Two Steps Forward One Step Back Quotes

#1. Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself.

Julia Cameron

#2. It's a very slow process - two steps forward, one step back - but I'm inching in the right direction.

Rob Reiner

#3. In a real relationship, you take two steps forward, one step back. So just because we take two steps forward and get all the benefit from that doesn't mean we can't go back or to the side.

Shelley Long

#4. History is a set of repeating circles, like the tide. The wind does blow through the ruins of tomorrow. But it is more a question of two steps forward, one step back. Humans and dragons make the same mistakes, again and again, but things do get better over time

Cressida Cowell

#5. Two steps forward ... one step back ... I've always hated that old cliche too ... I believe that we should all be able to dance through life and only change the tempo now and then.

Isabelle Rowan

#6. In a superficial world, body image is everything. But in a world filled with substance, a beautiful mind, heart and soul are everything. The second world does not exist because the ego overpowers the heart. And the first world will continue to exist until the heart overpowers the ego.

Suzy Kassem

#7. Inspiration is the result of moments of insight and a key component of internal "drive.

Pearl Zhu

#8. If we want something to count in our lives, we should figure out a way to count it.

Gretchen Rubin

#9. To experience the agony of defeat makes you stronger. It's like taking one step back and two steps forward. To experience the agony of defeat makes you appreciate the experience of winning. That's what makes a champion.

Leon Spinks

#10. I understood that in this small space of time we had mutually surrendered our loneliness and replaced it with trust.

Patti Smith

#11. And if God has given you a lot of ability, I believe you should be held to a higher level of expectation.

Tony Dungy

#12. Carpe Diem, just remember that we're partying on the Titanic.

Will McIntosh

#13. It's a long journey - the change can only be measured in increments of five years at a time. For every two steps forward, there is one step back. Don't let that discourage you, because you can play a big part in ensuring that measurable change takes place in the coming decade.

Jack Norris

#14. Happiness is the maximum agreement of reality and desire.'

Martin Cruz Smith

#15. There is no kind of false wit which has been so recommended by the practice of all ages, as that which consists in a jingle of words, and is comprehended under the general name of punning.

Joseph Addison

#16. God she hated the dance. A blow to the cheek one minute and discussing a romantic getaway the next. It was the one step forward, two steps back waltz. She wanted to scream. Sitting on the side of the bed, Claire allowed herself tears and swallowed

Aleatha Romig

#17. Extraordinary individuals take one step back and two steps forward with most every challenge-and sometimes two steps back to one step forward. They harvest useful lessons and knowledge from what doesn't work, and they display a remarkable resiliency; and ability to bounce back from adversity.

Jerry I. Porras

#18. Spirit. Approach life with genuine zeal, with vigor and energy. Walk a little faster than average. Read a little more. Try a little harder. Be enthusiastic, even about your thoughts. Give everything you do your every best effort.

Joni Hilton

#19. Honestly, I feel like I spent the last 10 years just trying to work, just get my hands on the best material I could. I'd like to say that it was quite calculated and genius, my ability to take one step forward and two steps back.

Timothy Olyphant

#20. Wow." I hadn't thought Dimitri could be any cooler, but I was wrong. "You beat up your dad. I mean, that's really horrible ... what happened. But, wow. You really are a god."
He blinked. "What?"
"Uh, nothing.

Richelle Mead

#21. Sure, it may be one step forward and two steps back, but after a time with Parkinson's, I've learned that what is important is making that step count; always looking up.

Michael J. Fox

#22. I have to strive to go two steps forward and realize that, sometimes, there will be one step back.

Victoria Moran

#23. I also know two steps forward and one step back is the rule, not the exception, as people work on change.

Madeline Levine

#24. Considering what a hot, wed dog smells like, dog stew has a surprisingly savory odor To tell the truth, it tastes pretty good, like oxtail. To be perfectly honest, it's delicious. (Anything about this to my golden retriever, and I'll punch your lights out.)

P. J. O'Rourke

#25. I think we love who we love and there's not a damn thing that can be done about it.

Susan Donovan

#26. In the search for truth human beings take two steps forward and one step back. Suffering, mistakes and weariness of life thrust them back, but the thirst for truth and stubborn will drive them forward. And who knows? Perhaps they will reach the truth at last.

Anton Chekhov

#27. So it is in life ... In search of the truth, people make two steps forward and one step back. Sufferings, mistakes, and the tedium of life throw them back, but the thirst for truth and a stubborn will drive them on and on. And who knows? Maybe they'll row their way to the real truth ...

Anton Chekhov

#28. Political and social change is always a stagger-step process. One step forward, two steps back. They want you to give up.

Hal Sparks

#29. Neil Leckman
I had a friend once that told me when we die and get to the pearly gates we are admitted based on our deeds.
1 good deed is a step forward
1 bad deed is two steps back.
By the time he's through with you I'm not sure you'll even be able to see the gates!!

Neil Leckman

#30. For every step forward in electronic communications, we've taken two steps back in humanity. People know how to use a computer and answering machines but have forgotten how to connect with one another. Our society is unraveling. We're too self-obsessed.

Letitia Baldrige

#31. When you're fighting for civil rights, it's sometimes two steps forward and one step back. Civil rights are an evolution; and you have to bring people along.

Gloria Allred