Discover 50 of the most impactful no regrets quotes that will encourage you to take risks, live fully, and let go of what holds you back.
No Regrets Quotes
“Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.” — Sydney J. Harris
“At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets.” — Steve Maraboli
“I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.” — Lucille Ball
Never regret anything that made you smile.” — Mark Twain
One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.” — Shannon L. Alder
“In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take.” — Lewis Carroll
“Do not look back with regret. Look forward with hope.” — Minna Antrim
“I regret nothing in my life, even if my past was full of hurt. I still look back and smile because it made me who I am today.” — Anonymous
“You might not get everything you want in life, but no regrets.” — Kathryn Hahn
“I’d rather look back at life and say, ‘I can’t believe I did that,’ than say, ‘I wish I did that.'” — Anonymous
“Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today, and you make your tomorrow.” — L. Ron Hubbard
“Live life with no regrets, because everything happens for a reason.” — Anonymous
“A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.” — John Barrymore
“Regret is mostly caused by not having done anything.” — Charles Bukowski
“Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.” — Henry David Thoreau
“I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations — one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it — you will regret both.” — Søren Kierkegaard
“When one door closes, another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the ones which open for us.” — Alexander Graham Bell
“No regrets doesn’t mean living with no mistakes. It means making sure you understand your mistakes.” — Katherine Schwarzenegger
“We should regret our mistakes and learn from them, but never carry them forward into the future with us.” — Lucy Maud Montgomery
“Our biggest regrets are not for the things we have done but for the things we haven’t done.” — Chad Michael Murray
“No regrets, just lessons. No worries, just acceptance. No expectations, just gratitude.” — Anonymous
“I think regrets are useless. Well, they’re good in the sense that they help you realize what you did wrong, but you can’t live your life with regrets.” — Marilyn Monroe
“Don’t regret anything you do, because in the end, it makes you who you are.” — Anonymous
“Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.” — Jonathan Larson
“Live with no excuses and travel with no regrets.” — Oscar Wilde
“The only things in life you regret are the risks you didn’t take.” — Anonymous
“Regret is an appalling waste of energy. You can’t build on it; it’s only good for wallowing in.” — Katherine Mansfield
“I live with no regrets. It’s important to be in the moment and make the best decisions for your happiness.” — Aubrey O’Day
“Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.” — Matt Cameron
“The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” — Anonymous
“Don’t regret knowing the people that came into your life. Good people give you happiness. Bad people give you experience. The worst ones give you lessons, and the best people give you memories.” — Anonymous
“I don’t regret anything I’ve done in my life, but I do regret some things I didn’t do when I had the chance.” — Anonymous
“Life is too short to live with regrets.” — Anonymous
“No one gets out of this life alive. So, live your life without regrets.” — Anonymous
“Don’t let regrets about the past steal the moment in front of you.” — Anonymous
“In the end, your life will not be measured by what you achieved but by what you gave away.” — Anonymous
“Regrets are the natural property of gray hairs.” — Charles Dickens
“We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.” — Jim Rohn
“Live today with no regret, for tomorrow may never come.” — Anonymous
“Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around.” — Cameron Crowe
“Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back.” — Katherine Mansfield
“Life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever.” — Peter Hagerty
“Don’t be someone who looks back on life and wonders where it went.” — Anonymous
“Don’t regret growing older. It’s a privilege denied to many.” — Anonymous
“Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So, love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don’t.” — Harvey Mackay
“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.” — Henry Ford
“You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.” — Anonymous
“You can never be happy if you’re always afraid to let go of what’s comfortable, familiar. Sometimes, those are the things that hurt us.” — Anonymous
“Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return.” — Ralph Marston
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.” — Bruce Lee
