--- title: "11 Past Trying Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 11 Past Trying quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Past Trying sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ad/anonymous-1_annoying_its-so-annoying-when-people-continuously_2292708.jpg" --- > [Its so annoying when people continuously bring up things from your past that you're trying to move on from](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/its-so-annoying-when-people-continuously-bring-up-things-from-your/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ad/anonymous-1_annoying_its-so-annoying-when-people-continuously_2292708.jpg) > [In country music, one of the ways we may have gone wrong in the past is trying to be politically correct all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-shelton/in-country-music-one-of-the-ways-we-may-have-gone-wrong-in-the-past/) [Blake Shelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-shelton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acf/blake-shelton-2265_correct_in-country-music-one-of-the-ways-we-may_1711082.jpg) > [“My past is trying to catch up to me and I must continue run from it. It's the only way I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-sobon/my-past-is-trying-to-catch-up-to-me-and-i-must-continue-run-from-it/) [Nicole Sobon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-sobon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06a/nicole-sobon-14596_continue_my-past-is-trying-to-catch-up-to-me-and_60397.jpg) > [Accepting the past, trying to manage the present & working hard toward the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/accepting-the-past-trying-to-manage-the-present-working-hard-toward/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/anonymous-1_time_accepting-the-past-trying-to-manage-the_2228746.jpg) > [I am wandering inside, wandering through my past, trying to see if there is a place there strong enough to hold me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-matas/i-am-wandering-inside-wandering-through-my-past-trying-to-see-if/) [Carol Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-matas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8d/carol-matas-38443_enough_i-am-wandering-inside-wandering-through_637409.png) > [I had so much self doubt in the past, but I'm trying to push myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-atack/i-had-so-much-self-doubt-in-the-past-but-i-m-trying-to-push-myself/) [Emily Atack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-atack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/emily-atack-5859_doubt_i-had-so-much-self-doubt-in-the-past-but_272537.jpg) > [“I am wandering inside, wandering through my past, trying to see if there is a place there strong enough to hold me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-matas/i-am-wandering-inside-wandering-through-my-past-trying-to-see-if-2/) [Carol Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-matas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f9/carol-matas-38443_strong-enough_i-am-wandering-inside-wandering-through_1104208.png) > [We're never going to satisfy the White House press corps and their desires for access. And I think there have been mistakes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jen-psaki/we-re-never-going-to-satisfy-the-white-house-press-corps-and-their/) [Jen Psaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jen-psaki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fff/jen-psaki-10661_house_we-re-never-going-to-satisfy-the-white-h_1218270.jpg) > [In the last couple of years I've been facing down a lot of the demons of the past and trying to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-coverdale/in-the-last-couple-of-years-i-ve-been-facing-down-a-lot-of-the-demons/) [David Coverdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-coverdale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad9/david-coverdale-18555_couple_in-the-last-couple-of-years-i-ve-been-fa_2588174.png) > [When I talk to you it's like your trying to get away from me…when I ignore you it's like you just want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shar-rae/when-i-talk-to-you-it-s-like-your-trying-to-get-away-from-me-when-i/) [Shar-rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shar-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/531/shar-rae-5302_ignore_when-i-talk-to-you-it-s-like-your-trying_2751828.jpg) > [“I have a good friend in the East, who comes to my shows and says, you sing a lot about the past,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/utah-phillips/i-have-a-good-friend-in-the-east-who-comes-to-my-shows-and-says-you/) [Utah Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/utah-phillips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/226/utah-phillips-15584_friendship_i-have-a-good-friend-in-the-east-who-com_3055894.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/past-trying/#itemlist", "name": "Past Trying Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Its so annoying when people continuously bring up things from your past that you're trying to move on from", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/its-so-annoying-when-people-continuously-bring-up-things-from-your/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ad/anonymous-1_annoying_its-so-annoying-when-people-continuously_2292708.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ad/anonymous-1_annoying_its-so-annoying-when-people-continuously_2292708.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ad/anonymous-1_annoying_its-so-annoying-when-people-continuously_2292708.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Its so annoying when people continuously bring up things from your past that you're trying to move on from” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In country music, one of the ways we may have gone wrong in the past is trying to be politically correct all the time.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Blake Shelton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-shelton/in-country-music-one-of-the-ways-we-may-have-gone-wrong-in-the-past/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acf/blake-shelton-2265_correct_in-country-music-one-of-the-ways-we-may_1711082.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acf/blake-shelton-2265_correct_in-country-music-one-of-the-ways-we-may_1711082.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acf/blake-shelton-2265_correct_in-country-music-one-of-the-ways-we-may_1711082.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In country music, one of the ways we may have gone wrong in the past is trying to be politically correct all…” — Blake Shelton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“My past is trying to catch up to me and I must continue run from it. 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