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My view is that targets, properly constructed and applied across public services have been fundamental to past successes and will be an essential part of sustaining progress into the future.

Quotes by John Hutton

Denver is a city that will be far more defined by its future than its past.

Quotes by John Hickenlooper

If the house is to be set in order, one cannot begin with the present; he must begin with the past.

Quotes by John Hope Franklin

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

Quotes by John F. Kennedy

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.

Quotes by John F. Kennedy

To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.

Quotes by John F. Kennedy

Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.

Quotes by John F. Kennedy

A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we...

Quotes by John F. Kennedy

In terms of the past, I think we've all learned from the past. I think that's great wisdom.

Quotes by John Dorsey

It is pretty clear that they are ineffective in stopping the course of thought at present, but they have not always been so in the past and we cannot be sure that they will not be so in the future.

Quotes by John Desmond Bernal

To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.

Quotes by John Dalberg-Acton

If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation.

Quotes by John Dalberg-Acton

By a series of violent shocks, the nations in succession have struggled to shake off the Past, to reverse the action of Time and the verdict of success, and to rescue the world from the reign of the dead.

Quotes by John Dalberg-Acton

To me, the only good reason to be touring is if you still have something good to share instead of just revisiting past glories.

Quotes by John Darnielle

The French Revolution is the ultimate modernist statement. Destroy everything. Don't build on the past. There is no past.

Quotes by John Corigliano

Alasdair MacIntyre is one of the world's most influential living moral philosophers. He has written 30 books on ethics and held a variety of professorial chairs over the past four decades in North America.

Quotes by John Cornwell

I've been an assistant to a folklorist and a teacher. There may or may not have been some sandwich-making at a certain sub chain in my past as well.

Quotes by John Corey Whaley

I do believe the most important thing I can do now is to help young people understand the past and prepare for the future.

Quotes by John C. Stennis

We need not destroy the past. It is gone.

Quotes by John Cage

I like what the future holds. I don't like thinking about the past.

Quotes by John Cale

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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