Can't Change The Past Quotes

• You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future.

  Isak Dinesen

  Wise, Past, Worry

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  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.

  Lewis B. Smedes

  Broken Heart, Forgiveness, Heartbroken

  "Healing by Degrees" by Jean-Paul Bedard, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 1, 2014.

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• You can not change the past but you can change the future.

  Immortal Technique

  Past, Letting Go And Moving On, Can Not

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• If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  Twitter post from Jan 15, 2017

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• Worry is worthless. It can't change the past or control the future. It only spoils the moment.

  Darrin Patrick

  Past, Worry, Moments

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• I know I can't change the past, but I change the future. I can change, too. And I will.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Past, Can't Change, I Can

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• We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Inspirational, Change, Happiness

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• You can't change the past so don't let it haunt you. You can change the future but first you've got to want to.

  Pat Benatar

  Past, Want, Firsts

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• I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

  Jimmy Dean

  Inspirational, Change, Positive

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• My father used to say that life is what you make it. Today is the first day of the rest of your life. You can’t change the past, but the future isn’t set in stone. You can effect a change there. Move forward not with hatred or love. Move forward with purpose. (Simone)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Father, Moving, Past

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2008). “Dream Chaser”, p.172, Macmillan

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• If you don't change direction, you end up where you are headed.

  John Gibbons

  Change, Life Changing, Darkness Within

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  The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.

  William James

  Life, Change, Positive

  "Living the Abundant Life". Book by Thomas S. Monson, 2004.

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• When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• I can't change the past, but I can try to make a better future for me.

  Ozzy Osbourne

  Past, Trying, Better Future

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• If you can't change it.. change the way you think about it

  Mary Engelbreit

  Inspirational, Change, Attitude

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• Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

  Abbie Hoffman

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Revolution for the Hell of It (1968).

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• Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

  Carol Burnett

  Inspirational, Change, Attitude

  "Aaron Carter Is 'Excited' For the Future After Gaining 40 Pounds at Health and Wellness Facility" by Jennifer Drysdale‍, www.etonline.com. December 1, 2017.

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• If you can dream it, you can achieve it.

  Zig Ziglar

  Inspirational, Positive, Dream

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• Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of our lives.

  Terry Pratchett

  Good Morning, Beauty, Live Life

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• The first day of the rest of my life.

  Lee Child

  Good Morning, Beauty, Live Life

  Lee Child (2015). “The Essential Jack Reacher, Volume 2, 6-Book Bundle: 61 Hours, Worth Dying For, The Affair, A Wanted Man, Never Go Back, Personal”, p.633, Delacorte Press

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• If you can dream it, you can do it.

  Walt Disney

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Winning isn't the end of the world

  David Pleat

  Letting Go, Being Single, Breast Cancer

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• If you can dream it, you can make it so.

  Belva Davis

  Inspirational, Positive, Dream

  Belva Davis, Vicki Haddock (2011). “Never in My Wildest Dreams: A Black Woman's Life in Journalism”, p.215, Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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  Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

  Margaret Mead

  Inspirational, Life, Friendship

  Margaret Mead, Robert B. Textor (2005). “The World Ahead: An Anthropologist Anticipates the Future”, p.12, Berghahn Books

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• You can't change the past so change something you can. the future!

  Erin Merryn

  Past, Can't Change The Past, You Can't Change The Past

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