Tom Malinowski Quotes

I think in order to move forward into the future, you need to know where you've been.

History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.

I'm trying to learn the lessons of the past, but not to make speeches about the past.

Think about the past to learn, but move forward.

Sometimes, to move into the future, you must go back the past.

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

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.

You realize yourself when you start reflecting - because I don't live in the past, although your past is so much a part of what you are - that you can't ignore it. But I don't look at scrapbooks.

Somebody who can reckon with the past, who can live with the past in the present, and move towards the future - that's fabulous.

There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will not catch you if you don't repeat it.

You've got to always go back in time if you want to move forward.

We have all examined our past critically and are very much aware of even the unpleasant things. Now, we need to look at what we plan to do with the lessons we have learned from the past.

You cannot alter the past. You can only learn from it, and … history is the best teacher.

Commemorating the present and looking forward to a more promising future has always depended on learning from the past..

I can't change the past. It made me what I am.

The theme of 'Karate' is about fighting yourself to break down barriers and move forward.

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

We need to look at what we have ahead of us and that is more important than looking at someone else. It is the only way forward.

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

The only reason I look back is to check if I've been doing something wrong. I look at things from even three years ago and think, 'I wouldn't do that now.' Your life changes.

You can't really know where you are going until you know where you have been.

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

I always keep my head down, working, doing things, moving forward. That's what I've done all my life. Then you stop and realize what you've done.

We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.

To avoid tripping on the chain of the past, you have to pick it up and wind it about you.