101+ Best Keep Moving Forward Quotes

Each of the following inspirational keep moving forward quotes is overflowing with wisdom, life lessons, and knowledge. All you need is a couple of minutes out of your day, and you can make different or better choices depending on what you learn.

Reading positive keep moving forward quotes can help you change your perspective. They encompass nearly every aspect that makes up our day-to-day lives.

Thanks to all the distractions around us today, it’s easy to lose focus of what really matters in our lives. Sometimes all we need a reminder. To help you make the most of your life, below is our collection of motivational, wise, and thought-provoking keep moving forward quotes:

Inspirational Keep Moving Forward Quotes

When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. Paulo Coelho

Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day. Dalai Lama

Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly. Stephen R. Covey

Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep your balance, you must keep moving. Albert Einstein

You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one. Anonymous

I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go. Langston Hughes

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. Mark Twain

As I look back on my life, I realized that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better. Anonymous

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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

Do or do not. There is no try. Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren’t enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress. Viggo Mortensen

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

Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today. Anonymous

Viggo Mortensen quote against black and white seascape. “One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren’t enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with less stress.

What good is living a life you’ve been given if all you do is stand in one place. Anonymous

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The hardest part about moving forward is not looking back. Anonymous

The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. Stephen Covey

You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win. Zig Ziglar

If you’re not moving forward, you’re falling back. Sam Waterson

Moving forward is making things happen. Anonymous

It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep thinking about the problem but work on something else Steven Hawking

Reflect on what you do in a day. You may have never realized how some simple, harmless activities rob you of precious time. Vivek Naik

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson

Faith is moving forward even when things don’t make sense, trusting that in hindsight everything will become clear. Many Hale

I’m looking forward to the future, and feeling grateful for the past. Mike Rowe

Positive Keep Moving Forward Quotes

Life’s not about how hard of a hit you can give… it’s about how many you can take and still keep moving forward. Sylvester Stallone

Life is about how much you can take and keep fighting, how much you can suffer and keep moving forward. Anderson Silva

Robert Louis Stevenson quote on black and white photo of a cup of coffee and office supplies. “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.

To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it. Kurt Vonnegut

Life goes on – whether you choose to move on and take a chance in the unknown or stay behind, locked in the past, thinking of what could’ve been. Anonymous

You know you are on the right track when you become uninterested in looking back. Anonymous

Sometimes in order to move the mind forward we must shift its gears out of reverse. Curtis Tyrone Jones

The longer we keep looking back in the rearview mirror, it takes away from everything that’s moving forward. Dan Quinn

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Creativity involves breaking out of expected patterns in order to look at things in a different way. Edward de Bono

Create with the heart; build with the mind. Criss Jami

Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity. Bo Bennett

You can’t reach what’s in front of you until you let go of what’s behind you. Anonymous

The best career advice I’ve gotten is to stay focused, and to keep moving forward. Tyga

Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali quote over green foliage. “Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it.”

Don’t hold on to the past; it won’t help in moving forward. Dare to dream big. Rajeev Suri

Rehashing the past wouldn’t change anything. Time to move forward. Zena Wynn

We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives. Maya Angelou

Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer. Denis Waitley

Just keep moving forward and don’t give a damn about what anybody thinks. Do what you have to do, for you. Johnny Depp

When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ Mister Rogers

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. Albert Camus

The human capacity for burden is like bamboo – far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance. Jodi Picoult

If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. Martin Luther King Jr

When you bring peace to your past, you can move forward to your future. Anonymous

Powerful Keep Moving Forward Quotes

Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before. You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream about what you’ve lost, or you can accept that and try to put together something that’s good. Elizabeth Edwards

The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.  Robert Jordan

You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward. Conrad Hall”

Those who move forward with a happy spirit will find that things always work out. Gordon B. Hinkley

Robert Jordan quote over forest scene. “The oak fought the wind and was broken. The willow bent when it must and survived.

Life is about moving on, accepting changes and looking forward to what makes you stronger and more complete. Anonymous

Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.”

The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof. Barbara Kingsolver

Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome. Anonymous

If we fail to adapt, we fail to move forward. John Wooden

So when you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong, and you’ll finally see the truth, that a hero lies in you Mariah Carey

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Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words – and never stops at all. Emily Dickinson

Move forward with purpose. Sherrilyn Kenyon

Let us move forward with strong and active faith. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there’s no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic. Laini Taylor

If you are busy focusing on the falling bricks, you will never realize that they are truly stepping stones you need to cross over to the next phase of your life. Kemi Sogunle

Moving is not about forgetting. It’s about moving forward and never looking back. Imania Margria

If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello. Paulo Coelho

Hope begins in the dark. The stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up. Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott quote over stars in the sky. “Hope begins in the dark. The stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, dawn will come. You wait and watch and work, you don’t give up.”

Sometimes we stumble and fall, it doesn’t mean we are failures, it simply means we are moving forward. Gift Gugu Mona

Love yourself enough to move forward from whatever mistakes you may have made. Akiroq Brost

Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all. Peter Drucker

Focus on being productive instead of busy. Tim Ferriss

If you don’t pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves. David Allen

Short Keep Moving Forward Quotes

Mistakes are acceptable if they’re the result of moving forward. Andrew Yang

Failure is a bend in the road, not the end of the road. Learn from failure and keep moving forward. Roy T. Bennett

A wind that blows aimlessly is no good to anyone. Rick Riordan

What looks like multitasking is really switching back and forth between multiple tasks, which reduces productivity and increases mistakes by up to 50 percent. Susan Cain

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. Sam Levenson

Sam Levenson quote over a cup of coffee. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”

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

Some people are meant to stay put, and some people are meant to go. But running is different than going. When you’re running, you spend the whole time looking over your shoulder. To go forward, you gotta look forward. Gretchen Anthony

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I find that the best way to do things is to constantly move forward and to never doubt anything and keep moving forward if you make a mistake, say you made a mistake. John Frusciante

Effective performance is preceded by painstaking preparation Brian Tracy

You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. Martin Luther King

Tomorrow becomes never. No matter how small the task, take the first step now! Tim Ferriss

Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward. Victor Kiam

In matters of pilgrimage, should you be more like a shark? Just keep moving forward, never back? A.D. Aliwat

Moving backward meant more suffering, and staying stuck was just as bad. That left moving forward. There had to be an answer somewhere. Susan Mallery

The only person that ever stumbles is a guy moving forward. You don’t stumble backwards; you stumble forward, and you never stumble when you’re stationary. So don’t worry about stumbling. Keep pushing it forward. James Carville

Proper preparation prevents poor performance. Stephen Keague

Amplifying what is great within you will accelerate your life faster than fixing what you think ‘limits’ you. Brendon Burchard

The question isn’t who is going to let me, it’s who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand

My attitude has always been, if you fall flat on your face, at least you’re moving forward. All you have to do is get back up and try again. Richard Branson

Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice! Zig Ziglar

The way I look at it, every day that I’m moving forward is a day I’m not moving backward. Just the fact that I’m in the race at all is a miracle. Bobby Bones

It’s a wonderful world. You can’t go backwards. You’re always moving forward. It’s the wonderful part about life. And that’s terrific. Harvey Fierstein

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

You need to have faith in yourself. Be brave and take risks. You don’t have to have it all figured out to move forward. Roy T. Bennett