Present Quotes

6568 Present quotes by 3495 unique authors

The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge. — Stephen Nachmanovitch
On seeing one thing, you see all things. On perceiving an individual's mind, you perceive all mind. Glimpse one truth, and all truth is present… — Huangbo Xiyun
The person who makes all cares into one care the care for simply staying present will be cared for by that presence which is creative… — Kabir Helminski
Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy. — Sarah Ban Breathnach
It is not therefore the business of philosophy, in our present situation in the universe, to attempt to take in at once, in one view,… — Colin Maclaurin
I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are… — Hesiod
Your Self, Aware Presence, knows no resistance to any appearance and, as such, is happiness itself; like the empty space of a room it cannot… — Rupert Spira
We add that it would be all too easy to object that mutations have no evolutionary effect because they are eliminated by natural selection. Lethal… — Pierre-Paul Grasse
When we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present ... we experience heaven… — Sarah Ban Breathnach
The more attached we are to a vision of the future, the less present we are to what is actually trying to emerge here and… — Unknown Author
The past is past, and the future is yet to come. That means the future is in your hands - the future entirely depends on… — Dalai Lama
If He opens a door for you, thereby making Himself known, pay no heed if your do not measure up to this. For, in truth,… — Ibn Ata Allah
We need a proper understanding of the past to correctly judge the present if we ever are to foretell the future. — Craig D. Idso
I am part of the Fellowship of the Unashamed... My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is in God's hands... I… — Patrick Madrid
I greet you from Smyrna together with the Churches of God present here with me. They comfort me in every way, both in body and… — Ignatius of Antioch
In its present terms, the global system values property over human life. — William Greider
You exist in time: future, present, and past. This is manifest in life, liberty, and the product of your life and liberty. The exercise of… — Ken Schoolland
The greatest gift you can give (yourself or anyone else) is just being present — Rasheed Ogunlaru
What I remember best from those times is the music itself. When it succeded, we took hold of the audience's attention, working it from a… — Andromeda Romano-Lax
... I feel tired to death, paralyzed by this mysteriously wasted life's stubborn concentration on hopelessness and dissolution. It occurs to me that if I… — Christer Kihlman
If you want to understand the causes that existed in the past, look at the results as they are manifested in the present. And if… — Gautama Buddha
An America that looks away is ignoring not just the sins of the past but the sins of the present and the certain sins of… — Ta-Nehisi Coates
If you filter my words through any tradition or '-ism', you will miss altogether what I am saying. The liberating truth is not static; it… — Adyashanti
Nothing very new. By taking good care of yourselves you are of service to me and my family as well as yourselves, no matter what… — Socrates
Until philosophers rule as kings or those who are now called kings and leading men genuinely and adequately philosophise, that is, until political power and… — Plato

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