35 Quotes About Being in a Rut

When you feel like you are in a rut, finding a way to unstick yourself can be a challenge and overwhelming. These quotes about being in a rut are the perfect examples to the type of feelings and characteristics that take over our life.

“Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure everything out. Turn to God, He has a plan.”

“Every year I try to grow as a player and not get stuck in a rut. I try to improve my game in every way possible. But that trait is not something I’ve worked on, it’s part of me.”

“Good intentions never change anything. They only become a deeper and deeper rut.”

“Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive.”

“I find that even small changes sometimes jog you out of a mental rut.”

“I understand that the rule of fashion is to change, even as a successful designer – you do not want to be stuck in the same rut.”

“If you feel like you’re getting into a rut with a song, a night off usually fixes it.”

“If you wanna get out of a rut bad enough, it’ll always happen. It’s up to you, though. No one else is ever gonna do it for you.”

“Live less out of habit and more out of intent.”

“Mainly, what I like to do is keep things varied and not get in a rut, not tell the same stories over and over.”

“Many people are in a rut and a rut is nothing but a grave – with both ends kicked out.”

“May your choices reflect your hopes not your fears.”

“Much public thinking follows a rut. The same thing is true in science. People get stuck and don’t look in other directions.”

“My only requirement for life is that I don’t get stuck in a rut.”

“Occasionally, if I’m in a rut, I find changing location helps.”

“One of my biggest fears is not being able to break out of a rut; of becoming a prisoner to my ways, unable to change course. But in my mid-thirties, I learned you can change your thinking.”

“Rise up and attack the day with enthusiasm.”

“So easy to fall into a rut, isn’t it? Why should ruts be so comfortable and so unpopular?”

“Stop focusing on how stressed you are and remember how blessed you are.”

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be a value.”

“That’s the ideal. Not to get stuck in a rut playing the same role.”

“The danger in playing a piece over and over again lies in getting stuck in a rut where you don’t ask questions anymore and you always play it the same way.”

“The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where one is.”

“The moment when you’re ready to quit is usually the moment right before a miracle happens.”

“The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.”

“The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs.”

“The rut I was in with the people that I had been previously been with it took the heart right out of me.”

“There are far far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”

“There must be people who remember World War II and the Holocaust who can help us get out of this rut.”

“There’s a very fine line between a groove and a rut; a fine line between eccentrics and people who are just plain nuts.”

“Those movies sure got me into a rut.”

“When you don’t feel healthy, stop the excuses and do something. Just go outside, walk, breathe. Life’s too short to fall into a rut. You are in charge of you – treat yourself well, and it’ll show.”

“You can’t save people, you can only love them.”

“You know, it was uncomfortable doing the same thing. I don’t like a rut.”

“You were born with the ability to change someone’s life, don’t ever waste it.”

Finding a way to redirect your life can be difficult. There are many ways you can start to work yourself down a path of getting out of a rut and towards a path of calmness and peace.