Barack Obama Quotes

History proceeds in zig zags through crooked paths.

History is moving, and it will tend toward hope, or tend toward tragedy.

You can never plan the future by the past.

History has spurts and then is steady, and then maybe even backing up a step, and then forward again.

I don't think that one day really relates to the next day in life.

I feel I'm moving toward as well as away from something, and anything is possible.

Going from--toward; it is the history of every one of us.

For something that is static, fixed, dead, there can be a way or a definite path; but not for anything that is moving and living.

History is not an endless succession of meaningless circles but a directed movement toward a great event.

Life doesn't move in a linear fashion. Life makes lefts and rights, and it doubles back.

Did you know that there are no straight lines in the universe? Life doesn't travel in perfectly straight lines. It moves more like a winding river. More often than not, you can only see to the next bend, and only when you reach that next turn can you see more.

Unless you move, the place where you are is the place where you will always be.

...all that is carried along by the stream's silvery cascade, rhythmically falling from the mountain, carried by its own current-- carried where?

Always move forward, going straight will get you nowhere.

I think that in life, being is nothing but an illusion. If we acknowledge that and accept the fact that we are in between states, that we are moving, and this movement is the nature of our lives, and we stop having aspirations for being in a definite state, we know life better and are able to enjoy it better.

Football, like life, is about change.

Change or stagnate. Keep moving or die.

The past can teach us, nurture us, but it cannot sustain us. The essence of life is change, and we must move ever forward or the soul will wither and die.

Life is about movement, expansion, growth, and actualizing potential. If you stay in a home, relationship, or job beyond the time it is healthy for you, the universe will prod you with thorns as if to say, “It’s time to move to a broader domain.” If you do not heed the message, the thorns will get sharper and at some point you will have no choice but to fly. When you do, you will understand why a once comfortable situation became uncomfortable.

Things happen when people are not where they belong, and the world moves forward and back by that principle.

Life is always moving, changing, shifting into its next shape. The movement is natural. It is how we evolve. Let the shifts happen. Take responsibility for yourself each step of the way. Trust the new shape and form of your world

Be willing to move forward and find out what happens next.

God, it's like reality's completely shifted on me. I used to think I was standing on such solid ground. If I wanted something badly enough, I just worked like hell for it. Now I can't decide what to do, which move to make. All the things I counted on aren't there for me anymore.

Remember: life is a rhythm between day and night, summer and winter. It is a continuous rhythm. Never stop anywhere! Be moving! And the bigger the swing, the deeper your experience will be.

We have learned that history is something that takes no notice whatever of our expectations.