Quotes about paste
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Thomas Sankara photo

“In these tempestuous times, we can't leave our enemies of the past and the present the monopoly on thought, imagination, and creativity.”

Thomas Sankara (1949–1987) President of Upper Volta

From a speech to the United Nations on 4 October 1984 https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2007/10/SANKARA/15203

“Peace will come only if we truly love one another. We might have hurt others and the environment in the past, and we should repent in this new year.”

Eduardus Sangsun (1943–2008) Indonesian bishop (1943-2008)

Church Leaders Ask People to Work For Peace, Care For Nature https://www.ucanews.com/story-archive/?post_name=/2008/01/10/church-leaders-ask-people-to-work-for-peace-care-for-nature&post_id=29096 (9 January 2008)

Sergey Lavrov photo
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Elizabeth Martinez photo

“Looking over the past two decades, we see close ties between gender-related attitudes and political ideology. A law seems to exist that sexism and heterosexism almost always travel alongside reactionary types of nationalism.”

Elizabeth Martinez (1925) American community organizer, activist, author, and educator

De Colores Means All of Us: Latina Views for a Multi-Colored Century (2017)

Elizabeth Martinez photo

“The voices of the grassroots, of people, must always be heard if we are to understand the past and move effectively toward the future”

Elizabeth Martinez (1925) American community organizer, activist, author, and educator

De Colores Means All of Us: Latina Views for a Multi-Colored Century (2017)

Archilochus photo
John Crist (comedian) photo

“I think Christian comedy has gotten a bad rap in the past because it's very passive, and it's not honest. It's like knock-knock jokes type humor. What we're bringing to the table is another level of honesty, and maybe transparency that I think does make some people uncomfortable.”

John Crist (comedian) (1984) American comedian

[Paulson, Dave, John Crist: A Christian comedian who's gently poking fun at faith, https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2019/04/11/john-crist-christian-comedian-nashville-comedy-festival-ryman-auditorium/3215394002/, 6 September 2019, The Tennessean, April 11, 2019, en]

Kim Stanley Robinson photo

“Immigration worked as a time machine, bringing up little islands of the past into the present.”

Kim Stanley Robinson (1952) American science fiction writer

Source: Blue Mars (1996), Chapter 12, “It Goes So Fast” (p. 598)

Leonid Kuchma photo

“Debt can rob you of your future because you are using the money you earn today to pay off things from the past”

Andrew Lokenauth (1987) Personal finance expert, writer and public speaker

Source: https://www.bankrate.com/finance/credit-cards/how-credit-cards-can-help-during-a-recession/

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Prevale photo

“Many thoughts often devour us. We all have a more or less beautiful past and we can all go haywire, but considering lived experiences as a learning an opportunity… will help us to love the present and the future of life.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Molti pensieri spesso ci divorano. Tutti abbiamo un passato più o meno bello e tutti possiamo andare in tilt, ma considerare le esperienze vissute come un'opportunità di apprendimento... ci aiuterà ad amare il presente e il futuro della vita.
Source: prevale.net

Prevale photo

“Each of us is the result of his past. The important thing is that you never become a prisoner of it. Never.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Ognuno di noi è il risultato del suo passato. L'importante è non diventarne mai prigioniero. Mai.
Source: prevale.net

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“Go back and touch the past remembering emotions, mistakes, loves, shortcomings and pains it's a way to have clarity on the future that awaits us.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Tornare indietro e toccare il passato ricordando emozioni, errori, amori, mancanze e dolori è un modo per avere chiarezza sul futuro che ci aspetta.
Source: prevale.net

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“To create a beautiful future, it is necessary to eliminate all ties with the past: emotions, feelings, sensations and events, good or bad, belong to what has been. Start today to realise each day what it must be.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Per creare un bel futuro, è necessario eliminare tutti i legami con il passato: emozioni, sentimenti, sensazioni ed eventi, belli o brutti, appartengono a ciò che è stato. Iniziate oggi a realizzare ogni giorno ciò che dev'essere.
Source: prevale.net

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“The past is a prison, the future… awaits you outside from there.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Il passato è una prigione, il futuro... vi aspetta fuori da lì.
Source: prevale.net

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“As long as you are afraid to love you will never be free to choose, free to want, free to get. Let go of what belongs to the past and think of the future with optimism. No one else can do it for you.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Finché avrete paura di amare non sarete mai liberi di scegliere, liberi di volere, liberi di ottenere. Lasciate andare ciò che appartiene al passato e pensate al futuro con ottimismo. Nessun altro può farlo per voi.
Source: prevale.net

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“For a good future, it is essential to live the present by killing the evil of the past.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Per un buon futuro, è essenziale vivere il presente uccidendo il male del passato.
Source: prevale.net