Zadie Smith - The past is always tense, the future perfect.

John Ruskin - Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of perfect disorder.

Zoraida Pesante - I am not a perfect mother and I will never be. You are not a perfect daughter and you will never be. But put us together and we will be the best mother and daughter we would ever be.

Angelita Lim — “I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more.”

Joel Osteen - People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.

George Allen, Sr. - Forget the past - the future will give you plenty to worry about.

Patrice Evra - I live in the present because the past is regret, and the future is anxiety.

Bernard Meltzer - When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future.

Orson Scott Card - The future is a hundred thousand threads, but the past is a fabric that can never be rewoven.

Mike Rowe - I’m looking forward to the future, and feeling grateful for the past.

Zbigniew Brzezinski - Anniversaries are like birthdays: occasions to celebrate and to think ahead, usually among friends with whom one shares not only the past but also the future.

Swami Sivananda - Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.

John F. Kennedy - Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

Mary Pickford - The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.

Patti Smith - I've always thrived on the encouragement of others.

Nikos Kazantzakis - Every perfect traveler always creates the country where he travels.