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I don't have nothing to regret at all in the past, except that I might've unintentionally hurt somebody else or something.

Quotes by Jimi Hendrix

I don't know anything about CM Punk. I'd never even heard of him until he was mentioned in UFC. I wouldn't know him if I walked past him in the street, I don't know... he might be a good wrestler...

Quotes by Jimi Manuwa

Speaks cheerful English and in the past has written this language with a paintbrush that talks.

Quotes by Jimmy Breslin

Given Mr. Obama's lack of experience as an executive, and his past performance in crises such as the oil spill, it is reasonable for those of us who support the effort in Afghanistan to worry that he will not be...

Quotes by Jim Talent

Technology has saved us money in some circumstances, but it has really afforded us the ability to cover stories from locations we might not have been able to in the past.

Quotes by Jim Walton

As I said a moment ago, there is no higher priority in our budget, or certainly in the budgets of the past few years, than providing for what is needed for the protection and security of our country and support...

Quotes by Jim Ryun

I thank God tonight for freedom - those who bought and paid for it with their lives in the past - those who will protect it in the present and defend it in the future.

Quotes by Jim Gibbons

I have in the past acquired a reputation for concocting non-existent writers and unwritten volumes.

Quotes by Jim Crace

We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free.

Quotes by Jim DeMint

First, the year 2004, the year past, the Comptroller General of the United States, David A. Walker, said that arguably it was the worst year in American fiscal history, clearly setting our Nation on an unsustainable path.

Quotes by Jim Cooper

It is difficult to live in the present, ridiculous to live in the future and impossible to live in the past. Nothing is as far away as one minute ago.

Quotes by Jim Bishop

Theories of history used to be supernatural: the divine ruled time; the hand of God, a special providence, lay behind the fall of each sparrow. If the present differed from the past, it was usually worse: supernatural theories of history...

Quotes by Jill Lepore

Conservatism cherishes tradition; innovation fetishizes novelty. They tug in different directions, the one toward the past, the other toward the future.

Quotes by Jill Lepore

People's attitudes have been changing over the past 15 years, but China is still the world's biggest consumer of dogs.

Quotes by Jill Robinson

As someone who has spent a lot of her career as an investigative reporter, I'll confess that a frustration of mine has always been that so much investigative journalism involves a dissection of events in the past.

Quotes by Jill Abramson

I have been determined for the past couple of years to move away from all those Holiday programmes.

Quotes by Jill Dando

Every President that went to China, I would meet them and have dinner and talk about the past and the future. That was in the '70s.

Quotes by Jet Li

I never stopped studying Buddhism. In the past few years, in between movies, I do a retreat.

Quotes by Jet Li

I'm English and love England. Whenever I'm there, I'm always seeing the present but feeling its past.

Quotes by Jez Butterworth

Goth culture, as mired in the past as it is, even it goes through changes, so Goth when I was growing up is not what it is now. When I think of Goth culture as it is at the moment...

Quotes by Jhonen Vasquez

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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