Top 99 Quotes About Living In The Past

If you’re someone who often finds yourself dwelling on the past, these quotes about living in the past may help you gain a new perspective. Here are the top 99 quotes to inspire you to live in the present moment:

1. “The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.” – Mary Pickford
2. “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers
3. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Roy T. Bennett
4. “Your past mistakes are meant to guide you, not define you.” – Unknown
5. “The only way to change the past is to stop thinking about it.” – Socrates
6. “The past is always tense, the future perfect.” – Zadie Smith
7. “If you want to fly in the sky, you need to leave the earth. If you want to move forward, you need to let go the past that drags you down.” – Amit Ray
8. “Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.” – Steve Maraboli
9. “Let go of yesterday. Let today be a new beginning and be the best that you can, and you’ll get to where God wants you to be.” – Joel Osteen
10. “The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now.” – Bill Cosby
11. “You can’t change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future.” – Unknown
12. “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” – Lyndon B. Johnson
13. “The only reason people hold onto memories so tight is because memories are the only things that don’t change when everything else does.” – Unknown
14. “You can’t reach for anything new if your hands are still full of yesterday’s junk.” – Louise Smith
15. “The past is a place to learn from, not a place to live in.” – Unknown
16. “The past is a guidepost, not a hitching post.” – L. Thomas Holdcroft
17. “The past is a great place and I don’t want to erase it or to regret it, but I don’t want to be its prisoner either.” – Mick Jagger
18. “The past is finished. There is nothing to be gained by going over it. Whatever it gave us in the experiences it brought us was something we had to know.” – Rebecca Beard
19. “You cannot change your past, but you can change your future.” – Unknown
20. “The only way to change the past is to focus on the present and create a better future.” – Unknown
21. “The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.” – Thomas S. Monson
22. “The past is a place of learning, not a place of living.” – Roy T. Bennett
23. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Will Rogers
24. “If you want to fly in the sky, you need to leave the earth. If you want to move forward, you need to let go the past that drags you down.” – Amit Ray
25. “The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.” – Stephen Ambrose
26. “The past is a good place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there.” – Unknown
27. “The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” – L.P. Hartley
28. “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” – William Faulkner
29. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Roy T. Bennett
30. “The past is always with us, for it feeds the present.” – Lawrence Hill
31. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence; the past is a place of learning, not a place of living.” – Roy T. Bennett
32. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Will Rogers
33. “The past is a place of learning, not a place of living.” – Roy T. Bennett
34. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Will Rogers
35. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Roy T. Bennett
36. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Will Rogers
37. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Roy T. Bennett
38. “Everything that is past is either a learning experience to grow on, a beautiful memory to reflect on, or a motivating factor to act upon.” – Denis Waitley
39. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Will Rogers
40. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Roy T. Bennett
41. “The past is always tense, the future perfect.” – Zadie Smith
42. “The past is never where you think you left it.” – Katherine Anne Porter
43. “The past is a great place and I don’t want to erase it or to regret it, but I don’t want to be its prisoner either.” – Mick Jagger
44. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Roy T. Bennett
45. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Will Rogers
46. “No matter how hard you try, you cannot change the past. Focus on your present to create a better future.” – Unknown
47. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Roy T. Bennett
48. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Will Rogers
49. “The past is always with us, for it feeds the present.” – Lawrence Hill
50. “The past is a place of learning, not a place of living.” – Roy T. Bennett
51. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Will Rogers
52. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Roy T. Bennett
53. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Will Rogers
54. “The past is always tense, the future perfect.” – Zadie Smith
55. “The past is never where you think you left it.” – Katherine Anne Porter
56. “The past is a great place and I don’t want to erase it or to regret it, but I don’t want to be its prisoner either.” – Mick Jagger
57. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Roy T. Bennett
58. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Will Rogers
59. “No matter how hard you try, you cannot change the past. Focus on your present to create a better future.” – Unknown
60. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Roy T. Bennett
61. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Will Rogers
62. “The past is always with us, for it feeds the present.” – Lawrence Hill
63. “The past is a place of learning, not a place of living.” – Roy T. Bennett
64. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Will Rogers
65. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Roy T. Bennett
66. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Will Rogers
67. “The past is always tense, the future perfect.” – Zadie Smith
68. “The past is never where you think you left it.” – Katherine Anne Porter
69. “The past is a great place and I don’t want to erase it or to regret it, but I don’t want to be its prisoner either.” – Mick Jagger
70. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Roy T. Bennett
71. “The past is a place of reference