Past Quotes

There are too many other things to think about—things that can be helped without my thinking of those I can’t help.

Maybe the past is like an anchor holding us back. Maybe, you have to let go of who you were to become who you will be.

— I know what I have to do, but going back means I'll have to face my past. I've been running from it for so long.
[Rafiki hits Simba on the head]
— Ow! Jeez! What was that for?
— It doesn't matter. It's in the past.
— Yeah, but it still hurts.
— Oh, yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it you can either run from it or learn from it.

The Lion King

Simba

Rafiki

If you always worry about the past it's your loss because you won't be able to enjoy the present.

Great Teacher Onizuka

Season 1

Episode 19

Eikichi Onizuka

We cannot go back to the past, no matter how hard we try. No matter how wonderful it was. The past is nothing but the past.

Great Teacher Onizuka

Season 1

Episode 1

"You know the old phrase 'Those who don't remember the past are condemned to repeat it'? Well, I think those who remember their past are even worse off."

Choke

Mistakes

The whole world can't lick us but we can lick ourselves by longing too hard for things we haven't got any more--and by remembering too much.

Extraordinary creatures you young people are, altogether. The past you hate, the present you despise, and the future is a matter of indifference. How do you suppose that can lead to any good end?

You give up your future, lose your dream, are stained with despair… yet at the same time, you shake off you past, fight reality, and never lose your nobility.