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Everyone loves an inspirational quote. They're great pick-me-ups for when you're feeling down and need some motivation, especially when they're written on a picture with a beautifully calming background. But just how true are these cliches like "follow your dreams", that we're bombarded with on a daily basis? Are they really true or do we need to take them with a pinch of salt? The inspirational quotes below come served with a tall glass of reality, and make you stop and think whether or not we should believe everything we read. 

In a world so focussed on external looks, social media, and "ideal" beauty standards, it isn't always easy to feel beautiful. While we should be embracing our "flaws" and "imperfections" — because that's what makes us unique — we live in a society that encourages us to photoshop the blemishes from our pictures and get surgery to fix anything that's less than perfect on our bodies. Although there's a growing movement to change these attitudes, there is a lot more that come be done. One woman's tweet about the shape of her nose looking like a "before" photo, but loving herself anyway, has gone viral and has inspired other women to comment on the same topic. Here are some of the beautiful replies from women who have learned to love the unique shape of their noses and embrace their bodies.

International Women's Day is a day for the world to stop and think about all of the wonderful achievements of women and how much they have contributed to the world, thus enabling the progress of humanity. Among those achievements are some of the most transformative inventions, without which the world would be a very different place. Here are 10 of the biggest and best things that were invented by women that you may not know about. Remember - when women are strong, the world is strong. When women move forward, humanity moves forward. 

Every now and again, you need an overdose of relatable pink, wholesome and honest content on your Instagram feed. If that's your thing, turn to @girl, the Instagram account that is full of just that. With 7.4 million followers, the page, according to its bio, is full of "feminine and funny" content, which will make you feel less alone in today's female struggles. 

Instagram is all about standing out and finding your niche. Even if your niche is taking pictures with your hands up and making it philosophical. Which is exactly what Andrew Stoletov did when he created his account Mr. Hands Up. The account does exactly what it says on the tin, and contains pictures of Andrew with his hands up in random locations and makes his captions vaguely allude to what "hands up" means in that situation. The account already has 11.5k followers and is growing; guess that means people dig his niche! 

Weird? Yes. Wonderful? Also yes. Check out a selection of his work below. 

Happy Valentine's Day! Today we celebrate love in all forms and it's a beautiful thing. When it comes to the love department, one source of inspiration I like to turn to is my favorite sitcom, "The Office". Not only is it is brilliantly genius, but a lesser-known fact about the show is how many pearls of wisdom on love and relationships it actually contains. Here are some of the most profound quotes from Michael Scott and his crew that teach us all the important lessons we need to know about love.

Oh and if you love the Dunder Mifflin crew as much as me, check out our previous post on Couples From "The Office" Who Inspire True Love?

Every day, our Instagram, Twitter and Facebook feeds are bombarded with inspirational and uplifting quotes to help us keep our chin up. But one Instagram account called @unspirational run by Elan Gale aims to do the exact opposite. As its name suggests, it posts quotes that have a twist on the standard encouraging tone we are used to and, according to the calendar that it also produces, aims to "keep it real, keep it honest, and keep you chuckling with a slightly sassy, sometimes swear-y, and mostly pessimistic twist on the cliche inspiration that is supposed to keep you grounded and optimistic". 

We've collected some of the funniest quotes from the account for you to enjoy and brighten up your day. Or not...

A truly inspiring thread that everyone should read. Age is just a number. You don't have to have it all figured out by a certain age -- in fact, a majority of us don't find our paths until much later in life and that's OK. 

Everyone's journey is different, as author Tim Hiller says, "Don't compare your beginning to someone else's middle, or your middle to someone else's end. Don't compare the start of your second quarter of life to someone else's third quarter."

Never give up on your dreams. 

Here are people who are accomplishing their dreams, regards of their age:

This woman is making this holiday season (and past ones) special by leaving out snacks for any and all carrier drivers! In a now viral video shared on Facebook, you can see just how happy the Amazon delivery guy is to see those snacks left especially for him! 

And if this isn't what the holiday season is about then we just don't know what is. 

Kathy Ouma, what a lovely and simple idea to help make people's day -- we hope this idea will inspire others (and it did us) and become the new normal! 

Looking for that perfect inspirational quote to post on social media and have all your followers believe you're really deep? 

Well, these might not be what you're looking for but we guarantee you that we enjoyed these quotes more than another random life inspirational quote we've come across. 

Because "I'm trying to be a better person" but I'm just a bridge. 

Well, apparently they could. A great comics by Zen Pencils

The book 'Milk and Honey' is most famous for its poems about love and self-empowerment. Some time ago a very talented guy came up with a brilliant idea and fused the two most amazing things together: the book "Milk and Honey" with the hilarious quotes from the vine videos and made the book which is now called "Milk and Vine." Yes, you read that right. Milk and Vine. It contains the vine quotes written in a similar style to the poems from the original book, and everyone just loves it. Emily Beck and Adam Gasiewski – Authors of the book, published it on Amazon and it went viral overnight. 

Apparently, those quotes finally sound totally different...

Via: Eat Liver