Present Quotes

6568 Present quotes by 3495 unique authors

The adjacent possible is a kind of shadow future, hovering on the edges of the present state of things, a map of all the ways… — Steven Johnson
There can be no compromise between freedom and government controls; to accept 'just a few controls' is to surrender the principle of inalienable individual rights… — Ayn Rand
Creativity exists in the present moment. You can't find it anywhere else. — Natalie Goldberg
Contentment is just the realization that God has already provided for me today all that I need for my present peace and happiness. — Nancy Leigh DeMoss
I am no friend of present-day Christianity, though its Founder was sublime. — Vincent Van Gogh
The religion of Jesus Christ is not ascetic, nor sour, nor gloomy, nor circumscribing. It is full of sweetness in the present and in promise. — Henry Ward Beecher
The youth of the present day are quite monstrous. They have absolutely no respect for dyed hair. — Oscar Wilde
Hindsight is a beautiful thing, mage. The past is for the memory, the present is for the mind. — Unknown Author
The presence of the present has become insistent, undeniable, and I dare not look away. — Wendell Berry
The most radical thing any of us can do at this time is to be fully present to what is happening in the world. — Joanna Macy
Seize every second of your life and savor it. Value your present moments. — Wayne Dyer
Our poets do not write about it; our artists do not try to portray this remarkable thing. I don't know why. Is nobody inspired by… — Richard P. Feynman
Live in the moment and be present in all that you do. Don't worry yourself with what happened yesterday or what's going to happen tomorrow.… — Michael Trevino
Ask yourself: Is there joy, ease and lightness in what i'm doing? If there isn't then time is covering up the present moment, and life… — Eckhart Tolle
Things themselves cannot touch the soul, not in the least degree, nor have they admission to the soul nor can they turn or move the… — Marcus Aurelius
The routines of almost all famous writers, from Charles Darwin to John Grisham, similarly emphasise specific starting times, or number of hours worked, or words… — Oliver Burkeman
Acceptance is the magic that makes change possible. It is not forever, it is for the present moment — Melody Beattie
Stay present. You'll always have time to worry later on if you want to. — Dan Millman
Make it a habit to ask yourself: What's going on inside me at this moment? That question will point you in the right direction. But… — Eckhart Tolle
Everything I'm going to present to you was not in my textbooks when I went to school ... not even in my college textbooks. I'm… — Robert Ballard
One way to practice staying present is to simply sit still for a while and listen. For one minute, listen to the sounds close to… — Pema Chodron
Art is not about objects of high monetary exchange. It's about reasserting our firsthand experience in present time. — Antony Gormley
Who will in time present pleasure refrain, shall in time to come the more pleasure obtain. — John Heywood
To know God as the sovereign disposer of all good, inviting us to present our requests, and yet not to approach or ask of him,… — John Calvin
I also live in the present, due to the constraints of the space-time continuum. — Hank Green

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