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Good Old Days Quotes

On resisting the pull of a rosier past.

Most quotes here push back against nostalgia outright, insisting the good old days are happening now rather than somewhere back in memory. If living in the present interests you, Best quotes touches similar ground.

I don't have to wait to realize the good old days.

Quotes by Ziggy Marley

The good old days are now.

Quotes by Tom Clancy

I've thrown away lots of my old diaries - you never know who might get their hands on them. But I have kept a few notes on the good old days.

Quotes by Steffi Graf

These days, right now, these are the good old days. I've always approached it that way. That's why I'm still working. I'm not the guy who is ready to sit by the pool.

Quotes by Richard D. Zanuck

Always Quotes

Everything has become so easy. It's great that it's at your fingertips, but I miss those good old days. And we're connected, but it can be very alienating. There is this distance between all of us because we're speaking to...

Quotes by Rami Malek

When it comes to jobs, President Obama makes the Jimmy Carter years look like good old days. If we fired Jimmy Carter then, why would we rehire Barack Obama now?

Quotes by Paul Ryan

Orson Welles's second 'I-did-it' should show once and for all that film making, radio and the stage are three different guys better kept separated. 'The Magnificent Ambersons' is one of those versions of the richest family in town during the...

Quotes by Manny Farber

The best part is still ahead of me - I haven't experienced my 'good old days' yet.

Quotes by Luther Vandross

The way prices are rising, the good old days are last week.

Quotes by Les Dawson

Bad Quotes

I'm not the sort to wallow in nostalgia about the good old days.

Quotes by Kabir Bedi

I heard that you did not have a judge to interview this month in the Bulletin, so I thought I'd help out. Besides, with the Stock Market tanking recently, it reminded me of the good old days.

Quotes by Joseph Force Crater

I have heard of Texas pioneers living without bread or anything made from the cereals for months without suffering, using the breast-meat of wild turkeys for bread. Of this kind, they had plenty in the good old days when life,...

Quotes by John Muir

I wish they'd had electric guitars in cotton fields back in the good old days. A whole lot of things would've been straightened out.

Quotes by Jimi Hendrix

Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory.

Quotes by Franklin Pierce Adams

Best Quotes

Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.

Quotes by Doug Larson

Eventually, competition and adventure wane, and I enter my ibuprofen phase. Tweaky hamstrings and achy knees restrict mileage, but I continue running for health, sanity, and the ritual of a Sunday trail run with like-minded buddies. We discuss the nagging...

Quotes by Don Kardong

When there's so much left to do, why spend your time focusing on things you've already done, counting trophies or telling stories about the good old days?

Quotes by Dave Grohl

No one tells you that your life is effectively over when you have a child: that you're never going to draw another complacent breath again... or that whatever level of hypochondria and rage you'd learned to repress and live with...

Quotes by Anne Lamott

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the point of these Good Old Days quotes?
Most of them push back against the whole idea of a better past, insisting the good old days are happening right now instead of somewhere in memory. It's a page about the present more than nostalgia.
Why do people search for good old days quotes?
People often want either a nostalgic line for reminiscing or, just as often, a pushback quote that reframes the present as the good old days in progress. This page has room for both readings.
Is there a quote that directly says the good old days are now?
Yes, one line states it plainly: the good old days are now, treating the phrase as something to claim in the present rather than long for. See Best quotes for more on making the most of the present.
Does anyone on this page resist nostalgia specifically?
There's a quote from someone who says they're not one to dwell on nostalgia for how things used to be, treating that kind of longing as unproductive. It's one of the more matter-of-fact entries here.
Is there a lighter or more humorous quote about the good old days?
Yes, one line jokes that a rough stock market reminded them of the good old days, using the phrase almost sarcastically. Continue with Bad quotes for more on weighing hard times against better ones.

One entry takes a lighter turn, comparing a rough stock market to memories of the good old days instead of dreading it. Continue with Bad quotes for more on weighing hard times against better ones.