The Past Present Future Quotes

A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future. — Bruce Barton

I am interested in circulating past iconography in the present in order to get to the future. — Mariko Mori

I think of the past and the future as well as the present to determine where I am, and I move on while thinking of these things. — Tadao Ando

I mentioned that one of the tripartite formulas in American worldview involves time: past, present, and future. — Alan Dundes

Face the past without regret, the future without fear, and live in the present with gratitude. — Frank Hall

Remembrance of the past kills all present energy and deadens all hope for the future — Maxim Gorky

If you stand with one foot in the past and the other foot in the future, Matt, all you do is piss on the present. — P.J. Parrish

Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future. — Denis Waitley

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

Photographs are facts, but not necessarily true ... The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today. — Ai Weiwei

The good news is that you may have created my past and screwed up my present, but you havce no control over my future. You don't know me at all. — David Klass

Moneo has discovered it is pointless to live in the past, impossible to live in the future, and difficult to live in the present. — Frank Herbert

The love of art in its many forms lives on and enables us to enjoy the past, the present, and look with confidence to the future. — John Kurtz

I feel like the blues is actually some kind of documentary of the past and the present - and something to give people inspiration for the future. — Willie Dixon

Declare the past,
diagnose the present,
foretell the future. — Hippocrates

A preoccupation with the future not only prevents us from seeing the present as it is but often prompts us to rearrange the past. — Eric Hoffer

The past and future are what's complicated. It's the present that's simple. — David Levithan

I write with my past, about the future, for the present — Eyedea

If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future. — Winston S. Churchill

An America that looks away is ignoring not just the sins of the past but the sins of the present and the certain sins of the future. — Ta-Nehisi Coates

Art is for entertainment purposes, but it's also to reflect our dreams, our hopes, the present, the future the past - whether it's good or bad. — Amber Valletta

That's why everyone focuses on the present and future. The past is too painful when you remember how lives end. Often abruptly. — Jodi Meadows

How foolish is man! He ruins the present while worrying about the future, but weeps in the future by recalling his past! — Ali Ibn Abi Talib

The great revolution in the history of man, past, present and future, is the revolution of those determined to be free. — John F. Kennedy

From your past emerges the present, and from the present is born your future. — Muhammad Iqbal

The future influences the present just as much as the past. — Friedrich Nietzsche

The purest regret, no matter what, is thinking you didn't love enough. — Criss Jami

The future comes slowly, the present flies and the past stands still forever. — Friedrich Schiller

I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's were the fun is. — Donald J. Trump

To bask in the present, care nothing about the future, and forget the past. — R.A. Salvatore

It's entirely possible that the notion of what is the past, what is the present and what is the future, could change. — Carlton Cuse

Nothing is meaningless it's how we assign meaning to the past that determines how we experience the present, and future. — Bill Crawford

The heart knows nothing of the past, nothing of the future; it knows only of the present. — Rajneesh

Truth has to persist unaffected, in the past, present and future. That which is absent in two states, how can it be true. — Sathya Sai Baba

When you have one foot in the future and the other in the past, you piss on the present. — Dan Harris

The present is determined by our past actions, and the future by the present. — Swami Vivekananda

The sun is the past, the earth is the present, the moon is the future. — Paul Auster

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

I see the Past, Present & Future existing all at once Before me. — William Blake

The past is a closed door, the present is an open one, and the future is an approaching one. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The future is dark, the present burdensome. Only the past, dead and buried, bears contemplation. — Geoffrey Elton

Don't you be thinking,' she says, 'on things that are done and can't be changed. All right, dear girl? You think of the time to come. — Sarah Waters

There was no cure for the human condition because every man read the present and plotted the future in the light of his own past. — Morris West

The past always seems better when you look back on it than it did at the time. And the present never looks as good as it will in the future. — Peter Benchley

Thinking about the future and thinking about the past is really only a way of ignoring the present. — Billy Corgan

If the past is no longer present
is it fiction? — Natasha Tsakos

Learn from your past, use the possibilities of the present moment, and let the future open the doors of opportunity. — Debasish Mridha

He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past. — George Orwell

Learn from the past,
log the lessons from the past, but
leave the past! — Elizabeth George

Appreciate the lessons of the past and enjoy the newness of the future, yet remember the present is today. — Annette Thomas

Let's say your past is your present and your present is your cash, So I look forward to the future. — Young Jeezy

There was only present, and it was infinite. The past and the future were just blinders we wore so that infinity wouldn't drive us mad. — Laini Taylor

The present defines the future. The future builds on the foundation of the past. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Those who control the present, control the past and those who control the past control the future. — George Orwell

Let the pain of past not ruin the happiness of present and dreams of future. Move on. — Vikrmn

Feeling the movement of movements is wandering to the past or future. Living in the movements of movement is being in the present. — B.K.S. Iyengar

The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There's only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment — Gautama Buddha

We don't have to relive the sad and bad memories of Christmas Past. We can create new Christmas memories in the present for the future. — Tom North

Not only can no one predict the future, we don't understand the present - and there isn't even any certainty about the past. — Harry Browne

Life happened in the past. Life will happen in the future, but life is happening at this moment. Live in this moment. Seize this moment! — Debasish Mridha

Language is the memory of man. Without it he has no past, a paltry present, and an empty future. With it he can bring his dreams to life. — Edward R. Murrow

We will never move out of the present and into the future with all God has planned for us if we cling to dwell in the past. — Sue Augustine

Live the present intensely and fully, do not let the past be a burden, and let the future be an incentive. Each person forges his or her own destiny. — Carlos Slim

The past is history, the future's a mystery. — James Toback

Even if you time travel your past, it can't be changed, likewise you can't possibly change your future, it is always the present which matters. — Pushpa Rana

As if the imminent could not wait to become the past, or the present lunged at the future, eager for what would be. — Anthony Doerr

She didn't want to be reminded of her past or how different her present was from the future she'd taken for granted. — Freya North

The present is saturated with the past and pregnant with the future. — Gottfried Leibniz

For basic survival, as for evolution, we have to accept the past as the creator of the present, influence the future, and act in the present. — Daniel Egger

Human's can't live in the present as animals do; they just live in the present. But human's are always thinking about the future or the past. — Townes Van Zandt

Ghosts from the past weave spells in the present to draw a veil of secrecy over the future. — Sean Best

By taking control of the present, you are choosing to alter the past you are making for yourself, and your future too. — Innocent Mwatsikesimbe

Inside the museums, | Infinity goes up on trial | Voices echo this is what salvation must be like after a while — Bob Dylan

But life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future. — Seneca.

The ultimate in wisdom is to live in the present, plan for the future and profit from the past. — Jacob Braude

The present is what is happening when you strip away all the resentments of your past and all the worries you have about your future. — John Kuypers

Put the past behind you and the future ahead where they belong and spend your time in the present with the rest of us. — Terry Brooks

To glorify the past and paint the future is easy, to survey the present and emerge with some light and understanding is difficult. — Lin Yutang

The past above, the future below
and the present pouring down: the roar,
the roar of the present, a speech
is, of necessity, my sole concern. — William Carlos Williams

Children have neither past nor future;
they enjoy the present, which very few of us do. — Jean De La Bruyere

There is no present or future-only the past, happening over and over again-now. — Eugene O'Neill

People must know the past to understand the present, and to face the future; — Nellie L. McClung

The present is precious gift.
The past cannot be replayed.
The future is no guarantee.
Live in the present. — Lailah Gifty Akita

But I can't erase the past, only learn from it. It's ok. Applying what I know makes the present and the future a beautiful place to be. — Kamal Ravikant

We always project into the future or reflect in the past, but we are so little in the present. — Marina Abramovic

History, in illuminating the past, illuminates the present, and in illuminating the present, illuminates the future. — Benjamin Cardozo

Among the things Billy Pilgrim could not change were the past, present, and future. — Kurt Vonnegut

Being in Christ, it is safe to forget the past; it is possible to be sure of the future; it is possible to be diligent in the present. — Alexander MacLaren

The present is our future past, we've gotta make this moment last — Sabrina Carpenter

He has learned that it is difficult to live in the present, pointless to live in the future and impossible to live in the past. — Frank Herbert

Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present. — Bil Keane

The present is never the mark of our designs. We use both past and present as our means and instruments, but the future only as our object and aim. — Blaise Pascal

The payoff of living in the past or the future is you never have to do your work in the present. — Steven Pressfield

There is neither Past nor Future. There is only the Present. — Ramana Maharshi

The flesh endures the storms of the present alone; the mind, those of the past and future as well as the present. Gluttony is a lust of the mind. — Thomas Hobbes

Trust the past to God's mercy, the present to God's love, and the future to God's providence. — Augustine Of Hippo

Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible. — Maya Angelou

Only by being present can you be happy. Too much attention to the past and the future takes the now away. And once it's gone, you never get it back. — Katherine Howe

I do not regard the limits of the past and present as the limits of humanity of the future — Ludwig Feuerbach

The present is where we get lost - if we forget our past and have no vision of the future — Ayi Kwei Armah