Quotes about Moving On

“We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them.”
Epictetus, The Art of Living

“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.” ~ Muhammad Ali

The Laughing Heart

your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death
but you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.

~ Charles Bukowski

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” ~ Henry Ford

“Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” ~ Mark Twain

“Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.” ~ Jonathan Kozol

“You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.” ~ Jim Rohn

“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” ~ Helen Keller

“The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.” ~ Helen Keller

“Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.” ~ Helen Keller

“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” ~ Helen Keller

“All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.” ~ Helen Keller

“The truth is the only thing worth having, and, in a civilized life, like ours, where so many risks are removed, facing it is almost the only courageous thing left to do.” ~ E.V. Lucas

“They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” ~ Andy Warhol

“There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year’s course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.” ~ Carl Gustav Jung

“I ask not for a lighter burden but for broader shoulders.” ~ Proverb