Present Quotes

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The present moment is never intolerable. What's intolerable is what's going to happen in the next four hours. To have your body here at 8… — Anthony de Mello
But man postpones or remembers; he does not live in the present, but with reverted eye laments the past, or, heedless of the riches that… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Today it is not nearly enough to be a saint, but we must have the saintliness demanded by the present moment, a new saintliness, itself… — Simone Weil
You really don't even own the present moment, for even this belongs to God. — Francois Fenelon
Above all, live in the present moment and God will give you all the grace you need. — Francois Fenelon
By watching the mechanics of the mind, you step out of its resistance patterns, and you can then allow the present moment to be. — Eckhart Tolle
Hold on to the ancient Way to master the present, and to learn the distant beginning. — Laozi
Fiction becomes a weird way to countenance yourself and to tell the truth instead of being a way to escape yourself or present yourself in… — David Foster Wallace
I believe that nothing is more important to our ability to effectively address our present than understanding the lessons learned from those who have come… — Charlie Gonzalez
I do not like Melbourne in its present state. — William John Wills
When you are caught in the mind, your past defines you. When you are present, you are beyond definition. — Leonard Jacobson
When you are truly present, you illuminate everything around you. — Leonard Jacobson
If we are to better the future we must disturb the present. — Catherine Booth
At present, financial crises occur, chiefly because the paper currency is redeemable in gold only. — John Buchanan Robinson
We are different from previous generations of conservatives... We are no longer working to preserve the status quo. We are radicals, working to overturn the… — Paul Weyrich
In language that is searing and lyrical, evocative and precise, this exceptional book thinks with the zombies, specters, felons, slaves, dogs, cadavers, and other entities… — Donna J. Haraway
I do not mean that others represent Jesus for us. I mean that Jesus actually is present in each other person — Tony Campolo
It is to be kept in mind that the generations of men do not wait for the convenience of the church in respect to their… — J. Oswald Sanders
Those who are apparently absent can feel more present than the people right in front of you. — Sylvia Brownrigg
No matter how difficult your situation is, you can get through it if you donâ€™t look too far into the future, and focus on the… — Bob Parsons

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