Quotes About Presence

All men are equal in God's presence

You can only see God when you notice people

Don't allow your life disappear into an abstract mirage

Life isn't about having, it's about experiencing.

Are you Mindful or Mindless? Or in the Middle?

In the midst of a busy life don't forget to live.

Kathy Dewar, my high-school English teacher, introduced me to journalism. From the moment I wrote my first article for the student paper, I convinced myself that having my name in print - writing in English, interviewing Americans - validated my presence here.

My students have shown me so many times that it's not always about being the perfect person in the perfect position - it's about showing up when you're needed.

How do you manage your online identity? It's something I talk about with my students all the time.

Television studios bet the farm on reality shows, where they didn't need any actors and movie studios had no plans for any quality movies that required the presence of me.

When we have spiritual reading at meals, when we have the rosary at night, when we have study groups, forums, when we go out to distribute literature at meetings, or sell it on the street corners, Christ is there with us.

Especially since I started studying acting, I feel like I'm always super-aware of my emotions and my feelings and what's going on with me at every moment. I definitely think I wasn't very present prior to that.

I'm here in the present, and I want to make sure I don't stumble on my own feet.

I saw Sridevi in 'Himmatwala' and I was stunned by her screen presence.

I think a lot of style is about attitude - posture, deportment, gaze and confidence. I saw that in my mum. She was a cleaner when we were growing up, but she had this stylish presence I admired.

Light is a powerful substance. We have a primal connection to it. But, for something so powerful, situations for its felt presence are fragile.

It's 103 comedians, or however many it is, and how would everyone tell it. It's enough people of substance that it makes you think of the people who aren't there that are alive.

There's no substitute to actually being in the room and having people in the room feel the force of your audition. It's very hard to beat that.

There's really no substitute for being able to sit across from someone, have eye contact, see and read their body language, hear the inflection in their voice in a real way.

I like to use the stage and there's nothing subtle about me.

I usually control the environment I'm in, but my control is very quiet and subtle.

My father is with me every day. Although he passed away in 2003, he continues to live on inside me and through me - at home and work, on crowded subway cars and busy sidewalks.

An increased police presence is not a panacea for our subway safety issues, but it's a step in the right direction.

Judgment is not my business. Existing is my business.