4,591 Quotes About Past

All our knowledge hast its origins in our perceptions … In nature there is no effect without a cause … Experience never errs; it is only your judgments that err by promising themselves effects such as are not caused by your experiments … Science is the observation of things possible, whether present or past; prescience is the knowledge of things which may come to pass.

Facebook and Twitter have changed how people follow ski racing. In past Olympics, you couldn't stay in touch with the fan base that followed you during the Olympics. They thought they had to wait four years to reconnect.

We've been through so much over the past two years and we're ready now.

I don't know why that is such an important thing. The past is the past.

I have no doubt I was someone very interesting in a past life.

All nations have present, or past, or future reasons for thinking themselves incomparable.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

I don't care too much what happened in the past. I prefer to focus on what is coming next and I am really looking forward to it.

We have either to progress or to degenerate. Our ancestors did great things in the past, but we have to grow into a fuller life and march beyond even their great achievements.