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"One of my resolutions is to quit smoking. I've tried for the past two years, but this year I am going to stick with it."

"One of my resolutions is to quit smoking. I've tried for the past two years, but this year I am going to stick with it."

John Oldham, American Celebrity

Past, Smoking, Years

4

"I discovered that the study of past philosophers is of little use unless our own reality enters into it. Our reality alone allows the thinker's questions to become comprehensible."

"I discovered that the study of past philosophers is of little use unless our own reality enters into it. Our reality alone allows the thinker's questions to become comprehensible."

Karl Jaspers, German Psychologist

Past, Questions, Reality, Study

4

"Have you heard a single national figure tell you all of the crises of the recent past are not economic, they're cultural?"

"Have you heard a single national figure tell you all of the crises of the recent past are not economic, they're cultural?"

Newt Gingrich, American Politician

4

"Films made in the spirit of the past continued to be made."

"Films made in the spirit of the past continued to be made."

Andrzej Wajda, Polish Director

4

"Praises for our past triumphs are as feathers to a dead bird."

"Praises for our past triumphs are as feathers to a dead bird."

Paul Eldridge, American Educator

4

"Past is past."

"Past is past."

Pete Waterman, English Producer

4

"Our educational system is like an automobile which has strong rear lights, brightly illuminating the past. But looking forward things are barely discernible."

"Our educational system is like an automobile which has strong rear lights, brightly illuminating the past. But looking forward things are barely discernible."

Hermann Oberth, German Scientist

4

"The past is still, for us, a place that is not safely settled."

"The past is still, for us, a place that is not safely settled."

Michael Ondaatje, Canadian Author

4

"Over the past several years, I've been more in a managerial role."

"Over the past several years, I've been more in a managerial role."

Dennis Ritchie, American Scientist

4

"Which is not to discount everything I've done in my past; everything I have learned tremendously from."

"Which is not to discount everything I've done in my past; everything I have learned tremendously from."

Rachel True, American Actress

4

"Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing, Thanks for mercies past received."

"Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing, Thanks for mercies past received."

John Sheffield, English Poet

4

"The present in New York is so powerful that the past is lost."

"The present in New York is so powerful that the past is lost."

John Jay Chapman, American Poet

3

"I do not intend to prejudge the past."

"I do not intend to prejudge the past."

William Whitelaw, British Politician

3

"Our past is a story existing only in our minds. Look, analyze, understand, and forgive. Then, as quickly as possible, chuck it."

"Our past is a story existing only in our minds. Look, analyze, understand, and forgive. Then, as quickly as possible, chuck it."

Marianne Williamson, American Author

3

"The Moon! Artemis! the great goddess of the splendid past of men! Are you going to tell me she is a dead lump?"

"The Moon! Artemis! the great goddess of the splendid past of men! Are you going to tell me she is a dead lump?"

David Herbert Lawrence, English Writer

3

"The past is a shadow; the present is real."

"The past is a shadow; the present is real."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

Past, Mindfulness

3

"Today wouldn't have happened if histories weren't falsified."

"Today wouldn't have happened if histories weren't falsified."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Past, History, Truth, Regret, Power

3

"Not to be born is, past all prizing, best."

"Not to be born is, past all prizing, best."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

2

"The discontented believe that their regrets are about the past."

"The discontented believe that their regrets are about the past."

Mason Cooley, American Writer

2

"Drop the past. The past is no more, and the future is not yet."

"Drop the past. The past is no more, and the future is not yet."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

Past, Mindfulness

2

"The past, though it cannot be relived, can always be repaired."

"The past, though it cannot be relived, can always be repaired."

John LaFarge, American Artist

2

"The past is magnetic. It draws us in."

"The past is magnetic. It draws us in."

Jeanette Winterson, British Novelist

Past, Memory, Attraction, Reflection

1

"Don't be unnecessarily burdened by the past. Go on closing chapters."

"Don't be unnecessarily burdened by the past. Go on closing chapters."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

Past, Letting Go

1

"Sometimes the past seems too big for the present to hold."

"Sometimes the past seems too big for the present to hold."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

1

"Don't be unnecessarily burdened by the past. Go on closing chapters that you have read."

"Don't be unnecessarily burdened by the past. Go on closing chapters that you have read."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

Past, Letting Go

1

"Your past does not define you, your present does."

"Your past does not define you, your present does."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

Past, Transformation

1

"It is a fight to let go of a past that refuses to withdraw its sticky tentacles from your present."

"It is a fight to let go of a past that refuses to withdraw its sticky tentacles from your present."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Past, Regret, Wisdom, Truth

1

"How do you know that past exist?"

"How do you know that past exist?"

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

Past, Truth, Wisdom, Life, Power

1

"Whether you need to remember the past or not, It changes nothing but gives the best choice for the future that makes You always to remember your past."

"Whether you need to remember the past or not, It changes nothing but gives the best choice for the future that makes You always to remember your past."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Past, Future, Life, Choice

1

"Past is aipsom if you learned from the past."

"Past is aipsom if you learned from the past."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Past, Learning, Growth, Reflection

"Your past is like a bag of bricks; set it down and walk away. Quit collecting every painful word, memory and mistake. Collect hope."

"Your past is like a bag of bricks; set it down and walk away. Quit collecting every painful word, memory and mistake. Collect hope."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Past, Truth, Wisdom, Life, Power

"It's kind of hard to outlive your past."

"It's kind of hard to outlive your past."

Richelle Mead, American Author

Past, Memory, Trauma, Survival

"Reliving your painful past will poison your heart and your tomorrow."

"Reliving your painful past will poison your heart and your tomorrow."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Past, Poison, Life, Truth

"Maybe, it is easier to forget the past,than to overcome the pain caused by it.Maybe, it is one of some other reasons,why men forget their prehuman ancestor."

"Maybe, it is easier to forget the past,than to overcome the pain caused by it.Maybe, it is one of some other reasons,why men forget their prehuman ancestor."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Past, Memory, Regret, Truth, Wisdom

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