Ella Woodward Quotes

When you talk to people who are old, some wish they had enjoyed themselves more, but not many wish they had wasted more time.

When I think about it, 20 years really seems like a blink of an eye sometimes. I wish I would have made a more concerted effort to enjoy things along the way.

I love Duke. Wish I could've stayed a second year, but I had other things to do.

Don't live in the past. There's no point. You can't change anything. What a waste of time.

Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.

We all look for lost time.

If I had let myself off the hook in college, I could have enjoyed myself a lot more. Knowing that I can't have those years back, I have learned to get the most out of living in the now.

There's been a lot of really cool stuff that's happened to me throughout my career, and I remember everything, but I don't think I savored every moment of it like I should have or like I do now.

Don't waste your time away thinkin' 'bout yesterday's blues.

If I could live my life all over I'd do everything the same; the film in my camera would remain the same; there's no way lord, to leave this love behind.

I think sometimes in life we rush and only later look back and say, 'Wow, that was something pretty cool that I did,' and we realize we should have been more aware while it was happening.

Well, the future for me is already a thing of the past.

It's terrible to realize you don't learn how to live until you're ready to die, and then it's too late.

The only thing I regret about my past is the length of it. If I had to live my life again I'd make all the same mistakes - only sooner.

I wish I had appreciated my youth - I should have worn tighter clothing when I could have!

You can't afford to live your life with regrets.

This is our one and only chance at mortal life - here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that illusive and non-existent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey - now.

If I could go back in time, I'd return to when my parents were alive and appreciate them more than I did when I was growing up.

I had a great time at Southampton and will always be thankful for that.

People ask me, how was university; I say it was boring and it wasn't for me. But if you wanna go, that's cool. I'm not out to lead people astray, but everyone has their vices.

Football is full of highs and lows, but when people retire, they often say, 'I wish I'd enjoyed it more.'

If you are always talking about the past, then you don't really have much in the present.

I loved college, I loved Princeton.

They were some of the best years of my life, and I'm so thankful I was able to go to Stanford.

I've loved my days at Oregon State.