Here are 60 quotes about toxic people and how to deal with them.
Negative people are all around us. They might be our colleagues, our friends, or even our family members. It’s important to remember that we don’t have to let their negativity bring us down.
Toxic people are those who bring negativity into our lives. They might be critical, manipulative, or just plain mean. Whatever the case may be, we don’t have to put up with their toxicity.
How to Deal with Toxic People
First, it’s important to recognize the signs of a toxic person. They may be manipulators, always talking about other people behind their backs.
They may be excessively critical or always make you feel like you’re not good enough. They might also try to control your behavior or dictate how you should live your life.
Once you’ve recognized the signs of a toxic person, it’s important to set boundaries. This means communicating clearly and assertively about what you will and won’t tolerate from them.
It might also mean limiting the amount of time you spend with them or cutting them out of your life entirely.
Finally, it’s important to take care of yourself both physically and emotionally when dealing with toxic people.
Make sure to eat healthy foods, get enough sleep, and exercise regularly to help reduce stress levels. It’s also important to talk to someone else about what you’re going through – a trusted friend or therapist can be a great sounding board.
Toxic People Quotes
“The wrong person will give you less than what you’re worth but that doesn’t mean that you have to accept it.” – Sonya Parker
“Don’t confuse “familiar” with “acceptable”. Toxic relationships can fool you like that.”- Steve Maraboli
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too can become great.” – Mark Twain
“Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give, and nobody will care for you.” – Karl Lagerfeld
“I will not allow anyone to walk in my mind with dirty feet.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“What’s more toxic than what they have done, think, or have said about you is how you let your mind receive it. In a world as ours filled with so much noise and hate, what suffers the most is our minds. Know when to keep your mind shut!” – Chinonye J. Chidolue
“There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anaïs Nin
“If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you’re allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.” – Shannon L. Alder
“If you walked away from a toxic, negative, abusive, one-sided, dead-end low vibrational relationship or friendship — you won.” – Lalah Delia
“We don’t get to choose our family, but we can choose our friends. With courage, we can weed out narcissistic people. We can focus on those who do appreciate us, love us, and treat us with respect.” – Dana Arcuri
“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.” – Lao Tzu
“Handling toxic people is not an art, they will be the victim of their own toxicity.” ― P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar
“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” – Dolly Parton
“Avoid negative people, for they are the greatest destroyers of self-confidence and self-esteem. Surround yourself with people who bring out the best in you!” – Auliq Ice
“May you reach that level within, where you no longer allow your past or people with toxic intentions to negatively affect or condition you.” ― Lalah Delia
“I found peace of mind when I walked away from small fights not worth fighting. I stopped fighting for people who gossiped about me. I stopped fighting for those who didn’t respect me. I quit worrying about those who wouldn’t value me for being me.” – Dana Arcuri
“Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.” – Deborah Reber
“Pay no attention to toxic words. What people say is often a reflection of themselves, not you.” – Christian Baloga
“Life is short. Don’t waste it with negative people who don’t appreciate you. Keep them in your heart but keep them out of your life.”
“People inspire you, or they drain you. Pick them wisely.” – Hans F. Hasen
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Don’t settle for a relationship that won’t let you be yourself.” – Oprah Winfrey
“Hanging around the small-minded eventually makes us small-minded. The plant only grows as big as the environment it’s in.” – Torron-Lee Dewar
“It’s rare for a toxic person to change their behavior. More often, the only thing that varies is their target and the blame they place. Because some toxic people are difficult to identify, keep in mind that a victim mindset is sometimes a red flag. So, listen when someone talks about their life and circumstances. If the list of people they blame is long… It’s probably only a matter of time before you’re on that list.” – Steve Maraboli
“Until you let go of all the toxic people in your life, you will never be able to grow into your fullest potential. Let them go so you can grow.”
“Once you realize you deserve a bright future, letting go of your dark past is the best choice you will ever make.” – Roy T. Bennett
“I don’t want everyone to like me; I should think less of myself if some people did.” – Henry James
“Letting go helps us to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress.” – Melody Beatti
“Toxic people create chaos, point fingers, shift blame and avoid taking responsibility.” – Dr. Anne Brown RNMS
“Let go of negative people. They only show up to share complaints, problems, disastrous stories, fear, and judgment on others. If somebody is looking for a bin to throw all their trash into, make sure it’s not in your mind.” – Dalai Lama
“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.” – Harvey Fierstein
“While you can’t control someone’s negative behavior, you can control how long you participate in it.”
“An oppressive nature is like inclement weather, surrounding others and crushing them down with its infectious gloom.” ― Stewart Stafford
“If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.” – T. Harv Eker
“What’s the greater risk? Letting go of what people think – or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am?” – Brené Brown
“Self-love is an ocean and your heart is a vessel. Make it full, and any excess will spill over into the lives of the people you hold dear. But you must come first.” – Beau Taplin
“Negative people need drama like oxygen. Stay positive, it will take their breath away.”
“An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t put you down unless you allow it to get inside you.” – Goi Nasu
“If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.” – Michael Jordan
“No matter how valuable you are and your ideas, fools will certainly play both of you down, so exclude yourselves from the inflammatory environs of fools.” – Michael Bassey Johnson
“Let negative people live their negative lives with their negative minds.” – Moosa Rahat
“It’s very possible and very okay to forgive someone and still not want to spend time with them.” – Karen Salmansohn
“Because at some point you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart but not in your life.” – Sandi Lynn
“Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“The hardest part of being in an emotionally abusive relationship, it’s actually admitting you’re in one.” ― Anna Akana
“You lift your spirits by moving away from what upsets you. If the stove is hot, you can’t ask how to touch it but be happy about it.” – Queen Tourmaline
“Controllers, abusers, and manipulative people don’t question themselves. They don’t ask themselves if the problem is them. They always say the problem is someone else.” — Darlene Quimet
“Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.” – Lucille Ball
“We all have those toxic people around us that make our lives miserable… The day we take them out from our lives, we will all become better people; including them…” – Rodolfo Peon
“My encouragement: delete the energy vampires from your life, clean out all complexity, build a team around you that frees you to fly, remove anything toxic, and cherish simplicity. Because that’s where genius lives.” – Robin S. Sharma
“People appear like angels until you hear them speak. You must not rush to judge people by the color of their cloaks, but by the content of their words!” – Israelmore Ayivo
“Don’t let people get the best of you they can say what they want but don’t let that distract you from achieving your goals.” – Alcurtis Turner
“Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.” – Steve Maraboli
“Every day you must unlearn the ways that hold you back. You must rid yourself of negativity, so you can learn to fly.” – Leon Brown
“Yes, the people around us can be insensitive, narcissistic, toxic, and sometimes even abusive, but it is up to us to take that energy on or let it flow through us. No one is responsible for taking away our happiness but us.” – Aletheia Luna
“Cutting people out of your life doesn’t mean you hate them, it simply means you respect yourself. Not everyone is meant to stay.”
“As you remove toxic people from your life, you free up space and emotional energy for positive, healthy relationships.” – John Mark Green
“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.” – Anne Lamott
Final Words on Quotes for Toxic People
Toxic people are all around us, but we don’t have to let them bring us down. Remember these quotes the next time you’re dealing with a negative person. And always remember that you have the power to walk away from toxicity.
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