“I don't live in the past at all I'm always wanting to do something new. I make a point of constantly trying to forget and get things out of my mind.”
Letting go is one of the hardest skills to learn and one of the most necessary. These quotes explore what it takes to leave behind relationships, grudges, old versions of yourself, and the past in general.
“Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.”
“I don't live in the past at all I'm always wanting to do something new. I make a point of constantly trying to forget and get things out of my mind.”
“Man maintains his balance, poise, and sense of security only as he is moving forward.”
“The Marines was a fresh start - that is why they shave your head. I wish they would let you change your name.”
“I've been heartbroken. I've broken hearts. That's part of life, and its part of figuring out who you are so you can find the right partner.”
“The heart will break, but broken live on.”
“I can tell you one thing, Iran is closer to developing nuclear weapons today than it was a week ago, or a month ago or a year ago. It's just moving on with its efforts.”
“I can still love an ex as a person, regardless if the breakup was bad. I would never wish anything negative on them. It takes more energy to hate them than to wish them well.”
“The all-seeing eye of God beheld our deplorable state infinite pity touched the heart of the Father of mercies and infinite wisdom laid the plan of our recovery.”
“Getting over someone is a grieving process. You mourn the loss of the relationship, and that's only expedited by 'Out of sight, out of mind.' But when you walk outside and see them on a billboard or on TV or on the cover of a magazine, it reopens the wound. It's a high-class problem, but it's real.”
“Forget the past.”
“What's that line from TS Eliot? To arrive at the place where you started, but to know it for the first time. I'm able to write about a breakup from a different place. Same brokenness. Same rock-bottom. But a little more informed, now I'm older. Thank God for growing up.”
“Blessed are the hearts that can bend they shall never be broken.”
“Healing yourself is connected with healing others.”
“I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That's why I tend to forget my songs.”
“Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.”