“There’s a reason the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror. Where you’re going is better than where you were” is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown.
 
“There’s a reason the windshield is bigger than the rear-view mirror” was printed in the Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, SD) on August 25, 1998. “There’s a reason your windshield is bigger than your rear-view mirror” was printed in the Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer on November 26, 2002.
     
   
28 August 1998, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, SD), “Winless season is ancient history for Lincoln” by Stu Whitney, pg. C1, col. 5:
“There’s a reason the windshield is bigger than the rear-view mirror,” said third-year coach Steve Kennedy, whose young team returns four starters on both sides of the ball.
 
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No Aim, No Gain
By Jeff Wickwire
Insight International Incorporated
1999
Pg. 66:
There’s a reason the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror, someone wisely observed.
   
26 November 2002, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, “‘Third-and-Nate’ Works Just Great at Nevada” by Mike Houser, pg. C3:
“There’s a reason your windshield is bigger than your rear-view mirror.”
 
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Tracy Kouba
@InspiredSignals
There’s a reason the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror…
10:02 PM - 22 Mar 2009
   
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UWantGame
@UWantGame
There is a reason the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror! Forward movement!
9:57 AM - 29 Apr 2009
   
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Brandon Goynes
@brandonkgoynes
(phone convo w/friend)
There is a reason the windshield is bigger than rear/v mirror:Where u r going is more important than where u’ve been.
12:41 AM - 9 Oct 2009
       
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Ray Rice
July 18, 2012 ·
There is a reason the windshield is bigger than the rear view mirror. And I’m not talking about cars. Think about that.
 
Denver (CO) Post 
Denver radio personality Pat McNulty dials in on his passion for the airwaves
By WILLIAM PORTER | .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: August 29, 2012 at 12:53 pm | UPDATED: April 30, 2016 at 7:15 pm
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Q. What is your motto?
A. There’s a reason the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror. As Sinatra said, the best is yet to come.
       
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TcMime
December 23, 2014 ·
There’s a reason your windshield is bigger than your rear view mirror .. God has bigger and better things for you .. your rearview is showing you what your coming out of.. the further you drive the smaller it appears .. trust God
 
Chicago (IL) Tribune
Instead of sparking a revival, DePaul falls for old flame Dave Leitao
David Haugh
MARCH 30, 2015, 8:31 PM
Before introducing basketball coach Dave Leitao during Monday’s news conference at the DePaul Student Center, embattled athletic director Jean Lenti Ponsetto apologized for being 10 minutes behind schedule.
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He likes to tell his teams “There’s a reason your windshield is bigger than your rearview mirror.’‘
 
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Anxious for Nothing:
Finding Calm in a Chaotic World
By Max Lucado
Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson
2017
Pg. 45:
There is a reason the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror. Your future matters more than your past.
   
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Her Reasons
By J. L. Akins
Gastonia, NC: Covey Publishing, LLC
2017
Pg. ?:
“There’s a reason the windshield is bigger than the rear-view mirror. Don’t look back. From this second onward, focus on the future.”
     
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There’s a reason the windshield is bigger than the rear view mirror….
Digs Auto Sales & Custom Financing
Published on Nov 9, 2017
There’s a reason the windshield is bigger than the rear view mirror.
Where you are going is so much better then where you’ve been.
 
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Max Lucado
January 25, 2018 ·
There is a reason the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror. Your future matters more than your past. God’s grace is greater than your sin. What you did was not good. But your God is good. And he will forgive you. He is ready to write a new chapter in your life.
 
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Casey smith
@rolltidegeek
Remember this. There’s a reason your windshield is bigger than your rear view mirror. What lies ahead of you is much more important than what’s lies behind you.#truth #💯
8:39 PM - 10 Jun 2018