Presence Quotes

1,426 quotes from 1,072 authors

Stillness is key when you photograph something, the quote says you must be calm before the object affirms you. It also notes that feeling absence can reveal how strong a presence is. Some see presence as a quiet inner spark.

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Presence is more than just being there.

Anonymous

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Annie Lennox is tremendous live. What a presence.

Jim Breuer

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The dead have a presence.

Don DeLillo

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“Sleep did not honor me with it’s presence.”

Alysha Speer

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“In absence, presence. In death, life.”

Ursula K. Le Guin

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Love yourself and value your presence.

Germaine Moody

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How empty is theory in the presence of fact!

Mark Twain

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Learning presence is a stress buster.

Gabrielle Bernstein

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“Walk together. Feel the heart beats. Experience the presence. This is how to be thankful.”

Amit Ray

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“She is far from a hole in my life. She is an enormous presence”

Nina Riggs

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“Do not be scared to load any place with your mere presence.”

Rick Johnson

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One of the best ways to practice the presence of the Lord is to thank Him all the time.

Joseph Prince

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I know that I have a face, a look, people aren't used to seeing. A presence.

Eric Cantona

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“They stayed there, tangled in each other, heartbeats racing. Nothing mattered but this.”

C.G. Drews

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“We measure wealth poorly if we forget the richness of time.”

Lawrence Nault

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“She felt it when she woke, not a presence but an absence.”

Paula Hawkins

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I told Dee, I wish I could scare people with my presence like you do. When a guard sees Dee Ford on…

Nick Bosa

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“I have presence, I am told. I take up space. I intimidate. I do not want to take up space. I want…

Roxane Gay

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Unlike the Afghans and Iraqis, the South Korean people solidly supported the American military presence, which was part of a United Nations…

John Eisenhower

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For me, the only thing that mattered was getting married in the presence of my family and very close friends. We did…

Ishita Dutta

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If I'm remembered for having done a few good things, and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that's plenty.

Sidney Poitier

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“Making the assumption that I am in the presence of criminals has always kept me safe when interacting with police officers.”

Steven Magee

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Enlightenment means choosing to dwell in a state of presence rather than in time. It means saying yes to what is.

Eckhart Tolle

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“You can do the right thing that seems wrong to others, or the wrong thing that seems right, and its actually puerile…

Michael Bassey Johnson

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“Live the Present t's given to you now! It's the presence that changes its essence. Vibrate as one with all around somehow…

Ana Claudia Antunes

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I find that God by any name can be reduced to this sense of the eternal Presence. It defines being, and I…

Elizabeth Clare Prophet

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You must pre-bake the bottom crust of a custard pie, but this is a tricky step in the pie-making process. Without the…

Claire Saffitz

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“If your consciousness is without form, without quality, and without characteristics of any kind, would that not imply that the consciousness in…

Joseph P. Kauffman

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I remember players talking to Willie Brown in my presence. Receivers asking, 'Is this who you drafted? I can't believe this is…

Nnamdi Asomugha

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“Mere sitting at home and meditating on the divine presence is not enough for our time. We have to come to the…

Thomas Merton

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“When you come into the presence of a leader of men, you know you have come into the presence of fire; that…

Robert A. Caro

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There are no soft or slothful ways to become sanctified to the point that we are prepared to live in the presence…

L. Lionel Kendrick

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“Matter,” Vittoria repeated. “Blossoming out of nothing. An incredible display of subatomic fireworks. A miniature universe springing to life. He proved not…

Dan Brown

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I woke up early one morning a couple of years ago and felt the tenderness of my being alone, the bitter sweetness…

Roger Housden

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“We are so fascinated by the complexity and beauty of the various forms in nature, that we have been led away from…

Joseph P. Kauffman

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“When Jesus went to his disciples on the evening of his resurrection, the first thing he said to them was, “Peace be…

Anonymous

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“△ Remembrance of the Whole A Poem by Alexander Martini To remember is not to retrieve facts. It is to reawaken the…

Alexander Martini

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“Working with people is basically not a question of formal education; working with people is a question of energy and awareness. Everyone…

Swami Dhyan Giten

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“More than happiness or joy or lower blood pressure, the practice of God’s presence gives us meaning. Through this practice we become…

David Paul Kirkpatrick

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“Where do I see and recognize God’s presence? Where do I see the imprint of God’s hand? God is present in the…

Anonymous

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