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Present Quotes by James A. Baldwin
- To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that…
- The past is what makes the present coherent, and the past will remain horrible for exactly as long as we refuse to assess it honestly.
- The greatest significance of the present student generation is that it is through them that the point of view of the subjugated is finally and…
- The states of birth, suffering, love, and death, are extreme states: extreme, universal, and inescapable. We all know this, but we would rather not know…
- The occurrence of an event is not the same thing as knowing what it is that one has lived through. Most people had not lived…
- The great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history…
More Present Quotes
- Every one knows, that the mind will not be kept from contemplating what it loves in the midst of crowds and business.… — Mary Astell
- A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught… — Ibrahim Babangida
- Having experienced personally and through my family the tragedy of Chile is something always present in my memory. I do not want… — Michelle Bachelet
- Since periods of great change, such as the present one, come so rarely in human history, it is up to each of… — Dalai Lama
- The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be to understand… — Diane Ackerman
- Among those whose reputation is exhausted in a short time by its own luxuriance are the writers who take advantage of present… — Samuel Johnson
- Science fiction is never about the future, in the same way history is rarely about the past: they're both parable formats for… — A. A. Gill
- What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and acts of… — Sai Baba