While the title of this article might seem inherently mean, the purpose of this selection of toxic people quotes isn’t to bash someone for their dubious behavior, but rather for you to understand the signs a person should likely try to avoid. Toxic people come in many forms, and we hope that these smart quotes from famous people will help you discern them and distance yourself from their ways. So, here’s our list of 115 quotes trying to do just that, and we hope that these wise words will ultimately help you deal with these kinds of people.
As a rule of thumb, though, these are some of the ways that toxic people try to wiggle into your life and poison any chance of a healthy, friendly relationship. They will try to manipulate you into doing something you wouldn’t normally do, and they will constantly confuse you with their behavior. As a result, you never feel fully comfortable around them, and you’ll always feel like you need to defend yourself to them. Of course, even these not-so-subtle hints are sometimes hard to notice, especially if you do believe in said person’s goodness of heart despite their mean stance toward you. And it does happen to all of us, so there’s no need to deem yourself shortsighted or lacking sense in social matters. However, toxic people often employ more subtle tricks to make you do as they wish, and these eye-opening quotes will help you see their minute advances in their harmful goals.
So, scroll down below to check out our revealing quotes talking about toxic people around you. In the best case, you will find that there are no such people around you! However, if you think that someone matches the descriptions in these smart quotes, be sure to think before continuing your friendship with them. Vote for the most mind-opening quotes and share this article with anyone you think might benefit from reading these words.
#141 Who Needs Haters When You’ve Got This?
“Surround yourself with positive people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you.” – Roy Bennett
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#142 Not with you, then who?
“When someone tells me ‘no,’ it doesn’t mean I can’t do it, it simply means I can’t do it with them.” — Karen E. Quinones Miller
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#143 Avoid energy vampires, seriously
“Stay away from negative people. They drain your energy like vampires suck out human’s blood. Hell. They’re the real ‘dementors’.” ― Riza Prasetyaningsih
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#144 Take Your Own Happiness Seat
“No one forces a person to be negative, and no one forces anyone to be positive. The choice is up to an individual and that person alone.” — Byron Pulsifer
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#145 When love feels like a full-time job
“I think most people know when they’re in a toxic relationship – it requires an enormous amount of effort to keep it going, and you don’t get what you want from it.” – Joanna Coles
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#146 When people bring out the worst vibes
“I know people can be awful dooms for each other.” ― Iris Murdoch
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#147 Energy vampires, but make it consented
“There are only two kinds of people who can drain your energy: those you love, and those you fear. In both instances it is you who let them in. They did not force their way into your aura, or pry their way into your reality experience.” ― Anthon St. Maarten
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#148 Respect Yourself or Get Played
“If you do not respect your own wishes, no one else will. You will simply attract people who disrespect you as much as you do.” - Vironika Tugaleva
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#149 Truth over approval, always
“I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.” - Frederick Douglas
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#150 Big moves start small
“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
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#151 Can’t Stress Old Drama Forever
“When we go back in to the past and rake up all the troubles we've had, we end up reeling and staggering through life. Stability and peace of mind come by living in the moment.” - Pam W. Vredevelt
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#152 Cut the Dead Weight Already
“Life is too short to hang around people who are causing you to compromise. Pulling you down. Your time is too valuable to waste it with people who don’t have a dream. People that aren’t going anywhere.” – Joel Osteen
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#153 No Toxic Vibes Allowed
“You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people.” — Joel Osteen
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