Top 20 Overthinking Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose.”

— Eckhart Tolle

Also featured in: Awakening Quotes, Self-Realization Quotes, Life Lessons Quotes, Mind Quotes

2. “Overthinking the process will kill any career in the creative space. You just have to do, not think.”

— Casey Neistat

Also featured in: Action Quotes, Creativity Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Quotes About Trying

3. “In today’s rush we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget about the joy of just Being.”

— Eckhart Tolle

Also featured in: Deep Quotes About Life, Short Inspirational Quotes, Self-Realization Quotes, Quotes About Thinking

4. “Do it now. Sometimes ‘Later’ becomes ‘Never’”

— Anonymous

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Time Quotes, Change Quotes

5. “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

— Buddha

Also featured in: Focus Quotes, Awakening Quotes, Meaningful Quotes, Mindset Quotes

6. “Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength- carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”

— Corrie ten Boom

Also featured in: Live Life Quotes, Emotion Quotes, Mindset Quotes, Feel Better Quotes

7. “Don’t take life too seriously.”

— RuPaul

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8. “I have spent most of my life worrying about things that have never happened.”

— Mark Twain

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9. “Not to be able to stop thinking is an affliction, but we don’t realise this because almost everybody is suffering from it.”

— Eckhart Tolle

Also featured in: Awakening Quotes, Deep Quotes, Quotes About Thinking, Suffering Quotes

10. “Don’t think about it. Do it. Don’t talk about it. Do it.”

— Henry Rollins

Also featured in: Dedication Quotes, Practice Quotes, Risk-Taking Quotes, Momentum Quotes, Exercise Quotes

11. “Have faith in your skills, negative thoughts kill. Self-doubt will kill your dreams before others do. Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.”

— Suzy Kassem

Also featured in: Dream Big Quotes, Overcoming Fear Quotes, Being Strong Quotes, Graduation Quotes, Quotes About Skills

12. “Ready, fire, aim. Do it! Make it happen! Action counts. No one ever sat their way to success.”

— Tom Peters

Also featured in: Risk-Taking Quotes, Productivity Quotes, Momentum Quotes, Quotes About Acting

13. “Don’t worry about getting it right. Just get it started.”

— Marie Forleo

Also featured in: Cheer Quotes, New Beginnings Quotes, Goal Setting Quotes, Practice Quotes, Momentum Quotes

14. “Don’t prepare. Begin. Our enemy is not lack of preparation. The enemy is resistance, our chattering brain producing excuses. Start before you are ready.”

— Steven Pressfield

Also featured in: Willpower Quotes, Obstacles Quotes, Resistance Quotes, Procrastination Quotes, Momentum Quotes

15. “Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don’t try to figure anything out. Don’t try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest.”

— Tilopa

Also featured in: Acceptance Quotes, Enlightenment Quotes, Buddhist Quotes, Healing Quotes, Meditation Quotes

16. “Here is a new spiritual practice for you: don’t take your thoughts too seriously.”

— Eckhart Tolle

Also featured in: Awakening Quotes, Mindfulness Quotes, Practice Quotes

17. “If you can do something about a situation, why worry? And if you can’t do something about a situation, why worry?”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Also featured in: Inner Peace Quotes, Mental Strength Quotes, Serenity Quotes, Problem-Solving Quotes

18. “Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things.”

— George Carlin

Also featured in: Funny Quotes, Silly Quotes, Demotivational Quotes, Funny Movie Quotes

19. “Stop overthinking. Put more energy into what you really want to do.”

— Amit Ray

20. “Put your thoughts to sleep, do not let them cast a shadow over the moon of your heart. Let go of thinking.”

— Rumi

Also featured in: Enlightenment Quotes, Serenity Quotes, Sufism Quotes, Good Night Quotes