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If the common man in the past had a grave respect for property, it may conceivably have been because he sometimes had some of his own.
Tis not on youth's smooth cheek the blush alone, which fades so fast, But the tender bloom of heart is gone, ere youth itself be past.
We must come to understand our past, our history, in terms of the soil and water and forests and grasses that have made it what it is.
...photographs are facts, but not necessarily true... The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today.
Tax reform is taking the taxes off things that have been taxed in the past and putting taxes on things that haven't been taxed before.
The good tidings which the historian of the past brings with throbbing heart may be lost in a void the very moment he opens his mouth.
When people think of slavery, they think of an era from the distant past. Grainy photographs from Civil War times. And yet it goes on.
I know you left me once, but I came right back to find you. Even though I like being in your past, you got a bright future behind you.
We may scavenge the dross of the nation, we may shudder past bloody sod, But we thrill to the new revelation that we are parts of God.
We can let our past [difficulties and failures] beat us or teach us [to be more knowledgeable, competent and realistic in the future]!
What man of us has never felt, walking through the twilight or writing down a date from his past, that he has lost something infinite?
You can't allow tradition to get in the way of innovation. There's a need to respect the past, but it's a mistake to revere your past.
Yesterday you can't alter, but your reaction to yesterday you can. The past you cannot change, but your response to your past you can.
The statesman's task is to hear God's footsteps marching through history, and to try and catch on to His coattails as He marches past.
Confess yourself to heaven, Repent what's past, avoid what is to come, And do not spread the compost on the weeds To make them ranker.
A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
I like science fiction, I like fantasy, I like time travel, so I had this idea: What if you had a phone that could call into the past?
You don't have to specialize - do everything that you love and then, at some time, the future will come together for you in some form.
Every great leader of the past, whose record I have examined, was beset by difficulties and met with temporary defeat before 'arriving
I spent the first 18 years of my life in the pastoral town of Vernal, Utah, in the shadows of the Book Cliffs and the Uinta Mountains.
With a Trump administration we don't know enough yet to make predictions, but if past behavior is any indication, I am not encouraged.
There are times when I think that the reading I have done in the past has had no effect except to cloud my mind and make me indecisive
The past of the soul is so distant! The soul does not live on the edge of time. It finds its rest in the universe imagined by reverie.
Don't allow your past or present condition to control you. It's just a process that you're going through to get you to the next level.
The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-interest always runs a good race.
The past is what makes the present coherent, and the past will remain horrible for exactly as long as we refuse to assess it honestly.
If you were not to set an alarm clock, would you sleep past it? If the answer is yes, then there is clearly more sleep that is needed.
Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.
Rivers are places that renew our spirit, connect us with our past, and link us directly with the flow and rhythm of the natural world.
Who owns history? Everyone and no one--which is why the study of the past is a constantly evolving, never-ending journey of discovery.
Often, the roles I'm offered in England are melancholic women who are filled with regret for the past, regret for their fading beauty.
I am not a fan of Facebook or Twitter. They both allow too much information to be available and they make privacy a thing of the past.
I don't understand "The Little World of the Past" [a reference to the title of the book by Antonio Fogazzaro] that is destined to die.
The danger would be going back, or staying still. The only way out was through. The past was ruins, but the present was still in play.
An honorable spiritual practice recognizes the losses we have suffered, tells our story, and sheds our tears to free us from the past.
Between my past, the present and the future, there is one common factor: Relationship and Trust. This is the foundation of our growth.
I was told when I went for a life-insurance exam when I was 18 that I was not likely to live past 50, so I refused to pay the premium.
The centuries are sprinkled with rare magic with divine creatures who help us get past the common and extraordinary ills that beset us
After something crystallizes, I can write ferociously and write novels in six months, which in the past would have taken me two years.
I always wrote about things that were important to me. I think our past success showed that it was also important for a lot of others.
It seems to me self-evident that it is worthwhile to understand the best thoughts of the past, to appropriate them, to criticize them.
Through Jesus, your past is explained, your present has a purpose, and your future is secure. What more could you really want in life?
...the past gives you an identity and the future holds the promise of salvation, of fulfillment in whaterver form. Both are illusions.
I bring my past I bring my future I bring my rights and I bring my song I stand atop the Hacienda and shout We belong Here. We belong.
I always remember that whatever I have done in the past or may do in the future, Duke University is responsible in one way or another.
If we have had no past, it is well for us to look hopefully to the future - for the shadows bear the promise of a brighter coming day.
My core message is that God has got a good plan for your lives, and we must trust Him, and let go of the past. That's my main message.
Today, to allege corruption seems to be the pastime of most people. All kinds of allegations are leveled. I think it is self-defeating.
I have played a lot of Test cricket with Paul Collingwood over the past year. I seem to be spending more time with him than my fiancee.
...your memories will be muddled and uncataloged - past, present, and imagination all mixed together. The same thing happens in dreams.