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The present had somehow ceased to be an emergency. — Adam Haslett

Be careful not to look so far ahead, that you miss what's in front of you — Jeremy Aldana

In our present state of degeneration it is through the skin that metaphysics must be made to re-enter our minds. — Antonin Artaud

reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was and the present worse than it is. — Season Vining

If I shut my eyes, I believed, I would disappear. To make it through, I had to be present the whole time. — Alice Sebold

When it comes to tackling your financial goals, whatever they might be, there's no time like the present. — Suze Orman

My first concern is that when you go to a show, you should be present. It's much more exciting to put the camera down and lose yourself in it. — Bo Burnham

First I believe it to be a grave mistake to present Christianity as something charming and popular with no offense inn it. — Dorothy L. Sayers

Self-observation helps us to refocus within, to balance ourselves and to be in the present moment ... — Jacqueline Ripstein

I love the feeling of nostalgia vying with the present. That can be from song to song, or within the same song. — Britta Phillips

What kind of a man thinks it's appropriate to give his soon- to-be bride a lethal weapon for a wedding present? — Victoria Laurie

When I am able to be present, listening - really listening - to a viewpoint described through someone else's lens, I am here in the now and alive. — Tori Amos

What we did yesterday, Can be changed today to make tomorrow different.. PAST / PRESENT / FUTURE
Precious Present Moments Light Our Path — Jonathan Bailey

The challenge is to draw on the past but not be bound by it" p. 20 — David Brazzeal

A new environment encourages us to be more mindful and present, as we're more likely to notice and appreciate new surroundings. — Michael Klim

To be born again is to let the past go, and look without condemnation upon the present. — Wayne Dyer

I meditate not to escape the world but instead to be completely present. — Joe Sacco

Every man needs a shadow to reveal his light, to always be that close, ever present, bonded forever in astral allegiance. — Poppet

The greatest task before civilization at present is to make machines what they ought to be, the slaves, instead of the masters of men. — Havelock Ellis

I try not to be neurotic; I try to create and present healthy body image. — Kimora Lee Simmons

Trees do not require you to make certain sounds to be understood. They are simply present and ready for you to climb at any time. Trees are easier. — Ned Hayes

Machiavelli believed it was better to be feared than loved, because attachment is easily severed, but the terror of pain is ever present. — J.M. Darhower

I will assume for the present
until next year
that it is no illusion. My first act of free will shall be to believe in free will. — William James

Harald seemed to be an invisible but ever-present spirit who affected life in the village by his absence. — Stieg Larsson

I felt a rush of trust
felt that life might be not just tolerable but beautiful, if I could only remember to find the bare Present. — David James Duncan

The temple will be an ever-present reminder that God intended the family to be eternal. — Ezra Taft Benson

When you are not honoring the present moment by allowing it to be, you are creating drama. — Eckhart Tolle

If you're going to make the past your present, be prepared for a lifetime of dust ... — Lily Graham

If the house is to be set in order, one cannot begin with the present; he must begin with the past. — John Hope Franklin

I slipped from present to past, sliding down the snake heads of memory into what was and what would never be again. — John Connolly

There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all combine to uphold. — Henry David Thoreau

This is the nature of genius, to be able to grasp the knowable even when no one else recognizes that it is present. — Deepak Chopra

It is fun to be present at the coming true of a dream, even if it is not one's own. — Vladimir Nabokov

You are my future, Kacie. You're my present and my future and if I could figure out a way to invent a damn time machine, you'd be my past. — Beth Ehemann

Prayer infuses the air of a time yet to be into the suffocating atmosphere of the present. — Walter Wink

It's nice to have a pause to parent and to be more present at home, teaching them how to drive cars and navigate boys and all this sort of thing. — Diane Lane

We are always looking to the future; the present does not satisfy us. Our ideal, whatever it may be, lies further on. — Ezra Hall Gillett

Not to dream more boldly may turn out to be, in view of present realities, simply irresponsible. — George Leonard

You will learn, but you have to act. You will be given, but you have to receive. Stretch your hands and take up your laurels by the power put in you! — Israelmore Ayivor

When in my present lonely lot, I feel my past has not been free From sins which I remember not, I dread more, what to come, may be. — Murasaki Shikibu

The fact that you made worse decisions in the past shouldn't be an excuse to make bad decisions in the present. — Sanhita Baruah

You must be present in the present to make it a present.-RVM — R.v.m.

By dialogue, we let God be present in our midst, for as we open ourselves to one another, we open ourselves to God. — Pope John Paul II

Live Today! Do not allow your spirit to be softened of your happiness to be limited by a day you cannot have back or a day that does not yet exist. — Steve Maraboli

To be present - really, truly present - in art and life requires empathizing with uncertainty and wrestling with risk. — Andy Greenwald

I feel like Havana has always been such an amazing, cosmopolitan city that it makes sense that a lot of galleries will want to be present. — Rachael Price

I knew I could never forget my past, but I wanted to stop talking about it so that I would be fully present in my new life. — Ishmael Beah

In other words, time was a kind of palimpsest, traces of the past peeking through the present, only to be written over in the future again. — Melissa De La Cruz

In the gap between who we wish one day to be
and who we are at present,
must come pain, anxiety, envy and humiliation. — Alain De Botton

May your P&L account of deeds for humanity be in profits; for you have to present the your Balance Sheet on the Judgment Day. — Vikrmn

I want to continue to remain present and grateful each day that I get to be doing what I love. Making and performing music I believe in. — Rachel Platten

You lose your habitual behavior, which allowed you to sort of zone out. You have to be here, you have to be now, you have to be present. — Sally Field

Pray, pray be composed, and do not betray what you feel to every body present — Jane Austen

Only as one is willing to give up his present limitations and identity can he become that which he desires to be. — Neville Goddard

A sudden and unforseen swinging of his head alarmed all present. He seemed to be trying to scare off a flock of vampires biting into his brain. — Juan Filloy

you must be present to win. — Jack Kornfield

Live in the present and shape the future, do not be casting lingering looks to the distant past for the past has passed away, never again to return. — Subramanya Bharathi

The best way-the only way-to be truly healing is to be fully present and to stay out of the way. — Nancy Kyes

Stop looking forward to things, look inward instead. — Kamand Kojouri

It will always be found that one flourishing institution exists and battens on another mouldering one. The Present itself is parasitic to this extent. — Henry David Thoreau

The complete teachings of all Buddhas - past, present, and future - are to be found within the essence of every human being. — Huineng

Put the past behind you, the present moment is all that matters, in the life of those who want to be happy. — Leon Brown

To reach our full potential we must first clear the mind and be present in the flow of life current. — Justin Nozuka

When we're in the act of wandering, we need to be present, not watching though a lens. — Jennifer Niven

What can be more stupid than to be in pain about future things and absent ones which at present are not felt? — Giordano Bruno

Within the New Testament, there is no indication that Christians should expect to be healthy, wealthy, and successful in this present age. — Billy Graham

I think the lack of automatically feeling, 'Yes, the future is going to be like the present' - that is very much a Jewish thing. — Susanne Bier

The 'what should be' never did exist, but people keep trying to live up to it. There is no 'what should be,' there is only what is. — Lenny Bruce

Mistakes from the past can never be repaired. Do your best in the present, to be a good person in the future. — Sylvia L'Namira

I'm learning how to live in the present and be grateful for what's working rather than look for the 'what's not working' piece. — Ali MacGraw

The fact is, that life is too short to be occupied by aught but the present - hope and remembrance are equally a waste of time. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Thank God that He has permitted us to live among the present problems. It is no longer permitted to anyone to be mediocre. — Dorothy Day

The science of the earth ... invites us to be present at the origin of things, and to enter into the very worship of the Creator. — John William Dawson

You can only be held back by your past if you use it to reject yourself in the present. Your — Robert Holden

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be. — Abraham Lincoln

Are you really an orphan?
Yes, I am, said Portia a shade shortly. Are you?
No, not at present, but I suppose it's a thing one is bound to be. — Elizabeth Bowen

We tried to present an emotional scrapbook of what it felt like to be a band member on this 20-year journey. — Cameron Crowe

The more shared past there is in a relationship, the more present you need to be ... — Eckhart Tolle

We therefore need to be patient with ourselves, and look upon our sense of guilt as Witnesses! — Frank M. Wanderer

One lives in the very present moment; lives intently. There is no urge to be doing: being is the highest good. — Patrick O'Brian

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside. — John F. Kennedy

I don't aspire at present to be king of the hill in American literature. — Mark Helprin

Sometimes in order to be happy in the present moment you have to be willing to give up all hope for a better past. — Robert Holden

Sometimes a man has got to hock his sweet used-to-be in order to finance his present situation... — Tennessee Williams

I think to be an amazing actress, you have to be present, you have to be in the moment and not thinking about other things. — Tamera Mowry

Truth has to persist unaffected, in the past, present and future. That which is absent in two states, how can it be true. — Sathya Sai Baba

All we need to do is look up, notice where we are, and be open to the
possibility of wonder. — Holly Elissa Bruno

I think it's important to try to be present with whatever it is you're doing. And if you can't be present, take a break. — Emily Giffin

I love getting stuff, and if I give a present to someone and don't get one back, you can bet your life they won't be getting one next year. — David Morrissey

It is not my purpose as a poet to condemn war (or to be exact, modern warfare). I only wish to present the universal aspects of a particular event — Herbert Read

If we learn the art of yielding what must be yielded to the changing present, we can save the best of the past. — Dean Acheson

In my life as a wife and mother, I'm always conscious of my desire to be present. — Dani Shapiro

And no other attempt made at secrecy than Mrs. Norris's talking of it everywhere as a matter not to be talked of at present. — Jane Austen

In reading, a lonely quiet concert is given to our minds; all our mental faculties will be present in this symphonic exaltation. — Stephane Mallarme

The true purpose of a present is to be received. — Marie Kondo

We all know what weight sits on our souls, and no one is expected to ever forget the past - only to let it be past and focus on the present, — J.M. Sidorova

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

All there really is to do now, is to be in the present Moment. — Drunvalo Melchizedek

Would you be so obliging as to tell me whose house this is?' "'Mine,' said the burglar, 'May I present you to my wife? — G.K. Chesterton

Why doesn't the past decently bury itself, instead of sitting waiting to be admired by the present? — D.H. Lawrence