Confucius - The Master said, A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.

Dr. Seuss - Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is yourer than you.

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.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca - One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.

Malala Yousafzai - Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.

Ben Bernanke - If you want to understand geology, study earthquakes. If you want to understand the economy, study the Depression.

Audrey Niffenegger - When I was young I didn’t understand, but now, I know, how absence can be present, like a damaged nerve, like a dark bird.

Robert Reich - True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going.

Jaggi Vasudev - Insight essentially means being able to see things other people are not able to see. This is the hallmark of leadership.

Taylor Caldwell - Don't let the past steal your present. This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.

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

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette - I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I have had, and I am not sad because I no longer have it.

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.

Courteney Cox - Happy Memorial Day! Thank you to all our service men and women past and present. You are not forgotten!

Charles Kingsley - It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly, can never know what true friendship means.

William Arthur Ward - The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.