Moving Forward Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old moving forward quotes, moving forward sayings, and moving forward proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Stop straining to hold the door to the past open, as if your old life is there, waiting, and you could just slip right in. Stop wasting your strength, because you can't go back. Muscle your way forward. Keep moving. Maggie Smith
Write breathe on your to-do list. Write blink. Write sit and eat. Then cross everything off. How satisfying! Give yourself credit for living. Maggie Smith
Stop calling your heart broken; your heart works just fine. If you are feeling--love, anger, gratitude, grief--it is because your heart is doing its work. Let it. Maggie Smith
Stop watching and watching the rearview mirror. Keep your eyes on the road. See the landcape scroll by like a filmstrip and don't miss a frame of it. Maggie Smith
Life has enough obstacles to navigate; we don't need to bring the junk from our past with us to add more. John Siebeling
The limiting factors in our present do not have to be the determining factors for our future. John Siebeling
Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead--that is where your future lies. Ann Landers
History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside. John F Kennedy
As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha
Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Life this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed. Dr. Wayne Dyer
I leave the past behind and with hands outreached to what ever lies ahead I go straight for the goal. Phil 03:13-14
There ain't no future in the past. You can't change yesterday, but you can do something about your tomorrow. Max Lucado
The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future. Jessamyn West
The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down. A. Whitney Brown
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. Thomas Jefferson
Certain past experiences reminds us of those times in which we wish would just go away. More often than not, these memories live in the subconscious part of our minds. It's these memories, which can suddenly turn a good time into bad. James A. Murphy
Sometimes when you feel completely powerless to a situation in your life, all you can do is let go. Sometimes letting go is all it takes to create the change you want. James A. Murphy
Keep moving. Exercise will make you feel better. It's a fact. Do not rush into being a superwoman at the gym or joining a team to run a marathon right after the breakup. Lesley Robins
You can't change the past. It was what it was, and we learn and grow from our experiences so next time we're better equipped to make self-honoring choices. Lesley Robins
You'll slowly start seeing life beyond the breakup, and eventually life wont be about the breakup at all. Lesley Robins
When things aren't going your way, like during this breakup, you must fight for your own happiness. If you keep looking on the outside for validation, especially from a man, you will lose Lesley Robins
After your breakup, go through life slowly and stay true to what you need in each moment. Lesley Robins
The trick to having more good time, is to do your best to focus on what you've learned from your past life challenges. James A. Murphy
Despite the heartache and loss, the reason you are not hearing from me is that I am too busy taking care of myself moving on with my fabulous life. Greg Behrendt
You gladly accept this radio silence because your relationship has been broken for a while, and get on with your grieving because you are moving on to something better. Greg Behrendt
Now, defeating kryptonite and getting over a broken heart is incredibly tough. It's also wildly empowering. But the even bigger victory is finally living your own life again without the constant presence of heartache. Greg Behrendt
The hard truth is that breakups are sink-or-swim. Some people spend their life in an emotional downward spiral because they can't get over lost love. Others, most notably you, use it as a turning point to reevaluate, rebuild, and possibly redecorate. Greg Behrendt
Firewood becomes ash, and it does not become firewood again. Lewis Hyde
Forgetting the past and moving toward the things which are before me, I press on toward the goal. Lewis Hyde