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title: "6 Attention Past Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [“Only by being present can you be happy. Too much attention to the past and the future takes the now away. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-howe/only-by-being-present-can-you-be-happy-too-much-attention-to-the-past/)

[Katherine Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-howe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/katherine-howe-28469_past_only-by-being-present-can-you-be-happy-t_266497.png)

> [“Since the future's so iffy, I'll turn my attention to the past.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manil-suri/since-the-future-s-so-iffy-i-ll-turn-my-attention-to-the-past/)

[Manil Suri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manil-suri/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b5/manil-suri-22862_future_since-the-future-s-so-iffy-i-ll-turn-my_901997.jpg)

> [“That's my point. That's why we can't forget. No matter how much time has passed, these things still affect us and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/that-s-my-point-that-s-why-we-can-t-forget-no-matter-how-much-time/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89e/sarah-dessen-110_past_that-s-my-point-that-s-why-we-can-t-forg_907689.jpg)

> [“The more attention you give to the past, the more you energize it, and the more likely you are to make a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/the-more-attention-you-give-to-the-past-the-more-you-energize-it-and/)

[Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66c/eckhart-tolle-81_focus_the-more-attention-you-give-to-the-past_2515877.jpg)

> [“...diverting one's attention from the past was not the same as envisioning and embarking upon a future. On the other hand, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-russo/diverting-one-s-attention-from-the-past-was-not-the-same-as/)

[Richard Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-russo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ae/richard-russo-1691_time_diverting-one-s-attention-from-the-past_2698510.png)

> [I know people haven't really paid attention much to me in the past. I had to establish myself, and I have. Of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sofia-kenin/i-know-people-haven-t-really-paid-attention-much-to-me-in-the-past-i/)

[Sofia Kenin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sofia-kenin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/sofia-kenin-8427_attention_i-know-people-haven-t-really-paid-attent_3006364.jpg)

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