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Moving Quotes

On change, growth and moving forward.

One quote traces a path from college theater electives to a full relocation out to Los Angeles after graduation, a literal kind of moving. Another uses the word emotionally, describing how choked up a well-known actor became while telling a particular story.

In philosophy if you aren't moving at a snail's pace you aren't moving at all.

Quotes by Iris Murdoch

Moving from Wales to Italy is like moving to a different country.

Quotes by Ian Rush

This country-right-or-wrong business is getting a little out-of-date.. History is moving pretty quickly these days and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.

Quotes by Ian Fleming

I grew up moving from one council flat to another and finished up in a three-bedroom semi-detached on a council estate in Cranford, a suburb of Hounslow. This was in the days when there was still rationing, and we had...

Quotes by Ian Gillan

I have a wife and a son, but the gay rumors have started. I guess it's a sign that I'm moving up the ladder.

Quotes by Hugh Jackman

I'm a storyteller - that's the chief function of a director. And they're moving pictures, let's make 'em move!

Quotes by Howard Hawks

Occasionally a student writer comes up with something really beautiful and moving, and you won't know for years if it was an accident or the first burst of something wonderful.

Quotes by Howard Nemerov

We are moving rapidly into a world in which the spying machinery is built into every object we encounter.

Quotes by Howard Rheingold

It is particularly moving, and I can say this also as a Protestant Christian, that a German - one of us - has been made Pope.

Quotes by Horst Koehler

A moving body whose motion was not retarded by any resisting force would continue to move to all eternity.

Quotes by Hermann von Helmholtz

Governments must now take a leading role in moving their nations in the right direction.

Quotes by Henry W. Kendall

Moving to Glasgow from Feyenoord was a life-changing experience.

Quotes by Henrik Larsson

In this new world, with smartphones and tablets and cloud computing, things are moving around fast.

Quotes by Hector Ruiz

I'm kind of addicted to moving.

Quotes by Heath Ledger

Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is no mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself.

Quotes by Havelock Ellis

Cardio-based exercise involves moving at a moderate intensity, using many muscle groups at once. Think: walking, jogging, cycling, etc.

Quotes by Harley Pasternak

For us, we are moving a company that has been around for 137 years to the next level so that we can be there for the next 137 years.

Quotes by Hans Vestberg

I moved when I was 16. I had no clue what to expect in moving to L.A. I had no clue, really, about what acting was. I just knew that I wanted to do it.

Quotes by Haley Lu Richardson

Moving to the U.S. was an adjustment. I noticed that the kids played in groups. Back in Kakuma, everyone played together.

Quotes by Halima Aden

It's moving in the right direction for Arab actors but very slowly.

Quotes by Haaz Sleiman

Frequently Asked Questions

Is "moving" used mostly in a physical sense in this collection, or emotionally too?
Both - it covers relocating for a new chapter in life, being emotionally moved by someone else's story, and the more abstract, physics sense of things being in motion.
Is there a personal story about a career and relocation?
Yes - one quote traces a specific path: theater work that "branched into" from college electives, a break "during the summer between my junior and senior year," and eventually, "After I graduated, I ended up moving out to L.A."
Is there a quote about being emotionally moved by someone else?
Yes, one quote is a short, vivid moment: "And Hackman had really choked up when he was telling it. It was very moving," describing genuine emotion in someone else's storytelling.
Does this collection touch on physics?
Yes, plainly: one quote reflects on how a major shift in modern physics caused real upheaval in the field, because it shook the very foundations the science had been built on - a reminder that "moving" can describe ideas shifting, not just people or objects.
Is there a quote about accepting change and letting go?
Yes - one quote sums it up simply: "I can enjoy anywhere, and I can leave it. Life is about moving on." This same restless, forward-looking spirit runs through the Moving Forward quotes collection.

A more technical quote reflects on how modern physics only truly advanced once its old foundations started to shift beneath it. A closing line keeps things simple, insisting that life itself is really just about moving on. See our forward quotes and always quotes pages.