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Most Famous Present Quotes of All Time!

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We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and the future.

Quotes by Frederick Douglass

If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present.

Quotes by Franz Boas

The present system of protecting NHS patients was a bit of a shambles.

Quotes by Frank Dobson

In examining the CIA's past and present use of the U.S. media, the Committee finds two reasons for concern. The first is the potential, inherent in covert media operations, for manipulating or incidentally misleading the American public.

Quotes by Frank Church

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.

Quotes by Francis Bacon

Beauty is the first present nature gives to women and the first it takes away.

Quotes by Fay Weldon

I assume that the proper study of interaction is not the individual and his psychology, but rather the syntactical relations among the acts of different persons mutually present to another.

Quotes by Erving Goffman

The term stigma and its synonyms conceal a double perspective: does the stigmatized individual assume his differentness is known about already or is evident on the spot, or does he assume it is neither known about by those present nor...

Quotes by Erving Goffman

The history of the past interests us only in so far as it illuminates the history of the present.

Quotes by Ernest Dimnet

If Unix could present the same face, the same capabilities, on machines of many different types, it could serve as a common software environment for all of them.

Quotes by Eric S. Raymond

I was an only child for 15 years and then this lovely present, Fred, came along. It was great - it meant I had my teenage years with a little one around.

Quotes by Emilia Fox

What would be left of our tragedies if an insect were to present us his?

Quotes by Emil Cioran

To increase our objectivity, we must learn to switch off the mini-movies. Objectivity requires us to be mindful, present in the moment, and experiencing what is happening without judgment.

Quotes by Elizabeth Thornton

My love was always in books. I was just one of those avid readers. Films came later, but the stories were always present.

Quotes by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Crying over what's gone won't find the present.

Quotes by Edwin Louis Cole

I have tried to present my sensations in what is the most congenial and impressive form possible to me.

Quotes by Edward Hopper

My mind to me a kingdom is, such present joys therein I find, that it excels all other bliss.

Quotes by Edward Dyer

Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule.

Quotes by Edward Gibbon

Boundaries are actually the main factor in space, just as the present, another boundary, is the main factor in time.

Quotes by Eduardo Chillida

Historians tell the story of the past, novelists the story of the present.

Quotes by Edmond de Goncourt

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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