#present

Historians tell the story of the past, novelists the story of the present. ↗

— Edmond de Goncourt

#novelists #past #present #story #tell

We have language and they do not. Chimps communicate by embracing, patting, looking - all these things. And they have lots of sounds. But they cannot sit and discuss. They cannot teach about things that are not present, as far as we know. ↗

— Jane Goodall

#as far as #cannot #communicate #discuss #embracing

I'm honestly perplexed about the distinction represented by the cervical wall. On one side, people should be prosecuted if they do anything to harm the fetus, but once on the outside, sorry kid, whatever happens happens. You're on your own. ↗

— Jennifer Granholm

#anything #distinction #fetus #happens #harm

I think, in a lot of ways, celebrities represent the American dream. They have financial fluidity and options at their disposal. ↗

— Adrian Grenier

#american dream #celebrities #disposal #dream #financial

America is grappling with cultural diversity, and I just want to put a show on that represents the world in which I live. ↗

— David Alan Grier

#cultural #cultural diversity #diversity #grappling #i

There cannot be any better cross-section of America and I think the soldiers represent the best we have. Today's soldiers are brighter and smarter, perhaps in a different way, than past generations because they've been brought up in the computer and information age. ↗

— Gerald Griffin

#america #any #because #been #best

Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve. ↗

— William Hague

#deserve #earned #finding #foreign #get

I think, however, that so long as our present economic and national systems continue, scientific research has little to fear. ↗

— John B. S. Haldane

#economic #fear #however #i #i think

Actually, I don't think there's anyone that represents the artists, except the artists themselves. ↗

— Isaac Hanson

#anyone #artists #except #i #represents

This nation is being divided into black and white, and the present system encourages this. ↗

— Pauline Hanson

#black #black and white #divided #encourages #into