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You can’t win if you don’t play.
- Unknown

Thanks to Twitter, I can remember exactly when I came across this quote (4:57p.m. April 27, in case anyone was wondering). Unfortunately I can’t remember where I read it, but it’s stuck with me ever since. Maybe it’s because I am competitive by nature, or that nothing irritates me more than people complaining about things that could be fixed if they took some action. But there’s something about this quote that I love and it’s definitely going to be something I try to live by.

Now I really don’t have an excuse to chicken out of anything…

Never regret anything, because at one time it was exactly what you wanted.
- Unknown

I stumbled upon this quote today and I think I found it exactly when I needed it. I’ve been plagued with a bit of self doubt recently, which isn’t exactly unusual for anyone but it’s not something that is a regular occurrence for me as I am so steadfast in my convictions. Take what happened yesterday, for instance: my horoscope told me to be more assertive (although why a Leo would need more assertiveness is beyond me) and when I conveyed this to my friend she just shook her head and said, “I would worry about that, but I know you don’t take orders from anyone.”

I’ve always tried to live my life by the mentality of having no regrets, which has worked out pretty well for me, but there are days when I sometimes wonder if I should have done something differently. It’s usually whenever I am reflecting about relationships in my life, both with boys and with friends. Sometimes, you just don’t know what people are like until they get too close and it’s too late to take anything back. And while I wouldn’t classify any of these musings as regrets per se, it definitely means there is a little bit of room for some doubts to creep into my mind.

But hey. Just because there’s a tiny amount of doubt doesn’t mean that it was a total and utter loss, or that I didn’t learn anything from it. Because they say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and at one time, everything that happened was exactly what I wanted. I just need to remember that.

The best way of getting over someone is getting under someone else.
- Samantha Jones, Sex and the City

Words to keep in mind when trying to get over someone. If you can do the whole hooking-up-and-not-getting-emotionally-attached thing, it works!

(Having said that, I should really take my own advice. But I digress.)