Alivia Latimer

50 Quotes That Will Help You Let Go Of The Past In The New Year

When your past calls, don't answer. It has nothing new to say.
Kirsten Corley
December 5, 2016
“Remembering means taking the good with the bad, the happy with the sad. It means living in shades of grey, rather than in the shade of certainty.”
— Jacob Geers, When Remembering The Past Hurts, But You Don’t Want To Forget
Tagged: Grey, Memory
“When your past calls, don’t answer. It has nothing new to say.”
— Anonymous, The Artidote
Tagged: Past, Letting Go, Moving On, Moving Forward, Life
“Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.”
— Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear
Tagged: How To Think, The Art of Awareness, Psychology, Philosophy
“Our scars make us know that our past was for real.”
— Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (Dover Thrift Editions)
Tagged: Scars, Past, Pain
“Let the past hold on to itself and let the present move forward into the future.”
— Douglas Adams, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Tagged: Past, present, Future
“No amount of regretting can change the past, and no amount of worrying can change the future.”
— Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
Tagged: worry, Past, Future
“Sometimes we need to stop analyzing the past, stop planning the future, stop figuring out precisely how we feel, stop deciding exactly what we want, and just see what happens.”
— Carrie Bradshaw, 35 Timeless ‘Sex And The City’ Quotes Every Fabulous Single Woman Should Read
Tagged: Sex And The City, Life
“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.”
— Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City, Season 5: Anchors Away
Tagged: Sex And The City, Life, Love
“You can't stop the future
You can't rewind the past
The only way to learn the secret
...is to press play.”
— Jay Asher, 13 Reasons Why
Tagged: Change, Life, inspiration, Advice
“Sooner or later we’ve all got to let go of our past.”
— Dan Brown, Deception Point
Tagged: Past, Moving Forward, Moving On, Healing
“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.”
— Deepak ChopraVerified account, Twitter
Tagged: Future, Past, Identity, Reaction, Pain, Choice
“You become the victim of the past, and your tormentor today is your self left over from yesterday.”
— Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams
Tagged: The Past, The Present, The future, forgiveness, Self-Forgiveness, Self-Concept, Moving Forward, Victim
“We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.”
— Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
Tagged: Past, Future, Growth
“How can we live without our lives? How will we know it's us without our past?”
— John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
Tagged: Past, Memories, Time
“Everyone has their own version of a memory.”
— Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects
Tagged: Memories, Past, differences
“The past will let go of you if you let go of the past.”
— Timber Hawkeye, Buddhist Boot Camp
Tagged: Past
“I know I can’t change the past, but I can change the future. I can change, too. And I will.”
— Nicholas Sparks, The Wedding (Novel Learning Series Book 2)
Tagged: Lost Love, Change, Past and Future, Hope, Faith, Compromise
“Scars aren’t there to loudly announce, ‘I’ve been through more!’ But rather, they quietly whisper, ‘You survived.”
— Marina Miller, We Will Try Again Tomorrow, And Every Day After That
Tagged: Scars, Past, Your Past, Histroy, Past Pain, Survival, Moving Forward
“The past can only be escaped by embracing something better.”
— Nicholas Sparks, The Best of Me
Tagged: Past and Future, Regret, Moving On
“Your past may have built you, but it never reduced you.”
— Bianca Sparacino, I’m So Afraid That I’m Unworthy Of Your Love
Tagged: Positive Thoughts, Past, The Future Is Open, Unsplash + QC
“I can’t take back the past, but I can fight for the future.”
— Shannon A. Thompson, Death Before Daylight: Book Three Of The Timely Death Trilogy
Tagged: Don't Go Back, The Past, Future
“You are hatching from the past.”
— Simon Van Booy, Everything Beautiful Began After: A Novel
Tagged: Don't Go Back, The Past
“Forgive the past. It is over. Learn from it and let go. People are constantly changing and growing. Do not cling to a limited, disconnected, negative image of a person in the past. See that person now. Your relationship is always alive and changing.”
— Brian Weiss, Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives
“Oh yes, the past can hurt. But from the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.”
— Rafiki, The Lion King
Tagged: Past, hurt, learn, The Lion King
“I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.”
— Alan W. Watts, A Spiritual Renegade's Guide to the Good Life
Tagged: Future, Past, present, live in the moment
“What I’ve come to realize is that all my fears of the future are actually fears of the past.

Each of us has a whole bank of awful moments in our memories, each of which are so painful that we can’t accept that we could experience the same pain again.”
— David Cain, Why Your Fears Won’t Come True
Tagged: Future, Past, Fear, Repetition
“If you don't pay attention to the past, you'll never understand the future.It's all linked together.”
— Sarah Dessen, Just Listen
Tagged: Past and Future, Regret, Mistakes, forgiveness
“People with the worst scars have the best stories.”
— Khloé Kardashian, Strong Looks Better Naked
Tagged: Scars, Past and Future, Mistakes, Moving Forward
“You are not defined by your past. You are prepared by your past.”
— Joel Osteen, 365 Best Inspirational Quotes: Daily Motivation For Your Best Year Ever
“People make mistakes, but if they're willing to put the past behind them, then we should too.”
— Lucas Scott, One Tree Hill
Tagged: Mistakes, Past, Learning