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Keep Moving Forward Quotes

    “What got us to where we are today is not going to get us to where we need to go tomorrow.” ~ Blake Mycoskie

      “When I was a child, my father used to encourage my brother and me to fail. At the dinner table, instead of asking about the best part of our day, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didn’t have something to tell him, he would be disappointed. When we shared whatever failure we’d endured, he’d high-five us and say, ‘Way to go!’ The gift my father gave us by doing this was redefining what failure truly meant.”

      Sara Blakely (Read Matt’s Blog On This Quote)

        “In our culture, we grow up thinking that failure is a terrible thing, that it’s a setback, or worse, the end. Often it turns out to be the beginning of something better.” ~ Katherine Schwarzenegger

          “You learn so much from taking chances, whether they work out or not. Either way, you can grow from the experience and become stronger and smarter.” ~ John Legend

            “Everything that happens helps you grow, even if it’s hard to see right now. Circumstances will direct you, correct you, and perfect you over time. So whatever you do, hold on to hope. The tiniest thread will twist into an unbreakable cord. Let hope anchor you in the possibility that this is not the end of your story – that the change in the tides will eventually bring you to peaceful shores.” ~ Marc Chernoff, Blog

              “Breathe in the future, breathe out the past. No matter where you are or what you’re going through, always believe that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Never expect, assume, or demand. Just do your best, control the elements you can control, and then let it be. Because once you have done what you can, if it is meant to be, it will happen, or it will show you the next step that needs to be taken.” ~ Marc Chernoff, Blog

                “When you suffer, you can look deeply at your situation and find the many blessings that are already surrounding you. It is wonderful to sit with a pen and paper and write down all the conditions for happiness that are already there, already available to you right in this moment.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, Savor

                  “It’s important to remember that whatever stage we are at in life, there is no need for regret. The process of regret is one that provides nothing but suffering for ourselves as we begin to allow the past to dictate how we should feel now. Instead, we can use the past as a reference point to understand what adjustments we would like to make moving forward. The adjustments do not have to come out of pain, sorrow, regret or judgment, but simply a choice to do things in a different way. We are learning all the time, we can very quickly slow that learning process down by getting stuck in the idea of regret. When it comes to making changes, be at peace with the past and remember that each moment is a new choice.” ~ Joe Martino

                  Still I Rise

                    You may write me down in history
                    With your bitter, twisted lies,
                    You may trod me in the very dirt
                    But still, like dust, I’ll rise.

                    Does my sassiness upset you?
                    Why are you beset with gloom?
                    ‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
                    Pumping in my living room.

                    Just like moons and like suns,
                    With the certainty of tides,
                    Just like hopes springing high,
                    Still I’ll rise.

                    Did you want to see me broken?
                    Bowed head and lowered eyes?
                    Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
                    Weakened by my soulful cries?

                    Does my haughtiness offend you?
                    Don’t you take it awful hard
                    ‘Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines
                    Diggin’ in my own backyard.

                    You may shoot me with your words,
                    You may cut me with your eyes,
                    You may kill me with your hatefulness,
                    But still, like air, I’ll rise.

                    Does my sexiness upset you?
                    Does it come as a surprise
                    That I dance like I’ve got diamonds
                    At the meeting of my thighs?

                    Out of the huts of history’s shame
                    I rise
                    Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
                    I rise
                    I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
                    Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

                    Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
                    I rise
                    Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
                    I rise
                    Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
                    I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
                    I rise
                    I rise
                    I rise.

                    ~ Maya Angelou, 1928 – 2014

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                    Click Here to see Maya Angelou Read this Poem herself!

                      “I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.” ~ Maya Angelou

                        “What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain.” ~ Maya Angelou

                          “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” ~ Maya Angelou

                            “You need to take the traumas and make them part of who you’ve come to be, and you need to fold the worst events of your life into a narrative of triumph, evincing a better self in response to things that hurt.” ~ Andrew Solomon, TED