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Most Famous Present Quotes of All Time!

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The future is the worst thing about the present.

Quotes by Gustave Flaubert

Our minds aren't bound by a chronological corset. When thinking and dreaming, past, present and future are mixed up. That's also possible for a writer.

Quotes by Gunter Grass

If the machinery for distribution in the present economic system of the world is incapable of properly distributing the productive wealth of nations, then that system is false and must be altered.

Quotes by Gregor Strasser

The important part of the present development is the anti-capitalist sentiment that is permeating our people.

Quotes by Gregor Strasser

One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.

Quotes by Golda Meir

I try to just stay in the present moment as much as possible.

Quotes by Geraldine Viswanathan

But the revolutions and changes which are responsible for the present state of the earth are not limited to the upsetting of the ancient strata and to the ebbing of the sea after the formations of new layers.

Quotes by Georges Cuvier

Miss Austen had shown the infinite possibilities of ordinary and present things for the novelist.

Quotes by George Saintsbury

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

George Orwell

Imagery is not past but present. It rests with what we call our mental processes to place these images in a temporal order.

Quotes by George Herbert Mead

It has been my aim throughout present operations to afford the greatest amount of protection to life and property interests, and troops have been stationed accordingly.

Quotes by George Crook

I frequently hear our present period described as uncertain, confused, chaotic.

Quotes by George Crumb

The world is moving, and a company that contents itself with present accomplishments soon falls behind.

Quotes by George Eastman

There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past.

Quotes by George Carlin

China is an area where we need to be present. Lots of companies want to supply their products to China.

Quotes by Gennady Timchenko

I don't know how to ground myself without the other actor present.

Quotes by Garry Shandling

I'm hardly macho. I present myself as very unnoticeable.

Quotes by Garry Wills

When you cross the whitewash, you only think about the present.

Quotes by Gareth Thomas

When I was around eight, I learned how to touch-type at school, and I received a computer as a present. I started writing plays, and for many years I thought I would be a playwright.

Quotes by Gabrielle Zevin

America is false to the past, false to the present, and solemnly binds herself to be false to the future.

Quotes by Frederick Douglass

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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