I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade. It’s amazing how it cheers one up to shred oranges and scrub the floor.
~D.H Lawrence



And if there is not any such thing as a long time, nor the rest of our lives, not from NOW on, but there is only NOW, why then, NOW is the thing to praise and I am very happy with it.
~Earnest Hemingway



My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate -- that's my philosophy.
~Thornton Wilder



Living the past is a dull and lonely business; looking back strains the neck muscles, causing you to bump into people not going your way. 
~Edna Ferber




You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present. 
~Jan Glidewell




Yesterday is a cancelled check; Tomorrow is a promissory note; Today is the only cash you have, so spend it wisely.
~Kim Lyons




History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we make today.
~Henry Ford




Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.
~Dr. Seuss




God made the world round so we would never be able to see too far down the road.
~Isak Dinesen




Live your life each day, as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point.
~Harold B. Melchart



The past is a guidepost, not a hitching post.
~L. Thomas Holdcroft




We crucify ourselves between two thieves:  regret for yesterday and fear of tomorrow. 
~Fulton Oursler



The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time.
~Abraham Lincoln