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For the past 10 years, people have been making fun of the eighties. Why are we bringing them back?

Quotes by Lexa Doig

Songs don't wear out. Good songs are good now. If they were a comfort during those hard times in the past, they'll be a comfort in today's age.

Quotes by Levon Helm

Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.

Quotes by Lewis B. Smedes

We are anxious in the face of our unchangeable past; we long to recreate segments of our private histories, but we are stuck with them.

Quotes by Lewis B. Smedes

Ah, tell me not that memory sheds gladness o'er the past, what is recalled by faded flowers, save that they did not last?

Quotes by Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Only when we ensure that the mistakes of our past are not the vision for our future, will we truly have achieved justice.

Quotes by Letitia James

Even though I have spent literally years of my life trying to learn another language, any other language - and even though I have in the past claimed in several key professional contexts that I speak other languages - I...

Quotes by Lev Grossman

I think it's the end of progress if you stand still and think of what you've done in the past. I keep on.

Quotes by Leslie Caron

Whenever I've been stuck on a project, it's always brought me solace to the return to books that moved me in the past. It's a nice way to get outside my own head; and it brings me back to one...

Quotes by Leslie Jamison

The global phenomenon of poverty tourism - or 'poorism' - has become increasingly popular during the past few years. Tourists pay to be guided through the favelas of Brazil and the shantytowns of South Africa. The recently opened Los Angeles...

Quotes by Leslie Jamison

I have been devoted to my son, and there have been lots of jobs in the past that I haven't done because I didn't want to be away from him.

Quotes by Lesley Manville

If you are carrying strong feelings about something that happened in your past, they may hinder your ability to live in the present.

Quotes by Les Brown

For the past couple of years I've been pretty bored with music in general... just bored with it.

Quotes by Les Claypool

I'm beginning to see that just knowing the piece is not enough. Having a clear technique is not enough. Having a broad repertory is not enough. I want desperately to get past all those things.

Quotes by Leonard Slatkin

I do miss England. Well, I miss the idea of England, I think. But I haven't been back for years. I probably just miss the past.

Quotes by Leonora Carrington

The last thing I want to do is to make the mistakes of the past.

Quotes by Leon Panetta

The only thing that interests me is history - reviewing the past and making something out of it.

Quotes by Leon Redbone

I think there's a preoccupation with the American market to make excuses and justify its past. If it isn't current, it means somebody has to make an excuse for it. If it's 'cult,' it gives it a sense of illegitimate...

Quotes by Leon Redbone

One could look over the past century and ask oneself, has the increased longevity been good, bad or indifferent?

Quotes by Leon Kass

In the past, it wasn't any big deal for people with talent to hang out together. Now we have the celebrity age, which has made a lot of things harder to do.

Quotes by Leo Sayer

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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