Buzz Aldrin Quotes

You can't sit back, rest on laurels and think about the past - what the journey has been.

Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you.

It's been the work that has carried me and I never wanted to rest on my laurels or go back and do what I done before.

'Seconds' is very much about reaching out for the next thing after you've figured out the first thing.

Of course I'm proud of what I've done, but I'm interested in what's next. I want to be relevant now, in 2012. I've done my bit for the past. I've only ever been about what's next, really, and I'll be that way until I keel over.

After a few games I knew I was going to be able to compete. The idea of being a star never crossed my mind.

I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what's next.

I think it's the end of progress if you stand still and think of what you've done in the past. I keep on.

Well, I don't look back and celebrate. I just always worry about the next one.

I never look back, ever. I'm always looking ahead, working on the next thing.

Chasing after the past is not going to lead you to the future you want.

What I try to focus on is going forward.

I've never really looked back.

I never hanker after the past - I prefer to devote myself to new tasks.

If you come to my house, you won't see a wall of trophies or things like that. I'm sort of 'on to the next thing' all the time.

Being stuck is a position few of us like. We want something new but cannot let go of the old - old ideas, beliefs, habits, even thoughts. We are out of contact with our own genius. Sometimes we know we are stuck; sometimes we don't. In both cases we have to DO something.

I don't stop at my past; I like new work. I like what I'm doing tomorrow.

I don't want to live on past records.

I still don't have all the answers. I'm more interested in what I can do next than what I did last.

One of the things that I've learned working with Madonna is you just move forward. It's really rare that she ever brings up the past.

But I've got more to learn, too. I don't feel like I'm done or I know it all.

I don't want to be too critical of what other people do, but when people go back to do the same thing that they did, I'm completely confused. I'm like, 'Didn't you make that movie already?' I've been very fortunate, and I'm well taken care of, so the least I can do is try to go forward.

Nobody has it all, but for me to even come close is amazing.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

I'm not much for sitting around and thinking about the past or talking about the past. What does that accomplish? If I can give young people something to think about, like the future, that's a better use of my time.