Past Quotes

The past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave behind what is bad.

In my judgment an organic machine new to nature never arises, since it always contains an infinity of organs so that it can express, in its own way, the whole universe; indeed, it always contains all past and present times.

The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell.

Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.

Their past is not an excuse for you to tolerate disrespectful behaviour.

I’ve said a lot of stuff in the past, but not with any intentions to hurt anybody. It’s all a bit tongue-in-cheek.

Memories are contrary things; if you quit chasing them and turn your back, they often return on their own.

Everything you have done and been through is valuable and important. In order to be who you are, to know what you know, to be where you are in this moment, you needed to go through what you went through.

My mom was a painter and loves to sing behind closed doors.

Tattoos are interesting, but at the same time they are also a mask – you are exhibiting your past life on your body.