Pastoral Resources

Normally, the same strange impulse which brings a crowd to an accident is present in the reaction to a concert in which something goes wrong.

It is a struggle; for though the black man fights passively, he nevertheless fights; and his passive resistance is more effective at present than active resistance could possibly be. He bears the fury of the storm as does the willow tree.

The future is purchased by the present.

The mind is never satisfied with the objects immediately before it, but is always breaking away from the present moment, and losing itself in schemes of future felicity... The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

I finally learned to live in the present and focus only on what I want rather than what I don't want.

Ultimately, your state of mind determines your circumstances. To realize the outcomes you want, it is critical to recognize and experience the transition from our present thoughts, habits, and actions to new thoughts, habits, and actions.

A chaplain's biggest gift is to be present and just listen.

In the world of the present, in our time, we feel that suffering, anguish, the torments of body and soul, are greater than ever before in the history of mankind.

It has to be real, and I think a lot of the problems we have as a society is because we don't acknowledge that family is important, and it has to be people who are present, you know, and mothers and fathers, both are not present enough with children.

You don't build a bond without being present.

I think the same way about theatre, you go out there and you are creating a world for a moment that can actually have a real impact on people, present some kind of story that gives you something to think about when you walk away, feeling enriched - if it works out well.

We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community.

We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.

They're trying to tell us that we're not right, so we have to buy their products. The number one cause of mental illness is not knowing who you are and you can't know who you are if you don't spend time honoring yourself, and living in the present.

Unification is not our present goal. That is a future program.

I think a major cause of present Asian economic difficulties that mainly come from, you know, lack of market economy.

So if North Korea continues present isolation, then with such economic difficulties the North Korean government must meet a very serious situation in the future.

It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen. Do not even listen, only wait. Do not even wait, be wholly still and alone. The world will present itself to you for its unmasking, it can do no other, in ecstasy it will writhe at your feet.

English is necessary as at present original works of science are in English. I believe that in two decades times original works of science will start coming out in our languages. Then we can move over like the Japanese.

Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.