Quotes for All
My goal is to tell good stories. And to try as best I can to do something new with acting. To learn from the past and to be a relevant artist. To make stories that are interesting and contemporary and to tell some kind of emotional truth. Ethan Hawke
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it without a sense of ironic futility. Errol Morris
Today’s events are tomorrow’s history, yet events seen by the naked eye lack the depth and breadth of human struggles, triumphs and suffering. Writing history is writing the soul of the past… so that the present generation may learn from past mistakes, be inspired by their ancestor’s sacrifices, and take responsibility for the future. Epifanio … Read more
What we learn from the past is that you cannot make peace against people by interfering and – and just launching a war and trying to change a regime without any political solution. So my role is first to avoid any war and try to – to frame the discussion in order to create peace … Read more
The greatest lesson we can learn from the past. . . is that freedom is at the core of every successful nation in the world. Frederick Chiluba
It seems to me that the dedication of a library is an act of faith. To bring together the resources of the past and to house them in buildings where they will be preserved for the use of men and women in the future, a nation must believe in three things. It must believe in … Read more
Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future. Denis Waitley
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. Denis Waitley
I’m the last person to ask ‘what do you remember’ from a particular time period… I like to learn from the past… not ‘live’ in it. David Coverdale
Now, once again, we find ourselves facing rising gas prices, and the question is: This time, are we going to learn from the past? Are we finally going to get serious about energy conservation? Of course not! We have the brains of mealworms! So we need to get more oil somehow. As far as I … Read more