Try to be happy in this present moment, and put not off being so to a time to come – as though that time should be of another make from this which has already come and is ours

Baseball is a timeless pursuit, where the past, present, and future all come together on the field

You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer ‘Present’ or ‘Not Guilty’.

We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive

When you stop ruminating about what has already happened, when you stop worrying about what might never happen, then you will be in the present moment

Only the present moment contains life

To live in the present moment is a miracle. The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now

The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life

To dwell in the here and now does not mean you never think about the past or responsibly plan for the future. The idea is simply not to allow yourself to get lost in regrets about the past or worries about the future. If you are firmly grounded in the present moment, the past can be an object of inquiry, the object of your mindfulness and concentration. You can attain many insights by looking into the past. But you are still grounded in the present moment

Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment

I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.

Life is available only in the present moment.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment

It’s enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment.

So eager are our people to obliterate the present.

Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating peoples.

What would be left of our tragedies if an insect were to present us his?

Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the present time will you grow more surely toward the stars.

Trap is new. It didn’t start yesterday, but when I was five, it didn’t exist—not even in the U.S. I’ve evolved with the music.

Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, and I’m going to be happy in it.

Yesterday is the past, tomorrow is the future, today is a gift – that’s why it’s called the present.