#present

Painting is the representation of visible forms. The essence of realism is its negation of the ideal. ↗

— Gustave Courbet

#forms #ideal #negation #painting #realism

Then I received support from the Government to compete for my country, and to represent Cuba in competition. ↗

— Alberto Juantorena

#competition #country #cuba #government #i

The Barks of Trees are best gathered in the Spring, if it be of great Trees, as Oaks or the like, because then they come easiest off, and so you may dry them if you please, but indeed your best way is to gather all Barks only for present use. ↗

— Nicholas Culpeper

#because #best #best way #come #dry

The problem to solve is, whether a single or a double government would be most advantageous; and, in considering that point, I am met by this difficulty - that I cannot see that the present form of government is a double government at all. ↗

— Richard Cobden

#am #cannot #considering #difficulty #double

I'd always fought against presenting radio really, because my father was a radio DJ in Australia. He's just recently retired. And I kind of didn't want to follow in his footsteps. But I suppose, as we all find as we become older, to some extent we do all become our parents. ↗

— Jarvis Cocker

#always #australia #because #become #dj

I could never rap, personally. I can't even wrap presents. ↗

— Chris Colfer

#even #i #never #personally #presents

The author, in his work, must be like God in the Universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#everywhere #god #his #like #must

The future is the worst thing about the present. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#future #present #thing #worst #worst thing

When I'm acting, I'm in a different place, singing is the last thing on my mind, and when I'm on stage, there's no acting at all involved, not even presentation, it's just who I am. ↗

— Harry Connick, Jr.

#am #different #different place #even #i

Even some of the greatest technology-led revolutions, or allegedly technology-led, really were only made possible because of trends already present. ↗

— Scott Cook

#already #because #even #greatest #made