have time for men. Men were never, ever worth a great amount of energy. She was the kind of woman that looked down on what she called ‘settlers’, women who chose love and fleeting passion that turned to dull, lifeless marriages over a career and independence.

Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone's heart.

She has to have four arms, four legs, four eyes, two hearts, and double the love. There is nothing “single” about a single mom.

We are not on this earth to just stand still & look pretty. The museums already have enough statues.

Our friends have a way of reminding us of how fabulous we are when the rest of the world has forgotten.

Next time you hit a speed bump otherwise known as the age-old question “Why are you still single?” look ’em in the eye and say: “Because I’m too fabulous to settle.

When life brings you full circle, pay attention. There's a lesson there.

Keep your head up, your faith strong, and your eyes open for the little miracles all around you…because they are there, just waiting to be discovered.

A girl who truly knows herself is a girl that everybody else wants to know.

You’ve gotta love yourself enough to look INSIDE you & not BESIDE you for your joy, confidence, & self worth.

But who bothers looking beyond the surface? Who even knows anything about Cinderella's Prince Charming - other than he's a handsome prince?

Happiness begins with you. Not with your relationship, your friends, or your job. but with you.

Happiness doesn't have to be chased...it merely has to be chosen.

If you’ve been there, done that, gotten the t-shirt, isn’t it time to move on to a new destination? Don’t waste a lot of time stressing the “could have’s” – because if it should have, it would have!

At the end of a criminal’s life, it’s always the small mistake, the coincidence, the lark. The time we got too comfortable, the time we slipped up, the time someone aimed a little to the left. I’ve heard Grandad’s war stories a thousand times. How they finally got Mo. How Mandy almost got away. How Charlie fell. Birth to grave, we know it’ll be us one day. Our tragedy is that we forget it might be someone else first.

There’s a quote by Ethel Person that says: “People should not judge failed love affairs as failed experiences but as part of the growth process. Something does not have to end well for it to have been one of the most valuable experiences of a lifetime.