Letting Go Quotes - Page 5

• There ain't no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.

  Kate DiCamillo

  Moving On, Leaving, Want

  Kate DiCamillo (2009). “Because of Winn-Dixie”, p.159, Candlewick Press

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• Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.

  Guy Finley

  Inspirational, Moving On, Break Up

  FaceBook post by Guy Finley from Jul 28, 2016

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• The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future. We let go the present, which we have in our power, and look forward to that which depends upon chance, and so relinquish a certainty for an uncertainty.

  Seneca the Younger

  Time, Future, Loss

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• There are times in life when people must know when not to let go. Balloons are designed to teach small children this.

  Terry Pratchett

  Children, People, Balloons

  "Terry Pratchett in quotes: 15 of the best". www.theguardian.com. March 12, 2015.

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• Nirvana means to extinguish the burning fires of the Three Poisons: greed, anger, and ignorance. This can be accomplished by letting go of dissatisfaction.

  Shinjo Ito

  Moving On, Ignorance, Mean

  Shinjō Itō (2009). “Shinjo: Reflections”, p.94

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• The art is not one of forgetting but letting go. And when everything else is gone, you can be rich in loss.

  Rebecca Solnit

  Art, Loss, Gone

  Rebecca Solnit (2010). “A Field Guide To Getting Lost”, p.33, Canongate Books

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• Relaxation means releasing all concern and tension and letting the natural order of life flow through one's being.

  Donald Curtis

  Life, Mean, Order

  Donald Curtis (1961). “Your thoughts can change your life”

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• The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.

  Thomas Szasz

  Life, Forgiveness, Wise

  The Second Sin (1973) "Personal Conduct"

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• When one door closes another door opens. Usually a refrigerator.

  Bonnie McFarlane

  Break Up, Encouraging, Broken Heart

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• Change can be good but its always tough to let go of the past

  Emily Giffin

  Past, Love Relationship, Time To Move On

  Emily Giffin (2008). “Love the One You're With”, p.181, St. Martin's Press

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• Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.

  Gerald Jampolsky

  Inspirational, Forgiveness, Goodbye

  Gerald G. Jampolsky (2010). “Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition”, p.58, Celestial Arts

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• The bear is what we all wrestle with. Everybody has their bear in life. It's about conquering that bear and letting him go.

  Jennifer Lopez

  Struggle, Bears, Conquer

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• If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.

  Khalil Gibran

  Love, Moving On, Marriage

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• We need, in love, to practice only this: letting each other go. For holding on comes easily; we do not need to learn it.

  Rainer Maria Rilke

  Broken Heart, Practice, Needs

  Rainer Maria Rilke (2013). “The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke”, p.107, Vintage

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• It is impossible to see the angel unless you first have a notion of it.

  James Hillman

  Angel, Firsts, Impossible

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• Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done.

  John Keegan

  Loyalty, Soldier, Tasks

  "Harry Reid Gave An All-Out Defense Of Obama's Decision To Free Bergdahl On The Senate Floor" by Colin Campbell, www.businessinsider.com. June 4, 2014.

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• You cannot let go of anything if you cannot notice that you are holding it. Admit your 'weaknesses' and watch them morph into your greatest strengths.

  Neale Donald Walsch

  Strength, Weakness, Watches

  FaceBook post by Neale Donald Walsch from Dec 21, 2009

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• Anything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go.

  Anais Nin

  Thirsty, Shackles, Intoxication

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• Forgiveness means letting go of the past.

  Gerald Jampolsky

  Moving On, Forgiveness, Moving Forward

  Gerald Jampolsky (2009). “Good-Bye to Guilt: Releasing Fear Through Forgiveness”, p.102, Bantam

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• Sometimes two people stay together for the sake of the kids - two kids who sat under a full moon and pledged to be forever true.

  Robert Breault

  Love, Funny, Relationship

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• Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go... And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.

  Gloria Naylor

  Friendship, Art, True Friend

  Gloria Naylor (2005). “The Women of Brewster Place”, p.56, Penguin

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• It is so conceited and timid to be ashamed of one's mistakes. Of course they are mistakes. Go on to the next.

  Brenda Ueland

  Art, Mistake, Conceited

  Brenda Ueland (2013). “If You Want to Write”, p.137, Simon and Schuster

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• Letting go of things and not being afraid of being ridiculous or over the top - I think that's the main thing for me to work on.

  Charlotte Gainsbourg

  Thinking, Ridiculous, Over The Top

  "Beauty and style secrets from our favourite French icons". www.stylist.co.uk.

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• Thank God I found the GOOD in goodbye

  Beyonce Knowles

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Goodbye

  Song: Best Thing You Never Had, Album: 4, 2011

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• It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back.

  Mick Jagger

  Inspirational, Motivational, Long

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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