30 Toxic People Quotes to Help You Avoid Negativity

Toxic People Quotes

Toxic people can be in your life in the form of a partner, friend, or even a family member. The one thing they all have in common is that they will manipulate you into doing things you would not normally do. Toxic people can take a huge toll on your mental health and self-esteem. It is common to find yourself feeling worse about yourself after spending time with a toxic person. They will try to make you feel inferior so that they are better able to control you. You will find them constantly pointing out your flaws and bringing up your shortcomings in private or in company. This is not to say that everyone that criticizes you is toxic. The difference lies in the intention behind criticism. Toxic people tell you hoping to bring you down and make you feel unworthy, whereas true well-wishers only criticize constructively and want you to get better.

Let these carefully chosen 30 toxic people quotes help you find the strength to finally remove toxic people from your life. Don’t feel guilty about removing people that are weighing you down. You deserve to be treated with respect and kindness and you should never let anyone make you think otherwise.

1. “Toxic people will pollute everything around them. Don’t hesitate. Fumigate.” ― Mandy Hale

2. “It’s amazing how quickly things can turn around when you remove toxic people from your life.” — Robert Tew

3. “You create more space in your life when you turn your excess baggage to garbage.” ― Chinonye J. Chidolue

4. “Pay no attention to toxic words. What people say is often a reflection of themselves, not you.” ― Christian Baloga

5. “Letting go of toxic people in your life is a big step in loving yourself.” – Hussein Nishah

6. “Letting go of toxic people in your life is a big step in loving yourself.” – Hussein Nishah

7. “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

8.“I will not allow anyone to walk in my mind with dirty feet.” – Mahatma Gandhi

9. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

10. “Negative people need drama like oxygen. Stay positive, it will take their breath away.”

11. “Don’t confuse “familiar” with “acceptable”. Toxic relationships can fool you like that.” – Steve Maraboli

12. “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

13. “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

14. “How you choose to feel today should not be dependent on others.” ― Anthon St. Maarten

15. “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

16. “Let negative people live their negative lives with their negative minds.”― Moosa Rahat

17. “Toxic people attach themselves like cinder blocks tied to your ankles, and then invite you for a swim in their poisoned waters.” ― John Mark Green

18. “As you remove toxic people from your life, you free up space and emotional energy for positive, healthy relationships.” ― John Mark Green

19. “Weeding out the harmful influences should become the norm not the exception.” ― Carlos Wallace

20. “We teach people how to treat us.” – Dr. Phil

21. “Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings, and emotions.” — Will Smith

22. “Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.” — Dr. Steve Maraboli

23. “Some people are in such utter darkness that they will burn you just to see a light.” ― Kamand Kojouri

24. “If they do it often, it isn’t a mistake; it’s just their behavior.” — Dr. Steve Maraboli

25. “While you can’t control someone’s negative behavior, you can control how long you participate in it.”

26. “The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships.” — Anthony Robbins

27. “Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you.”

28. “If somebody is looking for a bin to throw all their trash into, make sure it’s not in your mind.” — Dalai Lama

29. “The best defence is to keep off the radar of negative people.”― Steven Redhead

30. “People who try to bring you down everyday aren’t important in your life, so you better treat their opinions as such.” – Terry Mark