Quotes about the past

I have never had time for the idea of searching. Whenever I wanted to express something, I did so without thinking of the past or the future.

Pablo Picasso

Immigration policy should be generous; it should be fair; it should be flexible. With such a policy we can turn to the world, and to our own past, with clean hands and a clear conscience.

John F. Kennedy

Reality is always the story of a past, and what I love about the past is – it’s over.

Byron Katie

I’m not good at future planning. I don’t plan at all. I don’t know what I’m doing tomorrow. I don’t have a day planner and I don’t have a diary. I completely live in the now, not in the past, not in the future.

Heath Ledger

We do not heal the past by dwelling there. We heal the past by living in the present.

Marianne Williamson

You cannot find yourself in the past or future. The only place where you can find yourself is in the now.

Eckhart Tolle

In art, there is neither past nor future. The art that is not in the present will never be.

Pablo Picasso

I can feel guilty about the past, Apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

Abraham Maslow

I am far more than my personality – past, present, or future. I now choose to rise above my personality problems to recognize the magnificence of my being. I am totally willing to learn to love myself. All is well in my world.

Louise Hay

Forget about the past. It does not exist, except in your memory. Drop it. And stop worrying about how you’re going to get through tomorrow. Life is going on right here, right now – pay attention to that and all will be well.

Neale Donald Walsch