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50 Breakup Quotes to Help Cure Broken Hearts

50 Breakup Quotes to Help Cure Broken Hearts

Love can be a double edged sword, but thankfully there are many ways of getting over a bad breakup.

It is just simply a part of growing up and evolving to the best version of ourselves that we can be. The following are some breakup quotes to pull you through.

 

1“Nothing is ever lost; especially not love”

 

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2“Breakups are always for the best. It is not possible for only one person to be happy in a relationship. It’s just that one person has not yet realized how unhappy they actually are.”

 

3“If it does not hurt it was not worth anything”

 

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4“The hottest love has the coldest end “
Socrates

 

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5“Never allow someone to be your priority while being their option”

 

6“Sometimes loving someone means letting them move on to better things”

 

7“The only thing to cry about is that the breakup did not happen sooner”

 

8“When a dreamer loses his lover, his dream profits “
Mokokoma Mokhonoana

 

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9“It is only when we let go of the old that we may make space for the new”

 

 

10“The best way to mend a broken heart is time and girlfriends “
Gwyneth Paltrow

 

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11“A bad breakup is a wound mending itself. A bad relationship is a growing injury.”

 

12“Always remember, there is no such thing as a broken heart. Only a broken illusion”

 

13“Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over “
Guy Finley

 

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14“Love is the hardest habit to break and the most difficult to satisfy “
Drew Barrymore

 

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15“Crying over the end of a toxic relationship is like crying after being cured of cancer”

 

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16“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things could fall together “
Marilyn Monroe

 

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17“Love does not understand the concept of ownership. It simple was, is and always will be”

 

18“Always remember, the pain of a breakup is directly proportional to the experience gained”

 

19“Had I not created my whole world, I would certainly have died in other people’s “
Anais Nin

 

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20“Don’t cry when the sun is gone because the tears won’t let you see the stars. “
Violeta Parra

 

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21“Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s an experience. “
Victoria Holt

 

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22“No girl should ever forget that she doesn’t need anyone who does not need her “
Marilyn Monroe

 

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23“You have now gone through what every single human goes through at least once in their lifetime”

 

24“Love cannot be revoked. There was a time that you both loved one another. That time will always exist”

 

25“Nothing lasts forever. Learning how short and difficult life is enables us to appreciate more freely than before”

 

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26“We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us “
Joseph Campell

 

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27“I think the things that I have learnt is that a bad love experience is no reason to fear a new love experience. “
Anne Hathaway

 

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28“This experience is going to make your next relationship and your overall life so much better. Breakups always do in the long run”

 

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29“Life is not fair. And it would be even more unfair if it was all hugs and kisses. It is bad times which puts the good into perspective”

 

30“As my dad said ‘Nic, it is what it is, it’s not what it should have been, not what it could have been, it is what it is’ “
Nicole Kidman

 

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31“If someone were to ask me what would you have done differently, I would say nothing. I think you need to make mistakes “
Kim Kardashian

 

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32“But in order to do right by somebody sometimes it’s better not to do what your heart wants, but to do what’s better for them “
Liam Payne

 

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33“Don’t you dare, for one more second, surround yourself with people who are not aware of the greatness that you are “
Jo Blackwell Preston

 

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34“The only ones to pity are the ones who have never had a heartbreaking end to their relationship. Tough times lay ahead of the inexperienced”

 

35“Sometimes I wonder if men and women really need each other. Perhaps they should just live next door and visit now and again “
Katharine Hepburn

 

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36“You can allow yourself 72 hours of wallowing time. Then you’ve got to get into the gym, stop eating the ice cream, and move on “
Jennifer Love Hewitt

 

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37“I will not try to convince you to love me, to respect me, to commit to me. I deserve better than that; I am better than that…Goodbye “
Steve Maraboli

 

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38“I think work saved me, and I’m very grateful that I had work to do. I may have thrown myself off a building. Life is an adjustment. It’s different “
Madonna

 

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39“At the time… I just wanted to crawl in my bed and die. But I got out of it the other side, I’m surviving. I kind of saw the light at the end of the tunnel “
Rita Ora

 

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40“Love doesn’t die, it simply evolves. We grow up, we realize what we truly want. I’m excited for this new chapter in my love life – love is all around. “
Ariel Winter

 

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41“Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, So what. That’s one of my favorite things to say. So, what “
Andy Warhol

 

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42“It was like a death in the family: you go through the mourning stage, then the rebellion, and then all of a sudden you have to find life by yourself “
Jessica Simpson

 

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43“Getting into a serious relationship without having been stung with a bad breakup is like going to war without ever having held a gun. But the end result is usually the same.”

 

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44“The most passionate flames burn the most quickly. Learning the art of love is an experience that should be done over decades. Passionate love is an immature illusion for the young.”

 

45“You’ve got to love yourself first. You’ve got to be OK on your own before you’re OK with someone else. You’ve got to value yourself and know that you’re worth everything. “
Emma Watson

 

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46“I broke up with someone, and she said, You’ll never find anyone like me again. And I’m thinking, I hope not! Does anybody end a bad relationship and say, By the way, do you have a twin? “
Larry Miller

 

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47“Breaking up is a natural evolution when you try to figure out what you want in life. If you’re with an individual who isn’t moving in the same direction and at the same rate that you are, it ain’t going to work “
Usher

 

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48“I was a jerk and I was careless and reckless with the hearts of women I was with. And I got my karma. I earned it. I got my butt and heart kicked and it hurt me enough that I looked in the mirror and I didn’t want it to happen again “
Michael Buble

 

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49“Most relationships are based on dependency. Breakups are a healthy sign of evolving humans who grow and want different things. It’s the ones who think themselves happy that are the ones to worry about. When the bomb drops it will spare no prisoners”

 

50“I remain an eternal optimist about love. I believe in love. It’s still my biggest dream. I am positive-determined to move forward with my life, bring up my babies, and do the best job I can as a mother, entertainer, and person. I now look forward to new challenges. I feel strong”
Jennifer Lopez

 

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