Past Actions Quotes

“To know the good from the bad, study a man or woman's history of actions, not their record of intentions.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“You already know more about faerie kingdoms than any mortal."
"Stories," I said faintly, drawing my hand back. "I know stories."
He gave me an odd look. "And have you ever needed anything else? Have you not shaken a kingdom to its foundations, found a door to a distant otherland, overthrown a queen? Hand you the right storybook, and you are capable of anything.”
― Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales

“It took us a while to discover that we do effectively think, but that we more readily narrate backward in order to give ourselves the illusion of understanding, and give a cover to our past actions.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

“Sometimes we can’t be present to the possibilities of our future until we navigate a peaceful path through the aftermath of our past.”
― Curtis Tyrone Jones