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title: "7 Moving Backwards Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Moving Backwards quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Moving Backwards sayings and thoughts."
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> [If you're not always moving forwards then you're always moving backwards relatively.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-you-re-not-always-moving-forwards-then-you-re-always-moving/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/anonymous-1_backwards_if-you-re-not-always-moving-forwards-the_111095.jpg)

> [We know that, when it comes to technology and the economy, if you're not constantly moving forward, then - without a doubt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-owens/we-know-that-when-it-comes-to-technology-and-the-economy-if-you-re/)

[Bill Owens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-owens/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a34/bill-owens-24460_backwards_we-know-that-when-it-comes-to-technology_533986.jpg)

> [Standing still is the fastest way of moving backwards in a rapidly changing world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-bacall/standing-still-is-the-fastest-way-of-moving-backwards-in-a-rapidly/)

[Lauren Bacall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-bacall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7aa/lauren-bacall-2297_backwards_standing-still-is-the-fastest-way-of-mov_958533.png)

> [Most of you are experiencing old pieces of a lesson you hadn't quite wrapped up coming back to haunt you. Although this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/most-of-you-are-experiencing-old-pieces-of-a-lesson-you-hadn-t-quite/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7c/anonymous-1_next-step_most-of-you-are-experiencing-old-pieces_1920883.jpg)

> [“Move forward by living a fruitful life, and avoid moving backwards. Always aim for better results.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gift-gugu-mona/move-forward-by-living-a-fruitful-life-and-avoid-moving-backwards/)

[Gift Gugu Mona](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gift-gugu-mona/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dc/gift-gugu-mona-338_forward_move-forward-by-living-a-fruitful-life-a_2385541.jpg)

> [Moving forward is not always good, especially when there is a precipice ahead! Know to turn back! Know to step back! Sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/moving-forward-is-not-always-good-especially-when-there-is-a/)

[Mehmet Murat Ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/470/mehmet-murat-ildan-3_backwards_moving-forward-is-not-always-good-especi_2491055.jpg)

> [“What I didn’t understand—what I suddenly realized now—was that if I stopped moving backwards, trying to recapture the past, there might be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cristina-henriquez/what-i-didn-t-understand-what-i-suddenly-realized-now-was-that-if-i/)

[Cristina Henriquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cristina-henriquez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/867/cristina-henriquez-22273_backwards_what-i-didn-t-understand-what-i-suddenly_2552696.jpg)

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