Tense Quotes

252 quotes by 200 authors

We must set up a strong present tense against all rumors of wrath, past and to come. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Try to find the real tense of the report you are reading: Was it done, is it being done, or is something to be done?… — Unknown Author
The One who lives outside of time invites you into a reality that is informed by His perfect plans to give you hope and a… — Steven Furtick
When Martina is tense it helps her relax. — Dan Maskell
The only pleasure of endurance is its past tense. — Wes Fesler
She never sat down in a car but stood, braced tense, facing the wind. Now and again she would turn her face toward me with… — Mazo de la Roche
Of the mental hazards, being scared is the worst. When you get scared, you get tense. — Sam Snead
A good affirmation has five basic ingredients: it's personal, it's positive, it's present tense, it's visual, and it's emotional. — Stephen Covey
Ideally, each piece of art's its own unique object, and its evaluation's always present-tense. — David Foster Wallace
I think that to believe is to acknowledge that it's a choice in that present tense and that doubt is always an option. Youâ€™re not… — Jon Foreman
A pathological business, writing, don't you think? Just look what a writer actually does: all that unnatural tense squatting and hunching, all those rituals: pathological! — Hans Magnus Enzensberger
In mauve sea-orchids as in her striking earlier book Guardians of the Secret, Lila Zemborain brings into relationship the viscera of the body and the… — Forrest Gander
What do you really want? Sit down and write it out on a piece of paper. Write it in the present tense. — Bob Proctor
You can sit there, tense and worried, freezing the creative energies, or you can start writing something. It doesn't matter what. In five or ten… — Leonard Bernstein
If you want to learn to trust your vibes, you must maintain a peaceful and relatively calm attitude. When you're tense, nervous, or anxious, your… — Sonia Choquette
I get very nervous whenever I think about it. I've never done a serious play, and I have such awe of the woman - she's… — Judy Holliday
Spiritual practice is the capacity to offer your love even when you feel hurt, closed down, tense, angry, misunderstood, or hated. — David Deida
As Einstein queried, 'Why is it that I get my best ideas in the morning while I'm shaving?' Shaving is like meditation with a sharp… — Gabrielle Roth
I think it rather fine, this necessity for the tense bracing of the will before anything worth doing can be done. I rather like it… — Arnold Bennett
If in a tense or nervous situation, take a moment to center and ground yourself and make a thoughtful decision. Remember that nothing is as… — Robert Cheeke

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