Keith Whitley Quotes

There is maybe a danger of dwelling on the past, but I think that's far less dangerous than moving forward without learning and not being able to find joy in happy memories and things like that.

I don't harp on what I could change about the past, because I can't go back and change it. But definitely a lot of things I would change.

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.

Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.

Get up and dance, get up and smile, get up and drink to the days that are gone in the shortest while.

I don't live in the past. I just live in the enjoyment of the game.

Learn from the past and let it go. Live in today.

Yeah, like, when I look back on my life, I just remember back what happened in '74, or something. It seems like only the real good stuff comes to mind. I don't think of all the tragedies and all the funerals. That just doesn't come to mind at all. I guess I'm really blessed that way.

Life is not about dwelling on the bad.

I wouldn't trade the experiences I've had over the past 36 years for anything.

Happy is the person who cherishes the precious lessons of the past and lives vigorously in the present.

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

One should never live with regrets or with 'what if.' I've loved the good times, and I have learned from the bad. All in all, it's been a pretty fabulous life for me.

You learn that you can't take what's happened in the previous years for granted.

I have this big kid in me. I indulge him; I let him out to horse around. I think I'm being a great old man.

I like the fact I've got a past to learn from, but I don't want to wish my life away, either.

I am not someone who holds grudges, and I want to remember the good things about our time with Mourinho.

As I've grown older, I appreciate what I had at Lilly even more than I did back then.

I knew I was happy when I was dancing.

Some guys leave a place after a long time, and they're bitter. Not me.

God was awfully good to me during the good days. I cherish the old days, but I don't miss them.

'Have fun' is my message. Be silly. You're allowed to be silly. There's nothing wrong with it.

When life takes me on a new journey, I simply remember the smile my first ballet recital put on my face and I move forward.

I don't want to return to the past. I don't yearn for when I was 18 years old. I was in high school then. I had acne. I had a terrible hairdo. I'm sure I was sporting polyester pants.

We had something very special in the Faces. We were blessed to have the fun we had.