Quotes about enjoying the moment and living in the present

The future starts today, not tomorrow.

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.

I live for now, not for what happens after I die.

The time to be happy is now, and the place to be happy is here.

The best drivers don't dwell on the future or the past. The best drivers focus only on the present.

I live in the present with an eye on the future.

I don't live in the past. I just live in the enjoyment of the game.

It's a wonderful world. You can't go backwards. You're always moving forward. It's the wonderful part about life. And that's terrific.

I don't carry the burden of the past or the madness of the future. I live in the present.

I believe in living today. Not in yesterday, nor in tomorrow.

Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.

I might not know who I was yesterday or who I'm going to be tomorrow, but I know who I am right now.

Today, you have 100% of your life left.

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.

For some of us, there's only today. And what you do today matters. In the moment. And maybe into infinity. I see only my greatest hits. I see the things I want to remember, and being remembered for. That's when I realize that certain moments go on forever. Even after they're over, they still go on. They are the meaning.

I think that we need to live our lives for the present... as if it is our one and only wild and wonderful life.

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.

The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.

The old days were the old days. And they were great days. But now is now.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.

The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

The most beautiful things are not associated with money; they are memories and moments. If you don't celebrate those, they can pass you by.

Everything can change at any moment, suddenly and forever.

Harmony. It's not about what's lasting or permanent, it is about individual voices coming together for a moment. And that moment lasts the length of a breath.

We're not doomed. In the great, grand scheme of things, we're just tiny specks that will one day be forgotten. So it doesn't matter what we did in the past, or how we'll be remembered. The only thing that matters is right now, this moment, this one spectacular moment we are sharing together.

I wish I could stay in this moment forever. But then it wouldn't be a moment.

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.

Living in the moment, thinking about the future, and staying connected to the past: That's what makes me feel whole.

You are too concerned with what was and what will be. There's a saying: 'Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the 'present'.'

Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always.

Peeta: 'I would love to stop this moment, here and now, and live in it forever.'

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery - today is a gift - that's why we call it present!

The good times of today are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.

If you have the opportunity to play this game of life you need to appreciate every moment. A lot of people don't appreciate the moment until it's passed.

I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now.

Calendars and clocks exist to measure time, but that signifies little because we all know that an hour can seem as eternity or pass in a flash, according to how we spend it.

Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.

Light tomorrow with today!

I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment because they'll never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived.

I think the thing to do is enjoy the ride while you're on it.

Life is full of small, perfect moments.

No day but today!

Time is like a river, you cannot touch the same water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment of life!

Dear Karen,
if you're reading this, it means I actually worked up the courage to mail it. So, good for me. You don't know me very well, but if you get me started, I have a tendency to go on and on about how hard the writing is for me. But this... this is the hardest thing I've ever had to write.

There's no easy way to say this, so I'll just say it. I met someone. It was an accident. I wasn't looking for it. I wasn't on the make. It was a perfect storm. She said one thing. I said another. Next thing I knew, I wanted to spend the rest of my life in the middle of that conversation.

Now there's this feeling in my gut. She might be the one. She's completely nuts in a way that makes me smile. A great deal of maintenance required. She is you, Karen. That's the good news. The bad is that I don't know how to be with you right now. And that scares the shit out of me. Because if I'm not with you right now, I have this feeling we'll get lost out there. It's a big, bad world full of twists and turns and people have a way of blinking and missing the moment... the moment that could've changed everything.

I don't know what's going on with us and I can't tell you why you should waste a leap of faith on the likes of me... but, damn, you smell good, like home. And you make excellent coffee. That's got to count for something, right?

Call me.

Unfaithfully yours,
Hank Moody

The beauty of a moment, is that it's fleeting.

A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future.