Billie Holiday Quotes

Too many people live too much in the past. The past must be a springboard, not a sofa.

Sooner or later we learn to throw the past away, history will teach us nothing.

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

Dwell on the past and you will lose an eye. Forget the past and you will lose both eyes.

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

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.

My biggest life lesson is that the past is the past. I do my best not to bring history into my present. It ain't ever easy, but it usually creates more opportunity for joyful experiences.

The future is meant for those who are willing to let go of the worst parts of the past. When you cannot take two steps without turning around to inspect your footsteps, you are getting nowhere fast.

Oh, yesterdays are over my shoulder, So I can't look back for too long. There's just too much to see waiting in front of me, and I know that I just can't go wrong.

The past is dead; let it bury its dead, its hopes and its aspirations; before you lies the future-a future full of golden promise.

To move foward, you have to leave the past behind

You can’t encore the past. If I see a bright light shining out there, I want to go toward it.

I'm not the type of person who likes to look backwards. I've always felt compelled to move forward and I've never been one to dwell in the past. All the people I've met, all the places I've been, and all the things that I've done have simply been part of who I am.

We cannot erase the past, but we can accept it as history.

Learn from the past, but don't live there. Build on what you know so that you don't repeat mistakes.

Always choose the future over the past. What do we do now?

You can't look back - you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future.

Dwell not on the past. Use it to illustrate a point, then leave it behind.

Those who can forget the past are way ahead of the rest of us.

It is not possible to go forward while looking back.

Let us not be bitter about the past, but let us keep our eyes firmly on the future.

I hate looking backward, but every once in a while it sneaks up on you.

Because that's just the way it is, and don't sleep on what you did before, you know, because it can... not hurt you, but you can find yourself sleeping on something that happened in the past, but you dare to progress and there is always room for progression.

The past is a stepping stone, not a millstone.

Too many people dwell on the past: the thing is to get on with life.