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“Looking back, my whole life seems so surreal. I didn't just turn up on the doorstep playing rugby, I had to go through a whole lot of things to get there.”

Whole Seems Turns Whole Life Looking Back Surreal Rugby Doorstep Playing Rugby

Author:Jonah Lomu

“"My comfort is," said Susan, looking back at Mr. Dombey, "that I have told a piece of truth this day which ought to have been told long before and can't be told too often or too plain..."”

Long Has Beens Said Character Interesting Pieces Ought Comfort This Day Looking Back Interesting Characters

Book:Dombey and Son ... With frontispiece by H. K. Browne

Source: Dombey and Son ... With frontispiece by H. K. Browne

“Well, your whole life is like a checkerboard and there's a sense that you get, especially looking back on it, that you begin to realize and gain awareness that there's something else moving all of these pieces around in your life, and that was really true for me right from the very beginning.”

Wells Whole Moving Life Is Realizing Pieces Awareness Gains Whole Life Looking Back Life Is Like Really True Checkerboard

Author:Wayne Dyer

“The Past is dead, and has no resurrection; but the Future is endowed with such a life, that it lives to us even in anticipation. The Past is, in many things, the foe of mankind; the Future is, in all things, our friend. In the Past is no hope; The Future is both hope and fruition. The Past is the text-book of tyrants; the Future is the Bible of the Free. Those who are solely governed by the Past stand like Lot's wife, crystallized in the act of looking backward, and forever incapable of looking before.”

Book Past Forever Wife Mankind All Things Tyrants Resurrection Anticipation Looking Back Incapable Foe No Hope Fruition

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated)

“Looking backward at what has been lost, I feel sad, then indifferent, and at last relieved.”

Feels Has Beens Lasts Lost Loss Indifferent Looking Back Relieved I Feel Sad

Author:Mason Cooley

“Re-vision -- the act of looking back, of seeing with fresh eyes, of entering an old text from a new critical direction - is for women more than a chapter in cultural history: it is an act of survival.”

Eye Vision Seeing Survival Critical Chapters Looking Back Entering

Book:Arts of the Possible: Essays and Conversations

Source: Arts of the Possible: Essays and Conversations

“Upon looking back from the end of the last chapter and surveying the texture of what has been wrote, it is necessary, that upon this page and the five following, a good quantity of heterogeneous matter be inserted, to keep up that just balance betwixt wisdom and folly, without which a book would not hold together a single year.”

Years Has Beens Book Ends Matter Funny Together Lasts Five Balance Pages Surprise Following Folly Quantity Chapters Looking Back Texture

Book:The Works of Laurence Sterne, in One Volume

Source: The Works of Laurence Sterne, in One Volume

“Looking back, [R.E.M.]videos, by in large, have always been art films. I'm thinking of "Losing My Religion." That's a landmark piece.”

Thinking Art Film Pieces Losing Video Looking Back Landmarks Art Films

Author:Christopher Bollen

“If you look back on your life and where you started from it's like looking back down a mountain back to the desert floor. It's like now I can't believe I had whatever it takes or perceived whatever it took to get here.”

Ifs Believe Looks I Can Mountain Desert Looking Back Whatever It Takes

Author:Morgan Freeman

“The only boring part of it is finding the fact that got you from point A to point B. Most actors, if they're being honest, are not going to say that that's the most stimulating acting work they've ever done. But the dynamics of staring into the face of evil and it looking back at you, and seeing yourself in that or not, is interesting.”

Ifs Done Facts Faces Evil Actors Interesting Acting Seeing Honest Findings Boring Being Honest Staring Looking Back Dynamics Seeing Yourself

Author:Benjamin McKenzie

“History is so fleeting and we are so busy consuming media and the contemporary culture, voraciously gobbling it up, that we have no room to look back ever, and our young people have a tough time looking back.”

People Looks Young Culture Rooms Media Tough Busy Contemporary Looking Back Fleeting Tough Times Consuming

Author:Steven Spielberg

“The narcissist enjoys being looked at and not looking back.”

Enjoy Narcissism Looking Back Narcissist

Author:Mason Cooley

“Nothing ought to be told, I think that does not interest or kindle one's own mind in looking back; it is the only condition on which one can hope to interest or kindle other minds.”

Thinking Mind Doe Interest Conditions Ought Looking Back Kindles

Author:Mary Augusta Ward

“I want to take retirement rather than feel as if it's taking me unawares. Maybe even seize it joyously. But at least behold it without looking back so longingly that I turn into a pillar of regret.”

Ifs Want Feels Turns Regret Retirement Looking Back Pillars

Author:Klaus H. Carl

“I'm selling my soul to Hollywood Records. I love you like a love song baby, a sinful, miracle, lyrical. He ate my soul. He's Lucifer. I'm torn I'm selling my soul to the rhythm because I'm become so possessed with the music he plays. I chose a path and I'm not looking back.”

Soul Play Song Path Records Love You Baby Hollywood Miracle Selling Rhythm My Soul Possessed Looking Back Torn Lyrical Lucifer Love You Like I Love You Like

Author:Selena Gomez

“There are some moments in man's life that looking back might cause him fall into the precipice! At those moments, man must just look forward!”

Men Life Looks Moments Might Fall Causes Looking Back Precipice

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“It had been boldly predicted by some of the early Christians that the conversion of the world would lead to the establishment of perpetual peace. In looking back, with our present experience, we are driven to the melancholy conclusion that, instead of diminishing the number of wars, ecclesiastical influence has actually and very seriously increased it.”

World War Christian Evil Religious Numbers Influence Driven Conversion Conclusion Melancholy Establishment Perpetual Looking Back

Author:William Edward Hartpole Lecky

“Growing up I had lots of role models. Looking back, my parents were my first role models.”

Firsts Parent Roles Growing Up Growing Models Role Models Looking Back

Author:Kumar Sangakkara

“A part of being an actor is I people watch. I like to observe their behaviour, watch their reactions on the street and see how they talk to each other, and that's impossible when they are looking back at you. I used to enjoy taking the train and watching people in their own minds, struggling with themselves.”

People Mind Used Actors Enjoy Watches Struggle Impossible Streets Train Reactions Behaviour Looking Back

Author:Javier Bardem

“Looking backwards, I look at my resume and I look at the things I've accomplished, but quite honestly there's just that word, 'Mother', I just saw it on the paper, and I that's the one that means the most to me.”

Looks Mean Mother Saws Paper Honestly Accomplished Looking Back Backwards Resumes

Author:Michele Bachmann

“The view of earth is absolutely spectacular, and the feeling of looking back and seeing your planet as a planet is just an amazing feeling. It's a totally different perspective, and it makes you appreciate, actually, how fragile our existence is.”

Different Feelings Earth Views Existence Seeing Planets Perspective Appreciate Fragile Looking Back Spectacular Different Perspective

Author:Sally Ride

“I try not to look back. I'm looking forward. I'm worried more about what I'm going to do next week than I am what I did last week. There are too many things to do. Looking back is for everybody else.”

Trying Looks Lasts Next Week Worried Things To Do Looking Back Looking Forward Next Week

Author:Neil Young

“I felt quite frankly having been raised during the depression and looking back at the roaring twenties, the jazz age, which was a very magic timer in my mind because it was something that I had missed.”

Mind Age Felt Magic Twenties Jazz Raised Looking Back Roaring Timer Jazz Age Roaring Twenties

Author:Hugh Hefner

“Looking back, I remember telling my daughters that we didn't have money, pizzazz and a lot of the things we have today, but we had so much love and we lived like millionaires.”

Today Remember Daughter My Daughter Looking Back Millionaire Much Love Pizzazz

Author:Dick Vitale

“Somebody just back of you while you are fishing is as bad as someone looking over your shoulder while you write a letter to your girl.”

Writing Girl Literature Letters Fishes Shoulders Fishing Hunting Looking Back Fisherman Fly Fishing Angling Anglers Funny Fishing Hunting And Fishing Funny Fish

Book:Hemingway on Fishing

Source: Hemingway on Fishing

“Blessed are those who have known meditation. Only those few people are the blessed people; others are simply groping in darkness. Meditation gives you an inner light, and then wherever you are there is light and whatsoever you do, you do in full light and clarity. Hence there is never any guilt, no repentance, no looking back. Whatsoever one does, one feels that`s the only thing that can be done. It is always right.”

People Giving Feels Doe Done Light Known Darkness Meditation Blessed Guilt Clarity Repentance Looking Back Wherever You Are Inner Light Blessed Are Those

Author:Rajneesh

“I always wanted to make an abstract photograph. I would photograph walls, sports interiors, marks on the walls people made. Even looking back it makes so much sense. It's like it was a fight against the photograph.”

People Made Wanted Fighting Sports Wall Mark Photograph Abstract Looking Back Interiors

Author:Idris Khan

“I think it is important to approach others comfortably. Instead of blaming others (for not having any friends), try looking back at yourself first.”

Thinking Trying Firsts Important Approach Blame Looking Back Blaming Others

Author:Yesung

“I was 21 and had spent the last few years in Stanford University Engineering School at California. Many people advised me to take up a nice, cushy job rather than face the challenges of running a hydrogenated oil business. Looking back, I am glad I decided to take charge instead. Essentially leadership begins from within. It is a small voice that tells you where to go when you feel lost. If you believe in that voice, you believe in yourself.”

“...With 9:36 left in the game, in retrospect we might have gone for two because we ended up with three more plays on offense the rest of the game. It's a lot easier looking back and analyzing going for two.”

Two Play Might Three Games Left Gone Easier Looking Back Offense Retrospect Analyzing

Author:Dennis Franchione

“Maybe a deal was possible earlier. And maybe, in retrospect, looking back, you could say this was a moment you could have jumped on. If so, shame on us. I tend to think not.”

Ifs Thinking Moments Deals Shame Looking Back Retrospect

Author:Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.

“Looking back in retrospect, there were some great moments working with some great people, ... I don't know quite how to put it into words. I don't look at it quite the same way other people do.”

People Knows Way Looks Moments Looking Back Great People Retrospect Great Moments

Author:Dave Mason

“The highest courage is to dare to be yourself in the face of adversity. Choosing right over wrong, ethic over convenience, and truth over popularity ... these are choices that measure your life. Travel the path of integrity without looking back, for there is never a wrong time to do the right thing.”

Faces Choices Path Integrity Highest Ethics Adversity Dare Right Thing Being Yourself Popularity Looking Back Convenience Wrong Time Facing Adversity

Author:Michael Moore

“I find that musically, looking back, I have learned much more from those relationships, people I have bumped into that I have admired, that's the way I feel musically I have learned most in life.”

People Way Feels Player I Have Learned Looking Back Guitar Player

Author:John Towner Williams

“To me, photography is 90% a retrospective experience. There's the part of pursuing the image, and exposing the film, but once you make the exposure, you're always looking backwards in time. I like that aspect of photography.”

Film Photography Aspect Photographer Looking Back Backwards Exposure Exposing Retrospective

Author:John Sexton

“Looking back on those games, I probably hustled out of position as much as I hustled into position since I really never had any real training. I was working on instincts alone.”

Real Games Position Training Instinct Looking Back

Author:Jim Evans

“Looking back, I wince at the careless way I tossed out my opinions.”

Way Opinion Looking Back Careless Wince

Author:Luke Ford

“The most he would do was to promise that the gates of hell should not prevail against it. It is about all that, looking back on the history of the Church, one can feel that they have not done.”

Feels Should Done Church Hell Promise Gates Looking Back Gates Of Hell

Book:Essential Writings in Spirituality and Theology

Source: Essential Writings in Spirituality and Theology

“Looking back I find it hard to believe that I could forge a career in anything other than football but I didn't do too badly in my final exams and there were a few business-related courses that interested me.”

Believe Hard Courses Careers Football Finals Related Looking Back Exam Hard To Believe Final Exams Business Related

Author:Kenny Cunningham

“I don't know what of our culture is going to survive, or if we survive. If you look at the Greek plays, they're really good. And there's just a handful of them. Well, how good would they be if there were 2,500 of them? But that's the future looking back at us. Anything you can think of, there's going to be millions of them. Just the sheer number of things will devalue them. I don't care whether it's art, literature, poetry or drama, whatever. The sheer volume of it will wash it out. I mean, if you had thousands of Greek plays to read, would they be that good? I don't think so.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Wells Looks Mean Art Play Care Culture Literature Numbers Millions Drama Don't Care I Don't Care Greek Volume Sheer Looking Back Handful Devalue

Author:Cormac McCarthy

“Looking back, if I had to live my life over, there are things I would do differently, but the one thing I would not change is my charitable giving. I'm particularly thankful for my father's advice to set goals so high that they can't possibly be achieved during a lifetime and to give help where help is needed most. That inspiration keeps me energized and eager to keep working hard every day on giving back and making the world a better place for generations to come.”

“When I look in the mirror, I don't see my Dad, I see my grandmother. For a while it was my mother looking back at me. If only it was my Dad.”

Ifs Looks Mother Dad Mirrors My Dad Grandmother Looking Back My Grandmother

Author:Colin Firth

“In the '80s, you couldn't walk in the neighborhood without looking back to see if anyone was following you. You had your key in your hand before you got to your apartment and you'd rush in so you didn't have to stop.”

Ifs Hands Walks Keys Following Neighborhood Apartment Looking Back 80s

Author:Ai Weiwei

“Every film comes out of an intuition, where I'm at, at that moment in particular. But looking back on my work, somehow I get back to masculinity and how men are taught to avoid showing how fragile they can be, or to people who are in constant movement.”

People Men Moments Film Movement Taught Particular Constant Intuition That Moment Get Back Fragile Looking Back Masculinity

Author:Omar Zuniga

“Looking back on my own career, I've come to the conclusion that too much money is worse than too little.”

Littles My Own Careers Too Much Conclusion Looking Back

Author:Guy Kawasaki

“Every Jewish holiday has a religious significance, a historical significance, and a relevance to the time of year in the natural calendar of the seasons and trees and growing things, as well as a personal significance. So you are always looking backward, outward, inward and forward.”

Years Wells Natural Religious Growing Tree Seasons Historical Holiday Significance Inward Looking Back Relevance Calendars Growing Things Historical Significance

Author:Marge Piercy

“I'd always rather stand or fall on my own mistakes. There's nothing worse than looking back, in a published book, at a line edit or a copy edit that you felt queasy about and didn't want to take, but took anyway.”

Want Book Fall Felt Lines My Own Mistake Copies Looking Back Edits

Author:Donna Tartt

“Looking back on a 30-year teaching career full of rewards and prizes, somehow I can't completely believe that I spent my time on earth institutionalized; I can't believe that centralized schooling is allowed to exist at all as a gigantic indoctrination and sorting machine, robbing people of their children. Did it really happen? Was this my life? God help me.”

“Looking back, I don't know why we needed it to be quite so loud all the time.”

Knows Needed Loud Looking Back

Author:Pete Townshend

“Looking back, nothing seems so simple than a utopian vision realised.”

Seems Simple Vision Looking Back Realised Utopian

Author:Wernher von Braun

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