“Directing the mind to stay in the present can be a formidable task.”

“Once taken off one task without completing the transaction, the mind continues to seek closure. Fight to stay focused on the task at hand.”

“ One must see in every human being only that which is worthyof praise. When this is done, one can be a friend to the whole humanrace. If, however, we look at people from the standpoint of theirfaults, then being a friend to them is a formidable task.................Thus is it incumbent upon us, when we direct our gaze towardother people, to see where they excel, not where they fail.”

“Gratitude can help you stay in the present moment.”

“It drew us, because life is made of bits of the present that stay in the mind. The world itself, really, is made of that.”

“The future promise of any nation can be directly measured by the present prospects of its youth.”