Present Quotes

6568 Present quotes by 3495 unique authors

The natural way of ensuring that the past continues to live in the present and to inform the future is to write it down. — Unknown Author
It is a paradox that in our time of drastic rapid change, when the future is in our midst devouring the present before our eyes,… — Eric Hoffer
At the present time, the alternative is not between change or no change, but between change for the better and change for the worse. — Unknown Author
Intellect without humanity is not good enough...what the world is suffering from at the present time is not so much an overabundance of intellect as… — Ashley Montagu
The will of God prevails. In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one… — Abraham Lincoln
You have chosen the pathway to your present destination. The responsibility for your situation is yours. — Andy Andrews
ALL THINGS, material and spiritual, originate from one source and are related as if they were one family. The past, present, and future are all… — Morihei Ueshiba
THE PATH IS exceedingly vast. From ancient times to the present day, even the greatest sages were unable to perceive and comprehend the entire truth;… — Morihei Ueshiba
Let us take some event in the life of humanity. For instance, war. There is a war going on at the present moment. What does… — G I Gurdjieff
Art need not be intended. It comes inevitably as the tree from the root, the branch from the trunk, the blossom from the twig. None… — Robert Henri
Present-day American society-whether through pop culture, religion, or institutions-conflates sexuality and morality constantly. Idolizing virginity as a stand-in for women’s morality means that nothing else… — Jessica Valenti
We find that at present the human race is divided politically into one wise man, nine knaves, and ninety fools out of every hundred. That… — T.H. White
I grew up in a home where animals were ever-present and often dominated our lives. There were always horses, dogs, and cats, as well as… — Julia Glass
Globalisation has made us more vulnerable. It creates a world without borders, and makes us painfully aware of the limitations of our present instruments, and… — Anna Lindh
As our lives speed up more and more, so do our children's. We forget and thus they forget that there is nothing more important than… — Michael Gurian
We all have points in our lives where two roads present themselves and we have to make a decision very fast. We don't know how… — Stephanie Zimbalist
Between my past, the present and the future, there is one common factor: Relationship and Trust. This is the foundation of our growth. — Dhirubhai Ambani
I call the present system 'Post-Constitutional America.' As I sometimes put it, the U.S. Constitution poses no serious threat to our form of government. — Joseph Sobran
Sentimentality and nostalgia are closely related. Kissing cousins. I have no time for nostalgia, though. Nostalgics believe the past is nicer than the present. It… — Mal Peet
Personally, I am stuck with one foot in the past and one foot in the present. — Anthony Kiedis
I tried to grow up. Honest. Didn’t quite happen. I guess I’m someone for whom youth still seems more real than the present, or the… — Donald Fagen
The past becomes a texture, an ambience to our present. — Paul Scott
History is just the present in retrospect. Times change but people do not. — Unknown Author
The usefulness of a meeting rises with the square of the number of people present. — Lane Kirkland
For a person who lives 100 years in the future, the present comes as no surprise. — Viktor Schauberger

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