25 Unforgettable Claire Quotes

Claire was wise beyond her years. In celebration of her 25th Birthday, let’s look back on some of her most inspirational words.

1

“Really truly honored to have lived and failed and accomplished in the ways I have.”

2

“I don’t want to actually die. I want to see what happens in life. I want to see where it goes.”

3

"It's OK to feel pain and experience it. I'm not trying to fix myself. My suffering has given me so much."

4

“I know my life will be shorter so every day has meaning."

5

“Death is inevitable. Living a life that we are proud of is something we can control.”

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“Human beings are so adaptable, we have this incredible gift of taking what’s thrown at us and making something with it.”

7

"I resigned myself at an early age to losing it all to illness. I’ve risked my health so many times in search of the things that will make my life worth living and although I am having to deal with the consequences of that in a very real way I feel honored. Really truly honored to have lived and failed and accomplished in the ways I have.”

8

"I’m trying to not die here and it’s fuckin’ wild."

9

“I think that the act of wanting something better is one of the most terrifying things we can do.”

10

“Wanting to live. not because I was told that’s what I should do but because there’s a kind of life I believe is worth living.”

11

“The quality of your life isn’t determined by whether you’re healthy or sick or rich or poor. It’s determined by what you make out of your experience as a human being.”

12

“Perfect is boring”

13

“It’s what you create that matters.”

14

“You don’t have to get rid of a problem to overcome it.”

15

“We cannot keep teaching people who are sick that they need to be healed before they can live their lives.”

16

““Live a life you are proud of.”

17

“My challenge to you: start looking at your challenges as friends that are going to help you grow.”

18

“The moment you realize it’s not about avoiding suffering, it’s about making something from your suffering, you are incredibly free.”

19

“Everything I am proud of comes from some of the darkest things in my life.”

20

““If we are trying to get over all the problems in our life then our entire lifetime is jst going to be trying to get over problems.”

21

“My whole life has been about trying to help other people understand how rich having a problem can make your life.”

22

“Go enjoy your life because there are people fighting like hell for it.”

23

“Become the person that your younger self would have been inspired by.”

24

“Learn to love what is.”

25

"My purpose is to help people be more comfortable with their pain and realize that they have power and a lot to give regardless of whether their life seems normal or not."