P Quotes
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“Present global culture is a kind of arrogant newcomer. It arrives on the planetary stage following four and a half billion years of other acts, and after looking about for a few thousand years declares itself in possession of eternal truths. But in a world that is changing as fast as ours, this is a prescription for disaster. No nation, no religion, no economic system, no body of knowledge, is likely to have all the answers for our survival. There must be many social systems that would work far better than any now in existence. In the scientific tradition, our task is to find them.”
“Present governments are encouraging separatism in Australia by providing opportunities, land, moneys and facilities available only to Aboriginals.”
“Present in body and absent in spirit, he lies back on the couch, shamed by his own… potentials in his soul that will not be subdued. He feels himself inwardly subversive, imagining in his passivity extremes of aggression and desire that must be suppressed. Solution: more work, more money, more drink, more weight, more things, more infotainment.”
Source: The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling
“Present is the only time to live, only time to be. There is no time other than now. Be in the present”
“Present is the reality. The past is finished, and the future doesn't exist. When the Kundalini rises She elongates those thoughts and establishes in the center where there is complete thoughtless awareness. And spiritually you grow in that thoughtless awareness which in Sanskrit we call as Nirvichaar Samadhi.”
“Present joys are more to flesh and blood
Than a dull prospect of a distant good.”
“Present laughter is a wickedness that lurks near the surface and breaths out with joy and maybe even relief.”
“Present law has a process to ascertain whether or not a patient is in a persistent vegetative state, and it should not matter what politicians think.”
“Present mirth hath present laughter. What's to come is still unsure.”
“Present moment is not in time, it is a state of your being.”
“Present moment is not in time, it is state of your being.”
“Present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted, by minds busied in extensive ranges and intent upon future advantages.”
Source: The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750, 1751, 1752
“Present opportunities are not to be neglected; they rarely visit us twice.”
“present.
patient.
peaceful.”
“Present suffering is not enjoyable, but life would be worth little without it. The difference between iron and steel is fire, but steel is worth all it costs.”
Source: Thoughts for Every-day Living from the Spoken and Written Words of Maltbie Davenport Babcock
“Present sufferings seem far greater to men than those they merely dread.”
“Present teenagers more frequently use the word DEPRESSION in place of FRUSTRATION!!!”
“Present thinking people kill the future.”
“Present to inform, not to impress. If you inform, you will impress.”
“Present unhappiness is selfish; past sorrow is compassionate.”
“Present wars impoverish the lords that win as much as those that lose.”
“Present your product and service simple and direct. Eliminate senseless small talk that takes up valuable time.”
“Present yourself always As who you would be, And that is the person The world will see.”
“Present yourself to this moment and this moment will present you with its stellar magic and breathtaking miracles.”
“Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.”
Source: The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World
“Present-day American society-whether through pop culture, religion, or institutions-conflates sexuality and morality constantly. Idolizing virginity as a stand-in for women’s morality means that nothing else matters-not what we accomplish, not what we think, not what we care about and work for. Just if/how/whom we have sex with. That’s all.”
Source: The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women
“Present-day Hinduism and Buddhism were growths from the same branch. Buddhism degenerated, and Shankara lopped it off!”
Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
“Present-day Spain translates as many books into Spanish, annually, as the Arab world has translated into Arabic in the past 1,100 years.”
“Present-Day Wickedness, Apostasy and Modern Civilization Cannot Prevent Revival.”
Source: We Can Have Revival Now: Soul Winner's Fire
“Present-moment awareness creates a gap not only in the stream of mind but also in the past-future continuum. Nothing truly new and creative can come into this world except through that gap, that clear space of infinite possibility.”
Source: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
“Present-moment living, getting in touch with your now, is at the heart of effective living. When you think about it, there really is no other moment you can live. Now is all there is, and the future is just another present moment to live when it arrives.”
Source: Your Erroneous Zones: Step-by-Step Advice for Escaping the Trap of Negative Thinking and Taking Control of Your Life
“PRESENTABLE, adj. Hideously appareled after the manner of the time and place.”
Source: The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World
“Presentation skills are key. People who work for you represent your brand. You want them to present themselves - and represent you - in a certain way.”
“Presentation, not reference.”
“Presentationally, Bill Clinton is a US President to die for. The truth is, far too many have.”
“Presentations are the most amazing persuasion tool available in organizations today”
“Presented memorial to [Constitutional Convention] committee on sufferage. Was very courteously treated. We all felt it a great day in the history of Utah. The committee informed us they had passed on W[oman] S[uffrage] being ten to five in favor.”
“Presented with the claims of nineteenth-century racist anthropology, a rational person will ask two sorts of questions: 'What is the scientific status of the claims?' 'What social or ideological needs do they serve?'”
Source: For Reasons Of State
“PRESENTIMENT is that long shadow on the lawn
Indicative that suns go down;
The notice to the startled grass
That darkness is about to pass.”
Source: The Poems of Emily Dickinson
“Presentiments are strange things: and so are sympathies; and so are signs; and the three combined make one mystery to which humanity has not yet found the key.”
Source: The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
“Presenting a humble façade gains trust; flattery appeals to ego; combine the two to gain an ego-based trust within someone, and you will find in your hands a judgement clouding tool second only to love.”
Source: Rise of the Morningstar
“Presenting a rational argument to a person who has forsaken the use of reason is like asking a vegetarian to eat a cheeseburger.”
“Presenting Aschenbach as a composer - based on Mahler - leads to some dreadful scenes (especially those in which Aschenbach is berated by his student), and it surely distorts the character Mann created. Yet, we know that Mann's novella was based on a holiday in Venice he took with his wife and brother, and that while he was there he followed the reports in the German newspapers, describing the dying Mahler's progress as he returned from New York to Vienna.”
“Presenting both sides of Christianity gives the skeptic room to breathe - and to consider the possibility that there's room in Christianity for diversity in interpreting the Bible. And it gives the traditionalist pause to think again - and to consider the possibility that she might need to tweak her hermeneutic.”
“Presenting feels like it did 50 years ago, but the pay's a lot better.”
“Presenting her case calmly and positively, even in the face of his angry outburst, won the rest. “His first instinct was to bully me,” she said. “But when he saw that that wasn’t going to work, he settled down and we mapped out a plan to get me started with my own clients.”
Source: Women Don't Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide
“Presenting leadership as a list of carefully defined qualities (like strategic, analytical, and performance-ori ented) no longer holds. Instead, true leadership stems from individuality that is honestly and sometimes imperfectly expressed.... Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.”
“Presenting “Mix, Mingle & Glow” in a social context is a lovely way to describe how you can make a great first impression by taking the initiative to help other people shine. Think of the times when you have attended an event where there were a lot of people.”
Source: The Art of Action: 8 Ways to Initiate & Activate Forward Momentum for Positive Impact
“Presenting ourselves to death outside of Christ, even when disguised as a justifiably self-imposed penance or fasting, is an exercise in self-righteous futility. Self has no problem with a self-supervised execution it can be proud of.”
“Presenting Saturday mornings has been a dream for a long time. And one day in September I am going to wake up very early and it will be a reality. I can't wait.”