Quotes About Presence

No queríamos pensar, ¿sabes? Y es fácil no hacerlo. Durante un tiempo.

I never looked for it, gave it no name; yet I knew it always, when the gift of peace came. I stood quite still for the moment that it lasted, thinking it strange and not strange that grace should find me here, too.

Accept what there is; don't think about what there is not.

The memory of that sort of wish--the bone-deep need to have contact of any sort, a longing that harrowed the soul, a hollowness that could not be filled--struck me so hard that I couldn't speak. Jamie had haunted me--in spite of all my efforts to immerse myself in the life I had. Would I have found the strength to come back, if he hadn't remained as a constant presence in my heart, in my dreams?

You don't get taken seriously by asking someone to take you seriously. You've got to show up and own it.

Create an atmosphere for the Spirit. The Spirit must be present.

I've seen some women who are not particularly attractive but they have an assurance, and there's something so attractive about someone who doesn't have to work so hard.

When you become comfortable in your own skin, it actually makes you appear more attractive because you're just confident in who you are.

I've always felt Twickenham has a special aura.

I try to be present in the moment and to be authentic, and to listen.

Acting is about being in the moment and audiences are smart to know what is authentic and what is not.

I've done a lot of stage in my life, but I never had to dominate a stage for three hours.

When I act, I don't even know there's a camera there, don't care.

I'm not the kind of person who goes into the dressing room and says: 'I'm the Guv here.' But maybe I give off the aura that I'm the kind of person who can be a big player.

When I'm drumming, I'm not thinking about much.

Makonnen is a good dude. It's just good energy when he's around.

I have never lived in the moment, as I constantly think about the future and dwell on the past.

I've been there for a couple of people when they were dying; it didn't look like fun. But if I was gonna do it, I'd want someone like me around. And I will be there!

You cannot think when you're ecstatic.

I think I rest in the moment of not being able to rest. I rest by trying to make the moment as efficient as possible.

I'm not trying to be efficient; I'm trying to be present.

We don't just show up at election time; we're there full time.

Power is ultimately about the energy you emanate from within.

Part of acting is always just being available emotionally and open to people.