It can be disheartening to know that what you imagined for yourself is not destined for you. Falling back can be hard when life does not go the way you want.
We are here to help you revive your goals and dreams with these fall back quotes. Once you read them, you will realize that taking a step back from what you want is not always a bad idea!
Inspirational Fall Back Quotes
1.”Take a step back, evaluate what is important, and enjoy life.” – Teri Garr
2.”A retreat from someone or something isn’t unusual. Just as how you edge closer to see better, at times you may need to take a step back to get a clearer view.” – Rajuda
3.”Sometimes you have to take a step back to move forward.” – Erika Taylor
4.”Take a step back. Life gets distorted when you examine things from too close up.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
5.”Power never takes a back step only in the face of more power.” – Malcolm X
6.”I don’t really take a step back too often to see what’s going on.” – Gavin DeGraw
7.”Comfort is a stance of avoidance rather than the pursuit of excellence.” – Craig D. Lounsbrough
8.”I applaud her courage. It takes a big person to take a step back.” – Stephanie Kraft
9.”If I’m perplexed by the fact that I’m constantly lost, maybe somewhere in my head I’ve determined that being lost serves a greater purpose than being found.” – Craig D. Lounsbrough
10.”It’s hard to see things when you’re too close. Take a step back and look.” – Bob Ross
11.“Sometimes the best thing you can do is take a step back and give yourself a chance to breathe.” – Anonymous
12.“You can edit what you write. Why not edit what you say? If it hurts somebody, you can still offer an apology or withdraw your statements.” – Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls of Eternity
13.“If we do not step forward, then we step back. If we do not protect a right, then we deny it.” – Paul Martin
14.“The touring makes you take a step back. It makes you realize how your lifestyle has changed.” – Garance Dore
15.“Taking charge does not, of course, imply being an authoritarian tyrant. It never requires stepping into being mean. Taking charge in a kind way is a way of saying, explicitly and implicitly, “I’m always going to be there for you, but that doesn’t mean that I always have to be overly nice, because sometimes it is about really letting you know that that is a boundary, you’ve crossed it, and we need to step back.” – Kent Hoffman
16.“It’s a very slow process – two steps forward, one step back – but I’m inching in the right direction.” – Rob Reiner
17.“Progressivism is usually seen as a stepping back from individualism into a progressive community.” – Jane Smiley
18.“One step back does not mean defeated…. It just means that you will take the same step forward again…but wiser.” – Jossie Estrella
19.“Every experience of love, bliss, belonging, inspiration, and insight provides a stepping stone back to your true self.” – Deepak Chopra
20.“Tearing it back unveiling me, taking a step back so I can breathe. Hear the silence about to break. Fear resistance when I’m awake.” – Godsmack
21.“Progression and regression go hand in hand with mental health. It is a tough illness. You often take one step forward and ten steps back.” – Theresa Larsen
22.“If just one person touches you without your permission, stepping back and saying clearly, “Please don’t touch me” should get them to stop.” – Mallory Ortberg
23.“The inventory process and stepping back in your life can sometimes be a very dark process. But it also can be extremely funny and surprising.” – Craig Charles
24.“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.” – Albert Camus
25.“Sometimes, you just have to take a step back, take stock of your life, and recognize what isn’t serving you. It might be a relationship that causes you nothing but heartache, a pattern of behavior that sets you up for disappointment or failure, or even just a refusal to accept reality for what it is. Whatever it is that causes you pain, find the self-awareness, to be honest with yourself and the strength to let it go. Nothing will change till you do.” – Lori Deschene
26.“Staying silent is like a slow-growing cancer to the soul and a trait of a true coward. There is nothing intelligent about not standing up for yourself. You may not win every battle. However, everyone will at least know what you stood for—YOU.” – Shannon L. Alder
27.“He who advances without seeking fame, Who retreats without escaping blame, He whose one aim is to protect his people and serve his lord, The man is a jewel of the Realm.” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War
28.“Go deeply into the urge to be silent and not the mental interference of how, where and when. If you follow silence to its source, you can be taken by it in a moment.” – Jean Klein
29.“Did you ever think you had all the answers when you were in the thick of something, but then when you take a step back, you realize you were so busy getting things done that you never stopped to ask yourself if it’s what you really want to do?” – Jana Deleon
30.“Nobody has to do anything wrong to end up living a life that feels like it’s not their own; all they have to do is take a step back, and hope for the best.” – Craig Stone
31.“I just want people to take a step back, take a deep breath and actually look at something with a different perspective. But most people will never do that.” – Brian McKnight
32.“When we intentionally tune into one another. We enter another realm. We begin to speak without words. Feel without touch. See with our eyes closed. Our bond is soul-deep, and our love is a retreat from this world as we know it.” – Sanjo Jendayi
33.“You can harden your heart, dig yourself in, and retreat into the pit of the deepest, darkest cave, but that will not make the light die. Light will always exist. Hiding from it cannot snuff it out.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
34.“I just wish that every responsible and concerned person would step back regardless of race and gender and just take a closer look at what’s really going on in the world today, and say enough is enough!” – Lonnie Earl Johnson
35.“When you feel yourself in the grip of an emotion such as jealousy or anger or sorrow, detach yourself from it. Take a step back. When you do that, you can allow the emotion to run through you without causing negative thoughts or actions.” – Gary Zukav
36.“If you’re climbing the ladder of life, you go rung by rung, one step at a time. Don’t look too far up; set your goals high but take one step at a time. Sometimes you don’t think you’re progressing until you step back and see how high you’ve really gone.” – Donny Osmond
37.“Without silence, we can neither know ourselves, another, nor the depth of anything beautiful. We learn how to take silence into the noise.” – Donna Goddard
38.“In the end, we need two things to lead a balanced life – a sense of the world and a sense of ourselves; it’s like breathing in and breathing out. And if you can only get to know the world by stepping out and losing yourself in experience, you can only get to know the self by stepping back and finding yourself in contemplation. One without the other leads to a kind of madness.” – Pico Iyer
39.“Most people assume that meditation is all about stopping thoughts, getting rid of emotions, somehow controlling the mind. But actually, it’s about stepping back, seeing the thought clearly, witnessing it coming and going.” – Andy Puddicombe
40. “Diversions and detours of our grandest designs only serve to bolster our need to be in the places that we’re vigorously trying to walk away from.” – Craig D. Lounsbrough
Quotes On Moving On | Don’t Look Back, Letting Go Motivational Quotes
Sometimes, letting go is harder than we thought, even if it is the best thing we can do. We hope you will enjoy this collection of quotes and find the motivation to let go, move forward, and don’t look back.
Summary
These fall back quotes are meant to help you understand the importance of self-reflection and moving back from something that is not good for you.
If your life has been difficult because of disheartening changes, we hope these quotes can help you reimagine a better life for yourself!
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