27 Stay Quotes That Remind You When To Stay And When Not To

Stay

The thing about staying is that it cannot be forced. You cannot force anyone to stay if they have already made up their mind. This hits true for friendships and any relationship from work to love.

If you have to convince someone to stay, that's reason enough to let them go. People stay if they want to and leave if they have already decided. If you are still able to convince someone to stay, know that they have already left.

You are worthy of being loved and cherished by people who are doing it from their heart and not doing it because you begged them to. It never feels the same being loved by someone who wants to love you and being loved by someone you convinced to stay with you.

No matter how much you are scared of being alone, how far you have come, or how you don't want people to know that you broke up with the person you keep posting pictures with, if they want to go, let them go. If someone wants to stay, they will always stay by choice.

And remember, life is not about who promised. People will promise you the world, but who stays is what matters. There's a difference between promising to be there and actually being there. Many people talk more than they do.

If you are not appreciated and loved the way you deserve, you always have an option to leave. No matter how hard it is, staying where you are taken for granted will do you more harm than good.

Our ‘stay quotes' will remind you to stay where you are loved and not where you are needed. You deserve the world, and if they are not giving it to you, they don't deserve you either. Only stay where you are appreciated.

Stay Quotes

Surely, marriage is throwing anchor and saying, 'This is where I'm staying. I've made my choice, and this is all I want because I've been on the up and down escalator, through the revolving door, and I want to stand still.' That's what I expected.

Surely, marriage is throwing anchor and saying, ‘This is where I’m staying. I’ve made my choice, and this is all I want because I’ve been on the up and down escalator, through the revolving door, and I want to stand still.’ That’s what I expected.

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I could stay here, I thought, make money at the track while she nurses me over the bad moments, rubs oil on my body, cooks for me, talks to me, goes to bed with me. Of course, there would always be arguments. That is the nature of Woman. They like the mutual exchange of dirty laundry, a bit of screaming, a bit of dramatics. Then an exchange of vows. I wasn’t very good on the exchange of vows.

I could stay here, I thought, make money at the track while she nurses me over the bad moments, rubs oil on my body, cooks for me, talks to me, goes to bed with me. Of course, there would always be arguments. That is the nature of Woman. They like the mutual exchange of dirty laundry, a bit of screaming, a bit of dramatics. Then an exchange of vows. I wasn’t very good on the exchange of vows.

"I'm fine, Mom. I think — if it's okay with you, I think I might stay here for Thanksgiving. A lot of my friends are staying" — lie — "and I have a lot of work to do" — double lie. "I had no idea how hard the classes would be, Mom" — truth.

“I’m fine, Mom. I think — if it’s okay with you, I think I might stay here for Thanksgiving. A lot of my friends are staying” — lie — “and I have a lot of work to do” — double lie. “I had no idea how hard the classes would be, Mom” — truth.

... I stayed because running seemed too strange and too complicated. All I knew was how to fall back, find a patch of solid ground, and then dig my heels in and fight to start over.

… I stayed because running seemed too strange and too complicated. All I knew was how to fall back, find a patch of solid ground, and then dig my heels in and fight to start over.

It takes someone strong to leave with their head held high. It takes someone stronger to stay with their head held higher.

It takes someone strong to leave with their head held high. It takes someone stronger to stay with their head held higher.

We are programmed; we are literally programmed genetically and then we are programmed environmentally and most people never break out of that programming.

We are programmed; we are literally programmed genetically and then we are programmed environmentally and most people never break out of that programming.

The pattern of insomnia in children reflects difficulty in getting to sleep, whereas with adults it's a problem staying asleep.

The pattern of insomnia in children reflects difficulty in getting to sleep, whereas with adults it’s a problem staying asleep.

Del: Boy, you are one lucky guy, Neal. Neal: I know. Del: I won't stay long. Maybe I'll just say hi, then be on my way. Neal: Just come on.

Del: Boy, you are one lucky guy, Neal.
Neal: I know.
Del: I won’t stay long. Maybe I’ll just say hi, then be on my way.
Neal: Just come on.

Everyone has their own lane, stay in your own lane, if you follow someone in their lane, you will be taken for a ride. Stay focussed and be patient.

Everyone has their own lane, stay in your own lane, if you follow someone in their lane, you will be taken for a ride. Stay focussed and be patient.

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