After a recent dose of positivity in our Teams group chat felt eerily familiar (thanks, Game of Thrones – of all places…) it got us digging back into some of our favorite Reddit threads of fictional quotes that made us laugh, cry, and feel inspired.
From Homer Simpson to Albus Dumbledore, here are some of our faves. What are yours? Let us know in the comments below!
1. “You can’t keep blaming yourself. Just blame yourself once and move on.” – Homer Simpson
2. “People get built different. We don’t need to figure it out, we just need to respect it.” – Princess Bubblegum
3. “Confidence, it’s the food of the wise man but the liquor of the fool.” – Vikram, The Office
4. “The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem.” – Jack Sparrow
5. “Losing people is a part of life, but that doesn’t mean you stop letting them in.” – Lego Batman
6. “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” – Winnie-the-Pooh
7. “The past can hurt, but the way I see it you can either run from it, or learn from it.” – Rafiki, The Lion King
8. “It ain’t about how hard you can hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.” – Rocky Balboa
9. “We’re all stories in the end, we just have to make it a good one.” – Doctor Who
10. “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.” – Albus Dumbledore
11. “Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing.” – Ron Swanson
12. “If you’re good at something, never do it for free.” – Joker
13. “It gets easier. Every day it gets a little easier. But you gotta do it every day – that’s the hard part. But it does get easier.” – Jogging Baboon, BoJack Horseman
14. “When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all.” – God, Futurama
15. “A wise man can learn more from his enemies than a fool from his friends.” – Niki Lauda, Rush