“Man maintains his balance, poise, and sense of security only as he is moving forward.”
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.
“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.”
“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 mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past?”
“What surrounds us we endure better for giving it a name - and moving on.”
“Healing yourself is connected with healing others.”
“The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self.”
“The heart will break, but broken live on.”
“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.”
“But you know, if you live an affluent lifestyle, there are all types of trappings that are there that you have to be cognizant of, and you've got to try and communicate freely and gain understanding about and then keep moving on, because you know, sometimes lifestyles are chosen for us as opposed to us choosing them.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.”
“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.”