18 Eye-Opening Quotes About Moving Forward In Life

Struggling to move forward? It’s easy done.

To get caught up in replaying something that happened in the past. Over and over again.

A failure. An embarrassing mistake. A failed test. Maybe a relationship that’s ended, a lost opportunity or literally a ball that you just, dropped? I could go on and on, but I think you get the idea.

We all have those moments that we hold on to. For way too long. They don’t do us any good and they just hold us back from a fresh start. From moving forward.

If that’s sounding familiar, then check out the amazing quotes that will have you thinking and second-guessing that thing, event, feeling or person that is holding you back.

Quotes About Moving On In Life

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life; it goes on.” Robert Frost

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” Martin Luther King Jr

“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” Anonymous

“One of the happiest moments in life is when you find the courage to let go of what you can’t change.” Unknown

“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” Roy T. Bennett

“Sometimes life knocks you on your ass… get up, get up, get up! Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them.” Steve Maraboli

“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

“Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.” Raymond Lindquist

“You’ve got to be able to acknowledge and understand the past and move on from it. You have to understand it, and I think a lot of us just don’t have an opportunity to understand it – but it’s there.” Michelle Obama

“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” Paulo Coelho

“Yesterday was the past. Tomorrow is the future. Today is a gift, that why it’s called the present.” Bill Keane

“It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn’t matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over.” Paulo Coelho

“One of the most courageous decisions you’ll ever make is to finally let go of what is hurting your heart and soul.” Brigitte Nicole

“Dissatisfaction is a great starting point, for it is right there that we have the most power, strength, and energy to push change through.” David DeNotaris