Thomas S. Monson Quotes

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.

The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.

My life is every moment of my life. It is not a culmination of the past.

I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's where the fun is.

Big will always be a part of my life. But I'm still on this Earth, so I have to live my life for now and the future.

Learn from the past, look to the future, but live in the present.

I've always said I live in the present, and I build for the future.

Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!

Over the last couple of years, I've really worked toward balancing my life out more, having a little bit more time with friends, family and my boyfriend. There was a period of time when they were way down the list. It was all about music and touring and if everything fell by the wayside, so be it.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

The older I get the more I try not to waste my time on negative energy.

I've learned that the perfect picture that I hold in my mind of what my life looks like is constantly changing, growing, evolving. I remind myself that I am exactly where I need to be in my life; otherwise, I would surely be somewhere else.

I guess I'm living in the present more than the past.

I take all of my life lessons, which some people might call 'mistakes,' and apply them to my future so that I keep growing.

Whenever I'm trying to decide how to spend my precious time, energy, or money, I ask myself a series of questions. 'Will this broaden or deepen my relationships?' 'Will this contribute to an atmosphere of growth in my life?' 'Is this a way to 'Be Gretchen?' and 'Will this help connect me to my past?'

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.

Often it takes some calamity to make us live in the present. Then suddenly we wake up and see all the mistakes we have made.

Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future.

You are not waiting for your life to start. It's going on right now.

I'm learning to not worry too much about the future, and it's hard, but I'm doing it.

I just live day to day, in the present. And I try to just be that best version of myself every day - I don't look too far behind, I don't look too far forward.

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

For me, it's just staying in the present, enjoying what I'm doing, and making sure I'm making the kind of improvements and moves forward that I want to.

I do not like to live in the past, I live in the present. I think that is very important as a player, as a coach, and as a human being.

All you have to do is to pay attention; lessons always arrive when you are ready, and if you can read the signs, you will learn everything you need to know in order to take the next step