As failures go, attempting to recall the past is like claiming to grasp the meaning of existence. Both make one feel like a baby clutching at a basketball: one's palms keep sliding off.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory.
If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.
When you begin to think about the past, you realize how much of it is lost to us.
Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory.
It's your glove, your baseball glove. It's got a soul, a memory all its own, and a future that never fades because it has never let go of the grasp the past has on you and so many others.
Sometimes it takes looking at the past to really be able to move forward and learn from it.
The past has an undeniable grip on everyone, except, perhaps, amnesiacs.
We're all struggling to get out of the past. We see something that reminds us of something, and then we bring our baggage into the present. Then we project it onto people constantly.
Some memories are realities, and are better than anything that can ever happen to one again.
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.