All we really have when we pretend to write about the future is the moment in which we are writing. That’s why every imagined future obsoletes like an ice cream melting on the way back from the corner store. – William Gibson
Sometimes I really wish that I could sit back and enjoy it, live in the moment more. But I am terrified, and I want to better myself, not that I want to prove anything to anyone other than myself. I am ambitious, and there are many things I want to do. It doesn’t get any easier. – Victoria Beckham
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. – Thomas Jefferson
We are America; we don’t torture. And the moment that is not the case, I want off the train. – Shepard Smith
The thing that always interests me from a storytelling point of view is how that moment of trauma, whatever the trauma is, even divorce, your dog dies, whatever it is, the consequence, in terms of people’s emotional lives and the way it resonates behaviorally for a long time, is really the stuff that interests me. – Steven Bochco
The thought you have now shapes your experience of the next moment. Practice shaping the moment. – Tom Barrett
In fiction, the reader will make jumps with you. If you can make the reader make that leap with you, it’s a thrilling moment for everyone. – William Lashner
I find that every day is not about where I’ll be tomorrow, but it’s about what I’m doing today and staying in the moment. By doing that, I’m truly enjoying all of my todays. – Serinda Swan
I’m not complaining about my life; every moment of it has been fantastic, and I’m so lucky. – Zoe Cassavetes
‘Harold and Maude’ was a seminal movie for me because it’s not only a beautiful love story, but it’s also about the moment when misfits find each other. – Stephen Chbosky
I can disappear into things very easily. But with acting, you have to be in the moment, and it gives me this incredibly fulfilling emotion: being really present. – Troy Garity
First of all, Shakespeare is about pleasure and interest. He was from the first moment he actually wrote something for the stage, and he remains so. – Stephen Greenblatt
After World War II society had to settle back for a moment before it picked up the 20th century. – Stella Blum
From the moment America went full-on industrial, it seems like it’s been a steady path towards people never having to be physically present in order to satisfy their needs. – Steven Weber
There are a lot of female artists my age around at the moment, but they’re all American and blonde and blue-eyed and smiley. I’m totally the opposite of that. I want to show a bit more attitude and I have an opinion. – Samantha Mumba
I think the moment that I’m very proud of is building a business without using animals. And, hopefully, changing people’s perception of how you can do luxury fashion. – Stella McCartney
Whether I am performing for an elite crowd or a crowd of 20,000 people – the moment someone asks for ‘Agneepath,’ and I respond ‘Agneepath’ chahiye?’ the noise in the crowd, shows that this song has become huge. – Sonu Nigam
Rihanna told me her parents used to argue so intensely, she used to get these headaches, these migraines that were almost not even treatable with medicine. The moment her parents separated, her migraines went away. – Tyra Banks
It’s my memory, and what happened between that moment 10 or 15 years ago and now, there’s a lot of gray area. – Tracey Emin
Basically that was the moment when I thought I’d like to do this forever. I never changed my mind. – Treat Williams
Becoming a dad was the proudest moment of my life. Playing football does not even compare. – Wayne Rooney
With a standard editorial cartoon, you’re taking tons of information and synthesizing it down to a single bite – a single moment in time. With animated editorial cartoons, it’s more storytelling. – Walt Handelsman
I’m essentially working from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep. It’s my biggest hobby but also my favorite career that I could ever have. Every single platform is important. – Tyler Oakley
Anything can happen to anyone at any time and you shouldn’t just live through the days, or you lose them. You should do what you can to enjoy every moment. – Sarah Brightman
In rock climbing, people get strong enough, and then they pick goals they can do with their strengths at that moment. – Tommy Caldwell
No matter what you achieve, what you want to aspire to be, or how famous and powerful you become, the most important thing is whether you are excited about each and every moment of your life because of your work and people around you. – Sushant Singh Rajput
My second husband encouraged me to go to a writing group at our local theatre. It was my ‘coming out of the closet’ moment. – Sue Townsend
I’m excited about the opportunities with mobile phones and being able to receive information on the go and relevant to what I’m doing at that moment in time. – Susan Wojcicki