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One Day At A Time Quotes

By Alan Reiner | Jul 21, 2024 | 82 quotes

Taking life one day at a time sounds simple, but it requires genuine discipline to stop borrowing trouble from tomorrow or replaying yesterday. These quotes explore that daily focus -- from the practical to the philosophical, each voice finding its own reason to stay in the present.

You will find lines here that work in recovery contexts, daily planners, mindfulness journals, or social media posts about staying grounded. Explore the full collection below.

  1. “You never know the plan. You never know what's going to happen. We are not even promised tomorrow. I just try to focus on one day at a time.”

    Morgan Wallen
  2. “You never know where life is going to take you. So everything I do, I just take it one day at a time, and it always leads you to the right place.”

    Kyle Massey
  3. “I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time.”

    Charles M. Schulz
  4. “Take life on life's terms - one day at a time. And have fun while you're doing it.”

    Joe Perry
  5. “The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.”

    Dean Acheson
  6. “Every day is about growing and evolving, and each day I just take it one day at a time and embrace it as it comes.”

    Trina
  7. “Where I am today… I still have my ups and downs, but I take it one day at a time and I just hope that I can be the best that I can possibly be, not only for myself, but also young people that are out there today that need someone to look up to.”

    Demi Lovato
  8. “My motivation is tomorrow, just one day at a time, right?”

    Rafael Nadal
  9. “The one thing we know about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.”

    Jeff Rich
  10. “Don't look too far into the future, just look at tomorrow. One day at a time. Can you win tomorrow? Can you make progress? The answer is yes, you have a choice and tomorrow you're going to win.”

    Joe Wicks
  11. “You have to take things one day at a time.”

    Walter Payton
  12. “The road to recovery will not always be easy, but I will take it one day at a time, focusing on the moments I've dreamed about for so long.”

    Amanda Lindhout
  13. “How does a project get to be a year late? One day at a time.”

    Fred Brooks
  14. “I have a passion for helping others and making a difference in the world. I take life one day at a time and make the best of it every chance that I get.”

    Lizzie Velasquez
  15. “I think there are always phases in life when things get intense or difficult, whether it's the sheer volume of work or personal circumstances. And I've definitely had tough moments. The way I approach them is just to tell myself that this, too, will pass, and take it one day at a time.”

    Marianne Lake
  16. “One day at a time. I live by that.”

    Adwoa Aboah
  17. “I'm like a recovering perfectionist. For me it's one day at a time.”

    Brene Brown
  18. “Many times, the decisions we make affect and hurt your closest friends and family the most. I have a lot of regrets in that regard. But God has forgiven me, which I am very thankful for. It has enabled me to forgive myself and move forward one day at a time.”

    Lex Luger
  19. “You don't look at the big problem all together, because I think it's a little intimidating. So you just take it one day at a time, meet the people who are going to meet with you, for you, and who you're going to work for, and really try to do the best job that you can. That's all teamwork, and that's what space travel is about.”

    Sunita Williams
  20. “When people go through something rough in life, they say, 'I'm taking it one day at a time.' Yes, so is everybody. Because that's how time works.”

    Hannibal Buress
  21. “Live one day at a time emphasizing ethics rather than rules.”

    Wayne Dyer
  22. “My philosophy is to take one day at a time. I don't worry about the future. Tomorrow is even out of sight for me.”

    Bobby Darin
  23. “Life is like an ice-cream cone, you have to lick it one day at a time.”

    Charles M. Schulz
  24. “I've always approached my career and my life, you know, one day at a time, as if this was the last day that I'm going, because you never know as an athlete and as a dancer. You never know what can happen today, tomorrow.”

    Misty Copeland
  25. “I take my work one day at a time.”

    Smriti Irani
  26. “I like my life. I've had a good life. I think the reason is my parents taught me that life is a burden. But if you take it one day at a time, it's an easy burden.”

    Andrew Young
  27. “The whole idea is you can't sit around and do nothing. You have to get up and start living one day at a time. That's what I did my entire career. You can't sit around and say, 'Oh, poor me. Nobody likes me. Nobody is giving me a job.' You have to get up and go. If you sit at home and do nothing, that is what is going to happen.”

    Darlene Love
  28. “A lot of things have been thrown at me in life, and I've got through it all without a rule book, taking it one day at a time.”

    Yoko Ono
  29. “I'm trying to stay as calm as possible and focus one day at a time, but when reality sets in, I feel everything: anxiety, excitement, nerves, pressure and joy.”

    Shawn Johnson
  30. “How does a project get to be a year behind schedule? One day at a time.”

    Fred Brooks
  31. “I just take it one day at a time, try to forget about what I did the day before. Go out there like every day is Opening Day.”

    Aaron Judge
  32. “The way I do things is I take it one day at a time. Don't try to put too much pressure or stress on myself figuring out what somebody else is going to do. Just worry about what I got to do.”

    Trevor Ariza
  33. “I'm taking each day one day at a time, and building up my strength and endurance. It's crazy because it takes no time at all to lose everything you have and then so much time to gain it back.”

    Michelle McCool
  34. “Don't let fear rule your life. Live one day at a time, and never be afraid.”

    Tammy Faye Bakker
  35. “I believe in past lives but I know nothing about mine and I don't want to know. I live in the present, taking one day at a time.”

    Uri Geller
  36. “Now I'm starting, relatively, to think straight again. I live one day at a time, one hour at a time. What makes it all worthwhile is my children.”

    Paula Yates
  37. “I never have planned a whole lot of future. It's one day at a time.”

    Darrell Royal
  38. “Who knows, I have always lived one day at a time. Probably more adventure and excitement.”

    Rob Mariano
  39. “I just wrote one song at a time. Kinda like an alcoholic. One day at a time.”

    Neil Young
  40. “I just take it one day at a time. Austin Powers has given me a lot of opportunities as far as my career.”

    Verne Troyer
  41. “I've been sober now for a couple of years and I'm taking my sobriety very seriously - one day at a time and I am moving forward in my career.”

    Daniel Baldwin
  42. “I'm just trying to really take it one day at a time, because for me - and I know this sounds cliche, whatever - I achieved my ultimate goal, and nothing can really top that, you know?”

    Nastia Liukin
  43. “I'm just taking it one day at a time. Actually, that's a total lie. I always think about what's in front of me.”

    Julianne Hough
  44. “How do you shoot a 150-day movie? You shoot it one day at a time.”

    David Fincher
  45. “I still find it almost impossible to relax for more than one day at a time.”

    Gene Kelly
  46. “I just live one day at a time.”

    Rick James
  47. “I'm trying to learn, as I'm in my 40s, to embrace what I've been able to achieve and be proud of it. And I know there's roles that I will want to play before I die, but I'm still just taking one day at a time.”

    Kristin Chenoweth
  48. “Now is now, and I live everything one day at a time. The fact that I'm still on the planet and able to still make music is such a miracle.”

    Ronnie Milsap
  49. “The way to deal with the devil of obesity and diabetes is literally one day at a time.”

    Stephen Furst
  50. “I try to live my life one day at a time, and if I look too far in advance, I get really stressed.”

    Hope Solo
  51. “I take one day at a time. I am not someone to define my goals.”

    Vidya Balan
  52. “I typically take life one day at a time.”

    Aviva
  53. “At different times in my life, I've made grand statements like, 'I want these many kids, and I want them by this age.' I think, with every year that goes by, I accept that I don't know when it's going to happen or how it's going to happen. I'll just take it one day at a time, and when I'm ready, I'll be ready. It'll reveal itself, I guess.”

    America Ferrera
  54. “It's not just about getting a song on the radio or appearing on television. It really is about helping people change their lives one day at a time.”

    Yolanda Adams
  55. “I am a really quiet person. I just like to be with my children and my family and being home. I live one day at a time, enjoying the best of life, just living.”

    Miguel Cotto
  56. “I believe that the plight of life and all existence is to master one's self, you know, one day at a time.”

    CeeLo Green
  57. “I barely have time to think. But the best way to stay grounded is to take it one day at a time.”

    Alessia Cara
  58. “This country was founded on a promise of equal rights for all, and we have always managed to move closer to that promise, little by little, one day at a time. It may not be easy - but we'll get there together.”

    Loretta Lynch
  59. “I take one day at a time. I've always been like that.”

    Katherine Kelly
  60. “Anybody who has cancer, they take it one day at a time.”

    Jim Kelly
  61. “For me, trying the NFL and trying this football thing, because of the home and what I went through in there, to me, it was no big deal. It was just another opportunity for me. I didn't see that bigger, grandiose picture of it, I just took it one day at a time, like how I took it in the group home.”

    Jimmy Graham
  62. “I just take things one day at a time. I'm just thankful that I have my legs, my arms, my eyes.”

    Fantastic Negrito
  63. “I am grateful to have my life back and for the friends and family who never gave up on me, for a God who was there when I was ready to find him. I am grateful for so much, that every day, one day at a time, is Thanksgiving.”

    Andrew Zimmern
  64. “I learned that, with grief, you have to take it one day at a time and learn how to find the happiness amid the heartbreak.”

    Adrienne C. Moore
  65. “I'm very much a 'one day at a time' kind of guy.”

    Kane
  66. “I take life one day at a time.”

    Ghostface Killah
  67. “Especially in this league, you can have a tendency to look ahead, but really, it's about one taking one day at a time, one game at a time.”

    Sean McVay
  68. “I have always been the kind of guy who just takes it one day at a time.”

    Khris Middleton
  69. “I only take one ball and one day at a time, and if you think like that, you don't feel pressure at all.”

    Jasprit Bumrah
  70. “This game is very humbling and you have to take it one pitch at a time, one day at a time and compete.”

    Alex Bregman
  71. “'I remember I told my mom that I was scared. I asked her, how will I talk to everyone in English? And my mom gave me a dictionary, where I learned one day at a time.' - apl.de.ap”

  72. “I'm just taking it one day at a time. Actually, one night at a time. I'm not usually up during the day.”

    Willam Belli
  73. “I only think day by day. I've no huge plans for the future, I live one day at a time.”

    Rui Patricio
  74. “I keep my life to one day at a time.”

    Paul Merson
  75. “I am seeking the will of God, living one day at a time.”

    Anita Bryant
  76. “I live one day at a time.”

    Shamita Shetty
  77. “I just try and take it one day at a time and that's been helping me out a lot, not thinking ahead too far, not thinking about yesterday, just focusing on what I need to get done throughout the day.”

    Marvin Bagley III
  78. “I don't get too anxious or get anxiety about the future. I just try to handle it one day at a time.”

    Mark Ingram II
  79. “If you take it one day at a time, eventually your major goals will fall into place.”

    Mark Ingram II
  80. “I have just been trying to live one day at a time and take advantage of the opportunities I have.”

    Mark Ingram II
  81. “There's always room for improvement, but it's one day at a time.”

    Sony Michel
  82. “There's going to be times where you're questioning yourself. But if you stay the course and believe in yourself and take it one day at a time, there's going to be a light at the end of the tunnel.”

    Nick Bosa

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