“The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.”

“Learn from the past, prepare for the future, live in the present.”

“Sometimes we let our thoughts of tomorrow take up too much of today. Daydreaming of the past and longing for the future may provide comfort but will not take the place of living in the present. This is the day of our opportunity, and we must grasp it”

“There will be occasions in each of our lives when we will be called upon to explain or to defend our beliefs. When the time for performance arrives, the time for preparation is past.”

“One writer said that the door of history turns on small hinges, and so do people’s lives. If we were to apply that maxim to our lives, we could say that we are the result of many small decisions. In effect, we are the product of our choices. We must develop the capacity to recall the past, to evaluate the present, and to look into the future in order to accomplish in our lives what the Lord would have us do.”

“When the time for decision arrives, the time for preparation is past.”

“Time is a gift, a treasure not to be put aside for the future but to be used wisely in the present.”