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I think it's perhaps fair to say we've been one of the most influential Royal Commissions this country ever had and there's nothing we have… — Frank Scott
Dwell upon the brightest parts in every prospect... and strive to be pleased with the present circumstances. — Unknown Author
I was afraid the other musicians might want to present themselves too much, though I see in the coverage I've received of the album that… — Eberhard Weber
They basically said that if I didn't show up for school they'd mark me present, they wouldn't send the truant officer after me. At 16… — Dave Van Ronk
I'm always most excited about the job I'm doing at the present, and that's especially true about 'Price' because of my respect for the show… — Randy West
Bush doesn't present himself as a realpolitik politician. — Peter Singer
Less than an hour before he'd congratulated himself on escaping all the traps of Earth, all the snares of Man. Not knowing that the greatest… — Clifford D. Simak
It is characteristic of the epistemological tradition to present us with partial scenarios and then to demand whole or categorical answers as it were. — Avrum Stroll
I have to constantly negotiate the tension between past neighborhood and present neighborhood. — Michael Eric Dyson
Their charms, Sir John, I shall discover, I have no doubt, when dinner's over; At present, if to judge I'm able, The finest works are… — Unknown Author
What's all this fuss about fathers being present at the birth of their children? The way events are shaping, they'll be lucky to be present… — Unknown Author
I don't know much about history, and I wouldn't give a nickel for all the history in the world. History is more or less bunk.… — Henry Ford
There would be far less suffering in the world if human beings-God knows why they are made like this-did not use their imaginations so busily… — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Sorrows remembered sweeten present joys — Robert Pollok
Existing rules and principles can give us our present location, our bearings, our latitude and longitude. The inn that shelters for the night is not… — Benjamin Cardozo
When you live with another person for 50 years, all of your memories are invested in that person, like a bank account of shared memories.… — Federico Fellini
You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present. — Unknown Author
He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future. — George Orwell
When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure… — John Wesley
I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But a great and lasting war can never be supported… — George Washington

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