Quotes About Past

The past is left behind, the present is now, so lets enjoy the gift, for we may not have the future of tomorrow...

Thinking about my past life, being grateful for the present, and hopeful for my future.

I have no problem with commitment. I have a problem with committing to the wrong person again.

The truth is never easy, but it is always necessary. It is the foundation of justice, the pathway to healing, and the key to unlocking the mysteries of the past. We must have the courage to seek the truth, no matter how difficult, and to embrace it, no matter how painful (Page 56)

The truth is not always easy to accept, but it is always necessary. It is the foundation of trust, the cornerstone of justice, and the key to unlocking the mysteries of the past. We must have the courage to face the truth, no matter how uncomfortable, and to embrace it as a catalyst for growth and change (Kneubuhl 101)

The truth can be painful, but it can also be liberating. It can set us free from the shadows of the past, and help us to move forward, with hope and with purpose. We must be willing to confront the truth, and to use it as a source of strength and inspiration in our lives (Kneubuhl 112)

The truth is not always easy to accept, but it is always necessary. It is the foundation of trust, the cornerstone of justice, and the key to unlocking the mysteries of the past. We must have the courage to face the truth, no matter how uncomfortable, and to embrace it as a catalyst for growth and change (Kneubuhl 51)

The truth can be painful, but it can also be liberating. It can set us free from the shadows of the past, and help us to move forward, with hope and with purpose. We must be willing to confront the truth, and to use it as a source of strength and inspiration in our lives. (Kneubuhl 78)

His habit of forgetting was too deeply ingrained, as if he passed his life perpetually walking backward through a desert, sweeping away his footprints,

So it was that for two minutes we sang with all our hearts, feeling only for the past and turning our gaze from the future, swimmers doing the backstroke toward a waterfall.

Let's just hope history forgets the snafus.

This is a book on war, memory, and identity. It proceeds from the idea that all wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory.

This, Arthur realized, was the difference between them. Arthur thought of what he had done, what he was doing, or what he should have done, but Louis thought only of what he would do.

there are times when one's life appears to be a stage. people come,people go. they come in order to go,& go with no intent of return. when they return,they return as one's past. a past that would make you feel that the present is false.

The past is the past, and he can't make amends, only hope that the gain will outlast the damage.

A man's present can sometimes be judged by his past.

Never build your future around your past.

It is only right and proper to be moved by the Bible, but present-day reality has so strong a hold over us that even when we try to imagine the past the minor events in our lives immediately wrench us out of our musings, and our own adventures throw us back irrevocably upon our personal feelings—joy, boredom, suffering, anger, or a smile.

There was enough reason for it too, as the whole of France was shaken. Certainly in our eyes the election and its results and its representatives are only symbols. But what it proves once more is that worldly ambition and fame pass away, but the human heart beats the same to this day, in as perfect sympathy with the past of our buried forefathers as with the generation to come.

Memories are comfy too, they are swaddling bands, they wrap you up warm like a mummy. What moment is there in life that is not already a memory?

What moment is there in life that is not already a memory?

that we have become a society that prizes opinion over fact, argument over discussion, and a fuzzy view of a possible future over a clear understanding of the past.

we have become a society that prizes opinion over fact, argument over discussion, and a fuzzy view of a possible future over a clear understanding of the past. A

we have become a society that prizes opinion over fact, argument over discussion, and a fuzzy view of a possible future over a clear understanding of the past.