Sarah Waters Quotes

If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.

Sometimes it takes looking at the past to really be able to move forward and learn from it.

I'm the last person to ask 'what do you remember' from a particular time period... I like to learn from the past... not 'live' in it.

That's a part of me going back to what I used to do.

People are always talking about the old days. They say that the old movies were better, that the old actors were so great. But I don't think so. All I can say about the old days is that they have passed.

I don't want to be 25 again.

I'm not a great one for looking back.

I have moments where I miss my old self. But I think anyone can get caught up in what we used to have. But at the same time, we can choose to focus on the beauty of now.

I shall always be grateful for this curious love of history, allowing me to spend a lifetime looking back into the past, allowing me to learn from these large figures about the struggle for meaning for life.

I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be.

The past is but the past of a beginning.

The past should have a vote but not a veto.

Events have moved on, yet some people still keep talking about the past.

With every new idea, it takes a generation or two until it becomes obvious that there's no real problem.

I absolutely love and respect the past, but I'm not a 'glory days' guy. I love where we've been and love where I'm at and going.

I am not among those who engage in nostalgia, because I think that locks you into a moment in time without thinking about where you are, what needs to be done now.

I try and move with the times. If I stop and begin thinking about the past there will be a problem.

The past is the past, and we have to look forward.

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

It is only by reflecting on the past that one can create a better future.

A lot of times we look at the past as something that was really great, but we ignore things that have actually gotten better since then.

Either people cling to the past and refuse to advance their ways, or they're always looking to future and not appreciating what's in front of them right now.

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.

What has happened has happened. What is done cannot be undone. There is no point in looking back and ruminating over the past. I am a forward-looking man. I want to look ahead; I want to put my past behind me. I want to make my country proud.

I want to talk more about the future than the past.