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title: "6 Doing Present Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [I've wanted to be a parent for a really long time, and I'm going to make sure I'm doing everything I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-lightfoot/i-ve-wanted-to-be-a-parent-for-a-really-long-time-and-i-m-going-to/)

[Lori Lightfoot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-lightfoot/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/499/lori-lightfoot-6415_everything_i-ve-wanted-to-be-a-parent-for-a-really_55913.jpg)

> [The present is the steering wheel of your life. The only difference between where you are and where you want to be,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melchor-lim/the-present-is-the-steering-wheel-of-your-life-the-only-difference/)

[Melchor Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melchor-lim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5f/melchor-lim-61_facts_the-present-is-the-steering-wheel-of-you_871376.jpg)

> [You don't always have to be doing something. The most of something that you can do sometimes is to be in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-basinger/you-don-t-always-have-to-be-doing-something-the-most-of-something/)

[Kim Basinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-basinger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/686/kim-basinger-7530_can-do_you-don-t-always-have-to-be-doing-someth_1022703.jpg)

> [I think it's important to try to be present with whatever it is you're doing. And if you can't be present, take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-giffin/i-think-it-s-important-to-try-to-be-present-with-whatever-it-is-you/)

[Emily Giffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-giffin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/emily-giffin-938_break_i-think-it-s-important-to-try-to-be-pres_1502466.png)

> [I've known for years that you're supposed to be present. I know that thinking about what's happened or thinking about what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariel-hemingway/i-ve-known-for-years-that-you-re-supposed-to-be-present-i-know-that/)

[Mariel Hemingway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariel-hemingway/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2f/mariel-hemingway-8965_about_i-ve-known-for-years-that-you-re-suppose_2434326.jpg)

> [Dwelling in the past prevents doing something in the present.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wooden/dwelling-in-the-past-prevents-doing-something-in-the-present/)

[John Wooden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wooden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a89/john-wooden-420_dwelling_dwelling-in-the-past-prevents-doing-some_3066313.png)

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