I don't have any romanticism about any part of my past. I think of it only inasmuch as it gave me pleasure or helped me grow psychologically. That is the only thing that interests me about yesterday. I don't believe in yesterday, by the way. You know I don't believe in yesterday. I am only interested in what I am doing now.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He rejects dwelling on the past and focuses only on the present. He values experiences that brought pleasure or growth.
- In plain terms
- He only cares about what he is doing now.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on the present rather than past regrets.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why focus on the present?
- What is yesterday worth?
Another view
Ignoring the past can prevent learning from mistakes.
More from John Lennon
It can never be again! Everyone always talks about a good thing coming to an end, as if life was over. But I'll be 40 when this interview comes out. Paul is 38…
Permalink to quote #23 Where do people get off saying the Beatles should give $200,000,000 to South America? You know, America has poured billions into places like that. It doesn't m…
Permalink to quote #25 Before Elvis there was nothing.
Permalink to quote #22
Related quotes
The road was new to me, as roads always are, going back.
Sarah Orne JewettSarah Orne Jewett quote #11 You are your own forerunner, and the towers you have builded are but the foundation of your giant-self. And that self too shall be a foundation. And I too am m…
Khalil GibranKhalil Gibran quote #12 I was very cruel to actors and to other people. I think I was a very, very unpleasant young man. If I met the young Ingmar today, I think I would say, 'You are…
Ingmar BergmanIngmar Bergman quote #13