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> [“Start living right here, in each present moment. When we stop dwelling on the past or worrying about the future, we're open to rich sources of information we've been missing out on—information that can keep us out of the downward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-williams/start-living-right-here-in-each-present-moment-when-we-stop-dwelling/)

[Mark Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-williams/)

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## More by Mark Williams

> [“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” W. H. Murray, The Scottish Himalayan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-williams/whatever-you-can-do-or-dream-you-can-begin-it-boldness-has-genius/)

[Mark Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-williams/)

> [“Start living right here, in each present moment. When we stop dwelling on the past or worrying about the future, we're open to rich…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-williams/start-living-right-here-in-each-present-moment-when-we-stop-dwelling/)

[Mark Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-williams/)

> [“When mood is low, motivation follows action, rather than the other way around. When you put the action first, motivation follows.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-williams/when-mood-is-low-motivation-follows-action-rather-than-the-other-way/)

[Mark Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-williams/)

> [“Pure awareness transcends thinking.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-williams/pure-awareness-transcends-thinking/)

[Mark Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-williams/)

> [“in some cultures, doctors don’t ask, “When did you start to feel depressed?” but, “When did you stop dancing?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-williams/in-some-cultures-doctors-don-t-ask-when-did-you-start-to-feel/)

[Mark Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-williams/)

> [“Tiny actions can fundamentally alter your relationship to the world for the better.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-williams/tiny-actions-can-fundamentally-alter-your-relationship-to-the-world/)

[Mark Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-williams/)

> [“Usually, in daily life, we are motivated to do something, then we do it. But when mood is low, we have to do something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-williams/usually-in-daily-life-we-are-motivated-to-do-something-then-we-do-it/)

[Mark Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-williams/)

> [“If you simply accept life as it is, you will be a lot more fulfilled and increasingly worry free.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-williams/if-you-simply-accept-life-as-it-is-you-will-be-a-lot-more-fulfilled/)

[Mark Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-williams/)

> [Being asked to play one of the butlers is like being picked to play for England. All you have to do is think of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-williams/being-asked-to-play-one-of-the-butlers-is-like-being-picked-to-play/)

[Mark Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-williams/)

> [“To be mindful means to be back in touch with your senses, so you can see, hear, touch, smell and taste things”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-williams/to-be-mindful-means-to-be-back-in-touch-with-your-senses-so-you-can/)

[Mark Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-williams/)

> [“bosses were all vying with each other by working later and later. It was clear that exchanging emails late at night made her colleagues…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-williams/bosses-were-all-vying-with-each-other-by-working-later-and-later-it/)

[Mark Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-williams/)

> [I'm stunned that people keep asking me to play characters I didn't expect to play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-williams/i-m-stunned-that-people-keep-asking-me-to-play-characters-i-didn-t/)

[Mark Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-williams/)

> [“practice cultivating a sense of completeness”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-williams/practice-cultivating-a-sense-of-completeness/)

[Mark Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-williams/)

> [“Our minds have a bottleneck in the so-called “working memory” that allows us to keep only a few simple things in them at any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-williams/our-minds-have-a-bottleneck-in-the-so-called-working-memory-that/)

[Mark Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-williams/)

> [“Oh, London is a fine town, A very famous city, Where all the streets are paved with gold, And all the maidens pretty, --G.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-williams/oh-london-is-a-fine-town-a-very-famous-city-where-all-the-streets-are/)

[Mark Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-williams/)

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