Neil Young Quotes

There is no point in regretting any part of the past. The past can't now be altered, the future has yet to be lived, and consciously to experience every moment of the present is the only way to gain at least the illusion of immortality.

The past is over and done and cannot be changed. This is the only moment we can experience.

A world of "if"s, but it would make no difference. If I could go back in time... but I couldn't. The past was behind me. The best thing now would be to stop looking over my shoulder. It was time to forget the past and look to the present and future.

You can't go back to how things were. How you thought they were. All you really have is...now.

Don't time travel into the past, roaming through the nuances as if they can change. Don't bookmark pages you've already read.

You simply cannot change what has happened in the past.

You can’t repeat the past.” “Can’t repeat the past?” he cried incredulously. “Why of course you can!

There is no comfort looking forth nor back, The present gives the lie to all her past.

You can’t do anything about yesterday, and the only way to improve tomorrow is by what you do right now.

The past is not a package one can lay away.

There ain't no future in the past.

The present no matter what I brought couldn’t change the past. The Past was set and sealed.

We must not confuse the present with the past. With regard to the past, no further action is possible.

I think you'd best make your peace with the past since you've come this far. I think you know by now that you won't go back again.

While your past can inform you and your future can inspire you, the moment of choice exists in the here and now.

The mill cannot grind with the water that is past.

If I've learned one thing in life, it's you can never go back.

In any case, you can't turn back the clock.

You can't live in the past, there's nothing you can do about it.

You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.

You can't change what happened. But you can still change what will happen.

My life is what it is, and I can't change it. I can change the future, but I can't do anything about the past.

What is past cannot be rewritten, but it is within our power to rewrite the future.

You can't relive your life.

Certainly, there were tough times, but no, you can't go back and change it. So, why dwell on it?