Past and Future Quotes to Inspire you for the Present & Future

Past and Future Quotes and Sayings

  • “Study the past, if you would divine the future.” —Confucius
  • “Chasing the past, I stumbled into the future.” —T.A. Sachs
  • “One faces the future with one’s past.” —Pearl S. Buck
  • “In this bright future you can’t forget your past.” —Bob Marley
  • “You can never plan the future by the past.” —Edmund Burke
  • “In this bright future you can’t forget your past.” —Bob Marley
  • “We celebrate the past to awaken the future.” —John F. Kennedy
  • “For every minute, the future is becoming the past.” —Thor Heyerdahl
  • It is not the past that matters but the future.” —Varun Ravikumar
  • “Your past success is a foundation into future success.” —Lailah Gifty Akita
  • “Whatever your past has been, you have a spotless future.” —Melanie Gustafson
  • “You can’t let your past hold your future hostage.” —LL Cool J
  • “Laugh about the past and dream about the future.” —Rosemary M. Wixom
  • “You aren’t your past, you are probability of your future.” —Oprah Winfrey
  • “Fear not for the future, weep not for the past.” —Percy Bysshe Shelley
  • “You can’t master your future if you’re still a slave to your past.”
  • “The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.” —Mary Pickford
  • “Trying to tear down the past prohibits you from building up your future.” —Lil Wayne
  • “The past resembles the future more than one drop of water resembles another.” —Ibn Khaldun
  • “Your past may not be perfect, but it was perfect for your purpose.” —Bo Sanchez
  • “You are not free until your past has no effect on your future.” —Myles Munroe
  • “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” —Thomas Jefferson
  • “Forget the past – the future will give you plenty to worry about.” —George Allen, Sr.
  • “I am not interested in the past, except as the road to the future.” —Gianni Versace
  • “To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.” —Charles J. Givens
  • “The best way to predict the future is to study the past, or prognosticate.” —Robert Kiyosaki
  • “It’s not the future that you’re afraid of, it’s the past that makes you anxious.” —Unknown
  • “Forget not your past, for in the future it may help you grow.” —J M Barrie
  • “The present defines the future. The future builds on the foundation of the past.” —Lailah Gifty Akita
  • “There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past.”
  • “Don’t regret your past..It has shaped you. Don’t fear your future…It is yours to shape.” —Louise Hansen
  • “Stay on top of your past so you can have a better view of your future.” —Dodinsky
  • “How you see your future is much more important that what has happened in your past.” —Zig Ziglar
  • “Your past is just a story. And once you realize this it has no power over you.” —Chuck Palahniuk
  • “In order to plan your future wisely, it is necessary that you understand and appreciate your past.” —Jo Coudert
  • “Those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.” —John F. Kennedy
  • “You cannot change the past, but your future is spotless. You can write on it what you will.” —Zig Ziglar
  • “The past is the past, you can’t change it. All you can do is look forward to the future.” —Ashlee VanDyken
  • “We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.” —George Bernard Shaw
  • “Don’t worry about people from your past there’s a reason why they didn’t make it to your future.” —Adam Lindsay Gordon
  • “We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.” —Robin Sharma
  • “Your past is important but it is not nearly as important to your present as the way you see your future.” —Tony Campolo
  • “Regardless of your past, your tomorrow is a clean slate. You can choose what you want to write on that slate.” —Zig Ziglar
  • “One problem with gazing too frequently into the past is that we may turn around to find the future has run out on us.”
  • “It is possible to reclaim your future, to build a happy life despite an imperfect past. We can order the universe to our will and mind.”
  • “Let go of the past and go for the future. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you imagined.” —Henry David Thoreau
  • “No amount of sophistication is going to allay the fact that all your knowledge is about the past and all your decisions are about the future.” —Ian Wilson
  • “Our past is like a footprint. It only confirms we were there. No burden on our future does it bear. Bring the rain, clear the pane of clutter.” —Jeb Dickerson