Let Go Quotes

Here, we’ve compiled a list of the best Let Go Quotes from famous persons: Nina Garcia, Nick Young, Joseph Campbell, Natasha Henstridge, Damien Chazelle. The wide variety of quotes available makes it possible to find a quote to suit your needs. You’ve likely heard some of the Let Go Quotes before, but that’s because they truly are great.

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Working from home or going on maternity leave is no exc

Working from home or going on maternity leave is no excuse to let go of your look. The more you schlep around in drawstring pants and tees, the less you’re going to be able to pull yourself together when necessary.
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When they talk about you in trades or being let go, there’s just so much negativity around, that’s bad. But when you’re doing good, and teams want you, they want to trade for you, that’s good.
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We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.
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I started off as a model and struggled for some time until I got a break as an actress. I was too stubborn to let go and was sure I was in the right place at the right time. I just fought and I think that’s how I am where I am today.
Natasha Henstridge
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I tend to latch on to things and not let go.
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If you go back far enough and get a wider enough picture of history, we have let go of many things that follow a religious narrative. We don’t burn witches anymore. Most people would consider that barbaric. We don’t sacrifice human beings, which was a religious act practiced by numerous cultures on this planet.
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Just going out and seeing friends, not being cooped up in my house because I don’t want to get my picture taken or anything like that – I’ve tried to let go of that stuff a bit, accept that it’s going to happen to me, and not let it prevent me from doing anything I want to do, which I have in the past.
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I honestly think the biggest trials end up teaching you how to let go.
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We shall not find life by refusing to let go of our precious, protected selves.
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I wrote ‘Song Like You’ the day I recognized that someone who was really important to me was not actually very good for me, nor was I for them. I think we all have to make hard decisions like that at one point or another, having to let go of someone who we love because love isn’t always enough to make it work.
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I use the transition of the airport, the flying from one place to another to really let go of the -isms, and the ideas that I have as an individual and kind of adapt and begin to morph.
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Confident people, who understand comedy, improvise so much better than people who are scared. You can’t be scared to improvise. You have to know your character, and then you have to let go.
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I’ve let a lot of things go, and obviously football is one of them. I think the hardest thing to let go is your self-image. That’s what I’m working on now.
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My second fight at UFC 1, I fought Ken Shamrock. In the fight I choked him. As soon as he tapped, I let go. He tried to continue, but the ref got kind of stuck like, ‘should I let it go or stop the fight.’ That’s when I looked at the ref and I said, let it go, we’re going to continue.
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For ‘Chapters‘, I decided to let go of my insecurities, found myself some talented R&B producers, and worked with them.
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Most of my actor friends don’t believe it’s possible to let go of it and be happy, and for a while that was true for me. For the first two years I ached, every day. And I had such bad dreams. But then I made the decision to start working on my little shop and all that went away.
Genie Francis
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My relationship with my mother was unhealthily close. She was very supportive but wanted to fulfil her ambitions though me and was very reluctant to let go. She also hated my homosexuality.
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It’s your glove, your baseball glove. It’s got a soul, a memory all its own, and a future that never fades because it has never let go of the grasp the past has on you and so many others.
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Sometimes with Polaroids, the shot you want to get in your head doesn’t happen. What it makes me do is be patient, I guess, or let go of that presumption of what the shot’s going to be.
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When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.
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I needed to let go of the idea of a God who was mad at me for feeling how I was feeling. Now, I bask in an understanding of the divine that delights in truth and the complexities of the human experienceeven when it’s not very ‘clean.’
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If the pressure is getting to you, whistle. In a barely audible way. It’s the best way I know of to let go of tension. Music gets your mind off the situation, and the act of whistling melts the tension out of your body.
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I had a lot of guilt as a single mother trying to raise a child. I had to go to work and Jeffrey was screaming that he didn’t want me to. You have to give yourself permission to let go of the guilt.
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For me, acting goes to a special place; it’s almost mystical. You have to let go of what you think is good; it’s a jump into trust, and trying to reach without wanting too much.
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My mom didn’t let me play video games growing up, so now I do. Gaming gives me a chance to just let go, blow somebody up and fight somebody from another dimension. It’s all escapism.
Wayne Brady
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Anyone can accomplish anything and rise to the challenge as long as they are willing to work with others, to let go of the personal agenda, to reach a higher goal, and to do what is right for the common good.
27
Do you know what a Palmist once said to me? She said: will you let go!
Vivian Stanshall
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I’m learning to let go of the idea of trying to be perfect.
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I am afraid that, like Timon of Athens, I just cannot let go of my friendships.
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Everyone who signed us to Epic, all of the people we trusted there, were let go.
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I don’t spend much time listening to the records when they’re done. Usually I let go of it. Especially in the Eighties and Nineties – they were like product, almost.
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I’ve evolved as a human being, and I’ve taken more risks. I’ve let go of judgment. I don’t know when the best stuff is coming – I sink into the process in a different way. I paint more, and my vision is stronger, but I don’t think my music is better, because nothing is ever better than your first material.
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‘She Wolf,’ by Shakira, makes you want to let go of your inhibitions and jam.
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I was wondering if any of my faith was real at all, and I started to let go of a lot of things that I had learned and say, ‘Maybe I just need to start over entirely with what I have learned about my faith.’ And that’s what I did.
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Let go of yesterday.
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In the last few years in particular, I’ve found that it’s okay to let go of culture rather than hold on to it. And by letting go, you kind of realise that it’s there anyway.
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For a while I was perfectly happy not performing with ‘The Who.’ From 1982 to 1989 I felt ‘The Who’ did not exist. I let the band go, in my heart. However, Roger Daltrey had other ideas. He would not let go.
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I love when actors can let go of where and how they have to do it, and just that we do it. That we are flawed and human, and don’t worry about how we look or who we are, or that it seems too old of a character if we’re still young.
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When you lose, you keep thinking, ‘I could have done things differently,’ but at that moment, you can’t do anything, so it is important to let go.
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Some movies are the kind you take home with you at the end of the day, and some, you can let go.
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I am quite a hoarder, so it is important to let go of some stuff.
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Never love something so much that you can’t let go of it.
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My dad talks about the times when we’d play backyard cricket: If I got bowled out, I’d just refuse to let go of the bat and swing it at anyone who tried to take it away from me. I like to think that’s been tempered a bit over the years.
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It wasn’t until I let go of the idea of the brass ring that it showed up, and fortunately for me, it coincided with getting clean.
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Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone’s face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.
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Some parts stay with me for weeks afterward. It’s these people that I play. They get under my skin, and I just can’t let go of them. I have immersed myself into their lives and into their beings so much that they feel like a part of me.
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I try to focus on the stuff that I can control and let go of the other stuff.
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As a dancer, it’s hard because there’s such a perfectionist quality that you really have to let go of while you’re acting, because nobody wants to a watch a perfect person on screen.
Kathryn McCormick
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You need to let go of your fear and anxiety of being judged by others.
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The stubbornness I had as a child has been transmitted into perseverance. I can let go but I don’t give up. I don’t beat myself up about negative things.
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When we believe the best of people, we let go of each thing they do that is hurtful to us. And we choose to think things like, ‘I don’t believe they meant to hurt me.’ ‘Maybe they’re having a bad day or don’t feel well.’ ‘They probably don’t even realize how they sound.’
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I’ve definitely got better over the years at conserving my energy in pre-season – at knowing what to focus on and what to let go.
53
When I train for a fight, you roll around, you catch someone in a move, you let them go. You just let go and keep going.
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It is important to let go the past.
55
Ballet is something for which you need so much control and composure. And there’s an element to acting that is the complete opposite. You have to be able to completely let go and reveal everything about yourself. It’s about being very vulnerable.
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I had to learn to forgive. I couldn’t sleep at night. I got ulcers. I had to let go, to let God deal with it. No one wants to be mad in their own house. I didn’t want to be angry my whole life. It takes so much energy out of you to be mean.
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As American as an apple is and as American as baseball is, they don’t go together. You can’t be chewing an apple at a baseball game. You’ve got to let go of the diet that day.
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The stubbornness I had as a child has been transmitted into perseverance. I can let go but I don’t give up. I don’t beat myself up about negative things.
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I used to have a lot of superstitions, and then I realized that it was kind of hogwash. Once I let go of them, I relaxed a lot.
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I took a break to take care of a lot of stuff that I’d let go by the wayside for decades.
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I have such an ego ’cause I’m a double Leo. I can’t let go of me, you know, so it’s very difficult for me to be somebody else and not me. I’m so into me.
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I think it’s always been especially hard for black people to let go of musicians who do heinous things because music is such an integral part of our existence.
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Generally, the younger the victim, the greater the grief. Yet even when the elderly or infirm have been afforded merciful relief, their loved ones are rarely ready to let go.
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I had to teach myself to let go of the conventional rock way of playing guitar and singing. Some things you wouldn’t expect to work, did and some things won’t ever work.
65
We’ve got fifty people at Gitmo that are too dangerous to be let go that will never go through a normal criminal trial. Let’s create a new legal system, so they’ll have their day in court.
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Like a lot of films at the end of 2008, they hit a wall with financing, which is why I moved back ontoStone.’ In doing so, I had to let go of ‘The Beautiful and the Damned,’ to at least give them an opportunity to move forward with somebody else.
John Curran
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Crime shows are really popular, in general, but usually, at the end of every episode, you have to let go of the people that you’ve invested in and then, the next week, get somebody else.
Mireille Enos
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Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
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Now I meditate twice a day for half an hour. In meditation, I can let go of everything. I’m not Hugh Jackman. I’m not a dad. I’m not a husband. I’m just dipping into that powerful source that creates everything. I take a little bath in it.
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I used to not even be able to order pizza on the phone because I was just so shy. I think that’s why so much comes out on-screen: because that’s my time to let go in a safe place. When you’re doing that, it’s all written down on paper, and it’s total fiction.
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Working out gives me the opportunity to let go and listen to my music; it’s a big stress reliever.
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But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.
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I honestly think the biggest trials end up teaching you how to let go.
74
After being let go from CBS and looking for a year for work, I will never catch myself complaining about being too busy.
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Vanity destroys your work. That’s the one thing you have to let go of as an actor. I don’t care how sexy or beautiful any woman is. At the end of the day, she has to take her makeup off. At the end of the day, she’s more than just pretty.
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I always knew I had a voice and I’ve always known I could sing, but I was too shy to let it come out. I think it’s the hardest thing to do, to sing in front of people. When I finally let go and did it, I realized it’s what I’m most talented at and what I love to do the most.
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Something I’m going to try to really instill in my own family is a lot of tradition. And, I used to have a lot of superstitions, and then I realized that it was kind of hogwash. Once I let go of them, I relaxed a lot.
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I also often hear people say that the deck is stacked against them because of racism, sexism, or other oppressive ‘isms.’ But once you let go of the blame and excuses, you’ll see that you can alter your position on your own.
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Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over.
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Blue Peter‘ scarred me for life. I was kayak-surfing in Cornwall and the waves were so strong it was more like white-water rafting. I had to hang on for dear life. At one point I let go and my hand was crushed on a rock.
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Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I’ve allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom.
Bernadette Devlin
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When I am on stage, I feel completely free and just want to let go.
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The trick is, in everything we do, there are things we love. And sometimes the things we love get us stuck. And it’s only if we let go of some of those things that we free the movie up to become greater.
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When you’re playing someone who really lived, you carry a burden, a burden to be accurate. But it’s one that you have to let go of ultimately.
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Have gratitude for the things you’re discarding. By giving gratitude, you’re giving closure to the relationship with that object, and by doing so, it becomes a lot easier to let go.
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If you let go of fart jokes, you’ve let go of a piece of humanity.
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When I’m in love with a woman, seeing her in something cozy makes me not want to let go of her when I’m holding her.
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Faking It’ was hard for me to let go of because I knew how many kids it helped.
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My motto is never to hold on to anything. I accept and then let go: not just the negatives, but the praise, too. Or it’ll get to my head.
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Becoming a mom forced me to re-prioritize and make room for the things that are most important, while recognizing that there are things I can let go of, and the world won’t crumble around me.
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You have to sacrifice sometimes. There are so many things in life you might want to do, but you have to know when to let go.
Kris Wu
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I believe that things should be let go once they are discussed. Apology accepted. End of story.
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It’s been a thrilling journey – I have had to really learn that an orchestra is an entity – it’s a creature. I have been calling it the dragon and the conductor is the dragon tamer. And you just have to… ride and don’t let go and you will be fine.
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I work very hard every day not to have a lot of expectations. You just let go of the results, because a book will be on bookshelves and in libraries long after we’re gone, and, in some ways, whatever happens is none of our business.
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It’s good to let go of control. That’s probably something all artists and song writers will say at some point.
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With experience, you understand expectations, you understand consequences, but sometimes it gets a little bit hard, especially for me, that I’m a perfectionist – I want to analyse everything. And sometimes it’s most important to just let go and trust your instincts. This is what I need to do more of.
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I had friends – and I had situations – where you spend so much time hanging out with your girlfriend that you lose touch with other people. You only really have this one person – and when that person starts to let go, you almost feel like you need to clamp on even harder, you know?
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I overthink everything. I’m very keen there should be a positive outcome. I like to control outcomes. But you can’t. That’s what is nice about being an actor, that you work really hard and it pays off. But at the end of the day, for it to be any good, you have to let go. I’d like to be better at this in life.
Bertie Carvel
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I felt the pressure to let go of music. I was like, ‘It’s just a hobby. It’s just a dream I’m hanging on to, and my kids don’t deserve having me have trouble taking care of them.’
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Far too many athletes have been unable to let go of their troubled roots or just have failed to fully understand their new lives and what’s expected of them.
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There are still things I want to do but they’re not necessary for me to do. I’m not clinging to anything that I can’t open my hands and let go.
Morris West
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We never want to force the Bible down people’s throats. But I want them to ask, ‘What joy do they have that I don’t have?’ Let go and enjoy yourself and leave feeling like you can take on whatever you’re facing in life.
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I never lost my dreams in my 20s, and I know that sounds corny, but it’s incredibly important to never let go of what you really want in your life.
104
A role is a role where I play someone else, but when it comes to paintings, it is me. It is unadulterated Shefali and there is no control and I can let go. I am unabashedly unapologetic about it. That is what is interesting about my paintings.
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Playing and singing at the same time is pretty cool, but sometimes it’s difficult to know when you can just really let go a bit because you’ve got to get back to bloody microphone and sing some stuff.
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My weekends start at about 4 P.M. on Friday afternoon, when I let go of work and leave my colleagues to crawl through the rest of the day in our New York offices.
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You can’t go into something good until you let go of all the bad stuff because you’ll find yourself steady bringing up all the old in a new situation.
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To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.
Charles J. Givens
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You have to let go of the control and allow things to develop. You need to have a flexible attitude, especially working with kids.
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Look at Kate Bush, Patti Smith, Yoko Ono – three really private people, but when they’re on stage or when they’re singing, they let go like no one else.
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I felt like I needed to come to terms with the decision I’d made to let go of my family. What do you do when you want to be loyal to your family but you feel that loyalty to them is in conflict somehow with loyalty to yourself?
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I must let go of my need for the world to love me.
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I think life is so much about enjoying and not punishing yourself or restricting yourself too much. The more I let go of all my rules, the more free and happy I am, and nothing happens. So I just enjoy.
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People don’t respect each other and let go so easily, so till I find someone whom I really connect with, I won’t settle down.
115
My sister was very, very beautiful and I was very not. Doing comedy is the greatest thing ever because you don’t have to do that, and I’ve since learned to let go of that.
116
Honestly, and seriously, I know I have to do a Telugu film. It was my grandmother‘s dream to see me in a Telugu film before she died. I couldn’t fulfil her dream before she passed away, but I don’t want to let go of it, either.
117
Most managers are just trying to survive. That’s why a lot of smarter guys have been let go from Fortune 500 companies: because they came up with new ideas that no one would allow them to try.
118
I think the movie business, you meet people, and you work intensely with them, and you have these relationships – there’s an intimacy to it and a familiarity to the relationship because you’re having to let go of all your barriers so you can let people in and work with them.
119
Every time I stepped onto the stage as Jesus, it felt like someone was pouring some honey into my body. It was amazing, an amazing feeling. And then when I had to let go of it, it was hard.
120
Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.
121
My hardest thing was to let go, to be happy for everybody and just to enjoy. And go back to being what you were before you became an artist, and that was just a fan.
122
I think reconciliation is Obama‘s goal – but the fight with the Republicans is like a fight with pit bulls, they never let go. Even worse, now the Republicans feel they can keep pushing and he will keep giving. They have not seen a stiff resistance on his part.
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Some movies are the kind you take home with you at the end of the day, and some, you can let go.
124
It’s tough sometimes for groups of people and animals to let go of that fear that can so easily bubble back up to the surface.
Byron Howard
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I’m an old-school, embarrassing Joni Mitchell fan. Her music made a hook in my soul and hasn’t let go for all these years. I even sing her songs as lullabies to my kids.
126
I still vividly remember the moment I let go of an embrace with my daughter on her college campus – that, in her opinion, probably lasted far too long. I left the most precious thing in my life in the care of an institution, and that’s a very hard thing to do.
127
I am one of the guys who really capitalized on the ground-and-pound game and am very vicious on the ground. I let go of a lot of elbows and cause a lot of damage.
128
I never wanted to be anything but a writer, and I never let go of it.
129
My fans are lunatics. I encourage mosh pits, I encourage lunacy, I make music to let go to.
130
There is a fantasy as old as the modern gay rights movement that if all our skins turned lavender overnight, the majority, confounded by our numbers and our diversity, and recognising a few of our faces, would at once let go of prejudice forevermore.
131
People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what’s bitter and move on.
Bill Cosby
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My biggest problem with organized religion is that God has been imagined as a human being with emotions. I feel if you let go of that, then it’s possible to see God as a force, to connect to him or her spiritually.
Christopher Durang
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Anyone who achieves any kind of success, however you want to define it, sometimes can’t let go of it.
134
I believe that a trusting attitude and a patient attitude go hand in hand. You see, when you let go and learn to trust God, it releases joy in your life. And when you trust God, you’re able to be more patient. Patience is not just about waiting for something… it’s about how you wait, or your attitude while waiting.
135
I was going to be a comedian but then also winning Oscars and directing movies and creating my own charities and saving the world. The more I’ve let go of that… I see more access to possibly being able to have something like that.
136
I started to let go and seeing that there are no rules.
137
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.
138
I was a terrible actor. The analytical part of my mind never quite let go.
Edward Hall
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I’ve had friendships and relationships in the past where things weren’t working out for either of us, but I still found it really hard to let go.
140
Let go of the idea that somehow you can outsmart a first draft. Because I have never met anybody who can.
141
In film, you have to let go sometimes.
142
If you’re writing a screenplay, you need to be prepared to let go: there’s a good chance the words you write aren’t going to be the ones that end up on screen.
143
I have a pretty intense work ethic. If something’s not done, I cannot let go until I get it done.
144
I got this idea about being afraid to let go of something and being afraid of sinking into a state of almost anesthesia, where you have to trust other people. Just the paranoia of it all. And it seemed to suit the frenetic track. So I just wrote it out and, you know, said it.
Nick Rhodes
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We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.
146
He who cannot rest, cannot work; he who cannot let go, cannot hold on; he who cannot find footing, cannot go forward.
147
When you get close to the raw materials and taste them at the moment they let go of the soil, you learn to respect them.
148
When I started this character, it was me being 12 years old again. We would have other wrestlers come to our promos, and I’d geek out over them and show my excitement. I would just grab them and not let go.
149
Dreams are illusions, and we can’t let go of them because we would be dead.
150
It’s very difficult for an entrepreneur to let go. It’s very hard to sell a successful business. People sometimes hold on until the business has no value at all.
151
I’m such a long-term investor, I’ve never really let go and celebrated what I did with the Hubble telescope.
152
I think if you let go of preconceived ideas, you’ll find everything in this life. For me, my understanding is God is all that is, God is everything, all that is, and your true God is within, and that’s the power that you have as a human being.
153
Edward Scissorhands’ was tough to let go of because I found real safety in allowing myself to be that open, that honest. To explore purity. It was a hard one to walk away from.
154
Some people’s developmental path has not equipped them to stand up and let go of something.
155
When I shaved my hair, my friends asked me to keep it, maybe make my own wig out of it, but I wanted the old hair to go; it was not mine. I wanted to let go.
156
If you’re a manager you can’t get frustrated and be emotional. You have to continue to steer the ship, you can’t let go of the wheel because who knows where it will go then.
Kirk Gibson
157
On a Friday night, I like to go out because my friends, who have been working normal hours, just want to let go after a stressful week at work.
158
People lie to themselves all the time about what they’ve been through and what it means – I’m no exception. But you write those lies down – lies that really matter to you and that are really painful to let go of because they’ve become a part of who you are – and they don’t work.
159
When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk to a friend, let go… The muse is bound to return again, especially if I turn my back!
160
I prefer to choose which traditions to keep and which to let go.
161
Everything is fleeting and passing and impermanent in life. Relationships, people, our finite physical forms… We let go of our childhoods, we let go of different parts of our body, we lose elasticity in our skin, and we lose hair and we lose teeth.
162
You can only live to be so old, then you gotta let go.
163
I think you have to let go of this idea that you can be precious about everything, and let it be the abstract mess that it is.
164
There are bands that I got into when I was 15, when I was mad at my dad and just wanted to be different. I don’t think I’d give those bands half a chance now. But I hold some kind of nostalgia for them that I won’t let go. Bands like Minor Threat and Black Flag.
165
I have a lot of self-hatred and a lot of self-anger and a lot of things that I need to let go of.
166
When you have rubbish stuff coming your way, you have to let go.
167
I think I’ve learned, really, just how to let go – if an idea doesn’t work, or it’s not perfect, that’s O.K.
168
It’s not that I am not emotional, but I am extremely secure and curb it, as I am afraid to let go and be broken. So, I have cultivated myself to be detached in life, specially where movies are concerned.
169
Being stuck is a position few of us like. We want something new but cannot let go of the old – old ideas, beliefs, habits, even thoughts. We are out of contact with our own genius. Sometimes we know we are stuck; sometimes we don’t. In both cases we have to DO something.
170
Flying is one of the safest jobs in the Army as long as you don’t drop out. If you do drop out, you are a dead man, and dropping out means, usually, that you have made a mistake or let go of your grip.
Eddie Rickenbacker
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I have let go of ugly things that have happened to me.
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Sometimes the ball is just not going to go in. That’s just the reality. You got to be able to let go of the result sometimes, and just know and trust that you’re doing the right things.
173
When we give ourselves the chance to let go of all our tension, the body’s natural capacity to heal itself can begin to work.
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When you find the right people, you never let go. The people who count are the ones who are your friends in lean times. You have all the friends you want when things are going well.
James Lee Burke
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Have you ever struggled to find work or love, only to find them after you have given up? This is the paradox of letting go. Let go, in order to achieve. Letting go is God’s law.
Mary Manin Morrissey
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I have to say that I’ve always believed perfectionism is more of a disease than a quality. I do try to go with the flow but I can’t let go.
177
At which point should we let go and do what we want to do, and when should we submit to rules? Coming to terms with our true natures and who we really are has always been a fascination to humans. I know it fascinates me.
178
Feminism is just an idea. It’s a philosophy. It’s about the equality of women in all realms. It’s not about man-hating. It’s not about being humorless. We have to let go of these misconceptions that have plagued feminism for 40, 50 years.
179
There are certain exercises that you can do to let go of the emotions you create when you play a certain role. Breathing techniques.
180
More than anything, praying just helps me to concentrate and let go of things that don’t matter in that moment. It gives me peace knowing I’m in good hands.
Katie Ledecky
181
I took a break from TV for about three-four years. During that time, I had to let go of some of the best shows that were offered to me, as I wanted to focus on films. It was believed that if you are seen too much on TV, you won’t get films.
182
When it’s time to let go, I don’t look back, and I start another project as soon as possible. One thing I remind myself is that I don’t want to Photoshop my past.
183
I think there’s an ongoing effort involved in trying to get a bigger perspective, trying to let go of things that limit your capacity to love and be loved or your capacity to hear and to really speak.
Meg Ryan
184
I think Sam Smith’s dad got a huge loan or something to help his career. Those things can help artists get attention, but I guess my song ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’ proved it’s about the song.
185
I’m always sorry to finish a book, to let go of characters I love, people I’ve struggled to understand for years, people who evolve before me.
186
My husband calls me ‘throwy-outy’ – he’s horrified at how easily I dispense with things. People I won’t let go of, but things, mementos from shows, I’m not particularly attached to.
187
I’ve always made friends with people who have either money or influence and it’s something that I’ve struggled to let go of because I’ve been so needy in the past.
188
A businessman admits that he ‘let go’ an employee because he was a Sunni Muslim. You simply have to look after yourself, he explains. I am shocked, like a good Westerner should be.
189
I don’t think it matters how fast you write. It’s how long you thought about it. I like to think of it as a well filling up. I think about it until the well is full, and then I let go.
190
I’m lucky to be getting a lot of good work in Tollywood. And I won’t say I’m choosy, but of course, you have to select the best, and I’m trying to grab as many good films as I can. There was a time when I had to let go of some films which I regret now.
191
There is something about acting that’s mysterious and magical because there is only so much I can do to prepare, and then I have to just let go and breathe and believe that it will come through.
192
It’s so easy to become caught up by, ‘I’ve got to do this,’ or, ‘I’ve got to do that,’ and most of the times, the best stuff comes from when you are not trying to do anything and when you let go.
Johnny Simmons
193
I constantly have little panic attacks of wanting to change something on a production level, but I let go.
194
I think that you never fall out of love with somebody, you just let go and move on.
Ashley Rickards
195
A fan will grab you and hug you and will not let go. When that happens, you wish it could be that way all over the world.
196
Any revolutionary change must be preceded by a passive, affirmative, non-challenging attitude toward change among the mass of our people. They must feel so frustrated, so defeated, so lost, so futureless in the prevailing system that they are willing to let go of the past and chance the future.
197
We can’t control the heart and how it loves, and sometimes it’s hard to let go, but you have to love yourself more and turn that no-good man loose.
198
I had to let go of many things because we did not have much money growing up. Like joining the Film Institute in Pune or learning the piano.
199
We all have those dreams we’ve never let go of. But believe it or not, sometimes a job that we’re not that keen on can help us achieve those dreams or goals.