Letting Go Quotations

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go. Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.

A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.

It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited.

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

Open your arms to change but don't let go of your values.

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.

You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.

If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.

A fan will grab you and hug you and will not let go. When that happens, you wish it could be that way all over the world.

I think that you never fall out of love with somebody, you just let go and move on.

When you're passionate about something, you want it to be all it can be. But in the endgame of life, I fundamentally believe the key to happiness is letting go of that idea of perfection.

Moving on, is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard.

If you're a manager you can't get frustrated and be emotional. You have to continue to steer the ship, you can't let go of the wheel because who knows where it will go then.

I got this idea about being afraid to let go of something and being afraid of sinking into a state of almost anesthesia, where you have to trust other people. Just the paranoia of it all. And it seemed to suit the frenetic track. So I just wrote it out and, you know, said it.

There's a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship is over - and to let go. It means leaving what's over without denying its value.

Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done.

Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love?' These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will be many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.

Letting go of things and not being afraid of being ridiculous or over the top - I think that's the main thing for me to work on.

The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.

Dreams are illusions, and we can't let go of them because we would be dead.

Most people are rowing against the current of life. Instead of turning the boat around, all they need to do is let go of the oars.

Art is nothing but the expression of our dream; the more we surrender to it the closer we get to the inner truth of things, our dream-life, the true life that scorns questions and does not see them.

I like to control everything, and you cannot control everything. You have to at some point say, 'I let go and I'm going to let the cards fall where they fall... For a #‎ controlfreak , it's hard.

My weaknesses are my jumps. The reason is that although I land them in practice, when I actually compete or perform, I should let my body go and stabilize my mind better. Also, I need to work on not letting negative thoughts and emotions get to me on the ice.

I demolish my bridges behind me - then there is no choice but forward.

As American as an apple is and as American as baseball is, they don't go together. You can't be chewing an apple at a baseball game. You've got to let go of the diet that day.

The key to change... is to let go of fear.

When you get close to the raw materials and taste them at the moment they let go of the soil, you learn to respect them.

My mom didn't let me play video games growing up, so now I do. Gaming gives me a chance to just let go, blow somebody up and fight somebody from another dimension. It's all escapism.

Fanatics do not have faith - they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling.

On a Friday night, I like to go out because my friends, who have been working normal hours, just want to let go after a stressful week at work.

It's not an easy thing to be let go.

Time is about the need to control. Let go of control and embrace what happens.

I think reconciliation is Obama's goal - but the fight with the Republicans is like a fight with pit bulls, they never let go. Even worse, now the Republicans feel they can keep pushing and he will keep giving. They have not seen a stiff resistance on his part.

It is impossible to see the angel unless you first have a notion of it.

I started realizing that music is the one area where I've always let go. When that saxophone goes into my mouth, I get into a space where I never think about the notes I've already played or anticipate the notes ahead.

The whole country is one vast insane asylum and they're letting the worst patients run the place.

The greatness of a man's power is the measure of his surrender.

It is so conceited and timid to be ashamed of one's mistakes. Of course they are mistakes. Go on to the next.

I have so much music inside me I'm just trying to stay afloat. I don't tend to write for a particular band - you have to just write the songs and then let God into the room and let the music tell you what to do.

It will be difficult to let go but it is going to happen sooner rather than later in my case.

The spoken word was the first technology by which man was able to let go of his environment in order to grasp it in a new way.

The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.

When you have a dream that you can't let go of, trust your instincts and pursue it. But remember: Real dreams take work, They take patience, and sometimes they require you to dig down very deep. Be sure you're willing to do that.

Most of my actor friends dont believe its possible to let go of it and be happy, and for a while that was true for me. For the first two years I ached, every day. And I had such bad dreams. But then I made the decision to start working on my little shop and all that went away.

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.

It's about sharing. You just give what you have to give wherever you go, and you let God handle the rest.

It's easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out-of-date.

Film is where I want to end up, but I don't want to let go of theatre.

Do you know what a Palmist once said to me? She said: will you let go!

If you're going to learn a new language, you can't try to be perfect. You'll stop yourself from talking. You just have to let go.

I believe that a trusting attitude and a patient attitude go hand in hand. You see, when you let go and learn to trust God, it releases joy in your life. And when you trust God, you're able to be more patient. Patience is not just about waiting for something... it's about how you wait, or your attitude while waiting.

To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.

As a DJ, people expect a certain sound and a certain danceability for the music. As a producer, I really like to let go of any rules that may exist.

When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.

It's actually meditative to sit in a character for an extended period of time, realizing what your relationship is to who you're playing and then letting go, just being there.

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.

Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.

I was just talking about women, just in terms of understanding them as much as we can ever understand the opposite sex. I'm trying to let go of certain male approaches to things that you inherit, that you grow up with.

When we forgive evil we do not excuse it, we do not tolerate it, we do not smother it. We look the evil full in the face, call it what it is, let its horror shock and stun and enrage us, and only then do we forgive it.

I think anybody who has had a long relationship and has had a really hard time letting go, wants to feel like it's not all for naught, and it's meaningful, because it makes you who you are.

While doing centering prayer, the practice is to let go of any thought or perception. The priority is to be as silent as possible and when that is not possible to let the noise of the thoughts be the sacred symbol for a while, without analyzing them.

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.

Now, I don't want to get off on a rant here, but guilt is simply God's way of letting you know that you're having too good a time.

I play Nitin Sawhney's 'Letting Go' repeatedly, nonstop. I find it transformative. I'm so glad iPods were invented so I didn't have to drive everyone around me mad with the repetition.

There are still things I want to do but they're not necessary for me to do. I'm not clinging to anything that I can't open my hands and let go.

There's a victory in letting go of your expectations.

Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow.

One thing I've learned about life is that if you really let go, it's just a joy ride.

Acting allows me the freedom to let go, to be in the moment, to be spontaneous. I no longer have the fear of losing, of failure.

Faith means living with uncertainty - feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark.

If the pressure is getting to you, whistle. In a barely audible way. It's the best way I know of to let go of tension. Music gets your mind off the situation, and the act of whistling melts the tension out of your body.

When you find the right people, you never let go. The people who count are the ones who are your friends in lean times. You have all the friends you want when things are going well.

We all have to let go of the Prince Charming complex and realize he doesn't necessarily exist in the package we assume he'll come in.

We've got fifty people at Gitmo that are too dangerous to be let go that will never go through a normal criminal trial. Let's create a new legal system, so they'll have their day in court.

We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking - while cultivating power and clarity in response to difficult situations.

I'm such a long-term investor, I've never really let go and celebrated what I did with the Hubble telescope.

Turning corporations loose and letting the profit motive run amok is not a prescription for a more livable world.

It's hard to go with a trend. As soon as it's out, everyone picks it up. It's important to stay true to yourself. Have fun with fashion instead of letting it dictate.

After being let go from CBS and looking for a year for work, I will never catch myself complaining about being too busy.

Industry entirely left to itself, would soon fall to ruin, and a nation letting everything alone would commit suicide.

It is all right to hold a conversation but you should let go of it now and then.

There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go.

I prefer to choose which traditions to keep and which to let go.

There was a moment there when it was getting really bad and everyone was being let go. I was, like, 'Can I get fired, please? Can I move on with my life?

I didn't have a hard time making it. I had a hard time letting it go.

For me, acting goes to a special place; it's almost mystical. You have to let go of what you think is good; it's a jump into trust, and trying to reach without wanting too much.

I have to say that I've always believed perfectionism is more of a disease than a quality. I do try to go with the flow but I can't let go.

Let go of yesterday. Let today be a new beginning and be the best that you can, and you'll get to where God wants you to be.

The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free.

If you surrender completely to the moments as they pass, you live more richly those moments.

It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.

I'm totally into new age and self-help books. I used to work in a bookstore and that's the section they gave me, and I got way into it. I just loved the power of positive thinking, letting yourself go.

The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.

You must have love as the core; it takes courage to be willing to constantly tell the truth to each other and risk letting the relationship go.

Anyone who takes the Bible seriously agrees that God hates suffering. Jesus spent most of his time relieving it. But when being healed becomes the only goal - 'I'm not letting go until I get what I want' - it's a problem.

I'm an old-school, embarrassing Joni Mitchell fan. Her music made a hook in my soul and hasn't let go for all these years. I even sing her songs as lullabies to my kids.

I decided to start anew, to strip away what I had been taught.

If you're writing a screenplay, you need to be prepared to let go: there's a good chance the words you write aren't going to be the ones that end up on screen.

When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk to a friend, let go... The muse is bound to return again, especially if I turn my back!