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title: "3 Owning Past Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“If you don’t want your past to own you, try owning your past.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/if-you-don-t-want-your-past-to-own-you-try-owning-your-past/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/dan-pearce-3496_growth_if-you-don-t-want-your-past-to-own-you-t_1301988.jpg)

> [“The moment you start owning your past is the moment you start changing your future.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-m-fields/the-moment-you-start-owning-your-past-is-the-moment-you-start/)

[L.M. Fields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-m-fields/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd2/l-m-fields-13801_inspiration_the-moment-you-start-owning-your-past-is_1753745.jpg)

> [Owning our past allows us to own our future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-gopnik/owning-our-past-allows-us-to-own-our-future/)

[Alison Gopnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-gopnik/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a0/alison-gopnik-4163_future_owning-our-past-allows-us-to-own-our-fut_3145291.png)

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