Unleash Your Potential with These 69 Dont Settle Quotes

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1. “If life gives you lemons, don’t settle for simply making lemonade – make a glorious scene at a lemonade stand.

– Elizabeth Gilbert

Elizabeth Gilbert Quote: “If life gives you lemons, don’t settle for simply making lemonade – make a glorious scene at a lemonade stand.”

2. “Be awesome. Live life to the fullest. Shoot for the stars and never settle.

– Jillian Michaels

Jillian Michaels Quote: “Be awesome. Live life to the fullest. Shoot for the stars and never settle.”

3. “Don’t settle for less, know your value and always tell yourself you deserve better.

– Pertrice St Pierre

Pertrice St Pierre Quote: “Don’t settle for less, know your value and always tell yourself you deserve better.”

4. “Ten years from now, make sure you can say that you chose your life, you didn’t settle for it.

– Mandy Hale

Mandy Hale Quote: “Ten years from now, make sure you can say that you chose your life, you didn’t settle for it.”

5. “Even if you have to walk fast for 30 mins, five days a week, by all means do so. Never make excuses to why you don’t have the time to work out. Your body deserves to enjoy the taste of a good health. Never settle for less.

– Edmond Mbiaka

Edmond Mbiaka Quote: “Even if you have to walk fast for 30 mins, five days a week, by all means do so. Never make excuses to why you don’t have the time to work out. Your body deserves to enjoy the taste of a good health. Never settle for less.”

6. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.

– Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs Quote: “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.”

7. “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind

– Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss Quote: “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind”

8. “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.

– Earl Nightingale

Earl Nightingale Quote: “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”

9. “Know who you are. Know what you want. Know what you deserve. And don’t settle for less.

– Tony Gaskins

Tony Gaskins Quote: “Know who you are. Know what you want. Know what you deserve. And don’t settle for less.”

10. “If you don’t go after what you want you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.

– Nora Roberts

Nora Roberts Quote: “If you don’t go after what you want you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.”

11. “Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are magic.

– Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo Quote: “Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are magic.”

12. “If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on.

– Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs Quote: “If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on.”

13. “Look closely at the present you are constructing. It should look like the future you are dressing.

– Alice Walker

Alice Walker Quote: “Look closely at the present you are constructing. It should look like the future you are dressing.”

14. “Don’t settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had. We need to live the best that’s in us.

– Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett Quote: “Don’t settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had. We need to live the best that’s in us.”

15. “Today I know I will not settle just to be with someone. I will not sacrifice any one expectation or part of what I expect in a partner for something else that is there.

– D.B. Reynolds

D.B. Reynolds Quote: “Today I know I will not settle just to be with someone. I will not sacrifice any one expectation or part of what I expect in a partner for something else that is there.”

16. “Never settle for the lesser ambition. The job, the title, the conventional loyalties, and rewards. Stay focused on the larger ambition, which is making a difference in the world.

– David Ignatius

David Ignatius Quote: “Never settle for the lesser ambition. The job, the title, the conventional loyalties, and rewards. Stay focused on the larger ambition, which is making a difference in the world.”

17. “Don’t downgrade your dream just to fit your reality. Upgrade your conviction to match your destiny.

– Stuart Scott

Stuart Scott Quote: “Don’t downgrade your dream just to fit your reality. Upgrade your conviction to match your destiny.”

18. “Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is believing you’re worthy of the trip.

– Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck Quote: “Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is believing you’re worthy of the trip.”

19. “Never settle for less than you desire or deserve because when you accept crumbs, people will assume that you are happy with scraps

– Stacye Branche

Stacye Branche Quote: “Never settle for less than you desire or deserve because when you accept crumbs, people will assume that you are happy with scraps”

20. “You can show your daughter by the way you love and honor your wife that she should never settle for less.

– Elaine S. Dalton

Elaine S. Dalton Quote: “You can show your daughter by the way you love and honor your wife that she should never settle for less.”

21. “I’m not sorry for wanting what I deserve. And I’m not afraid to walk away to find it.

– R.h Sin

R.h Sin Quote: “I’m not sorry for wanting what I deserve. And I’m not afraid to walk away to find it.”

22. “Sadly we settle for what we’re used to even if what we’re used to is pain.

– R.h Sin

R.h Sin Quote: “Sadly we settle for what we’re used to even if what we’re used to is pain.”

23. “Don’t pass on your passions, to settle in the stale normality. Endure. Strive. Ensure.

– Anthony Liccione

Anthony Liccione Quote: “Don’t pass on your passions, to settle in the stale normality. Endure. Strive. Ensure.”

24. “There’s a huge difference between being in love and being in love with the thought of love. Recognize the difference. Never settle.

– Behdad Sami

Behdad Sami Quote: “There’s a huge difference between being in love and being in love with the thought of love. Recognize the difference. Never settle.”

25. “Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don’t settle for them.

– Mia Hamm

Mia Hamm Quote: “Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don’t settle for them.”

26. “If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.

– Jim Rohn

Jim Rohn Quote: “If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”

27. “The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.

– Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton Quote: “The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.”

28. “To my fellow women; Please don’t settle. Not in a job you hate, not in a town where you don’t feel at home, not with friendships that aren’t real, and especially, especially not with love.

– Marisa Donnelly

Marisa Donnelly Quote: “To my fellow women; Please don’t settle. Not in a job you hate, not in a town where you don’t feel at home, not with friendships that aren’t real, and especially, especially not with love.”

29. “When you accept the fact that your true identity includes being an overcomer, you will never settle for less than a miracle.

– Craig Groeschel

Craig Groeschel Quote: “When you accept the fact that your true identity includes being an overcomer, you will never settle for less than a miracle.”

30. “Rejection is the universe’s way of letting you know that you’re better than what you just tried to settle for.

– Kylie Francis

Kylie Francis Quote: “Rejection is the universe’s way of letting you know that you’re better than what you just tried to settle for.”

31. “Conformity begins the moment you ignore how you feel for acceptance.

– Shannon L. Alder

Shannon L. Alder Quote: “Conformity begins the moment you ignore how you feel for acceptance.”

32. “Never settle for less than your dreams, somewhere, sometime, someday, somehow, you’ll find them.

– Danielle Steel

Danielle Steel Quote: “Never settle for less than your dreams, somewhere, sometime, someday, somehow, you’ll find them.”

33. “Never settle for that which is easy and comfortable or the necessity of seeking that which is difficult and uncomfortable.

– Frederick Lenz

Frederick Lenz Quote: “Never settle for that which is easy and comfortable or the necessity of seeking that which is difficult and uncomfortable.”

34. “I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start over again.

– F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald Quote: “I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start over again.”

35. “Never settle for anything less than what you deserve. It’s not pride, it’s self respect.

– Chanakya

Chanakya Quote: “Never settle for anything less than what you deserve. It’s not pride, it’s self respect.”

36. “Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.

– Charles F. Kettering

Charles F. Kettering Quote: “Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.”

37. “One day you will wake up and be so glad you did not settle. You will be so glad you did not give up. You will be so glad you did not sync yourself to someone else’s pace and you chose instead to anchor yourself in the steady rhythm of grace.

– Morgan Harper Nichols

Morgan Harper Nichols Quote: “One day you will wake up and be so glad you did not settle. You will be so glad you did not give up. You will be so glad you did not sync yourself to someone else’s pace and you chose instead to anchor yourself in the steady rhythm of grace.”

38. “Make the most of the best and best of the worst, and keep your standards high. Never settle for anything less than you deserve or are capable of achieving.

– Roy T. Bennett

Roy T. Bennett Quote: “Make the most of the best and best of the worst, and keep your standards high. Never settle for anything less than you deserve or are capable of achieving.”

39. “Never settle for someone’s second anything, when you are worthy of being someone’s everything.

– J.Iron Word

J.Iron Word Quote: “Never settle for someone’s second anything, when you are worthy of being someone’s everything.”

40. “The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.

– Maureen Dowd

Maureen Dowd Quote: “The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.”

41. “Once you discover your happy place where you can be you, you will never settle for just any old space ever again.

– Christine E. Szymanski

Christine E. Szymanski Quote: “Once you discover your happy place where you can be you, you will never settle for just any old space ever again.”

42. “Tearing up between what you deserve and what you settle for is a perpetual cause of unsettling pain.

– Nitya Prakash

Nitya Prakash Quote: “Tearing up between what you deserve and what you settle for is a perpetual cause of unsettling pain.”

43. “Never settle for anyone who isn’t absolutely, insanely, and foolishly happy to be with you.

– Maria J. Edwards

Maria J. Edwards Quote: “Never settle for anyone who isn’t absolutely, insanely, and foolishly happy to be with you.”

44. “We must never settle for harmony at the expense of holiness, nor for peace at the expense of principle.

– John Bradford

John Bradford Quote: “We must never settle for harmony at the expense of holiness, nor for peace at the expense of principle.”

45. “Set higher standards for your life and the universe will match you. Dream bigger

– Etta Arlene

Etta Arlene Quote: “Set higher standards for your life and the universe will match you. Dream bigger”

46. “Never settle for less than God’s best for your life.

– Don Pittman

Don Pittman Quote: “Never settle for less than God’s best for your life.”

47. “Once you say you’re going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life.

– John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy Quote: “Once you say you’re going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life.”

48. “Leaders don’t settle for less. When you do so, you rob humanity of what you are supposed to deliver!

– Israelmore Ayivor

Israelmore Ayivor Quote: “Leaders don’t settle for less. When you do so, you rob humanity of what you are supposed to deliver!”

49. “The most exciting, challenging, and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you you love, well, that’s just fabulous.

– Carrie Bradshaw

Carrie Bradshaw Quote: “The most exciting, challenging, and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you you love, well, that’s just fabulous.”

50. “The idea of never settling for less, surely doesn’t suggest not acknowledging and celebrating every accomplished step that leads to where you desire to be in the future.

– Edmond Mbiaka

Edmond Mbiaka Quote: “The idea of never settling for less, surely doesn’t suggest not acknowledging and celebrating every accomplished step that leads to where you desire to be in the future.”

51. “Don’t settle. It’s better to face a little loneliness now than a lifetime of loneliness with the wrong person.

– Mandy Hale

Mandy Hale Quote: “Don’t settle. It’s better to face a little loneliness now than a lifetime of loneliness with the wrong person.”

52. “Don’t settle for mediocrity; never let good enough be good enough.

– Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen Quote: “Don't settle for mediocrity; never let good enough be good enough.”

53. “Don’t settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something.

– Ashton Kutcher

Ashton Kutcher Quote: “Don’t settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something.”

54. “There is always someone out there who will put you first. Don’t settle for someone who will put you next.

– Tony Payne

Tony Payne Quote: “There is always someone out there who will put you first. Don’t settle for someone who will put you next.”

55. “There is a monumental difference between being alive and living. You should never settle for the first.

– Matt Corby

Matt Corby Quote: “There is a monumental difference between being alive and living. You should never settle for the first.”

56. “Don’t live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.

– Wendy Wasserstein

Wendy Wasserstein Quote: “Don’t live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.”

57. “You deserve to be someone’s first choice. You deserve to be cherished and not taken for granted. You deserve to be chosen and not settled for.

– Mandy Hale

Mandy Hale Quote: “You deserve to be someone’s first choice. You deserve to be cherished and not taken for granted. You deserve to be chosen and not settled for.”

58. “Relationships; If you put up with it, you’re going to end up with it. Set the standard you want, and don’t settle for less.

– Steve Maraboli

Steve Maraboli Quote: “Relationships; If you put up with it, you’re going to end up with it. Set the standard you want, and don’t settle for less.”

59. “There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

– Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela Quote: “There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”

60. “If you do not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.

– Vince Lombardi

Vince Lombardi Quote: “If you do not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.”

61. “Please don’t settle, it will only corrode your soul and you will never be the best version of yourself.

– Lebo Grand

Lebo Grand Quote: “Please don’t settle, it will only corrode your soul and you will never be the best version of yourself.”

62. “Once you realize how good you really are, you never settle for playing less than your best.

– Reggie Jackson

Reggie Jackson Quote: “Once you realize how good you really are, you never settle for playing less than your best.”

63. “You want more. You think you deserve more, yet you settle for less. Those who have more never settled, never!

– Enhowie

Enhowie Quote: “You want more. You think you deserve more, yet you settle for less. Those who have more never settled, never!”

64. “There is only one real sin, and that is to persuade oneself that the second-best is anything but the second-best.

– Doris Lessing

Doris Lessing Quote: “There is only one real sin, and that is to persuade oneself that the second-best is anything but the second-best.”

65. “Always go for the choice that scares you the most, because that’s the one that is going to help you grow.

– Caroline Myss

Caroline Myss Quote: “Always go for the choice that scares you the most, because that’s the one that is going to help you grow.”

66. “I am not naive enough to settle for anything less than a reasonable valuation of my worth.

– Roy Keane

Roy Keane Quote: “I am not naive enough to settle for anything less than a reasonable valuation of my worth.”

67. “Make sure you don’t start seeing yourself through the eyes of those who don’t value you. Know your worth even if they don’t.

– Thema Davis

Thema Davis Quote: “Make sure you don’t start seeing yourself through the eyes of those who don’t value you. Know your worth even if they don’t.”

68. “Every dream is worth following in life. Never settle for the minimum when you can have so much more.

– Taneisha LaGrant

Taneisha LaGrant Quote: “Every dream is worth following in life. Never settle for the minimum when you can have so much more.”

69. “One key to success is demanding more than adequacy, never settling for good enough and always doing a little bit more.

– Michael Josephson

Michael Josephson Quote: “One key to success is demanding more than adequacy, never settling for good enough and always doing a little bit more.”
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