The foundation of reverence is this perception, that the present holds within itself the complete sum of existence, backwards and forwards, that whole amplitude of time, which is eternity. - Alfred North Whitehead
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. - Søren Kierkegaard
Every reaction is an opportunity to cultivate a pearl - a beautiful truth that will illuminate the way forwards. - Pollyanna Darling
There's the trick: to find the way - whether forwards or back - to what we long to be. - Rose Tremain
Motivation will keep you going forwards, Hesitation will only drag you backwards. - Mouloud Benzadi
Weary of myself, and sick of asking What I am, and what I ought to be, At this vessel's prow I stand, which bears me Forwards, forwards, o'er the starlit sea. - Matthew Arnold
It is hard to focus on going forwards when you are looking backwards. - Gillian Duce