Present Quotes - page 29

Then there is the worst part of Christianity, which is awful: power, corruption, manipulation... But then again, these feature are ever present in any organization. (Bruce Kent)
Instead of kids just hearing about beads and baskets and fringe, and about what 'was' and 'were,' we present Native American culture as a living contemporary culture. View quote
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Present annual world energy consumption is about equal to the annihilation energy of 4 tons of matter. View quote
Bernard M. Oliver
The Intelligence Committee will also examine present counterintelligence programs for the Department of Energy, the National Laboratories, and the Department of Defense. View quote
Charles Bass
I believe that nothing is more important to our ability to effectively address our present than understanding the lessons learned from those who have come before us. View quote
Charlie Gonzalez
Only fools live in the past or carry envy to the present. View quote
Chi Chi Rodriguez
What I'm passionate about is History, and politics interest me only insofar as it is the cross-section of History in the present. View quote
Chris Marker
I grew up in a community of theatre, and I always loved musicals. From a young age, the first present I ever wanted was a video camera. For me it was a great outlet to be creative. View quote
Christopher Egan
I think we present extreme aspects of human behavior and hopefully get at times, messages across or bring issues to the table or as we so often say, shed light into the dark crevices of human nature. View quote
Christopher Meloni
We're all products of what we want to project to the world. Even people who don't spend any time, or think they don't, on preparing themselves for the world out there - I think that ultimately they have for their whole lives groomed themselves to be a certain way, to present a face to the world. View quote
Cindy Sherman
When there's that forgiveness present and compassion, it just helps you live so much easier. (Craig T. Nelson)
The women's movement will present a growing threat to patriarchal religion less by attacking it than by simply leaving it behind. View quote
Carol P. Christ
If we are to better the future we must disturb the present. View quote
Catherine Booth
The self is an oral society in which the present is constantly running a dialogue with the past and the future inside of one skin. View quote
David Antin
Rice at present prices provides more food for the money than most of the other cereals. View quote
David F. Houston
I began working with the John Muir Institute and then started helping found Friends of the Earth organizations here and there in other countries. That pretty well brings us up to the present. View quote
David R. Brower
Poetry is often the art of overhearing yourself say things you didn't know you knew. It is a learned skill to force yourself to articulate your life, your present world or your possibilities for the future. View quote
David Whyte
No doubt, the White House thinks the American people know Obama's story. But since the Inauguration, we've seen only the president's present: his perfect family, his Ivy League elegance, his effortless mastery of complex issues. We never see him sweat. And we forget that he ever had to struggle. View quote
Dee Dee Myers
I think that show will go down in history... people will scratch their heads and say 'How did this ever get on the air?' I mean, they finally have a planet that's populated with a black race and then they present them as savage warriors, and the men want the white girl! View quote
Denise Crosby
A chaplain's biggest gift is to be present and just listen. View quote
Diane Johnson
Country music is always changing but the Opry is always there to serve as a lighthouse for what country music really is. The past, present and future is all encompassed by not only the physical structure of the building but also the radio show. (Dierks Bentley)
I believe that the first 8 years are most important and the time in a child's life when parents must be absolutely and completely present. View quote
Dirk Benedict
Television is so influential that when an audience sees you day-in and day-out there's a certain acceptance that sets in; you're no longer a threatening personality. They become more willing to accept whatever you present. View quote
Doc Severinsen
It was all that stuff about taking your parents' car when you're 13, sneaking booze into rock shows and ditching school with your friends. I could relate to that as a former teenager, rather than as a present parent. View quote
Donal Logue
And for myself, I think for the present He is calling me to another land; but how long shall be my abode, or what employment He has for me there, I know not, for I cannot think He is taking me there to live and lurk only. View quote
Donald Cargill