Our Present Quotes
228 quotes by 196 authors
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To the kindly influence of Christianity we owe that degree of civil freedom, and political and social happiness which mankind now enjoys.... Whenever the pillars…
— Unknown Author
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I am convinced that nothing but the hand of God can save us or help us as long as we have our present commander.
— James Long
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Our poets do not write about it; our artists do not try to portray this remarkable thing. I don't know why. Is nobody inspired by…
— Richard P. Feynman
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We must look at alternatives objectively, and not try to fit the future into our present social mould.
— Jacque Fresco
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We are homesick for places, we are reminded of places, it is the sounds and smells and sights of places which haunt us and against…
— Alan Gussow
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Powder snow skiing is not fun. It is life, fully lived, life lived in a blaze of reality. What we experience in powder is the…
— Dolores LaChapelle
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..The past is only an unreliable memory held in the present. The future is only a projection of our present conceptions. The present itself vanishes…
— Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
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With our present knowledge, we can respond to the challenge of stellar space flight solely with intellectual concepts and purely hypothetical analysis. Hardware solutions are…
— Wernher von Braun
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Publication has been extended far beyond our present ability to make real use of the record.
— Vannevar Bush
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The issues which today confront the nation are clearly defined and so fundamental as to directly involve the very survival of the Republic. Are we…
— Douglas MacArthur
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It is essential that our present negative propaganda regarding psychedelic drugs be replaced with honesty and truthfulness about their effects, both good and bad.
— Alexander Shulgin
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Divine Providence has played a great part in our history. I have the feeling that God has created us and brought us to our present…
— Harry S. Truman
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Why do we not exhaust the heritage of the ages, spiritual and material for our immediate pleasure, and let posterity go hang? So far as…
— Russell Kirk
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If I wanted to order a ring for myself, the inscription I should choose would be: "Nothing passes away." I believe that nothing passes away…
— Anton Chekhov
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There is therefore no reason to put a limit to evolutionary possibility by taking our present organization or status of existence as final. The animal…
— Sri Aurobindo
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Even places that have been shrouded in darkness for billions of years can be illuminated. Even a stone from the bottom of a river can…
— Daisaku Ikeda
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Ultimately, your state of mind determines your circumstances. To realize the outcomes you want, it is critical to recognize and experience the transition from our…
— Darren Johnson
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Contentment is realizing that God has already provided everything we need for our present happiness.
— Bill Gothard
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It is important to reflect on the kindness of others. Every aspect of our present well-being is due to others' hard work. The buildings we…
— Dalai Lama
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Great has been our past, wonderful is our present, and glorious can be our future.
— Gordon B. Hinckley
Who Wrote These Our Present Quotes
196 authors contributed a total of 228 Our Present Quotes, led by these top contributors: