Retrospect Quotes

134 quotes by 121 authors

In retrospect, the Millennium marked only a moment in time. It was the events of September 11 that marked a turning point in history, where… — Tony Blair
A bottle of good wine, like a good act, shines ever in the retrospect. — Robert Louis Stevenson
Real grief is not healed by time... if time does anything, it deepens our grief. The longer we live, the more fully we become aware… — Henri Nouwen
In retrospect, all these exercises in self-gratification seem pure fantasy, what Pascal called, licking the earth. — Malcolm Muggeridge
Freedom... refer[s] to a social relationship among people-namely, the absence of force as a prospective instrument of decision making. Freedom is reduced whenever a decision… — Thomas Sowell
Seen in retrospect, evolution as a whole doubtless had a general direction, from simple to complex, from dependence on to relative independence of the environment,… — Theodosius Dobzhansky
No thoughtful man ever came to the end of his life, and had time and a little space of calm from which to look back… — Woodrow Wilson
Success is terrifying. Like happiness, it is often appreciated in retrospect. It's only later that you place it in perspective. Years from now, I'll look… — Julie Andrews
Eventually we will find (mostly in retrospect, of course) that we can be very grateful to those people who have made life most difficult for… — Ayya Khema
In retrospect, each of the steps toward this abyss seemed irrevocable, and yet they had all been so small! — James Blish
That's the past. I don't agree with retrospect. — Steve Carlton
Righteousness is easy in retrospect. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Everything looks more beautiful in retrospect. — Michelle Monaghan
In retrospect, all revolutions seem inevitable. Beforehand, all revolutions seem impossible. — Michael McFaul
History's villains are more easily recognized in retrospect. In an article published in 1935 and reprinted in 1937, Winston Churchill expressed a curious ambivalence towards… — Winston Churchill
Success comes from having a fulfilling experience and being inside the moment of that experience. Success does not come in retrospect or as a recollection… — Tommy Tune
I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect. — Sophocles
Often a retrospect delights the mind. — Dante Alighieri
Each personâ€™s life is dominated by a central event, which shapes and distorts everything that comes after it and, in retrospect, everything that came before. — Suketu Mehta
Experience is retrospect knowledge. — Hosea Ballou

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