We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two. A constant coming and going: wisdom lies in the momentary.
I'm not really the sort to reflect or look forward. I prefer concentrating on the now.
You read the play that's in front of you. You don't try to look back; you don't look forward. You deal with the game that you have in front of you.
The single guiding principle that I try to follow, assuming blindly that the rest will fall into place, is to operate squarely in the present. I think it's one of the most difficult things for anyone to do.
I live in the present.
Knowledge is an affair of symbols and is, all too often, a hindrance to wisdom, the uncovering of the self from moment to moment
If I do a bad dive, that's in the past. Move on. The next dive is a completely separate thing. It's just about being really present in a particular moment.
I don't carry the burden of the past or the madness of the future. I live in the present.
It's all about mentally staying in the moment and not losing concentration and trying to back up every day.
Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
I started classes and it wasn't because I was like, 'I want to be an actor!' - I was really interested in the theory of what acting can be and what it's about. It's all about living in the moment and kind of being present, which is something that at that time in my life I really wanted to explore.
Time perception is very much about how you sequence your activities, how many activities you layer overtop of others, and the types of gaps, if any, you leave in between activities.
I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.
Take each day as it comes and focus on the present moment.
I think it's very important to live in the present. One of the great things that improvising teaches you is the magic of the moment that you're in because, when you improvise, you're in right now. You're not in yesterday or tomorrow - you're right in the moment.
I've always thought that you live in the present, you live in a specific present. You are writing, present tense, so write in the present as it is.
Harnessing the power of the present means having your full awareness on the task at hand and having access to the possibilities, the opportunities, and the support that exists right now.
You have to live in the present, I think.
At times when I am myself sitting at a retreat, and at the end I get into my car to drive away, I watch my hand move forward to turn on the radio. When I can be mindful, I notice the fact that I actually don't want in that moment to listen to the news or hear some music.
We are never aware of the present; each instant of living becomes perceptible only when it is past, so that in a sense we do not live at all, but only remember living.
Be intent upon the perfection of the present day.
I think from doing so many live shows it gives you a real appreciation of being present. You don't know what's going to happen, you don't know what is around the corner.
Sometimes, when you're acting, you are so in the moment that you don't even remember what just happened.
I've always been hopelessly stuck in the present.
