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title: "5 Present Place Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Living in the present is the way to go. I know firsthand about getting caught up in the hurts of the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renee-marino/living-in-the-present-is-the-way-to-go-i-know-firsthand-about-getting/)

[Renee Marino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renee-marino/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da3/renee-marino-35471_anxiety_living-in-the-present-is-the-way-to-go-i_205777.jpg)

> [There is a reason they call God a presence - because God is right here, right now. In the present is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/there-is-a-reason-they-call-god-a-presence-because-god-is-right-here/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d79/elizabeth-gilbert-131_reason_there-is-a-reason-they-call-god-a-presen_1458578.jpg)

> [“... you can advance only by more than filling your present place.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wallace-d-wattles/you-can-advance-only-by-more-than-filling-your-present-place/)

[Wallace D. Wattles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wallace-d-wattles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f2/wallace-d-wattles-1465_quote_you-can-advance-only-by-more-than-fillin_1789475.jpg)

> [We become lost in being everywhere but here and now, and the ironic part is that the present is the only place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renee-marino/we-become-lost-in-being-everywhere-but-here-and-now-and-the-ironic/)

[Renee Marino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renee-marino/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e93/renee-marino-35471_feel_we-become-lost-in-being-everywhere-but-h_2422125.jpg)

> [“There are times when I can’t help thinking about the past. I know the present is the place to be. It’s always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-shepard/there-are-times-when-i-can-t-help-thinking-about-the-past-i-know-the/)

[Sam Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-shepard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a55/sam-shepard-2232_past_there-are-times-when-i-can-t-help-thinki_2552500.jpg)

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