Moving On In Life Quotes

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  Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.

  Helen Keller

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  Helen Keller (2000). “To Love this Life: Quotations”, p.25, American Foundation for the Blind

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• Life moves forward. The old leaves wither, die and fall away, and the new growth extends forward into the light.

  Bryant H. McGill

  Motivational, Moving On, Letting Go

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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 only thing a person can ever really do is keep moving forward. Take that big leap forward without hesitation, without once looking back. Simply forget the past and forge toward the future.

  Alyson Noel

  Motivational, Change, Moving On

  Alyson Noel (2013). “The Immortals Bundle 1-3: The Immortals: Evermore, The Immortals: Blue Moon and The Immortals: Shadowland”, p.217, Pan Macmillan

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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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• Man maintains his balance, poise, and sense of security only as he is moving forward.

  Maxwell Maltz

  Moving On, Moving Forward, Men

  Maxwell Maltz (1989). “Psycho-Cybernetics”, p.137, Simon and Schuster

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• Moving on, is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard.

  Dave Mustaine

  Moving On, Letting Go, Moving Forward

  Song: À Tout le Monde

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• Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  FaceBook post by Oprah Winfrey from Dec 02, 2011

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• Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

  Lyndon B. Johnson

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Johnson, Lyndon B. (1965). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-1964”, p.11, Best Books on

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  Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

  Hermann Hesse

  Love, Life, Strength

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• There is nothing you can do about the past except keep it there.

  Michael Connelly

  Moving On, Heartbreak, Letting Go

  Michael Connelly (2008). “The Brass Verdict”

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• Forget what hurt you but never forget what it thaught you.

  Mason Cooley

  Letting Go, Hurt, Moving Forward

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• I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you've done.

  Robert Downey, Jr.

  Motivational, Moving On, Confidence

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  It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you've known forever don't see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Moving On, Growing Up, Memories

  Nicholas Sparks (2013). “True Believer”, p.75, Hachette UK

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• Whatever does not kill me makes me stronger.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Moving Forward, Trust No One, Inspirational Tattoo

  "Twilight of the Idols, or, How to Philosophize with a Hammer". Book by Friedrich Nietzsche, 1889.

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• It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Moving On

  Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.31, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.

  Ann Landers

  Inspirational, Strength, Letting Go

  "Letting Go and Feeling Good About It" by Pamela Dussault, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 22, 2012.

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• There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.

  C. S. Lewis

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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• Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.

  C. S. Lewis

  Inspirational, Change, Inspiring

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• In the process of letting go you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.

  Deepak Chopra

  Moving On, Letting Go, Moving Forward

  "How I Learned To Let Go Of The Life I Thought I Would Be Living" by Brittany Wong, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 27, 2015.

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  Don't dwell on what went wrong.
  Instead, focus on what to do next.
  Spend your energies on moving forward
  toward finding the answer.

  Denis Waitley

  Success, Moving On, Letting Go

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• Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself.

  Walter Anderson

  Moving On, Thankful, Gratitude

  Walter Anderson (1997). “The Confidence Course: Seven Steps to Self-Fulfillment”, Harpercollins

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  Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.

  Lewis B. Smedes

  Broken Heart, Forgiveness, Heartbroken

  "Healing by Degrees" by Jean-Paul Bedard, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 1, 2014.

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• Ignore reality, there's nothing you can do about it.

  Natalie Imbruglia

  Sister, Letting Go, Brother

  Song: Don't You Think?, Album: Left of the Middle, 1997

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• Sooner or later we've all got to let go of our past.

  Dan Brown

  Inspirational, Moving On, Letting Go

  Dan Brown (2006). “Deception Point”, p.645, Simon and Schuster

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