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