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A great hallmark of mental wellness is the ability to be in the present moment, fully and with no thoughts of being elsewhere.
The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of absent pleasures, cause inconstancy.
My parents gave me a boxer puppy as a present. I have wanted a dog for years and must first give her attention in the morning.
The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.
I'm not sure I'm trying to communicate a message. I'm just trying to be part of the movement away from the unacceptable present.
Somebody who can reckon with the past, who can live with the past in the present, and move towards the future - that's fabulous.
If a man is not to take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves to him, what is he to do, or what is he good for?
I don't want to be a princess who sits on the sidelines; I want to be present and actively involved. It's a life with a purpose.
Everything that ever happened is still happening. Past, present and future keep happening in the eternity which is Here and Now.
God is always coming to you in the Sacrament of the Present Moment. Meet and receive Him there with gratitude in that sacrament.
I believe in past lives but I know nothing about mine and I don't want to know. I live in the present, taking one day at a time.
Belfast is a city which, while not forgetting its past, is living comfortably with its present and looking forward to its future.
The digital world is so convenient and nice, but just playing back a vinyl record is a much warmer, hotter, more present feeling.
In any insurgency there will be people who are irreconcilable and who pose a clear and present threat to the U.S. and our allies.
What I'm passionate about is History, and politics interest me only insofar as it is the cross-section of History in the present.
Of this our true individual life, our present life is a glimpse, a fragment, a hint, and in its best moments a visible beginning.
An orange on the table, your dress on the rug, and you in my bed, sweet present of the present, cool of night, warmth of my life.
I do think you can change the past and the present somehow. Even if something has already happened, it doesn't mean it's settled.
In fashion, you need to present something new every six months, but it takes time to study things. Development is very important.
It is not opium which makes me work but its absence, and in order for me to feel its absence it must from time to time be present.
The self is an oral society in which the present is constantly running a dialogue with the past and the future inside of one skin.
Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
Time is an illusion. Time only exists when we think about the past and the future. Time doesn't exist in the present here and now.
I love stories, and as I got older, I realized how important what happened yesterday is to how you try to make your present better.
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.
Everything that looks to the future elevates human nature; for life is never so low or so little as when occupied with the present.
The attainment of the present status of Thailand has to depend on the ability or the actions of all the inhabitants of the country.
We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing.
I've always, always wanted to present my own food show - one that includes a little bit of lifestyle, too. That's my ultimate goal.
The lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.
My native land is a slave of heathenism, men's god is their belly, and they live only for the present. The richer a man, the holier.
As in geology, so in social institutions, we may discover the causes of all past changes in the present invariable order of society.
My past is my wisdom to use today... my future is my wisdom yet to experience. Be in the present because that is where life resides.
With mindfulness, you can establish yourself in the present in order to touch the wonders of life that are available in that moment.
You are an extremely valuable, worthwhile, significant person even though your present circumstances may have you feeling otherwise.
If you are carrying strong feelings about something that happened in your past, they may hinder your ability to live in the present.
We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
What you wear is how you present yourself to the world, especially today when human contacts go so fast. Fashion is instant language.
There is no detachment where there is no pain. And there is no pain endured without hatred or lying unless detachment is present too.
History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.
The greatest task before civilization at present is to make machines what they ought to be, the slaves, instead of the masters of men.
It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream.
I'd like to keep my personal life private. In reality, I know that's not possible. In the present, I'm trying to pretend it's possible.
Every child matters. If we fail our children, we are bound to fail our present, our future, faith, cultures, and civilisations as well.
If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present.
We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we make today.
Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it.
Sometimes the most beautiful thing is precisely the one that comes unexpectedly and unearned, hence something given truly as a present.
Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating peoples.
By keeping most tax rates at present levels, Obama and the Democrats will claim that they have championed tax cuts for the middle class.