“Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.”
“Regret is counterproductive. It's looking back on a past that you can't change. Questioning things as they occur can prevent regret in the future.”
“You cannot see the past that did not happen any more than you can foresee the future.”
“I know I can't change the past, but I change the future. I can change, too. And I will.”
“Was life like that? You could look ahead to the future or back to the past, but the present moved too quickly to absorb.”
“Only by being present can you be happy. Too much attention to the past and the future takes the now away. And once it's gone, you never get it back.”