Present Quotes

6568 Present quotes by 3495 unique authors

The older one gets, the more one feels that the present must be enjoyed; it is a precious gift, comparable to a state of grace — Marie Curie
Truth is always present; it only needs to lift the iron lids of the mind's eye to read its oracles. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
You need only examine your present situation to discover unlimited resources and opportunities. — Ari Kiev
Completely desist from defending your point of view. When you have no point to defend, you do not allow the birth of an argument. If… — Deepak Chopra
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift, that's why we call it the present. If I am not for myself, who… — Richard Bach
A truly successful person knows how to overcome the past, use the present, and prepare for the future-but unless we can first surmount the past,… — Sydney J. Harris
Know something about something. Don’t just present your wonderful self to the world. Constantly amass knowledge and offer it around. — Richard Holbrooke
The 'Instagram Generation' now experiences the present as an anticipated memory — Daniel Kahneman
I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't present… — Imelda Staunton
Our righteousness doesn't depend on our present performance but on Jesus' finished performance. — Judah Smith
I don't know how to ground myself without the other actor present. — Garry Shandling
There are certain realities we must speak of with our children that were not present when I was a child. — Gloria Estefan
We must see our present fight right through to the very end. — Bobby Sands
Let anyone try, I will not say to arrest, but to notice or to attend to, the present moment of time. One of the most… — William James
Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now. — Pericles
Today we are again witnessing the emergence of transnational elites ... [Whose] ties cut across national boundaries ...It is likely that before long the social… — Zbigniew Brzezinski
The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible; but all natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Market prices are always wrong in the sense that they present a biased view of the future. — George Soros
I do believe that where there is a choice between cowardice and non-violence I would advise violence. Thus when my eldest son asked me what… — Mahatma Gandhi
Leaders receive and give assignments. This is an important part of the necessary principle of delegating. No one appreciates a willing volunteer more than I,… — James E. Faust
You have only to play at Little Wars three or four times to realize just what a blundering thing Great War must be. Great War… — H.G. Wells
It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good. Thus will they be… — Pope Francis
Executions, far from being useful examples to the survivors, have, I am persuaded, a quite contrary effect, by hardening the heart they ought to terrify.… — Mary Wollstonecraft
The contours of the coming disaster expanded to include the deaths of all present. — George Saunders
The Here-and-Now demands attention, is more present to us. We dismiss the inner world of our ideas as less important, although most of our immediate… — Alan Moore

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