#resent

Even in high school I was very interested in history - why people do the things they do. As a kid I spent a lot of time trying to relate the past to the present. ↗

— George Lucas

#high #high school #history #i #interested

...as long as you are motivated by the approval of others, you cannot know with confidence whether the decisions you are making in your life are what's right for you... pg 102 ↗

— John Kuypers

#inspirational-quotes #present-moment #self-improvement #inspirational

Our past is the forge upon which we are hardened and tempered, to prepare us for the present. We are like a fine blade that must be hammered into shape before it can be ready to make its finest cuts. ↗

— Larry Atchley Jr.

#experience #life #past #preparation #present

He took the last seat, as usual, a subtle reminder of what he was and what he had become. ↗

— Faraaz Kazi

#past #present #love

This is..." "You completely forgot what day it is, didn't you?" "Eh?" "It's your birthday!!" "Huh... It is? Oh!" "Idiot! ↗

— Shizuru Seino

#love

It stands to reason that anyone who learns to live well will die well. The skills are the same: being present in the moment, and humble, and brave, and keeping a sense of humor. (361) ↗

— Victoria Moran

#dying #humility #humor #living #mindfulness

Pride and resentment are not indigenous to the human heart; and perhaps it is due to the gardener's innate love of the exotic that we take such pains to make them thrive". ↗

— Hope Mirrlees

#resentment #love

Respect doesn't come without a little resentment. ↗

— Neal Shusterman

#respect #respect

Christ's humanity is presentation, His words & works are the substance encapsulating his Divinity". ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#presentation #r-alan-woods #substance #truth #truths

You have no idea about presents or what they mean. The last present you gave me was a stick.” “You wanted a weapon.” “It was a stick.” “It had a bow on it.” “It was a stick.” “I thought you liked the stick. You laughed. ↗

— Derek Landy

#presents #skulduggery-pleasant #stick #valkyrie-cain #weapon