--- title: "11 Present Different Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Present Different quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Present Different sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/anonymous-1_forget-the-past_if-you-want-the-present-to-be-different_2416197.jpg" --- > [If you want the present to be different from the past, don't forget the past lessons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-you-want-the-present-to-be-different-from-the-past-don-t-forget/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/anonymous-1_forget-the-past_if-you-want-the-present-to-be-different_2416197.jpg) > [Listening to something without being present is different from being there in the flesh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-elling/listening-to-something-without-being-present-is-different-from-being/) [Kurt Elling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-elling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/223/kurt-elling-6944_being_listening-to-something-without-being-pre_1308586.jpg) > [If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/baruch-spinoza/if-you-want-the-present-to-be-different-from-the-past-study-the-past/) [Baruch Spinoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/baruch-spinoza/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c68/baruch-spinoza-1338_different_if-you-want-the-present-to-be-different_168172.jpg) > [The future will be different if we make the present different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-maurin/the-future-will-be-different-if-we-make-the-present-different/) [Peter Maurin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-maurin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ad/peter-maurin-37750_different_the-future-will-be-different-if-we-make_899462.jpg) > [“Past and Present have different customs; new and old adopt different measures. To try to use the ways of a generous and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/han-fei/past-and-present-have-different-customs-new-and-old-adopt-different/) [Han Fei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/han-fei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c6/han-fei-17920_government_past-and-present-have-different-customs_494915.jpg) > [“The problem with fantasy is the greatest benefit of fantasy: it prevents us from living in the present moment. But the present…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/the-problem-with-fantasy-is-the-greatest-benefit-of-fantasy-it/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b3/geneen-roth-3050_living-in-the-presen_the-problem-with-fantasy-is-the-greatest_2170662.jpg) > [I like to be able to present myself in two or three different ways because I've never really wanted to rest on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-adams/i-like-to-be-able-to-present-myself-in-two-or-three-different-ways/) [Bryan Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/bryan-adams-4012_able_i-like-to-be-able-to-present-myself-in-t_3204086.jpg) > [The past doesn't change no matter how much time you spend thinking about it. Good and bad all add up to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-hart/the-past-doesn-t-change-no-matter-how-much-time-you-spend-thinking/) [Megan Hart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-hart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e7/megan-hart-2129_add_the-past-doesn-t-change-no-matter-how-mu_769491.jpg) > [“The past doesn’t change no matter how much time you spend thinking about it. Good and bad all add up to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-hart/the-past-doesn-t-change-no-matter-how-much-time-you-spend-thinking-2/) [Megan Hart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-hart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f2/megan-hart-2129_change_the-past-doesn-t-change-no-matter-how-mu_1443569.jpg) > [You have to keep being curious. The notion that the present is different than the past, and the future will be different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-wexner/you-have-to-keep-being-curious-the-notion-that-the-present-is/) [Les Wexner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-wexner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15b/les-wexner-14249_childhood_you-have-to-keep-being-curious-the-notio_955716.jpg) > [For me, there's a lot of intrinsic mystery and power in folk music, but a lot of people don't perceive that music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-mangum/for-me-there-s-a-lot-of-intrinsic-mystery-and-power-in-folk-music-but/) [Jeff Mangum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-mangum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8f/jeff-mangum-16672_around-the-world_for-me-there-s-a-lot-of-intrinsic-myster_3053185.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/present-different/#itemlist", "name": "Present Different Quotes", 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