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The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. – Lesley P. Hartley, The Go-Between, 1953

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Praises for our past triumphs are as feathers to a dead bird. – Paul Eldridge

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The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings. – Ralph Blum

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We need not destroy the past. It is gone. – John Cage

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Best not to mix the past with the present. The present paints the past with gold. The past paints the present with lead. – Henry Rollins

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