I try to deal with the complexities of power and social life, but as far as the visual presentation goes I purposely avoid a high degree of difficulty.
Indeed, in the present climate of mistrust of institutions, many people who yearn for a more meaningful and fulfilling life would regard the church as an unlikely place to go for guidance.
Presents are symbolic. When you give them in your personal life, they should show that you are paying attention to the person to whom you're giving them.
Once you have the pattern of life of this person, the choreography, so to speak, you have the canvas that you present eight times a week, not without feeling underneath it, but it's not as churning as the discovery process was.
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.
Opportunities present themselves to me. That's how my whole life has been pretty much. I've been lucky.
Occasions for defining moments do not arise every day. When they do, we must seize the opportunities they present for improving everyone's life.
Before you ask God for more blessings, try to first thank Him for all your past and present blessings in your life.
Be careful with how you present yourself in the public, because most people will not hesitate to treat you in that exact manner.
It is in doing that we could learn more about our strengths and weaknesses, and then be presented with the opportunities to work our way up from there.
Refusing to focus on your past disappointments creates a great opportunity for you to give an undivided attention to your present.
The beauty of the present and the future can only be seen by those who are willing to let go of the past.
Never permit your negative past to come in-between you and the possibilities and opportunities that lie in your present and future.
Sometimes the truth is so bizarre and mind bending that it must be presented as fiction to be accepted. George Saunders The Bookseller
I don't think it's not feminist to use every tool you have to succeed, and part of that is being a woman - presenting yourself in a certain way.
It is always perilous to suppose that the past is over and done with or that it can ever safely be disconnected from the pressing concerns of the present.
The thing I have always tried to do is surprise people: to present them with something they didn't expect.
Opportunity is present is wreckage as much as it is in that which is wonderful. It’s not so much how it comes to us, but what we do with it.
There's a physicality and confidence to Americans; they're very present. That's something I enjoy being around because it rubs off on you.
The seeking face that does not alter when presented with peace and reason, must bask in its wearer's prideful ignorance.
The study of history is an antidote to the hubris of the present – the idea that everything we have, everything we do and everything we think is the ultimate, the best.
