Present Quotes

6568 Present quotes by 3495 unique authors

When we take no responsibility for any aspect of our past, we limit our ability to respond in the present and the future. — Bill Crawford
Trust is simply a set of expectations about the present and the future. The key is to ensure that these are chosen and evaluated based… — Bill Crawford
The life sciences contain spiritual values which can never be explained by the materialistic attitude of present day science — Sherwin B. Nuland
It is satisfying for the descendant of a dissident refugee from Elizabeth I to present his credentials to Elizabeth II. — Kingman Brewster, Jr.
Give up identification with this mass of flesh as well as with what thinks it a mass. Both are intellectual imaginations. Recognise your true self… — Adi Shankara
We must create a history of India in living terms. Up to the present that history, as written by the English, practically begins with Warren… — Sister Nivedita
Most of us are only willing to call 5% of our present information into question any one point. — Ken Wilber
To say that you can 'have experience,' means, for one thing, that your past plays into and affects your present, and that it defines your… — C. Wright Mills
People are unaware that spirits even exist, let alone that angels are present with them. — Emanuel Swedenborg
We all have spirits present with us who are feeling the way we are. — Emanuel Swedenborg
From the earliest ages of history to the present day there have never been thirteen millions of people associated in one political body who enjoyed… — Andrew Jackson
All I wanted was to say honestly to people: 'Have a look at yourselves and see how bad and dreary your lives are!' The important… — Anton Chekhov
Our spiritual life is a life in which we wait, actively present to the moment, expecting that new things will happen to us, new things… — Henri Nouwen
Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it means never living apart from one's self. It is not about the absence of… — Parker J. Palmer
It is not difficult to nourish admirable thoughts when the stars are present. — Marguerite Yourcenar
Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune. — Quintilian
The way we use our money is a barometer of our present spiritual condition. Our neglect of the poor illustrates much about where our hearts… — David Platt
The human ego prefers anything, just about anything, to falling, or changing, or dying. The ego is that part of you that loves the status… — Richard Rohr
The American Negro must rebuild his past in order to make his future. Though it is orthodox to think of America as the one country… — Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
It's OK to quote from your past. But I'm more interested in quoting from my present and pointing towards the future. — Robert Plant
For the present you can just call me the Kingfish. — Huey Long
Despite the popular idea of anarchists as violent men, Anarchism is the one non-violent social philosophy.… The function of the Anarchist is two-fold. By daily… — Ammon Hennacy
Woman's soul is present and lives more intensely in all parts of the body, and it is inwardly affected by that which happens to the… — Edith Stein
The use of depleted uranium in the Gulf War has been particularly effective. Radiation levels in Iraq are appallingly high. Babies are born with no… — Philip Berrigan
The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity. — Scott Turow

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