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Never allow your past to affect who you are today

“Never allow your past to affect who you are today.”

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” – Buddha

“It is possible to dispel time, to see simultaneously all the past, present and future, and then everything is good, and everything is perfect.”

“The past is not an obstacle, just a force exerted against my back.”

“The past is never dead. It isn’t even past.” – William Faulkner

“The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past.” – Robertson Davies

“Don’t worry about the people in your past. There is a reason why they didn’t make it to your future.”

“A country without a memory is a country of madmen.” – George Santayana

“The past is strapped to our backs. We do not have to see it; we can always feel it.” – Mignon McLaughlin