Best walking away quotes that will help you navigate you through a tricky situation and hopefully even heal you along the way!
Walking away from something you’ve invested your heart, soul, and mind into can be one of the hardest things you’ll ever do in life.
Whether it’s a relationship or your dream job, letting go of something or someone you love isn’t easy but sometimes it’s necessary to your continued happiness and growth as an individual.
Sometimes it has to be done if you want to protect yourself from more pain in the future, or if you want to keep the positive relationship you have with that person going strong.
There are many good reasons to walk away from someone or something in your life, and knowing how to do it can be as important as knowing when to do it.
Here are 126 of the best walking away quotes that will help you muster up the courage to say goodbye and move on with your life.
Short Quotes about Walking Away
You can’t walk away from beauty, but you can destroy it. ―Anthony T. Hincks
You have to pick the places you don’t walk away from. ―Joan Didion
They say any landing you can walk away from is a good one. ―Alan Shepard
I do not walk away in the face of adversity and never have. ―Stevie Nicks
Nothing is wrong if you walk alone. ―Lailah Gifty Akita
Never sit at a table you can’t walk away from. ―Joss Whedon
Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go. ―Herman Hesse
Most of us need something not to walk away from. ―Josh Stern
I truly loved you, but now I’m walking away. ―Jonny Lang
Walk on, yes, but don’t walk away from people who need you. ―Rachel Hartman
Courage is the power to let go of the familiar. ―Raymond Lindquist
I realize the answer is not to create wilderness and walk away. ―Michael K. Simpson
You don’t walk away if you love someone. You help the person. ―Hillary Clinton
Nothing is wrong if you walk alone. ―Lailah Gifty Akita
Do not walk on the road of no return. Repent! ―Lailah Gifty Akita
Best Quotes About Walking Away From Relationships, Jobs, and Life
I had only one desire: to leave, to walk, to die, whatever. I wanted to get away, never come back, disappear, melt away into the forest, the clouds, no longer have memories, forget, forget. ―Agota Kristof
Once you’re clear on what your bottom line is, you have to be willing to walk away. ―Chris Voss
Forgiving yourself is the first step, forgetting, well it never goes away. Moving forward and walking with one foot in front of the other does get you somewhere. Just keep walking. ―Shellie Palmer
Best Quotes About Time to Walk Away
How do you look at someone you love and tell yourself it’s time to walk away? ―The Vow
I’ve often tried to explain it and now realize something can never be explained, nor should you waste your time trying. Just walk away. ―Ellie Borak
Just because you feel lost doesn’t mean that you are. Sometimes you just have to relax, breathe deep, and trust the path you’re on. ―Lalah Delia
Any landing you could walk away from was a good landing. ―Ilona Andrews
Forgiveness enables me to walk away from that pain, the loneliness and suffering. ―Sharon E. Rainey
Good bye is the absolute hardest thing to say because you have to walk away with just a memory and after a while that memory fades. ―Sarah Dillon
Walk away from anyone who is unduly focused on vacation and compensation. It’s a sign of potential trouble. No matter how talented you are, if you don’t really want to work at TOMS, you’ll never work out here. ―Blake Mycoskie
Boots, I told you that I’d never walk away again. I’m a man of my word, he says sternly. Clearly insinuating that I’m the opposite of that. ―Jillian Dodd
If I lose, I’ll walk away and never feel bad because I did all I could. There was nothing more to do. ―Joe Frazier
I know you’ll think this is crazy, but all I want to do is hold you, and I think that if you’ll let me do that just for a few seconds, I can walk away, and never speak to you again. ―David Guterson
There’s an old saying that you don’t ever finish a movie, you abandon it, and I really believe that. I never walk away from a take and pat myself on the back. ―Ryan Reynolds
I’ve never met a politician I haven’t wanted to walk away from, and I’ve yet to hear a politician speak and actually believe the words coming out of his mouth. ―Ray Winstone
We broke so easily. Like it was nothing. Like we were nothing. Does that mean it was never meant to be in the first place? That we were an accident of fate? If we were meant to be, how could we both walk away like that? ―Jenny Han
The chains that break you, are the chains that make you. And the chains that make you, are the chains you break. ―Anthony Liccione
Your past is like a bag of bricks; set it down and walk away. Quit collecting every painful word, memory and mistake. Collect hope. ―Bryant McGill
We should never let material things get ahead of God or become so important in our lives that we can’t walk away from them if He tells us to. Anything you own that has a hold on you is a problem. ―Joyce Meyer
Don’t be afraid. We’re walking away from death, not toward it. Death is going back. ―Rachel Hartman
In markets, you gain leverage by your power to walk away. Inside organizations, you gain leverage by having control over key items such as resources, decisions, budgets, information, and the like. ―G. Richard Shell
I never do what anyone else is doing. I could walk away from music and become a farmer or do some crochet. The worst thing in life for me is to do something I’m not happy doing. ―Grace Jones
If you don’t feel good in it, don’t wear it. Because it’ll never look good. Any hesitation in the fitting room and just walk away. ―L’Wren Scott
You don’t get to do that, to come into somebody’s life, make them care, and just check out. ―Rich Jepson
To win a negotiation you have to show you’re willing to walk away. And the best way to show you’re willing to walk away is to walk away. ―Matt Nix
I understand why people achieve a level of fame and disappear, I never understood it before, but it’s an attractive prospect to walk away from it all. ―John Hawkes
It’s like you think you are safe or something cause you can just walk away anytime, cause you don’t need her – you don’t need anyone. But the thing you didn’t realize is, you’re wrong. ―Winnie Holzman
It wasn’t really necessary to say, especially if you were already walking away. Almost redundant. And yet, there was a comfort in being no question, no room for doubt. ―Sarah Dessen
In the history of humanity, women have never been as oppressed as they are right now. Men can make babies with us and then walk away. ―Laura Schlessinger
When they treat you unkind and attempt to ruin your day, Stop, pray and walk away. ―Charmaine J. Forde
That’s what my music does for me. It makes people happy. When I play, I thank the Lord I’ve never seen someone walk away from a Dick Dale dance not having a good time. That’s what it’s all about. ―Dick Dale
You will never see me surrender, never see me cry, but you will often see me walk away. Turn around and just leave, without looking back. ―Charlotte Eriksson
The cross guarantees that even in your darkest moment God will never turn in disgust and walk away. There is no rebellion, no weakness, no foolishness, no evil of heart that the cross can’t defeat and grace can’t transform. ―Paul David Tripp
The moment he makes you feel like he’s done something to benefit you, walk away, because it’s what will get you into the most trouble. ―K. Weikel
To have all your life’s work and to have them along the wall, it’s like walking in with no clothes on. It’s terrible. ―Andrew Wyeth
You walk a fine line when you have a performance at a show just as you do with having celebrities attend a show – you never want the attention to be drawn too far away from the clothing. ―Mia Moretti
I am a complicated person with a simple life and I am the reason for everything that ever happened to me. ―Charlotte Eriksson
Would you guys choose to walk away from possibly the most incredible encounter of your lifetime just because you had to let it go sooner then you wanted? Just because you knew that it would never be? ―Holly Hood
It’s so much easier to walk away than it is to have to explain to someone that you never want to see them again. ―Meg Cabot
I hate guys like that, people like that. It’s all about what they want. The attempts to repair are only for their own needs. It’s got nothing to do with love. ―Jacqueline Simon Gunn
Sometimes, when you hold out for everything, you walk away with nothing. ―Ally Mcbeal
Observe the behavior of the butterfly, and chase no one, for they will only elude you. ―Michael Bassey Johnson
Forgiveness enables me to walk away from that pain, the loneliness and suffering. ―Sharon E. Rainey
Never be a bully. Bullying always hurts. The person you bullied may try to walk around with a smile on their face, but the pain may never go away. ―Timothy Pina
I just can’t walk away from something I’ve done all my life. It’s part of me. ―Chuck Jordan
Have the courage to walk in truth, the strength to love always, and the integrity to never stray away from doing so. ―A.D. Posey
I’ll be any man you want. A king or a beggar or a farmer or a killer. But I’ll never be the man who can let you walk away. ―Kit Rocha
I turn and I slowly walk away and I don’t look back. It has always been a fault of mine, but it is the way I am. I never look back. Never. ―James Frey
Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer. ―John Muir
The only way that we may overcome the world is by coming unto Christ. And coming to Christ means walking away from the world. ―Sheri L. Dew
To save face, it’s better not to ask sex from the ex, but to give everything the axe. ― Anthony Liccione
Best Quotes to Help You Move On
Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that’s more productive. ―Donald Trump
When trust is broken how can you repair it? Sometimes you just have to walk away. ―Hattie Lou
Life is too short for unreality and you don’t owe anybody anything – especially your time, energy, and attention. ―Oli Anderson
Selfhood begins with a walking away, And love is proved in letting go. ―Cecil Day-Lewis
A song or an album is never really done. You can work on it forever, but knowing when to call it a day and knowing when to walk away from it is extremely important. ―G-Eazy
Walk Away from Toxic People and Situations Quotes
Never worry what others say when you walk away from all the drama. Be grateful you had the strength and courage to stay out of the conflict and be at peace with your choices. ―Elle Sommer
When someone wrongs you, walk away from them and don’t ever look back. ―Rupaul
Be ready to walk away. Remember, you only want this deal, you do not need this deal. ―Jim Camp
Never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God’s hand for that person. ―Eugene H. Peterson
You say, Fine. I’m leaving, and you begin to walk away. I’m going to guess that well over half the time they yell, No, wait! And run to catch up. No one likes to be abandoned. ―Chris Voss
Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down. ―Roy T. Bennett
It is love that walks away and yet we have terrible mouths and soft milk hands. We worry with like. We walk away like love. ―Anne Sexton
Anyone or anything that is negative, you should walk away from. Make room for all the positives. ―Wendy John
Sometimes you’ve got to walk away from something’s to walk into better things. ―Temi O’Sola
Talent is one thing, it is how you nurture and develop it, and never walk away from it. You can be rich, successful, you win awards, but it can always be better. ―Kevin Spacey
Sometimes people are so genuinely themselves they aren’t conscious of the fact they have wronged you; sometimes you shouldn’t care enough to bring it to their attention. ―J’son M. Lee
Some people feel like they don’t deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past. ―Sean Penn
You will never work through writer’s block if you walk away from your typewriter. That will only make it easier to walk away the next time. ―James N. Frey
You can leave a place, you can leave a situation. You can quit a job, move to a different house, forget a thing that has happened, or even give up on a love. But the one thing you can never walk away from is yourself. ―Moxie Mezcal
You either trust me or you don’t. I’ve never let you down, and I won’t walk away unless you make me. Period. Now, unless you have a real emergency, I’d like to get back to my vacation. And my corpse, thanks. ―Jeaniene Frost
It’s well known in the negotiating world that the party who enters the negotiation most prepared is far more likely to walk away with the better deal. Information is power. ―J. Scott
The hardest part about walking away from someone is when you realize that no matter how slow you go, that someone will never run after you. ―Bethany Megan
The worst mistake you can make is walking away from the person who actually stood there and waited for you. ―Drake
I’ll walk away from you because I have to, but I won’t walk away from my daughter. If I do, I’ll never forgive myself. So if there’s any part of you which still loves me, please don’t ask me to. ―Zoe McKnight
I know you’ll think this is crazy, but all I want to do is hold you, and I think that if you’ll let me do that just for a few seconds, I can walk away, and never speak to you again. ―David Guterson
How’d you manage to walk away unscarred? I’m covered in scars. ―Bryan Fuller
I kept going back while I was writing the novel – which never sold, may it rest in peace – and by the time it was finished I had too many connections to Haiti to walk away. ―Ben Fountain
If you walked away from a toxic, negative, abusive, one-sided, dead-end low vibrational relationship or friendship — you won. ―Lalah Delia
You don’t cruise the Internet looking for your name and walk away with a good feeling. So, I never do it. ―Adam Carolla
When people walk away from you, let them go. Your destiny is never tied to anyone who leaves you, and it doesn’t mean they are bad people. It just means that their part in your story is over. ―Tony McCollum
Everybody deals with situations differently, Some walk away and disregard, while others throw their toys out of the pram. ―Charmaine J. Forde
No problem is so formidable that you can’t walk away from it. ―Charles M. Schulz
Relying so heavily on an individual is dangerous, Because you never truly know who they put their dependency in And when they walk away You’ll never fully recover that piece of you they took with them. ―Gwyneth Oviere
When you meet someone you care about. It’s just hard to walk away. But what if we’re lucky enough to find that person? We’re supposed to walk away? Doesn’t seem fair. ―Josh Schwartz
You never once looked away from your food. It was as if you were afraid it was going to get up and walk off your plate. ―Maya Banks
The best kind of friend is the kind you sit with, never say a word and walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you ever had. ―Steven Wright
Could’ve smiled and walked away easily, just kept wandering around that same point. ―Nitya Prakash
If you don’t walk away, you’ll hurt yourself beyond repair. Remember, you’re a precious child of God, deserving to be treated kindly. ―Zenobia Davis
if the two of you are alone, walk away. If you have an audience, consider throwing the fallacy back at your opponent. I see. Purple is a fruit. So, since your skin is tan, that makes you a pair of khakis. ―Jay Heinrichs
But I love stand-up, and it’s where I came from creatively, so it’s something I never want to walk away from. ―Aisha Tyler
I want her to look upon me, just for a moment. But she never does and I walk away. Sarai I feel like I should be like Cordelia, sitting next to me wide awake yet unaware of it herself. ―J.A. Redmerski
Sometimes you have to walk away from people, not because you don’t care, but because they don’t. ―Melchor Lim
Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it. ―Ann Lander
You can walk away and say, “We don’t need this.” but something in your eyes says, “We can beat this. ―Taylor Swift
Your true friend is the one who will never walk away in your time of need. Regardless of the situation, time or location, your true friend will stand by you. ―Ellen J. Barrier
If anyone tries to complicate your life, turn and walk away from them. ―Caroline Myss
The key principle I have always try to live by is peace. So If it doesn’t bring you joy & happiness…it will never bring you peace. Just walk away! ―Timothy Pina
Shout out to everyone transcending a mindset, mentality, desire, belief, emotion, habit, behavior or vibration, that no longer serves them. ―Lalah Delia
I never want kids to walk away after a school presentation and say, ‘I met a writer today.’ I want them to say, ‘I am a writer. ―Doreen Cronin
The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday. ―Steve Maraboli
Emotional hurt, you gotta let that go. Walk away and let it be. So many highs and lows, but if you keep being down, you’ll never get up. ―Micky Ward
When it’s time for me to walk away from something, I walk away from it. My mind, my body, my conscience tells me that enough is enough. ―Jerry West
If they don’t chase you when you walk away… Keep walking! ―Nitya Prakash
True friends never turn you away when all you need is someone to talk to. Ever. It’s not the only thing that helps, but it’s the only thing that works. Real friends never walk away, letting you slip deeper into the pit of despair. ―Northern Adams
Words are pretty, useless things – butterflies behind glass. You may feel warm and bright as you stare at their beauty, but you’ll walk away empty and cold, clutching nothing but the painful realization that you never really had anything at all. ―Julie Johnson
Best Walking Away Quotes You’d Love to Tweet/
Our freedom can be measured by the numbers of things we can walk away from. ―Vernon Howard Click To TweetThe more the other party needs what you can offer, the more they will feel the loss if you walk away. And the more likely they are to say yes to your terms. ―G. Richard Shell Click To TweetThank your customer for complaining and mean it. Most will never bother to complain. They’ll just walk away. ―Marilyn Suttle Click To TweetYour courage makes me very proud. But there’s some battles you have to walk away from. ―Josh Schwartz Click To TweetI’m never going to walk away because I’ll always have belief that I can improve players and make things better. ―Brendan Rodgers Click To TweetWhere did all the words go? I asked. They just wasted away, my mom explained. like a leg you never walk on. ―Jenny Offill Click To TweetLetting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny. ―S. Maraboli Click To TweetShould you simply walk away, no hard feelings? Whatever your decision, it will be a good one, because you have retained control of the negotiation. ―Jim Camp Click To TweetBest Walking Away Quotes Collage
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FAQs
What are some signs that indicate it might be time to end a relationship?
It’s never easy to end a relationship, but sometimes it’s necessary. Here are a few signs that it might be time to walk away from love:
-There is no longer any affection or respect in the relationship.
-You feel unappreciated and undervalued by your partner.
-Your partner has cheated on you more than once (or continues to cheat).
-The relationship feels like an emotional burden and the stress outweighs the benefits of being in the relationship.
What are some things I should keep in mind during this difficult time?
-First and foremost, remember that this is a difficult decision, and it’s okay to take your time.
-Consider your motivations for wanting to walk away from love. Are you feeling unhappy or unfulfilled? Are you worried about the future of the relationship?
-Talk to a trusted friend or family member about your decision. They can offer valuable perspectives that you may not have considered.
-If you’re still undecided, try giving yourself some space from the relationship.
How do I rebuild my life after walking away?
It’s not easy to walk away from something you’ve invested so much time and emotion into, but sometimes it’s necessary. If you’re wondering how to rebuild your life after walking away from love, here are a few tips:
-Find other people in your community that care about you,
-Take some space for yourself by taking care of yourself and spending time on hobbies or interests outside of romance,
-Make sure to build up self-worth with friends, family members, etc.,
-Have hope that there will be new opportunities for love again in the future.
Conclusion
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