Quotes on Before and After

The is a collection of 'before and after' quotes from different authors and thinkers and highlight the transformative power of experiences, the importance of reflection and anticipation, and the significance of silence and respect in communication. The concept is applied to various contexts, including love, history, learning, ethics, and martial arts.

"The moment between before and after is called Truth." ~ Dainin Katagiri "Learning is the measurement of knowledge before and after." ~ Eben Pagan "Thinking should be done before and after, not during photographing." ~ Henri Cartier-Bresson "There is the same difference in a person before and after he is in love, as there is in an unlighted lamp and one that is burning." ~ Vincent Van Gogh "The feeling before and after the event is very important. There are things happening before and after the event. These things are even more important than the event itself." ~ Gueorgui Pinkhassov

"Not the intense moment Isolated, with no before and after, But a lifetime burning in every moment." ~ T. S. Eliot "I'm probably the only guy who worked for (Casey) Stengel before and after he was a genius." ~ Warren Spahn "Young men's minds are always changeable, but when an old man is concerned in a matter, he looks both before and after." ~ Homer "In 'Before and After,' I identify the sixteen strategies that we can use to make or break our habits. Some are quite familiar, such as 'Monitoring,' 'Scheduling,' and 'Convenience.' Some took me a lot of effort to identify, such as 'Thinking,' 'Identity,' and 'Clarity.'" ~ Gretchen Rubin "He leans over and kisses me. And suddenly, my life splits in two: before and after." ~ Candace Bushnell "For language to have meaning, there must be intervals of silence somewhere, to divide word from word and utterance from utterance. He who retires into silence does not necessarily hate language. Perhaps it is love and respect for language which imposes silence upon him. For the mercy of God is not heard in words unless it is heard, both before and after the words are spoken, in silence." ~ Thomas Merton

"We who are born from above testify to the change that God has wrought in our hearts. Perhaps the best time for you to tell someone what has taken place in your life is when that person comes to you and says, 'What has happened to you? I have known you before and after. You are different, Tell me about it.' This is the best opportunity to tell someone about Christ. If they don't see a difference, all the talking in the world is meaningless." ~ Paris Reidhead "Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough." ~ Elif Safak "In many ways, history is marked as 'before' and 'after' Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and the walls of segregation came down." ~ Jesse Jackson "As Cuvier could correctly describe a whole animal by the contemplation of a single bone, so the observer who has thoroughly understood one link in a series of incidents should be able to accurately state all the other ones, both before and after." ~ Arthur Conan Doyle "Before and after practicing Judo or engaging in a match, opponents bow to each other. Bowing is an expression of gratitude and respect. In effect, you are thanking your opponent for giving you the opportunity to improve your technique." ~ Kano Jigoro