Present Quotes

The danger of restorative nostalgia lies in its belief that the mutilated 'wholeness' of the body politic can be repaired. But the reflective nostalgic understands deep down that loss is irrecoverable: Time wounds all wholes. To exist in Time is to suffer through an endless exile, a successive severing from those precious few moments of feeling at home in the world. In pop terms, Morrissey is the supreme poet of reflective nostalgia.

~ Simon Reynolds

He took the last seat, as usual, a subtle reminder of what he was and what he had become.

~ Faraaz Kazi

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 was intended as an entreaty, beseeching the past to remain present.

~ Donald Harington

Our past is the forge upon which we are hardened and tempered, to prepare us for the present. We are like a fine blade that must be hammered into shape before it can be ready to make its finest cuts.

~ Larry Atchley Jr.

You don’t rewrite it, censor it, or edit it, to suit some warped view you have of the past and your own present.

~ V.t. Davy

The past is important for all the information and wisdom it holds. But you can get lost in it. You've got to learn to keep the knowledge of the past with you as you pursue the present.

~ Lauren Kate

There have been times, lately, when I dearly wished that I could change the past. Well, I can’t, but I can change the present, so that when it becomes the past it will turn out to be a past worth having.

~ Terry Pratchett

Learn from your past and shut the door behind to live in present.Our past is just like a dry rose which was once a rose with all colors of life, with sweet fragrance, with soft petal, with thorns but now it is left with only thorns which could still hurt.

~ Ideaswar

Every moment is brand new, but we often fill the new with fear of the future or pain of the past instead of simply enjoying the present.

~ Vivian Amis

When i was a child , i thought ,the moon was a banana,the full moon was a big cake.when i was a child ,i never saw the moon;i only saw what i wanted to see.and now i see the moon.it's only the moon. -sushil

~ Sushil Singh

If you're constantly ruminating about what you just did- or what you should have done- or what you would have done if you only had the chance, you will miss your life. Ok, you will fail to connect with it. You will fail to connect with other people.

~ Sam Harris

With the known, you simply repeat the process. With the unknown, you access the new doorways to life.

~ Roshan Sharma

Learn from past experiences but accept them all as perfect while staying in the present. Let go of everything that doesn't serve you.

~ Mike Basevic

At a night like this, where it's just me and the yellow moon,I feel complete.

~ Kamand Kojouri

Stop longing.You poison today’s ease, reaching always for tomorrow.

~ Robin Hobb

There are some days we can claim and there are other days that claim us.

~ Kamand Kojouri

First you must face your own reality in the present, here and now! If you fail to do that, if you do not obtain first-hand experience from it, there will be no deep, far-reaching changes in you.

~ Frank Wanderer

On our Journey, we should not dwell on the guilt emerging because of dropping back to Ego-dominated state; instead, we should celebrate that we are in the state of the Presence!!

~ Frank Wanderer

Can we be clear about who we are, what we want? Can we be fully present in our truth, and communicate that? Can we understand each other?

~ Jay Woodman

The only true experience is of the immediate present

~ Sylvia Clare

If you are present, then you can see that you give yourself presents in each moment that you can unwrap and thoroughly enjoy - the amazing world around us that we can explore, each incredible detail, the lives, and the stories we tell ourselves or experience so that we can feel what it's like to be human, the things we can learn from an interaction, about ourselves as well as everything and everyone else.Everyone is here in their own story, writing the script as they go, living the movie picture.... choosing who to meet, what to do, how to react to each new experience. We each find our own tools to help us traverse the terrain of each particular part of our journeys. It cannot be right to judge another, or yourself, for we are all at different stages, or on different stages. We do as we need to according to where and how we find ourselves, but the more you realise that you actually put yourself exactly where you are in each moment, the more your eyes will widen. You are an amazing Being playing the game of life - your attitude makes all the difference.

~ Jay Woodman

Live in the present. It won't last too long.

~ Murad S. Shah

Mirad had asked for peace for his birthday.Imagine, a boy of thirteen who asks for peace as a birthday present.When I heard that I cried.

~ Ad De Bont

In old age, past haunts the present; memories replace the real life!

~ Mehmet Murat Ildan

Only the wool of present will knit the sweater of memories that will keep you warm in the winter of your life.

~ Himanshu Chhabra

I advise people not to research radiation unless they are prepared to take the risks to their own health and mental functioning that the various forms of radiation are known to present to the human.

~ Steven Magee

You may not appreciate the presence of good health, but you will definitely regret the absence of good health, because health is happiness.

~ Amit Kalantri

Life is a dash. Pause in the present. Enjoy this moment.

~ J.r. Rim

if you want to match your beat with the universe look at the deepest level of present.

~ Sushil Singh

There is a present because it works with my theories. If you find a better one than mine, then I may reconsider, but for the sake of the universe—and oh, how we philosophers make the universe weep—there is a present, and it is the time you just left.

~ Mary-Jean Harris

The past will always be behind us. The future is currently a mystery. All we can account for is the present. By all means, don't turn a blind eye on it. Embrace it warmly and cherish it to the fullest.

~ Hafiz

Love holds no expectation on what you will be, it simply values who you are.

~ E'yen A. Gardner

Appreciate the lessons of the past and enjoy the newness of the future, yet remember the present is today.

~ Annette Thomas

Had I not gone through my past struggles, I wouldn't be as strong as I am at present.

~ Gift Gugu Mona

I plan for all obstacles, I prepare with care, I worry endlesslyfor the road aheadIn all this, I forgetto enjoy small momentsof my present journey

~ Vijaya Gowrisankar

finding peace will help pave your path.you have to be [fully] present to experienceand understand what you need to keep going.

~ Alexandra Elle

The long term health effects from utility company smart meters present a far greater risk to the general population than terrorism in the USA.

~ Steven Magee

Anyone can perform good deeds for an audience, the best among us do their greatest work when no one is present to bear witness.

~ Ken Poirot

Don't let your 'future success' dim the beauty and light that's in front of you right now.

~ Taryn Garland

On the off-chance you won't live forever, maybe you should try being happy now.

~ Janice Kaplan