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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.

Nanotechnology has been moving a little faster than I expected, virtual reality a little slower.

Quotes by Nick Bostrom

Life is a moving, breathing thing. We have to be willing to constantly evolve. Perfection is constant transformation.

Quotes by Nia Peeples

I was very insecure approaching the idea of directing a feature film. I told myself I would not move until I felt I was moving in power rather than moving in desperation to make a movie.

Quotes by Nate Parker

Moving to L.A. when I was 11 was when my entrepreneurialism started because it's the land of the American dream.

Quotes by Natalie Massenet

If I want to pad the record, just fight pretenders, get a quick paycheck and keep moving on and racking up wins, that's not something I want to be known for.

Quotes by Mikey Garcia

Who can't relate to the idea of leaving one chapter behind and moving on to the next?

Quotes by Mike Shinoda

When a film works, the director had a lot to do with that, but the director also didn't have a lot to do with that. There are so many moving parts. It's really about being open to how the river...

Quotes by Mike Mills

I was brought up in many different cultures, moving around all the time, and I find my identity in my songs. I project the identity I want to have throughout the songs that I write.

Quotes by Mika

The energy moving through your body is quite rhythmic.

Quotes by Michael W. Young

Benjamin Netanyahu has made the official policy of the Israeli government the two-state solution, at a time when he had opposition from many quarters. That is his official position. He remains publicly committed to it, but not just publicly; also...

Quotes by Michael Oren

One reason that we eat processed foods is the decline of home economics. Restarting home economics classes is one of the key things we could do to get this issue moving.

Quotes by Michael Moss

Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being.

Quotes by Michael Bolton

I don't want to get stuck practicing basketball all day, so that's why I'm always moving: because I don't like to be stuck in one mind-frame.

Quotes by Metta World Peace

I have always had this thing about moving around, and that has just remained, regardless of my physical changes. That feeling about it has never changed.

Quotes by Merce Cunningham

Any donation does make a difference. Getting involved is what makes BBC Children in Need so moving.

Quotes by Mel Giedroyc

Every year the British public are so generous. It is really moving living in Britain. Fundraising is something we do tremendously well.

Quotes by Mel Giedroyc

It was a challenge for me to do a plot because I'd been an essayist and a journalist. I had to be vigilant about moving things along and being entertaining.

Quotes by Meghan Daum

Having two kids is like having 1000. It's just scheduling, moving around, being mobile.

Quotes by Max Greenfield

I saw the Nutcracker to be a dummy as I thought of its mouth moving like a nutcracker - and also find them pretty scary as they almost have a life of their own.

Quotes by Matthew Bourne

For a while I was thinking about moving the mouse with my hand.

Quotes by Matt Nagle

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.