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Radical common sense is the wisdom gleaned from the past that recognizes the perishable opportunities of the moment. It is the willingness to admit error and the refusal to be deterred by failure.

Quotes by Marilyn Ferguson

You can break through old limits, past inertia and fear, to... richness of choice, freedom, human closeness.

Quotes by Marilyn Ferguson

The process of facing and selecting our possessions can be quite painful. It forces us to confront our imperfections and inadequacies and the foolish choices we made in the past.

Quotes by Marie Kondo

I am convinced that our movement will be more demoralized and weakened by blind and uncritical admiration than by frank admission of past mistakes.

Quotes by Marie Louise

We are not held back by the love we didn't receive in the past, but by the love we're not extending in the present.

Quotes by Marianne Williamson

I hope to be around past the 90's. I don't want to just be categorized as one of this era. My goal is to have a career that stands.

Quotes by Mariah Carey

You were not supposed to show off in Negroland because you are supposed to be perfectly decorous and well behaved. You were also not supposed to tell any stories that reflected badly on the group because that reflected badly on...

Quotes by Margo Jefferson

Against the State, against the Church, against the silence of the medical profession, against the whole machinery of dead institutions of the past, the woman of today arises.

Quotes by Margaret Sanger

It's a fallacy that people think that today's teenagers are shallow or somehow less intelligent than in the past.

Quotes by Margaret Stohl

Anyone who says that writing for children or teens is easier than writing for adults has never tried it, because they are so much more critical than adults. You cannot get anything past them.

Quotes by Margaret Stohl

For many human beings, an interest in the past starts with themselves. That is, in part, a result of biology. Like other creatures, humans have a beginning and an ending, and in between lies their story.

Quotes by Margaret MacMillan

I'm always wary of the lessons of the past. There's a lot of past out there, and you can draw whatever lessons you want.

Quotes by Margaret MacMillan

We must do our best to raise the public awareness of the past in all its richness and complexity.

Quotes by Margaret MacMillan

The beauty of the past belongs to the past.

Quotes by Margaret Bourke-White

On his own okay, Bush has authorized eavesdropping on as many as a thousand people over the past three years, with some of those intercepts being purely domestic, the New York Times reported.

Quotes by Margaret Carlson

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.

Quotes by Marcel Pagnol

In the past, my voice was my enemy.

Quotes by Marcello Giordani

I've been working so hard for the past eight years and I'm tired - but I'm also deliciously tired because what a wonderful life I've lived.

Quotes by Marcia Cross

For me, the 'Three Stoppages' was a first gesture liberating me from the past.

Quotes by Marcel Duchamp

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of "Past" quotes are featured here?
This page mixes historical and scientific reflection with personal insight — from a mid-20th-century comment about uranium and global power, to a physics-based explanation of the uncertainty relation and the past, to a short, direct line about building your future instead of dwelling on your past. For more on turning points and difficult change, see the Broken quotes page.
Is there a quote about physics or science?
Yes, one quote explains, "The uncertainty relation does not refer to the past," describing how measuring an electron's position and velocity affects what can be known about its earlier state. For more on this kind of clear-eyed thinking, see the Truth quotes page.
Is there a short, quotable line about moving on from the past?
Yes: "Create your future from your future not your past." It's a compact reminder to focus forward rather than staying anchored to what's already happened. If you're drawn to short lines like this, browse the Mistake quotes page too.
Is there a historical quote referencing world events?
Yes, one quote reflects on uranium, predicting it "will give the Anglo-Saxons such tremendous power that Europe will become a bloc under Anglo-Saxon domination." It's a historical perspective on how nuclear power might reshape global politics.
Is there a quote about education and opportunity?
Yes, one quote comes from someone reflecting on founding organizations that "recruit top college graduates to expand educational opportunity," tying personal history to a broader mission. For related themes, see the Memories quotes page.

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