Famous Quotes: Past

I subscribe to William Faulkner's' view that history is not just about what we were before but who we are now.
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I'm strong and fearless and not afraid to take risks in business.
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The stories from Iran's present and past are reminders that freedom, democracy and human rights, or fundamentalism, fascism and terrorism are not geographically and culturally determined, but universal.
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There have been only 268 of the past 3,421 years free of war.
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There are more people than you think who want to have a challenging experience, in which they are obliged to reflect about the past.
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I remember being in Atlantic City once when I was 18 or 19, and a sea of people were screaming and pulling their hair because I was there. It was weird. Nobody deserves adulation like that. I tried to explain it to my kids once. I said, 'Mommy used to be kind of cool, kind of like a Britney Spears.'
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Pop is actually my least favorite kind of music, because it lacks real depth.
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Powerful people cannot afford to educate the people that they oppress, because once you are truly educated, you will not ask for power. You will take it.
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How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy.
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I wasn't going to get such a nice car - I was going to get a cute little hybrid or something, keep the trees happy - but then my grandfather died, and it was all: retail therapy!
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When I had money in the past, I would always travel rather than spend it on big apartments or cars. And I still feel exactly the same way.
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The biggest difference is in the leadership. It was better for us. We had more coaches and mentors to help us. A lot of the younger players today suffer from a lack of direction.
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Take time to gather up the past so that you will be able to draw from your experience and invest them in the future.
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Inflation is bringing us true democracy. For the first time in history, luxuries and necessities are selling at the same price.
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We are willing enough to praise freedom when she is safely tucked away in the past and cannot be a nuisance. In the present, amidst dangers whose outcome we cannot foresee, we get nervous about her, and admit censorship.
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A bland smile is like a green light at an intersection, it feels good when you get one, but you forget it the moment you're past it.
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The other inmates stand in a long straight line, flanked by guards, and I am dragged past them. I do not respect them, because they will not run - will not try to escape.
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I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing.
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Everybody past a certain age, regardless of how they look on the outside, pretty much constantly dreams of being able to escape from their lives.
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The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.
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