Present Quotes

6568 Present quotes by 3495 unique authors

Our rulers at the present day, with their machines and their preachers, are all occupied in putting into our heads the preposterous notion that activity… — John Cowper Powys
The place where...knowledge occurs is the present. That which recognizes the present is mind. — Fred Alan Wolf
Joel Waldfogel is one of the smartest and funniest economists on the planet. I think of him every time I start to unwrap a present.… — Unknown Author
There can be very little of present-day science and technology that is not dependent on complex numbers in one way or another. — Keith Devlin
Stay More' is synonymous with 'Status Quo' in fact, there are people who believe, or who like to believe, that the name of the town… — Donald Harington
The trend of all knowledge at the present is to specialize, but archaeology has in it all the qualities that call for the wide view… — Margaret Murray
Much of traditional magic takes place by the light of the Moon. In the night world we are closer to the unconscious, the hidden, that… — Vivianne Crowley
Introducing a technology is not a neutral act--it is profoundly revolutionary. If you present a new technology to the world you are effectively legislating a… — Unknown Author
Never present a power-user option in such a way that normal users must learn all about it in order to know they don't need to… — Bruce Tognazzini
We're left with so little to go on. Only the present is full enough to seem complete, and even that is an optical illusion. The… — Unknown Author
Too-lateness, I realized, has nothing to do with age. It’s a relation of self to the moment. Or not, depending on the person and the… — Russell Hoban
Besides, whoever keeps the future in front of him and the past at his back is doing something else that's hard to imagine. For the… — Harry Mulisch
Edited by mostly unknown scholars in A.D. 367, compiled from documents written 30 to 110 years after the Christ event by no one who was… — Leonard Shlain
I have seen faith rise 'mountain high' when the truth of God's present love and compassion begins to dawn upon the minds and hearts of… — F. F. Bosworth
The biggest gift you can give is to be absolutely present, and when you're worrying about whether you're hopeful or hopeless or pessimistic or optimistic,… — Joanna Macy
Yes, it looks bleak. But you are still alive now. You are alive with all the others, in this present moment. And because the truth… — Joanna Macy
It is the growth of advertising in this country which, more than any single element, has brought the American magazine to its present enviable position… — Edward Bok
I doubt if Dickens did, especially his women-his pretty women-Mrs. Dombey, Florence, Dora, Agnes, Ruth Pinch, Kate Nickleby, little Emily-we know them all through Hablot… — George du Maurier
It is by thoughtful reflection that the elusive moments of the past draw near to us in present reality and gain a measure of permanence. — Yi-Fu Tuan
It is as great a crime to leave a woman alone in her agony and deny her relief from her suffering as it is to… — Grantly Dick-Read
I am convinced that nothing but the hand of God can save us or help us as long as we have our present commander. — James Long
Writing and drawing are very therapeutic, but they are also an excellent manifestation tool. I teach my clients to draw what they want, or to… — Alice McCall
Accept the present moment and find the perfection that is deeper than any form and untouched by time. — Eckhart Tolle
Be present as the watcher of your mind - of your thoughts and emotions as well as your reactions in various situations. Be at least… — Eckhart Tolle
I think that to believe is to acknowledge that it's a choice in that present tense and that doubt is always an option. You’re not… — Jon Foreman

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