At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.
If our language, our programs, our creations are not strongly present in the new media, the young generation of our country will be economically and culturally marginalized.
The present condition of fame is merely fashion.
The present in New York is so powerful that the past is lost.
He who is false to the present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and you will see the effect when the weaving of a life-time is unraveled.
My reaction to a lot of the current situation that we're in is based in part on a serious concern that the present administration's course ignores reality.
The present moment is nice but it does not last. Living in it is like waiting in a junction town for the morning limited; the junction may be interesting but some day you will have to leave it and you do not know where the limited will take you.
I felt a responsibility to present a viable alternative to the popular electric sound.
We lie to one another every day, in the sweetest way, often unconsciously. We dress ourselves and compose ourselves in order to present ourselves to one another.
I should like these few words to be read over the grave when my body is placed in the earth; for though it is possible I may be present and conscious of what is going on, I shall not be able to communicate.
It's the first film that I made where the director was not present under the camera, and it threw me.
Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past.
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
So much of literary sci-fi is about creating worlds that are rich and detailed and make sense at a social level. We'll create a world for people and then later present a narrative in that world.