The pleasure we derive from the representation of the present is due, not only to the beauty it can be clothed in, but also to its essential quality of being the present.
With food, you're the artist; you put the colour in it, you present it to the table and it has the ability to knock out the senses. It can look fabulous, be beautifully presented and smell great and taste good as well.
Women are degraded by the propensity to enjoy the present moment, and, at last, despise the freedom which they have not sufficient virtue to struggle to attain.
It has to be real, and I think a lot of the problems we have as a society is because we don't acknowledge that family is important, and it has to be people who are present, you know, and mothers and fathers, both are not present enough with children.
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.
You can learn as much about the history from reading about the present as you can vice versa, that is learning about the present through history, which is what I do for a living.
If the Liberals' law is passed, will sex education in the schools, including elementary grades, include the same portrayals of sexual activity which presently exist in heterosexual instruction? Will there be the same presentation of homosexual activi...
What is the biggest thing that stops people from living their lives in the present moment? Fear - and we must learn how to overcome fear.
Usually, people have a tendency to be caught in the worries concerning the future or in the regret concerning the past. There is some kind of energy that is pushing them to run, and they are not able to establish themselves in the present moment.
People sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now.
Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future.
Life gives you plenty of time to do whatever you want to do if you stay in the present moment.
Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.
Out of the past come the standards for judging the present; standards in turn to be shaped by the practice of present-day dramatists into broader standards for the next generation.
The dynamic, creative present, however conditioned and restricted by the effects of prior presents, possesses genuine initiative.
I feel like every present moment is the moment I was waiting and preparing for my whole life.
By letting go with gratitude, you are not losing anything, but you are gaining the wisdom, present moment, and future of endless possibilities.
A peaceful mind appreciates the present moment as the living embodiment of naked perfection, rather than a means to future attainment.
Poor presentation can make great art look terrible. Good presentation can make terrible art look great.
We've fallen into a trap of ever-widening orbits of contact, and there is a total disregard for the present moment.
If I would expect better spiritual conditions to serve, I would not have started until the present moment.
