Life is all about change, no matter how so much we wish things to remain the same. Change is sometimes for the best, and sometimes it isn’t.
But, whatever the reason for the change, we must be able to let go and go on. Holding on to past hurt and bitterness will only hold you back, whether it’s the loss of a loved one, a terrible breakup, a business closure, or a cruel betrayal.
Here are some quotations about moving forward as well as letting go to help you focus on the road ahead of you rather than the road behind you.
60+ Quotes About Forward-Thinking and Letting-Go
It’s never simple to let go. It might be difficult to let go of attachments when we don’t want to, whether it’s a relationship, a friend, your ego, or even a career.
However, it is required if we are to progress and live a happy and fulfilled life.
So, to make things a little simpler, I’ve compiled a list of 60+ of the best letting go quotations.
If you’re going through hell, keep going.___Winston Churchill
Sooner or later we’ve all got to let go of our past.___Dan Brown
If you want to forget something or someone, never hate it, or never hate him/her. Everything and everyone that you hate is engraved upon your heart; if you want to let go of something, if you want to forget, you cannot hate.― C. JoyBell C
No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.― haruki murakami
Sometimes the hardest part isn’t letting go but rather learning to start over.___Nicole Sobon
When lifes seems hopeless, rearrange things for a dose of dopeness.___Kid Cudi
In the process of letting go you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.___Deepak Chopra
Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward.___Victor Kiam
Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it.___Justin Timberlake
Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.― Deborah Reber
The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.____Steve Maraboli
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.___Lyndon B. Johnson
I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you’ve done.___Robert Downey Jr.
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
Change has to come for life to struggle forward.____Helen Hollick
Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.― Steve Maraboli
Time doesn’t heal emotional pain, you need to learn how to let go.― Roy T. Bennet
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.___Henry Ford
When the world is at your back, and your heart is at your feet…the best way to go on is to just “be”.___Jennifer Varnadore
A bridge can still be built, while the bitter waters are flowing beneath.___Anthony Liccione
Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.___Herman Hesse
To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, the clingings and disappointments of the past that bind our spirit.___Jack Kornfield
Last night I lost the world, and gained the universe.― C. JoyBell C
Once you realize you deserve a bright future, letting go of your dark past is the best choice you will ever make.― Roy T. Bennett
We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.___Joseph Campbell
You’ve got to make a conscious choice every day to shed the old – whatever “the old” means for you.___Sarah Ban Breathnach
There’s an important difference between giving up and letting go.___Jessica Hatchigan
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 know when to let go and then do it.___Ann Lander
Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open.___Ralph Marston
Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future.___Daphne Rose Kingma
You can only lose what you cling to.___Buddha
A star falls from the sky and into your hands. Then it seeps through your veins and swims inside your blood and becomes every part of you. And then you have to put it back into the sky. And it’s the most painful thing you’ll ever have to do and that you’ve ever done. But what’s yours is yours. Whether it’s up in the sky or here in your hands. And one day, it’ll fall from the sky and hit you in the head real hard and that time, you won’t have to put it back in the sky again.― C. JoyBell C
Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.___Deborah Reber
Making a big life change can be scary but living with regret is always scarier.___Unknown
Letting go does not mean you stop caring. It means you stop trying to force others to.____Mandy Hale
Some think that holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it’s letting go.___Herman Hesse
Forget what hurt you but never forget what it taught you.____Unknown
There ain’t no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.― Kate DiCamillo
You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.― Steve Maraboli
Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energy moving forward together towards an answer.___Denis Waitley
We don’t want to go back to the same policies and practicies that drove our economy into a ditch, that punished the middle class, and that led to this catastrophe. We keep moving forward.___David Axelrod
Forgiveness means letting go of the past.___Gerald Jampolsky
Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.___Raymond Lindquist
If you love something, you have to let it go.___Unknown
It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn from our errors and move on.___Steve Maraboli
All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.____Havelock Ellis
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.___Tao Te Ching
Nirvana means to extinguish the burning fires of the Three Poisons: greed, anger, and ignorance. This can be accomplished by letting go of dissatisfaction____Shinjo Ito
When you let go, you are truly free.____Unknown
You don’t need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding.___Guy Finley
Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.____Dalai Lama
You’ve gotta know when it’s time to turn the page.___Tori Amos
Life moves on and so should we.___Spencer Johnson
Study the past if you would define the future.___Confucius
Sometimes you have to take a step back to move forward___Erika Taylor
Broken hearts hurt but they will make you strong___Unknown
Life moves forward. The old leaves wither, die and fall away, and the new growth extends forward into the light.___Bryant McGill
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
Even a rock moves on.___Anthony Liccione
Time flies, people change. You’re not always needed. There are times to move forward and places to let go.___Unknown