Alexander MacLaren Quotes

Being in Christ, it is safe to forget the past; it is possible to be sure of the future; it is possible to be diligent in the present.

Alexander MacLaren

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• This opinion, however, is held by most, that the devil was an angel, and that, having become an apostate, he induced as many of the angels as possible to fall away with himself, and these up to the present time are called his angels.

  

  Origen
  • Up
  • Time
  • Fall

• We all present versions of ourselves. The person you are at work is not the same person you are at home. The face we present in our most intimate relationships is not the face we present to the world.

  

  Val McDermid
  • World
  • Work
  • Home

• Our present moment is a mystery that we are part of. Here and now is where all the wonder of life lies hidden. And make no mistake about it, to strive to live completely in the present is to strive for what already is the case.

  

  Wayne Dyer
  • Life
  • Live
  • Present

• The usefulness of a meeting rises with the square of the number of people present.

  

  Lane Kirkland
  • People
  • Present
  • Meeting

• So I am, in fact, very optimistic about the future of my federal party.

  

  Dalton McGuinty
  • Future
  • Party
  • Optimistic

• The future is keeping you out of the present time.

  

  Van Morrison
  • Time
  • Future
  • Present

• Big will always be a part of my life. But I'm still on this Earth, so I have to live my life for now and the future.

  

  Faith Evans
  • Life
  • Live
  • Future

• The answer is, who you are cannot be defined through thinking or mental labels or definitions, because it's beyond that. It is the very sense of being, or presence, that is there when you become conscious of the present moment. In essence, you and what we call the present moment are, at the deepest level, one.

  

  Eckhart Tolle
  • Thinking
  • Present
  • Moment

• I think there will always be need of trusted voices in the investment community, but what the ICO markets are showing is that the world has incredible demand for future-looking projects!

  

  Adam Draper
  • World
  • Think
  • Future

• When I was a kid, we all knew who Niki Lauda was. He was a hero, a living legend in Germany. Everybody knows him. And he's still very present on TV because he's commenting for Formula One.

  

  Daniel Bruhl
  • Present
  • Hero
  • Living

• As an actor, you're listening to the other person and always trying to be present and take everything they're giving you, but when they're not there, you have to produce that yourself.

  

  Tatiana Maslany
  • Trying
  • Giving
  • Present

• I'm just really trying to say what I really mean, which is: 'Your eye's on the prize, your eye's on the future. It's nice to know that a lot of wonderful things have happened to your life and that so much of it has been successful. That's great, but the work is really what makes it fun - and that has to be the future.'

  

  Harold Prince
  • Life
  • Work
  • Great

• Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.

  

  Earl Nightingale
  • Life
  • Time
  • Work

• When you use your faith, it gives you energy. It gives you the ability to be able to see beyond where you are right now and see into the future.

  

  Victoria Osteen
  • Future
  • Energy
  • Faith

• The construction of life is at present in the power of facts far more than convictions.

  

  Walter Benjamin
  • Life
  • Power
  • Present

• I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes, so live not in your yesterdays, no just for tomorrow, but in the here and now. Keep moving and forget the post mortems; and remember, no one can get the jump on the future.

  

  Carl Sandburg
  • Live
  • Remember
  • Future

• I have a feeling that wherever I may be in the future, I will be wondering whether there is rain at Ngong.

  

  Karen Blixen
  • May
  • Future
  • Feeling

• Abstract art as it is conceived at present is a game bequeathed to painting and sculpture by art history. One who accepts its premises must consent to limit his imagination to a depressing casuistry regarding the formal requirements of modernism.

  

  Harold Rosenberg
  • Art
  • History
  • Game

• A proper home can provide the bridge across that terrible gulf between poverty and a better future.

  

  Aga Khan IV
  • Home
  • Future
  • Poverty

• You don't buy experience at the pharmacy. You acquire it through games over time. Every player must go through that, but when the federation hired me, they told me they wanted new players and young players who will prepare for the future.

  

  Agustin Castillo
  • Time
  • Experience
  • Future

• I wrestled with anger from the age of sixteen. It's still one of my nemeses. I have to remember that the word of God says, 'Be slow to anger.'

  

  Bernice King
  • God
  • Remember
  • Age

• You will never have enough space in a tabloid paper to compete with the 'New York Times' on foreign coverage.

  

  Pete Hamill
  • Space

• I'm an art collector, have been for years, and I paint. Needless to say, the artwork in my houses, apartment is extensive.

  

  Loretta Swit
  • Art

• Being in Christ, it is safe to forget the past; it is possible to be sure of the future; it is possible to be diligent in the present.

  

  Alexander MacLaren
  • Future
  • Present
  • Christ