Present Quotes

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Being fully present is the best guarantee for a bright future. — Guy Finley
We crave a world of either/or, but the Dream says, Both/and. We build a wall between our social persona and our inner selves; the Dream… — Marc Ian Barasch
There must be vistas flying out beyond, that promise more than present conditions yield. — Lewis Howard Latimer
Now, we don't really believe these things - intellectually we know better - but we believe them viscerally, and live by them, and they cause… — George Saunders
We can see beyond the present shadows of war in the Middle East to a new world order where the strong work together to deter… — Dick Gephardt
It was my life â€” like all lives, mysterious and irrevocable and sacred. So very close, so very present, so very belonging to me. How… — Cheryl Strayed
Complacency is a deadly foe of all spiritual growth. Acute desire must be present or there will be no manifestation of Christ to His people.… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
The man that believes will obey; failure to obey is convincing proof that there is no true faith present. To attempt the impossible God must… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason,… — Joseph Addison
I still hate making pictures! And I don't like Hollywood any better. I detest the limelight and love simplicity, and in Hollywood the only thing… — Margaret Sullavan
Only one person in a thousand knows the trick of really living in the present. — Storm Jameson
Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally. — Jon Kabat-Zinn
We call the effort to cultivate our ability to be in the present moment â€˜practiceâ€™ or â€˜meditation practice.â€™ — Jon Kabat-Zinn
The picture we present to ourselves of who we think we ought to be obscures who we really are. — Mark Epstein
Happiness is closer to the experience of acceptance and contentment than it is to pleasure. True happiness exists as the spacious and compassionate heart's willingness… — Noah Levine
Everything is unfolding based on causes and conditions. Our happiness or suffering is dependent on how we relate to the present moment. If we cling… — Noah Levine
Our future experiences will be colored by the choices we make in the present. — Noah Levine
The older one becomes the quicker the present fades into sepia and the past looms up in glorious technicolour — Beryl Bainbridge
I pray for faith that my future will be good if I live today well, and in peace. I will remember that staying in the… — Melody Beattie
The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future. The house thinks of the present. — Adolf Loos

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