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“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”

C.G. Jung (1875–1961) Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology

Variant: I am not what happens to me. I choose who I become.

“An individual who has reached the stage of self-esteem almost always makes a sound and rational decision. He or she always sets a reachable yet challenging goal in his or her endeavour. When the endeavour results in a success, his or her self-concept will increase or widen.”

Sukavich Rangsitpol (1935) Thai politician

Education helps reduce social problems and improves quality of life

“If the world really looks like that I will paint no more!”

Claude Monet (1840–1926) French impressionist painter

“C4 to your door, no beef no more.”

The Notorious B.I.G. (1972–1997) American rapper

Song lyrics, Ready to Die (1994), "Warning"

“What about sunrise, what about rain?
What about all the things that you said we were to gain?
What about flowering fields, is there a time?
What about all the dreams that you said was yours and mine?”

Michael Jackson (1958–2009) American singer, songwriter and dancer

HIStory: Past, Present & Future, Book I (1995)

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

Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) Mexican painter

Variant: Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are a bourbon biscuit.

“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.”

Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books

Often attributed to Dr. Seuss without citation; also cited as an anonymous proverb.
This quote has also been attributed to Gabriel García Márquez, in Spanish: "No llores porque ya se terminó, sonríe porque sucedió."
Compare lines from In Memoriam A.H.H. of Tennyson:
&emsp;&emsp;'Tis better to have loved and lost
&emsp;&emsp;Than never to have loved at all.
Disputed
Variant: Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.”

Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) American jazz singer

“Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever the fuck you were gonna do anyway”

Robert Downey Jr. (1965) American actor

Robert Downey Jr. on Inside The Actors Studio, quoting Judd Nelson, 2006-07-09

“Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.”

William James (1842–1910) American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist

“I tell my piano the things I used to tell you”

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) Polish composer

“I'm possessed by love — but isn't everybody?”

Freddie Mercury (1946–1991) British singer, songwriter and record producer

As quoted in "I am the Champion" by Nick Ferrari in The Sun (19 July 1985) http://www.queenarchives.com/index.php?title=Freddie_Mercury_-_07-19-1985_-_The_Sun. <br class="br">Context: I'm possessed by love — but isn't everybody? Most of my songs are love ballads and things to do with sadness and torture and pain.<br>In terms of love, you're not in control and I hate that feeling. I seem to write a lot of sad songs because I'm a very tragic person. But there's always an element of humour at the end.