Elizabeth Edwards Quotes

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

You are either going forward or you are not.

I think there's nothing worse than inertia. You can be inert and study your navel, and gradually fall off the chair. I think the key is to keep flying.

There is no such thing as standing still.

Don't settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something.

Mellowing has never done much for me. You need to keep moving.

I've never been one to stay in a complacent place where I just let the grass grow around me.

What doesn't quicken dies. That's an indisputable truth of life.

Standing still is never a good option. Not in the ring, and not in life... When you stop moving, you're done.

We are all in motion. Always. Those who are not climbing toward something are descending toward nothing.

Use the losses and failures of the past as a reason for action, not inaction.

There is progress whether ye are going forward or backward! The thing is to move!

I think you use the negative things that happen from the year before - and from other years, too - to spur you to do the things you need to do to take the next step.

Looking back isn't going to help you. Moving forward is the thing you have to do.

Unless you go forward then you are going back.

As long as you're green, you're growing. As soon as you're ripe, you start to rot.

No man can stand still; the moment progress is not made, retrogression begins. If the blade is not kept sharp and bright, the law of rust will assert its claim.

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

I don't stop at my past; I like new work. I like what I'm doing tomorrow.

The important thing is that when you come to understand something you act on it, no matter how small that act is. Eventually it will take you where you need to go.

Run to meet the future or it's going to run you down.

Those who get stuck doing the same things for too long are bound to get left behind the strong who press on and re-invent themselves.

I think it's the end of progress if you stand still and think of what you've done in the past. I keep on.

If it's not growing, it's going to die.

You must take the first step. The first steps will take some effort, maybe pain. But after that, everything that has to be done is real-life movement.