There has never been an age that did not applaud the past and lament the present

Invent a past for the present.

Kerry is an adult - he thinks things through. He learns from the present as well as the past. To George Bush, thinking things through is for sissies.

Most of your reactions are echoes from the past.
You do not really live in the present.

The museum would have one foot in the past and one foot in the present.

We forgot about that a long time ago. The past is gone. We're more excited about the present and we took care of business tonight.