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> [At the end it doesn't matter the past. Matters how you face the present remembering the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/at-the-end-it-doesn-t-matter-the-past-matters-how-you-face-the/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47a/anonymous-1_memory_at-the-end-it-doesn-t-matter-the-past-ma_2750825.jpg)

> [It doesn't matter what you have done in the past. All that matters is what you are doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nishchal-ningleku/it-doesn-t-matter-what-you-have-done-in-the-past-all-that-matters-is/)

[Nishchal Ningleku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nishchal-ningleku/)

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> [“It is not the past that matters,but the future”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/it-is-not-the-past-that-matters-but-the-future/)

[Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/agatha-christie-154_future_it-is-not-the-past-that-matters-but-the_2772922.jpg)

> [“Everyone has a past, and everyone's past matters.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-meissner/everyone-has-a-past-and-everyone-s-past-matters/)

[Susan Meissner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-meissner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14d/susan-meissner-12773_historical-fiction_everyone-has-a-past-and-everyone-s-past_2648611.jpg)

> [“the past matters. but only as a reference point untuk tengok sejauh mana kita dah berubah”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hlovate/the-past-matters-but-only-as-a-reference-point-untuk-tengok-sejauh/)

[Hlovate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hlovate/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/hlovate-9883_matters_the-past-matters-but-only-as-a-reference_668994.jpg)

> [“Is the future, is the past, all that matters to you? Don't you have just a little bit of room for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/is-the-future-is-the-past-all-that-matters-to-you-don-t-you-have-just/)

[Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d09/orson-scott-card-134_future_is-the-future-is-the-past-all-that-matte_226173.png)

> [It's not always the past that matters, It's always the future that will. Cause we actually don't own a time machine yet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shushi/it-s-not-always-the-past-that-matters-it-s-always-the-future-that/)

[Shushi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shushi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87c/shushi-67109_being-in-love_it-s-not-always-the-past-that-matters-it_1675613.jpg)

> [“We may believe the past is what matters most to us, but really, it is the present and the future. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-c-roethle/we-may-believe-the-past-is-what-matters-most-to-us-but-really-it-is/)

[Sara C. Roethle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-c-roethle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a17/sara-c-roethle-42649_hope_we-may-believe-the-past-is-what-matters_1730403.jpg)

> [It doesn't matter what you've done in the past - what matters are the choices you make right now. God gives you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/it-doesn-t-matter-what-you-ve-done-in-the-past-what-matters-are-the/)

[Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d4/ashley-judd-9064_breaths_it-doesn-t-matter-what-you-ve-done-in-th_3080880.jpg)

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