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Funny how defined we are by how we present ourselves to the world.

Quotes by Jessica Chastain

'The Merchant of Venice' is a straightforward, clear story, while 'The Winter's Tale,' as a general rule, is hard to present because there is so much plot.

Quotes by Jesse L. Martin

We've fallen into a trap of ever-widening orbits of contact, and there is a total disregard for the present moment.

Quotes by Jerry Seinfeld

I think that it's fun to get the script and open it like a Christmas present. That's 'Alcatraz' or anything that I'm working on. If the groundwork has been laid too much, the surprises aren't there.

Quotes by Jeffrey Pierce

From 1940 to the present, the art world - and particularly Los Angeles - has undergone a transformation not unlike the Italian Renaissance.

Quotes by Jeffrey Deitch

The opposite of speculation is to be present to the world simply as it is.

Quotes by Jeff Kober

Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us.

Quotes by Jean de la Bruyere

The present structure of rewards in high schools produces a response on the part of an adolescent social system which effectively impedes the process of education.

Quotes by James S. Coleman

I think an owner needs to be present. When an owner is not present that's when things tend to go awry.

Quotes by James L. Dolan

A mutual arrangement, I repeat, is the only satisfactory medium whereby the present system can be carried on with any degree of satisfaction, and in such an arrangement the employers have more to gain than the workers.

Quotes by James Larkin

You don't build a bond without being present.

Quotes by James Earl Jones

Time past, present, and to come, as also depth and height, near and afar off, are all one in God, one comprehensibility.

Quotes by Jakob Bohme

But due to the present regulations the other drivers have better chances again. This brings back the tension.

Quotes by Jacky Ickx

The entertainment medium of film is particularly tuned to the present imaginations of people at large. A lot of fiction is intensely nostalgic.

Quotes by J. G. Ballard

A reality that is electronic... Once everybody's got a computer terminal in their home, to satisfy all their needs, all the domestic needs, there'll be a dismantling of the present broadcasting structure, which is far too limited and limiting.

Quotes by J. G. Ballard

A classic is a work which persists as a background noise even when a present that is totally incompatible with it holds sway.

Quotes by Italo Calvino

Shock can kill you. Shock is terrible. But what you've got to do is live in the present, which is what I have always done.

Quotes by Iris Apfel

We shall be better prepared for the future if we see how terrible, how doomed the present is.

Quotes by Iris Murdoch

There's truth and then there's fiction - I think truth does exist and you can present it.

Quotes by Ioan Gruffudd

What's interesting to me is the distinction between my old life and my present life.

Quotes by Ira Sachs

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the most poetic use of "present" in this collection?
"The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell" is the most vivid entry, describing the present moment as something that carries the future forward.
Does one of the quotes use "present" as a verb rather than a moment in time?
Yes - one quote is a short historical directive: "On no further occasion present a flag or medal to an Indian," using "present" in the sense of formally giving or awarding something. It's included here as a genuine historical record, not something this page endorses or comments on.
Is there a scientific use of "present" in this set?
Yes, one quote touches on the uncertainty principle and how precisely the "present" state of a system can even be known in quantum theory - a nod to how the word applies in physics, not just everyday life.
Does this collection include a quote about art history?
Yes - one quote reflects on the end of an era at the Bauhaus, observing that its painters "are estranged from the actual core of present activities, and their influence is more restricting than inspiring."
Where can I find more quotes about time and the past?
See the Past and Moment quote collections.

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