Past

“The past has no power over the present moment.” — Eckhart Tolle

“Nothing ever happened in the past that can prevent you from being present now; and if the past cannot prevent you from being present now, what power does it have?” — Eckhart Tolle

“I've always tried to go a step past wherever people expected me to end up.” — Beverly Sills

“Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” — Charles Dickens

“To be haunted by past failures or satisfied with past successes is to arrest forward motion.” — Conrad Hilton

“Heal the past, live the present, dream the future.” — Mary Engelbreit

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

“Successful people appreciate where they have come from, but they don't let their past set the tone for their future.” — Steve Harvey

“The past is history. It no longer exists, but you are keeping it alive in your mind through your thoughts. Let it go. It is not serving you.” — Sonia Ricotti

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Never let your memories be greater than your dreams.” — Doug Ivester

“No amount of regretting can change the past, and no amount of worrying can change the future.” — Roy T. Bennett

“You're always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past.” — Richard Bach

“Life is much like going to the gym. The most painful part is deciding to go. Once you get past that, it's easy.” — Robert Kiyosaki

“If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.” — Roy T. Bennett

“The more you take responsibility for your past and present, the more you are able to create the future you seek.” — Celestine Chua

“Few things are more deceptive than memories.” — Carlos Ruiz Zafon

“It's what you do in the present that will redeem the past and thereby change the future.” — Paulo Coelho

“Memory is the scribe of the soul.” — Aristotle

“One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.” — Rita Mae Brown

“A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.” — Mark Twain

“Yesterday is the past, tomorrow is the future, today is a gift - that's why it's called the present.” — George Bernard Shaw

“You can do nothing to change the past, and the future will never come exactly as you plan or hope for.” — Dan Millman

“Time goes from present to past.” — Shunryu Suzuki

“Sometimes you will never know the value of something, until it becomes a memory.” — Dr. Seuss

“I'd rather welcome change than cling to the past.” — Robert Kiyosaki

“It is children only who enjoy the present; their elders either live on the memory of the past or the hope of the future.” — Nicolas Chamfort

“If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. if you are at peace, you are living in the present.” — Lao Tzu

“A memory is a beautiful thing, it's almost a desire that you miss.” — Gustave Flaubert

“Do not regret the past. Look to the future.” — Soyen Shaku

“We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors.” — George Washington

“Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.” — Robin Sharma

“The more you are focused on time - past and future - the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is.” — Eckhart Tolle

“Yesterday is but today's memory, tomorrow is today's dream.” — Kahlil Gibran

“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” — Thomas Jefferson

“Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.” — Oscar Wilde

“Only by acceptance of the past, can you alter it.” — T.S. Eliot

“The consequences of today are determined by the actions of the past. To change your future, alter your decisions today.” — Unknown

“Your past does not equal your future.” — Tony Robbins

“If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.” — Bob Dylan

“People don't realize that now is all there ever is; there is no past or future except as memory or anticipation in your mind.” — Eckhart Tolle

“Don't let the past steal your present.” — Cherralea Morgen

“Never regret your past. Rather, embrace it as the teacher that it is.” — Robin Sharma

“The decisions of our past are the architects of our present.” — Dan Brown