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My grandparents would never admit to being Tasmanian, but I think it's really great and funny. But I guess, in the past, Tasmanians just weren't quite accepted. You had that lazy reference to them being felons.

Quotes by Jessie Cave

I drive past the Mad Men billboard every day and I can't believe I'm on that show.

Quotes by Jessica Pare

I'm not on Facebook because I can't open the door to the past.

Quotes by Jessica St. Clair

I always carry a tinted moisturiser with SPF sunscreen. A good lip balm is a must - I can't go past Lucas's Papaw Cream.

Quotes by Jessica Hart

I kind of cheer the presence of any gay characters at all - I think the more we can saturate television with any gay character or lesbian character or transgender character, I think that's a really great thing. We're kind...

Quotes by Jesse Tyler Ferguson

In the past, I've been a bit diffident about my own albums, almost excusing them for some reason, even though deep down I felt strongly about them.

Quotes by Jesse Harris

No experience is necessary to push yourself past what you think you can do.

Quotes by Jesse Itzler

I am excited to join the Workday Board at an exciting time in the company's growth and look forward to leveraging my past experience as a technologist and entrepreneur to provide advice as they continue to look at new areas...

Quotes by Jerry Yang

I look back into past history, the stored experiences or products of the imagination. I look no further forward than the evening.

Quotes by Jerzy Kosinski

I love creating that community and writing about that place, because I think, in some ways, Bois Sauvage is like the DeLisle of my past; it's like the DeLisle of the '80s that I can never return to. So in...

Quotes by Jesmyn Ward

The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.

Quotes by Jessamyn West

I also take pleasure in the so-called negative power in Grotjahn's work. That is, I love his paintings for what they are not. Unlike much art of the past decade, Grotjahn isn't simply working from a prescribed checklist of academically...

Quotes by Jerry Saltz

The director's who want to be innovative use the DVD as a tool to see what people have done in the past and you have other people who will actually take from better directors and that makes them better directors.

Quotes by Jerry Bruckheimer

Happy is the person who cherishes the precious lessons of the past and lives vigorously in the present.

Quotes by Jerome Hines

It was really a pleasure to play someone who's literally pushed past her breaking point repeatedly.

Quotes by Jeri Ryan

I don't want to get into a debate. I have never talked about my first marriage for that reason. I don't think it would be fair to my daughter. I don't think it would be fair to my second wife....

Quotes by Jeremy Kyle

People have had certain assumptions in the past about Conservative governments, partly because of some of the things that happened in the 1980s, and partly because of the tone of some of the debate in the 1980s that appeared to...

Quotes by Jeremy Hunt

Biology has tended to be an observational science, and deriving things from first principles has not been possible in the past, but I hate to predict the future on that.

Quotes by Jeremiah P. Ostriker

My past has helped me grow as a person.

Quotes by Jennifer Winget

I don't have the time to think about my past, and I don't think I need to.

Quotes by Jennifer Winget

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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