Present Quotes

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I frequently hear our present period described as uncertain, confused, chaotic. — George Crumb
What is the real function, the essential function, the supreme function, of language? Isn't it merely to convey ideas and emotions? Certainly. Then if we… — Mark Twain
MISCREANT, n. A person of the highest degree of unworth. Etymologically, the word means unbeliever, and its present signification may be regarded as theology's noblest… — Ambrose Bierce
It appears that the present-day form of African American English is not the inheritance of the period of slavery, but the creation of the second… — William Labov
If Unix could present the same face, the same capabilities, on machines of many different types, it could serve as a common software environment for… — Eric S. Raymond
The root of the word education is e-ducere, literally, to lead forth, or to bring out something which is potentially present. — Erich Fromm
The master said, 'Quietly to store up knowledge in my mind, to learn without flagging, to teach without growing weary, these present me with no… — Confucius
Often, even after years, mental states once present in consciousness return to it with apparent spontaneity and without any act of the will; that is,… — Hermann Ebbinghaus
A photographer's main instrument is his eyes. Strange as it may seem, many photographers choose to use the eyes of another photographer, past or present,… — Manuel Alvarez Bravo
The mind is a product of experience. It is the result of past thinking and is modified by present thinking. — Sivananda
You have the power in the present moment to change limiting beliefs and consciously plant the seeds for the future of your choosing. As you… — Serge King
Most people confuse the "now" with what is happening to them in the now. Actually what is happening to you now has nothing to do… — Stephen Weiss
One does not have to be a 'climate change denier' to see that a degree of skepticism about the present consensus might be in order....Most… — Colin Robinson
Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse, or omission. It is the result of their… — Isabel Paterson
Past and present, it is all the same, books are necromancers, they exercise an influence more varied, more lasting, than any magic known to man. — Holbrook Jackson
In my opinion the greatest advantage we can at present expect from our Navy; for at this early period We can not expect to have… — William Whipple
Christ told his disciples not to be anxious about tomorrow, but he never said not to consider tomorrow. Intelligent problem solving demands careful consideration of… — R C Sproul
The essence of all religions is One. Surrender is the main duty of everyone. Surrender means the feeling of oneness, I and God are One.… — Sathya Sai Baba
We can choose to gather to our hearts the thorns of disappointment, failure, loneliness, and dismay in our present situation. Or we can gather the… — Barbara Johnson
...there are at the present moment many colored men in the Confederate Army...as real soldiers, having muskets on their shoulders, and bullets in their pockets,… — Frederick Douglass
There are at present many Coloured men in the Confederate Army doing duty not only as cooks, servants and labourers, but real soldiers, having muskets… — Frederick Douglass
My God, I have never thanked Thee for my 'thorn!' I have thanked Thee a thousand times for my roses, but never once for my… — George Matheson
I remember once visiting an outdoor exhibition of sculpture in Arnhem, the Netherlands. One of the artists had placed this notice at the base of… — Unknown Author
The power of a man is his present means to obtain some future apparent good. — Thomas Hobbes
We have merely scratched the surface of the store of knowledge which will come to us. I believe that we are now, a-tremble on the… — Thomas A. Edison

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