Quotes on the topic: Present


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Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.


He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent, nay, more present than the living man.


Personally, I am stuck with one foot in the past and one foot in the present.


It is my intention to present - through the medium of photography - intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators.


It is ironic that the one thing that all religions recognize as separating us from our creator, our very self-consciousness, is also the one thing that divides us from our fellow creatures. It was a bitter birthday present from evolution.


That is the true definition of sin; when knowing right you do the lower, ah, then you sin. Where there is no knowledge, sin is not present.


If the present is really all we have, then the present lasts forever.


Personally, I think that for example the chemical directive in its present form does too much damage to the chemical industry - especially the medium sized businesses - and will hurt our worldwide competitiveness.


I never think about gifts. It's enough to have my family present.


I have survivor skills. Some of that is superficial - what I present to people outwardly - but what makes people resilient is the ability to find humour and irony in situations that would otherwise overpower you.


English is necessary as at present original works of science are in English. I believe that in two decades times original works of science will start coming out in our languages. Then we can move over like the Japanese.


For me, writing has always come out of living a fairly to-the-bone kind of life, just really being present to a lot of life. The writing has been really a byproduct of that.


When you're at work, it's about being present and getting as much done as humanly possible.


Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity.


I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.


The reason we want to go on and on is because we live in an impoverished present.


In Ferguson, there are witnesses who say Brown had his hands up when he was shot. That should be enough probable cause to go to trial to then determine if Officer Wilson is guilty or not. It is at trial that he can then defend himself and his attorneys can present their own witnesses and their own defense.


It seems we're not only uninformed about our present, we're ignorant of our past.


We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which has led to the present.


The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.