Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

Satchel Paige

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Topic

Dwelling on the past Looking back The past

Author

Satchel Paige

Language

English

Time

1953 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Baseball player Athlete

From

United States

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Citation

Page, Satchel. Quoted in "The Fabulous Satchel Page." Written by Richard Donovan. Collier's, 5 Jun. 1953.

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Another quote from the 1950s

Every tool carries with it the spirit by which it has been created.

Werner Heisenberg

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Topic
Tools

Author

Werner Heisenberg
Medium
Lecture
Language
English
Time
1958 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Heisenberg, Werner. "An Old and a New Tradition." Gifford Lectures. Winter term 1955-1956, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland, UK.

Another quote about The past

This only is denied even to God,
The power to make what has been done undone.

Agathon

Quoted in The Nicomachean Ethics, by Aristotle

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Topic
God's power God Changing the past The past
Speaker
Agathon

Author

Aristotle
Source
The Nicomachean Ethics
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
350 BC 350s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Agathon. Quoted in Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics], written by Aristotle. c. 350 BC, bk. 6.

Current Citation

Agathon. Quoted in Nicomachean Ethics, written by Aristotle, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing Company, 2019, bk. 7, ch. 2.