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There is no present or future, only the past, happening over and over again, now.

Eugene O'Neill quotes

There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past.

George Carlin

You shouldn't chase after the past or place expectations on the future. What is past is left behind. The future is as yet unreached. Whatever quality is present you clearly see right there, right there.

Buddha, Bhaddekaratta Sutta

What we perceive as present is the vivid fringe of memory tinged with anticipation.

Alfred North Whitehead, The Concept of Nature

There's no time like the present.

Common saying

Contemporary history describes the historical timeframe that is immediately relevant to the present time and is a certain perspective of modern history.

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