Quotes About Present

If we can develop the ability to be aware of the present moment, we can use the past as a guide for ordering our actions in the future, so that we may attain our goal.

The goal of forecasting is not to predict the future but to tell you what you need to know to take meaningful action in the present

I think sometimes when you look long term, you kind of forget to take care of what you have to take care of on a daily basis. We're into short-term goals more than long-term goals.

I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

I never imagine myself as anything. I've never had a goal or any future vision at all. I just do what's in front of me.

The goal actually, is to wake up now.

My goal is to try to be as happy as I can - going through every day just as it is.

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody's guess

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness . . . it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair . . . in short, the period was so far like the present period . . . .

He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of the age in which he lives.

Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time.

Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.

Women like a man with a past, but they prefer a man with a present.

Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come...The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.

You can not yearn for more time when you make not full use of the hours you have now.

Don't brood. Get on with living and loving. You don't have forever

Forgive and forget who hurt you, but don't forget who loves you everyday. Forget the past that makes you cry and focus on the present that makes you smile.

There is no limit to what you can do. Don't focus on money or success just be the moment. Forget the naysayers, forget the past, forget the future. Be the moment. Forget the mistakes. Do not let guilt play your moment, let love play the moment. Let your heart play the moment, do not let fear play you.

People tell me to forget about the past but what happens when that person you're with today isn't better than your last.

When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.

Laugh when you have one, smile when you have one, and play when you get one because you don't know when you'll have them again.

Forgive the past, forgive yourself, forgive your partner, and love the present moment for what its worth. There are plenty of beautiful things to love right now; you just have to want to see them.

Love is content with the present, it hopes for the future and it doesn't brood over the past