Remembering The Past Quotes

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  Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

  George Santayana

  Past, Infancy Is, History

  "The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress", Vol. I, Reason in Common Sense by George Santayana, 1905-1906.

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• To understand the living present, and the promise of the future, it is necessary to remember the past.

  Rachel Carson

  Past, Promise, Remember

  Rachel Carson, Sue Hubbell (1998). “The Edge of the Sea”, p.194, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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  Let us remember the past with gratitude, live the present with enthusiasm, and look forward to the future with confidence.

  Pope John Paul II

  Gratitude, Past, Looks

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• Remembering the past gives power to the present.

  Fae Myenne Ng

  Caring, Past, Giving

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• Let us not only remember the past and its required sacrifice, let us also remember that we are responsible to build a legacy for the generations which follow us.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Sacrifice, Past, Legacy

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• To remember the past is to see that we are here today by grace, that we have survived as a gift.

  Frederick Buechner

  Past, Grace, Today

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• Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.

  Luke the Evangelist

  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

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• Gratitude changes your perspective about life. You see the future, experience the present, and remember the past in a dramatically different way.

  Erwin McManus

  Gratitude, Past, Perspective

  Erwin Raphael McManus (2006). “Stand Against the Wind: Fuel for the Revolution of Your Soul”, p.28, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it without a sense of ironic futility.

  Errol Morris

  Past, Infancy Is, History

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• Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

  George Santayana

  Change, Wisdom, Memories

  The Life of Reason vol. 1, ch. 12 (1905)

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• One has to live in the present. Whatever is past is gone beyond recall; whatever is future remains beyond one's reach, until it becomes present. Remembering the past and giving thought to the future are important, but only to the extent that they help one deal with the present.

  S. N. Goenka

  Inspirational, Life, Time

  S. N. Goenka (2012). “Discourse Summaries”, p.14, Pariyatti Publishing

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• Those who don't remember the past are condemned to repeat the eleventh grade.

  James W. Loewen

  Past, Infancy Is, History

  James W. Loewen (2013). “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong”, p.16, The New Press

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• The way you remember the past depends upon your hope for the future.

  Story Musgrave

  Past, Way, Remember

  "NASA Distinguished Service Medal". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. May 22, 1997.

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• Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now.

  Christopher Paolini

  Inspirational, Life, Insperational

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.1032, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• People will never forget how you made them feel.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Maya Angelou (2014). “Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou”, p.37, Random House

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• Pause and remember - The past is over and it cannot be changed, fixed or undone by continuing to think about it. The quicker we can get over our mistakes, understand the lessons and move forward, the healthier we become to ourselves and everyone around us!

  Jennifer Young

  Mistake, Moving, Recovery

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• Remembering the past should help you create a purposeful future, not cause you to be afraid of it.

  Bill Crawford

  Past, Causes, Helping

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• As soon as you have a language that has a past tense and a future tense you're going to say, 'Where did we come from, what happens next?' The ability to remember the past helps us plan the future.

  Margaret Atwood

  Past, Next, Helping

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• Remember, the past need not become our future as well.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Past, Needs, Remember

  Brandon Sanderson (2007). “Elantris: Tenth Anniversary Author's Definitive Edition”, p.219, Macmillan

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• I remember the past, and I learn from it. I rejoice and celebrate in the present, and I re-imagine the future. Now is the moment that never ends.

  Deepak Chopra

  Past, Remember, Moments

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• I live in the present. I only remember the past, and anticipate the future.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Past, Anticipation, Remember

  Henry David Thoreau (2016). “The Illustrated Walden: Thoreau Bicentennial Edition”, p.33, Penguin

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• We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it will be the past; and we must respect the past, remembering that it was once all that was humanly possible.

  George Santayana

  Future, Past, Welcome

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• Remember the past - and await the future.

  Deborah Harkness

  Past, Remember

  Deborah Harkness (2014). “All Souls Trilogy”, p.484, Penguin

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• Another misconception is that if we truly loved someone, we will never finish with our grief, as if continued sorrow is a testimonial to our love. But true love does not need grief to support its truth. Love can last in a healthy and meaningful way, once our grief is dispelled. We can honor our dead more by the quality of our continued living than by our constantly remembering the past.

  Judy Tatelbaum

  Meaningful, Grief, Grieving

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• Why do we remember the past, but not the future?

  Stephen Hawking

  Past, Asymmetry, Remember

  Stephen Hawking (2006). “The Theory Of Everything”, p.44, Jaico Publishing House

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