139+ Moving On Quotes

Inspirational move on quotes will push you forward by letting go of the past and help you focus on the future.

Inspirational Moving On Quotes

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.

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

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

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

My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Maya Angelou

One of the happiest moments in life is when you find the courage to let go of what you cannot change.

You must make a decision that you are going to move on. It won’t happen automatically. You will have to rise up and say, ‘I don’t care how hard this is, I don’t care how disappointed I am, I’m not going to let this get the best of me. I’m moving on with my life. Joel Osteen

You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could’ve, would’ve happened…or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move on. Tupac Shakur

You are allowed to let go of all those that do not set you free anymore. Dhiman

Moving on is easy. It’s staying moved on that’s trickier. Katerina Stoykova Klemer

Keep planting and sowing, living and knowing: beautiful things take time, and that is okay. Morgan Harper Nichols

inspirational moving on quotes

Say yes, and you’ll figure it out afterward. Tina Fey

Life is tough, but so are you. Carmi Grau

Fear tricks us into living a boring life. Donald Miller

You’re imperfect and you’re wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging. Brené Brown

There is no passion to be found playing small—in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. Nelson Mandela

It’s so empowering to say, ‘This isn’t serving me,’ and walk away in peace.

Letting go is hard but being free is beautiful.

Change has to come for life to struggle forward. Helen Hollick

Sooner or later we’ve all got to let go of our past. Dan Brown

It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn from our errors and move on. Steve Maraboli

inspiring moving on quotes

A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink. Gina Carey

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 known when to let go and then do it. Ann Landers

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. Winston Churchill

Positive Moving On Quotes

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

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Helen Keller

You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles. C. JoyBell C.

I’m going to keep showing up as my best self and stay focused on my own path. That’s how I know I’ll win.

There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it. Shannon L. Alder

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Arthur Ashe

Because you simply cannot draw these things out forever. At some point, you just pull off the Band-Aid and it hurts, but then it’s over and you’re relieved. John Green

Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith.

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

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There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind. C.S. Lewis

My mission in life is not merely to survive but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style. Maya Angelou

I have to get my life on track. Order as an antidote to chaos. Calm after the storm. Susane Colasanti

There is no passion to be found playing small—in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. Nelson Mandela

Even a rock moves on. Anthony Liccione

A very wise man once told me that you can’t look back – you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future. Jodi Picoult

You’ve got to make a conscious choice every day to shed the old — whatever ‘the old’ means to you. Sarah Ban Breathnach

That’s all you can do in this world, no matter how strong the current beats against you, or how heavy your burden, or how tragic your love story. You keep going. Robyn Schneider

But part of surviving is being able to move on. Alexandra Bracken

You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously. Sophia Bush

Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go. Hermann Hesse

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What matters most is how well you walk through the fire. Charles Bukowski

There’s a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship is over — and to let go. It means leaving what’s over without denying its value. Ellen Goodman

Don’t dig up in doubt what you planted in faith. Elisabeth Elliot

You really don’t have to burn any bridges to let go… You don’t have to destroy anything. You can just decide to cross over and move on. Marta Mrotek

My heart might be bruised, but it will recover and become capable of seeing the beauty of life once more. It’s happened before, it will happen again, I’m sure. When someone leaves, it’s because someone else is about to arrive. I’ll find love again. Paulo Coelho

Short Moving On Quotes

Forever is composed of nows. Emily Dickinson

The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams. Oprah Winfrey

Sometimes it takes a heartbreak to shake us awake and help us see we are worth so much more than we’re settling for. Mandy Hale

Girls you’ve gotta know when it’s time to turn the page. Tori Amos

Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness. Steve Maraboli

I had to cease to mourn what could never be and make the most of what was possible. And I would begin doing that by trying to mend the hurts of the past. Cameron Dokey

There are things that we never want to let go of, people we never want to leave behind. But keep in mind that letting go isn’t the end of the world, it’s the beginning of a new life.

Time doesn’t heal emotional pain, you need to learn how to let go. Roy T. Bennett

Let us come alive to the splendor around us, and see the beauty in ordinary things. Thomas Merton

And perhaps there is a limit to the grieving that the human heart can do. As when one adds salt to a tumbler of water, there comes a point where simply no more will be absorbed. Sarah Waters

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We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. Walt Disney

Your heart’s strength is measured by how hard it holds on. Your self worth and faith is measured by finally letting go. However, your peace is measured by how long you don’t look back. Shannon L. Alder

Owning your story is the bravest thing you’ll ever do. Brené Brown

Sometimes you can’t let go of the past without facing it again. Gail Tsukiyama

You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life. Steve Jobs

Let go. Why do you cling to pain? There is nothing you can do about the wrongs of yesterday. It is not yours to judge. Why hold on to the very thing which keeps you from hope and love? Leo Buscaglia

I have found that when you love life, life will love you back. Arthur Rubinstein

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

You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present. Jan Glidewell

I’m guilty of giving people more chances than they deserve but when I’m done, I’m done. Turcois Ominek

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Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Lao Tzu

Take all the time you need to heal emotionally. Moving on doesn’t take a day, it takes lots of little steps to be able to break free of your broken self. Tere Arigo

I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me. Tracee Ellis Ross

If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.

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

Beautiful Moving On Quotes

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

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. Lyndon B. Johnson

I can choose to let it define me, confine me, refine me, outshine me — or I can choose to move on and leave them behind me.

Be messy and complicated and afraid and show up anyways. Glennon Doyle

The greatest win is walking away and choosing not to engage in drama and toxic energy at all. Lalah Delia

Sometimes forever doesn’t happen. And that’s something we all occasionally forget. Dominic Riccitello

Moving on doesn’t mean you forget about things, it just means you have to accept what happened and continue living. Erza Scarlet

beautiful moving on quotes

Sometimes we can only find our true direction when we let the wind of change carry us. Mimi Novic

Rejection is one of the worse forms of pain. Loss is the worst. Grief haunts until you allow yourself to move on. Angelica Hopes

If you can dance and be free and not be embarrassed, you can rule the world. Amy Poehler

Sometimes we can only find our true direction when we let the wind of change carry us. Mimi Novic

You can’t walk away without also walking towards. Rachel Hartman

Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on. Criss Jami

For what it’s worth it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over. F. Scott Fitzgerald

You can’t look back — you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future. Jodi Picoult

The pain of letting go will be eclipsed by the relief of moving on. Scott Stabile

Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must how learn to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today? Mary Manin Morrissey

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Don’t stay in the harbour and miss the greatness of the sea. Just because everyone else is anchored, doesn’t mean you have to be. Joyce Rachelle

You don’t have to let that one thing be the thing that defines you. Jojo Moyes

You were never created to live depressed, defeated, guilty, condemned, ashamed, or unworthy. You were created to be victorious.

Be Brave and Take Risks. You need to have faith in yourself. Be brave and take risks. You don’t have to have it all figured out to move forward. Roy T. Bennett

The answer to every adversity lies in courageously moving forward with faith. Edmond Mbiaka

If it doesn’t agree with your spirit let it go. Germany Kent

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

You stop revisiting memories when you outgrow the people you made them with. Nikki Rowe

Deep Moving On Quotes

If you want to fly on the sky, you need to leave the earth. If you want to move forward, you need to let go of the past that drags you down. Amit Ray

Holding on is believing that there’s a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future. Daphne Rose Kingma

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

Moving on is easy. It’s staying moved on that’s trickier. Katerina Stoykova Klemer

You really don’t have to burn any bridges to let go… You don’t have to destroy anything. You can just decide to cross over and move on. Marta Mrotek

motivational moving on quotes

What’s done is done. What’s gone is gone. One of life’s lesson is always moving on. It’s okay to look back and think of fond memories but keep moving forward.

You can’t move things by not moving. Suzy Kassem

Get mad, then get over it. Colin Powell

If you want to fly on the sky, you need to leave the earth. If you want to move forward, you need to let go the past that drags you down. Amit Rav

Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today. Cherokee Indian Proverb

The most liberating moment, is the moment you finally let go. Ava Harrison

Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Moving on will show you a lot about who you are, what you truly want, & what you have no desire to waste your time on. April Mae Monterrosa

Part of growing up is just taking what you learn from that and moving on and not taking it to heart. Beverly Mitchell

Moving on is not forgetting — moving on is being able to remember without feeling awful about it. Sam Madison

motivating moving on quotes

I welcomed who I was and left behind who I was not. David Elliott

Sometimes moving forward changes what’s behind you. Kami Garcia

Our scars make us who we are. Wear them proudly, and move forward. Jane Linfoot

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need. Lao Tzu

The art of letting go is art in its purest form. Meredith Pence

You are allowed to let go of all the things that don’t set you free anymore. Dhiman

Love yourself enough to move forward from whatever mistakes you may have made. Akiroq Brost

Moving on is easy. It’s staying moved on that’s trickier. Katerina Stoykova Klemer

What’s done is done. What’s gone is gone. One of life’s lesson is always moving on. It’s okay to look back and think of fond memories but keep moving forward.

You can’t move things by not moving. Suzy Kassem

Get mad, then get over it. Colin Powell

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Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today. Cherokee Indian Proverb

The most liberating moment, is the moment you finally let go. Ava Harrison

Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Moving on will show you a lot about who you are, what you truly want, & what you have no desire to waste your time on. April Mae Monterrosa

Part of growing up is just taking what you learn from that and moving on and not taking it to heart. Beverly Mitchell

Moving on is not forgetting — moving on is being able to remember without feeling awful about it. Sam Madison

I welcomed who I was and left behind who I was not. David Elliott

Sometimes moving forward changes what’s behind you. Kami Garcia

Our scars make us who we are. Wear them proudly, and move forward. Jane Linfoot

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need. Lao Tzu

The art of letting go is art in its purest form. Meredith Pence

You are allowed to let go of all the things that don’t set you free anymore. Dhiman

Love yourself enough to move forward from whatever mistakes you may have made. Akiroq Brost