138 Best Past Quotes

He's a peeping tom! Dad, you killed the car! – Dave McFly
Back to the Future Family Humor misunderstanding Past
I wish I had stayed. I wish I had done a lot of things. – Joel
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Regret Memory Past Longing
Thackery Binx! What took thee so long? – Emily Binx
Hocus Pocus Time Loyalty Sorrow Past
The past can't hurt you anymore. Not unless you let it. – V
V for Vendetta Past Trauma Healing Freedom
We are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. – Charlie
The Perks of Being a Wallflower identity Past Understanding self
I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. – Charlie
The Perks of Being a Wallflower identity Past cause and effect Self-Acceptance
Sometimes, the past is better left buried. – Marcus
Arcane Regret secrets Past
Some things you don't ever get over. Like a scab that never heals. – Karl Childers
Sling Blade Trauma Past Suffering
I'm sorry for what I done. I've thought about it a powerful lot. – Karl Childers
Sling Blade Regret atonement Past
You can't hide from yourself. – Vaughan Cunningham
Sling Blade Self-Awareness Truth Past
I was just a boy. – Karl Childers
Sling Blade Innocence Trauma Past
I'm finished with it. – Karl Childers
Sling Blade closure Resolution Past
I am not that man anymore. – John Wick
John Wick Past identity Consequence
What is broken is broken. And I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived. – Melanie Wilkes
Gone with the Wind Memory Acceptance Fragility Past
She’s alive! – Mark Scout
Severance Discovery grief Hope Past
We all have secrets. The ones we keep and the ones that are kept from us. – Peter Parker
The Amazing Spider-Man Spider-Man secrets Truth identity Past
People don't change, Wolverine. You were an animal then, and you're an animal now. I just gave you claws. – William Stryker
X2: X-Men United Wolverine Nature manipulation Past
I don't know what I am anymore. I know I'm not what you made me. – Wolverine
X-Men: Apocalypse Wolverine identity Rejection Past Freedom
I've been a cage fighter, a mercenary, a CIA operative... I've lived through wars, revolutions... I've seen things. – Wolverine
The Wolverine Wolverine Past Experience Life weariness
I got a picture of my old man... he was a pilot, too. – Ted Striker
Airplane! Past Trauma Father Aviation
You don’t get to be the victim. Not after what you did. – Beth Dutton
Yellowstone blame resentment Family Past
My parents? They, uh... they died. A dragon. – Astrid
How to Train Your Dragon Loss Tragedy Motivation Past
The junk woman? She's a hoarder. She never throws anything away. – Hoggle
Labyrinth Memory Past attachment Danger
The past is never dead. It's not even past. – William Faulkner (quoted by various)
Criminal Minds Past Trauma History Impact
We can't change what we've done, only what we will do. – Tara Lewis
Criminal Minds Redemption Past Future Choice
Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. – Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde Redemption Sin Past Future Hope
I think the reason why I am who I am today is because I went through those tough times when I was younger. – LeBron James
LeBron James Adversity Struggle Growth Past
We have to see what can be, unburdened by what has been. – Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris Vision Future Progress Past Innovation
I don't have any regrets. I've learned from everything I've been through. – Beyonce
Beyonce Regret Learning Experience Growth Past
The past does not equal the future. – Tony Robbins
Tony Robbins Past Future Possibility Mindset
Memory is everything. It's the fabric of our existence. – Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese Memory Life existence Past identity
The past is just as real as the present. – Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan Time Past Present Reality Memory
The present has a vote. So does the past. – Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan Time Past Present Influence Memory
The function of memory is not just to remember the past, but to fuel the imagination for the future. – Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg Memory Imagination Future Past Inspiration
I’m always thinking about the next thing. The past is the past. – Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott Future Progress Forward-thinking Innovation Past
I’m more interested in the future than the past. The past is done. – Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott Future Past Innovation Progress Science Fiction
I’m fascinated by the idea of memory and how it defines us. – Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve Memory identity fascination Humanity Past
The demons of the past are my faithful companions. – Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman demons Past Memory Companionship burden
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