--- title: "8 Present Feeling Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Present Feeling quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Present Feeling sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/381/octavio-paz-1790_action_it-may-seem-paradoxical-to-say-that-we-h_458386.jpg" --- > [It may seem paradoxical to say that we have been expelled from the present, but it is a feeling we have all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavio-paz/it-may-seem-paradoxical-to-say-that-we-have-been-expelled-from-the/) [Octavio Paz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavio-paz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/381/octavio-paz-1790_action_it-may-seem-paradoxical-to-say-that-we-h_458386.jpg) > [You never want to give a man a present when he's feeling good. You want to do it when he's down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyndon-b-johnson/you-never-want-to-give-a-man-a-present-when-he-s-feeling-good-you/) [Lyndon B. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyndon-b-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b4/lyndon-b-johnson-684_feel-good_you-never-want-to-give-a-man-a-present-w_1531379.png) > [We all have spirits present with us who are feeling the way we are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-swedenborg/we-all-have-spirits-present-with-us-who-are-feeling-the-way-we-are/) [Emanuel Swedenborg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-swedenborg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8d/emanuel-swedenborg-3577_feeling_we-all-have-spirits-present-with-us-who_1601499.png) > [I'm English and love England. Whenever I'm there, I'm always seeing the present but feeling its past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jez-butterworth/i-m-english-and-love-england-whenever-i-m-there-i-m-always-seeing-the/) [Jez Butterworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jez-butterworth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1d/jez-butterworth-32626_and-love_i-m-english-and-love-england-whenever-i_1892017.jpg) > [I have found ways to kill this ever-present feeling of loneliness. I try a new dish and experiment with food, I'll clean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neena-gupta/i-have-found-ways-to-kill-this-ever-present-feeling-of-loneliness-i/) [Neena Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neena-gupta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e62/neena-gupta-4991_busy_i-have-found-ways-to-kill-this-ever-pres_1928554.jpg) > [“A life that doesn’t include hard-won accomplishment and triumph over obstacles may not be a satisfying one. There is something deeply fulfilling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-chua/a-life-that-doesn-t-include-hard-won-accomplishment-and-triumph-over/) [Amy Chua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-chua/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fb/amy-chua-6919_feeling-good_a-life-that-doesn-t-include-hard-won-acc_2299072.jpg) > [When you are grounded in the present - feeling your feelings, listening to your body, tasting your food, and expressing your ideas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-ford/when-you-are-grounded-in-the-present-feeling-your-feelings-listening/) [Debbie Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/456/debbie-ford-2553_body_when-you-are-grounded-in-the-present-fee_2887513.png) > [I like waking up in the morning when I don't have to get up and think about the next thing, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/i-like-waking-up-in-the-morning-when-i-don-t-have-to-get-up-and-think/) [Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6e/gary-kraftsow-22606_alive_i-like-waking-up-in-the-morning-when-i-d_2947839.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/present-feeling/#itemlist", "name": "Present Feeling Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It may seem paradoxical to say that we have been expelled from the present, but it is a feeling we have all had at some moment. 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