Petra Nemcova Quotes

Remember the past, live the present, think a little less about the future.

I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's where the fun is.

Happy is the person who knows what to remember of the past, what to enjoy in the present, and what to plan for in the future.

Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.

Somebody who can reckon with the past, who can live with the past in the present, and move towards the future - that's fabulous.

Learn from the past and let it go. Live in today.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

I would have thought that I would have become one of those parents - just because it's my nature to be such a perfectionist - that anything falling short, I would have seen as a failure. But something has happened to me over the past few years - it's not Zen, believe me, I'm not at all Zen - but I'm so appreciative of even the chaos.

I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.

Happy is the person who cherishes the precious lessons of the past and lives vigorously in the present.

Most people are prisoners, thinking only about the future or living in the past. They are not in the present, and the present is where everything begins.

Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future.

Gratitude looks to the past and love to the present. Fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.

Each day has its own destiny. Yesterday is history, today is opportunity while tomorrow is mystery.

I live in the present with an eye on the future.

I spend a lot of time in the future, But to help the future, sometimes you got to go back to the past, and sometimes you got to stay in the present.

I've always said I live in the present, and I build for the future.

Either people cling to the past and refuse to advance their ways, or they're always looking to future and not appreciating what's in front of them right now.

I'm living my future as long as you're living in the present and realize how beautiful life is.

The older I get the more I try not to waste my time on negative energy.

You have to like the present; if not your life becomes secondhand, if you think it was better before. Or that it will be better in the future.

I'm learning how to live in the present and be grateful for what's working rather than look for the 'what's not working' piece.

Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.

I'm living in the present, thinking about the past, hoping for the future.