Everyone who has ever sat down, watched an episode of Grey’s Anatomy, and had their heart torn out by Shonda Rimes can agree that Grey’s is one of the best shows on TV. The story line captures you whether you’ve started from the beginning or somewhere along the way, & the some of the quotes really stick with us, long after we finish watching. Here are some for when you need inspiration or encouragement, or just a reminder of why that you’re amazing the way you are!
1. “Have some fire. Be unstoppable. Be a force of nature. Be better than anyone here, & don’t give a damn what anyone thinks. You’re on your own. Be on your own.” -Cristina Yang
2. “There’s this person inside my head. She’s brilliant, capable. She’s me, only so much better. & I’m afraid I’ll never become this person.” -Meredith Grey
3. “If you want crappy things to stop happening to you, then stop accepting crap & start demanding more.” -Cristina Yang
4. “Time flies. Time waits for no man. Time heals all wounds. All any of us wants is more time. Time to stand up. Time to grow up. Time to let go. TIME.”
-Meredith Grey
5. “Don’t spend all your time wondering what you are, or who you like, or whether it’s right for you or wrong for you. Just let yourself be happy.” -Callie Torres
6. “Don’t let what he wants eclipse what you need. He is very dreamy, but he is not the sun, you are.” -Cristina Yang
7. “You can have the worst things in the world happen to you & you can get over it. All you gotta do is survive.” -Alex Karev
8. “Screw beautiful; I’m brilliant. If you want to appease me compliment my brain.” -Cristina Yang
9. “If you aren’t willing to keep looking for light in the darkest of places without stopping, even when it seems impossible, you will never succeed.” -Amelia Shepard
10. “It turns out that sometimes you have to do the wrong thing. Sometimes you have to make a big mistake to figure out how to make things right. Mistakes are painful, but they’re the only way to find out who we really are.” -Denny Duquette
So if there’s anything I learned while writing this article, it was that Cristina Yang had some of the best words of wisdom, & that I need to re-watch Grey’s for the 800th time.
HCXO, Emily